Women's Cricket World Cup

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup

Administrator	International Cricket Council
Format	Women's ODI
First tournament	1973, England
Last tournament	2013, India
Current champion	Australia (6th title)
Most successful	Australia (6 titles)
Most runs	Debbie Hockley (1,501)
Most wickets	Lyn Fullston (39)
2013 Women's Cricket World Cup

The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of women's One Day International cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was originally administered by the International Women's Cricket Council until the two associations merged in 2005. The first tournament was held in England in 1973, two years before the first men's tournament.

Participation in the tournament has varied through the eight competitions: fifteen different teams have played, but only Australia, England and New Zealand have appeared in every tournament. India have appeared in all but two of the competitions. Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Young England have all appeared in just one tournament: in each case, the first competition, in 1973.

The most recent tournament, the 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup, was held in India for the third time in February. In the final Australia beat West Indies by 114 runs at the Brabourne Stadium.

History

First World Cup

Women's international cricket was first played in 1934, when a party from England toured Australia and New Zealand. The first Test match was played on 28–31 December 1934, and was won by England.^[1] The first Test against New Zealand followed early the following year. These three nations remained the only Test playing teams in women's cricket until 1960, when South Africa played a number of matches against England.^[1] Limited overs cricket was first played by first-class teams in England in 1962.^[2] Nine years later, the first international one day match was played in men's cricket, when England took on Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.^[3]

Talks began in 1971 about holding a World Cup for women's cricket, led by Jack Hayward.^[4] South Africa, under pressure from the world for their apartheid laws, were not invited to take part in the competition.^[5] Both of the other two Test playing nations, Australia and New Zealand were invited. Hayward had previously organised tours of the West Indies by England women, and it was from this region that the other two competing nations were drawn; Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago. To make up the numbers, England also fielded a "Young England" team, and an "International XI" was also included.^[4] Five South Africans were invited to play for the International XI as a means of compensation for the team not being invited, but these invitations were later withdrawn.^[5]

The inaugural tournament was held at a variety of venues across England in June and July 1973,^[6] two years before the first men's Cricket World Cup was played.^[7] The competition was played as a round-robin tournament, and the last scheduled match was England against Australia. Australia went into the game leading the table by a solitary point: they had won four matches and had one abandoned. England had also won four matches, but they had lost to New Zealand.^[6][8] As a result, the match also served as a de facto final for the competition. England won the match, held at Edgbaston, Birmingham by 92 runs to win the tournament.^[9]

Results

By year

Year	Host(s)	Final venue	Result
			Winner	Margin	Runner-up
1973	England	no final	England 20 points	England won on points table	Australia 17 points
1978	India	no final	Australia 6 points	Australia won on points table	England 4 points
1982	New Zealand	Christchurch	Australia 152/7 (59 overs)	Australia won by 3 wickets scorecard	England 151/5 (60 overs)
1988	Australia	Melbourne	Australia 129/2 (44.5 overs)	Australia won by 8 wickets scorecard	England 127/7 (60 overs)
1993	England	London	England 195/5 (60 overs)	England won by 67 runs scorecard	New Zealand 128 (55.1 overs)
1997	India	Calcutta	Australia 165/5 (47.4 overs)	Australia won by 5 wickets scorecard	New Zealand 164 (49.3 overs)
2000	New Zealand	Lincoln	New Zealand 184 (48.4 overs)	New Zealand won by 4 runs scorecard	Australia 180 (49.1 overs)
2005	South Africa	Centurion	Australia 215/4 (50 overs)	Australia won by 98 runs scorecard	India 117 (46 overs)
2009	Australia	Sydney	England 167/7 (46.1 overs)	England won by 4 wickets scorecard	New Zealand 166 (47.2 overs)
2013	India	Mumbai	Australia 259/7 (50 overs)	Australia won by 114 runs scorecard	West Indies 145 (43.1 overs)
2017	England	London
2021	New Zealand

By team

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• SF – Losing semi-finalist (no third-place playoff)
• QF – Losing quarter-finalist (no further playoffs)
• 1R – First round
•     — Hosts

