1973 Women's Cricket World Cup

1973 Women's World Cup

Dates	20 June – 28 July 1973
Administrator(s)	IWCC
Cricket format	ODI (60-over)
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin
Host(s)	England
Champions	England (1st title)
Participants	7
Matches played	21
Most runs	Enid Bakewell (264)
Most wickets	(YE) Rosalind Heggs (12)

The 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup was the first tournament of its kind, held two years before the first limited overs World Cup for men in 1975. The competition was won by the hosts, England.^[1] The competition was the brainchild of businessman Sir Jack Hayward, who contributed £40,000 towards its costs.

England, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica were joined by an International XI and a Young England side in a round robin league which saw the top team win the World Cup. England topped the group with 20 points from their six matches, including five victories and one defeat, while Australia were runners up posting 17 points with four wins.^[2]

The final round robin match, held at Edgbaston on 28 July, was distinguished by a commanding century by Enid Bakewell of England, whose 118 formed the bedrock of England's imposing 279-3 in their 60 overs, with captain Rachel Heyhoe-Flint scoring 64. Australia were restricted by tight England bowling and fell well short of their target, scoring 187-9. The cup was presented by Princess Anne and the winning England team were hosted at a reception at 10 Downing Street by Prime Minister Edward Heath .

Bakewell, one of England's finest all time players, was the leading run-scorer in the competition with 264 runs while Rosalind Heggs, of Young England, headed the bowling aggregates with 12 wickets. The next World Cup was held five years later in 1978.

Competition

Standings

Note: Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Nr = No results, Pts = Points.

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	A	Pts
England	6	5	1	0	0	0	20
Australia	6	4	1	0	1	0	17
New Zealand	6	3	2	0	0	1	13
International XI	6	3	2	0	1	0	13
Trinidad and Tobago	6	2	4	0	0	0	8
Jamaica	6	1	4	0	0	1	5
Young England	6	1	5	0	0	0	4

Match log

20 June 1973 scorecard

Jamaica

v

New Zealand

Match abandoned without a ball bowled Kew Green, London

23 June 1973 scorecard

Young England  57 (31.1 overs)

v

Australia 58/3 (21 overs)

Australia won by 7 wickets Dean Park, Bournemouth

23 June 1973 scorecard

England  258/1 (60 overs)

v

International XI 123/8 (60 overs)

England won by 135 runs County Ground, Hove

23 June 1973 scorecard

New Zealand  197 (59.5 overs)

v

Trinidad and Tobago 61 (31.2 overs)

New Zealand won by 136 runs Clarence Park, St Albans

30 June 1973 scorecard

Trinidad and Tobago  124 (52.4 overs)

v

Australia 125/3 (45.3 overs)

Australia won by 7 wickets Tring Park Cricket Club Ground, Tring

30 June 1973 scorecard

New Zealand  136/8 (60 overs)

v

International XI 140/8 (59.5 overs)

International XI won by 2 wickets Queen's Park, Chesterfield

30 June 1973 scorecard

Jamaica  124 (51.1 overs)

v

Young England 101 (57.3 overs)

Jamaica won by 23 runs Gore Court, Sittingbourne

4 July 1973 scorecard

Jamaica  97 (51.5 overs)

v

Trinidad and Tobago 98/8 (48.4 overs)

Trinidad & Tobago won by 2 wickets Ealing Cricket Club Ground, Ealing

7 July 1973 scorecard

Australia  137/6 (60 overs)

v

New Zealand 102 (55.3 overs)

Australia won by 35 runs Hesketh Park, Dartford

7 July 1973 scorecard

England  191/7 (60 overs)

v

Jamaica 128/9 (49 overs)

England won by 63 runs Park Avenue, Bradford

7 July 1973 scorecard

Young England  165/7 (60 overs)

v

International XI 151/8 (60 overs)

Young England won by 14 runs Manor Fields, Bletchley

14 July 1973 scorecard

New Zealand  105/7 (35 overs)

v

England 34/1 (15 overs)