Team	1973	1978	1982	1988	1993	1997	2000	2005	2009	2013	2017	Total
Australia	2nd	1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	4th	1st	–	10
Denmark	–	–	–	–	7th	10th	–	–	–	–	–	2
England	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	SF	5th	SF	1st	3rd	–	10
India	–	4th	4th	–	4th	SF	SF	2nd	3rd	7th	–	8
Ireland	–	–	–	4th	5th	QF	7th	8th	–	–	–	5
Netherlands	–	–	–	5th	8th	QF	8th	–	–	–	–	4
New Zealand	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	SF	2nd	4th	–	10
Pakistan	–	–	–	–	–	11th	–	–	6th	8th	–	3
South Africa	–	–	–	–	–	QF	SF	6th	7th	6th	–	5
Sri Lanka	–	–	–	–	–	QF	6th	7th	8th	5th	–	5
West Indies	–	–	–	–	6th	1R	–	5th	5th	2nd	–	5
Defunct teams
International XI	4th	–	5th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Jamaica	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Trinidad and Tobago	5th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Young England	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1

Records

World Cup records
Batting
Most runs	Debbie Hockley	New Zealand	1,501	1982–2000	[10]
Highest average (min. 10 innings)	Karen Rolton	Australia	74.92	1997–2009	[11]
Highest score	Belinda Clark	Australia	229 not out	1997	[12]
Highest partnership	Haidee Tiffen & Suzie Bates	New Zealand	262	2009	[13]
Most runs in a tournament	Debbie Hockley	New Zealand	456	1997	[14]
Bowling
Most wickets	Lyn Fullston	Australia	39	1982–1988	[15]
Lowest average (min. 500 balls bowled)	Katrina Keenan	New Zealand	9.72	1997–2000	[16]
Best bowling figures	Jackie Lord	New Zealand	6/10	1982	[17]
Most wickets in a tournament	Lyn Fullston	Australia	23	1982	[18]
Fielding
Most dismissals (wicket-keeper)	Jane Smit	England	40	1993–2005	[19]
Most catches (fielder)	Janette Brittin	England	19	1982–1997	[20]
Team
Highest score	Australia (v Denmark)		412/3	1997	[21]
Lowest score	Pakistan (v Australia)		27	1997	[22]
Highest win %	Australia		87.16		[23]

See also

• ICC Women's Championship
• ICC Women's World Twenty20

References

1. Heyhoe Flint & Rheinberg (1976), pp. 175–180.
2. Williamson, Martin (9 April 2011). "The low-key birth of one-day cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
3. Williamson, Martin (22 June 2010). "The birth of the one-day international". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
4. Heyhoe Flint & Rheinberg (1976), p. 168.
5. "World Cups 1926–1997". Women's Cricket History. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
6. "Women's World Cup, 1973 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
7. Baker, Andrew (20 March 2009). "England women's cricketers aiming to lift World Cup for third time". The Daily Telegraph (London: Telegraph Media Group). Retrieved 22 January 2012.
8. "Women's World Cup 1973 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
9. "21st Match: England Women v Australia Women at Birmingham, Jul 28, 1973". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
10. "Records / Women's World Cup / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
11. "Records / Women's World Cup / Highest averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
12. "Records / Women's World Cup / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
13. "Records / Women's World Cup / Highest partnerships by runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
14. "Records / Women's World Cup / Most runs in a series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
15. "Records / Women's World Cup / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
16. "Women's World Cup / Best averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
17. "Records / Women's World Cup / Best bowling figures in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
18. "Records / Women's World Cup / Most wickets in a series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
19. "Records / Women's World Cup / Most dismissals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
20. "Records / Women's World Cup / Most catches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
21. "Records / Women's World Cup / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
22. "Records / Women's World Cup / Lowest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
23. "Records / Women's World Cup / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.

Bibliography

• Heyhoe Flint, Rachael; Rheinberg, Netta (1976). Fair Play: The story of women's cricket. London: Angus and Robertson. ISBN 0-207-95698-7.

External links

• Women's World Cup match records from the International Cricket Council
• Cricinfo Women
• ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2008–09
• Winning Squads