New Zealand won by 11 runs (revised target) The Maer Ground, Exmouth

14 July 1973 scorecard

Jamaica  162/8 (60 overs)

v

International XI 163/5 (55.4 overs)

International XI won by 5 wickets Ivanhoe Cricket Club, Kirby Muxloe

14 July 1973 scorecard

Young England  90 (51 overs)

v

Trinidad and Tobago 91/5 (38.5 overs)

Trinidad & Tobago won by 5 wickets Fenner's, Cambridge

18 July 1973 scorecard

England  231/6 (60 overs)

v

Young England 102/7 (39 overs)

England won by 49 runs (revised target) Valentines Park, Ilford

18 July 1973 scorecard

Trinidad and Tobago  115/8 (60 overs)

v

International XI 117/3 (42.2 overs)

International XI won by 7 wickets Aigburth, Liverpool

20 July 1973 scorecard

Trinidad and Tobago  59 (45.5 overs)

v

England 62/2 (25.5 overs)

England won by 8 wickets Wolverhampton Cricket Club Ground, Wolverhampton

21 July 1973 scorecard

International XI 5/1 (4.4 overs)

v

Australia

No result St. Helen's, Swansea

21 July 1973 scorecard

Young England  174/6 (60 overs)

v

New Zealand 177/7 (58.5 overs)

New Zealand won by 3 wickets The Saffrons, Eastbourne

28 July 1973 scorecard

England  279/3 (60 overs)

v

Australia 187/9 (60 overs)

England won by 92 runs Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham

Statistics

Batting averages

Player[n 1]	Team	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	Highest Score	100s	50s
Bakewell, EnidEnid Bakewell	England	6	4	264	7001880000000000000♠88.00	1180 !118	2	0
Thomas, LynneLynne Thomas	England	5	4	263	7001876600000000000♠87.66	1340 !134	1	1
Heyhoe-Flint, RachaelRachael Heyhoe-Flint	England	6	6	257	7001856600000000000♠85.66	1140 !114	1	1
Potter, JackieJackie Potter	Australia	6	5	167	7001835000000000000♠83.50	0570 !57	0	2
Latty-Scott, VivalynVivalyn Latty-Scott	Jamaica	5	5	168	7001336000000000000♠33.60	0610 !61	0	2
Davies, GeraldineGeraldine Davies	Young England	5	5	157	7001314000000000000♠31.40	0650 !65	0	2
Browne, LouiseLouise Browne	Trinidad and Tobago	6	6	150	7001300000000000000♠30.00	0505 !50*	0	1

Bowling averages

Player[n 2]	Team	Matches	Balls	Wickets	Average	Economy	BBI	4wi
Pilling, MaryMary Pilling	England	6	354	09 !9	7001102200000000000♠10.22	7000155000000000000♠1.55	254 !2/6	0
St Rose, NoraNora St Rose	Trinidad and Tobago	6	396	08 !8	7001102500000000000♠10.25	7000124000000000000♠1.24	334 !3/16	0
Macpherson, TinaTina Macpherson	Australia	5	253	09 !9	7001110000000000000♠11.00	7000234000000000000♠2.34	536 !5/14	1
Stephenson, JuneJune Stephenson	England	6	270	07 !7	7001134200000000000♠13.42	7000208000000000000♠2.08	346 !3/4	0
Greenwood, JuliaJulia Greenwood	Young England	5	310	09 !9	7001136600000000000♠13.66	7000238000000000000♠2.38	329 !3/21	0
Hullah, GlynisGlynis Hullah	Young England	5	307	08 !8	7001146200000000000♠14.62	7000227990000099999♠2.28	442 !4/8	1
Heggs, RosalindRosalind Heggs	Young England	6	340	12 !12	7001149100000000000♠14.91	7000315000000000000♠3.15	334 !3/16	0

Notes and references

Notes

References

External links

• cricinfo,com