Women's Cricket World Cup
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The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup is a Women's one-day international cricket
competition. The first tournament was held in England
in 1973, two years before the first men's ICC Cricket World Cup.
The eighth Women's Cricket World Cup was held in South Africa
in March to April 2005, and was won by Australia
for the fifth time. Australia have appeared in seven of the nine finals; England appeared in the first five, but missed out between 1993 and 2005.
Women's One-day International cricket
Women's One Day International cricket is the limited overs form of women's cricket. Matches are scheduled for 50 overs, equivalent to the men's game. The first women's ODIs were played in 1973, as part of the first Women's World Cup which was held in England...
competition. The first tournament was held in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1973, two years before the first men's ICC Cricket World Cup.
The eighth Women's Cricket World Cup was held in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
in March to April 2005, and was won by Australia
Australian women's cricket team
The Australian women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they lost to England two-nil in a three-Test series. Since then they have improved and are generally considered the best women's cricket team in the world...
for the fifth time. Australia have appeared in seven of the nine finals; England appeared in the first five, but missed out between 1993 and 2005.
Cricket World Cup tournaments
| Year | Host Nation | Final Venue | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Result | Runner-up | |||
| 1973 Details 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup 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... |
 England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... |
Edgbaston Edgbaston Cricket Ground Edgbaston Cricket Ground, also known as the County Ground or Edgbaston Stadium, is a cricket ground in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England... , Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... |
England English women's cricket team The England women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934–35, when they beat Australia 2–0 in a three-Test series. Their current captain is Charlotte Edwards, replacing Clare Connor after her five-year tenure, which she finished by leading England to their first Ashes series win since... 279 for 3 (60 overs) |
Eng won by 92 runs |  AustraliaAustralian women's cricket team The Australian women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they lost to England two-nil in a three-Test series. Since then they have improved and are generally considered the best women's cricket team in the world... 187 for 9 (60 overs) |
| 1978 Details 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup The 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup was held in India. It was contested by four teams, England, Australia, India and New Zealand after Holland and the West Indies withdrew for financial reasons. The 6 matches in the tournament were held over 50 overs, with Australia defeating England in the... |
 India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... |
Hyderabad | Australia Australian women's cricket team The Australian women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they lost to England two-nil in a three-Test series. Since then they have improved and are generally considered the best women's cricket team in the world... 100 for 2 (31.3 overs) |
Aus won by 8 wickets | England English women's cricket team The England women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934–35, when they beat Australia 2–0 in a three-Test series. Their current captain is Charlotte Edwards, replacing Clare Connor after her five-year tenure, which she finished by leading England to their first Ashes series win since... 96 for 8 (50 overs) |
| 1982 Details 1982 Women's Cricket World Cup The 1982 Women's Cricket World Cup was held in New Zealand. The competition featured England, Australia, New Zealand, India and an International XI. The matches were held over 60 overs. Australia defeated England in the final at Christchurch in front of 3,000 spectators, winning by 3 wickets in... |
 New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of... |
Australia Australian women's cricket team The Australian women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they lost to England two-nil in a three-Test series. Since then they have improved and are generally considered the best women's cricket team in the world... 152 for 7 (59 overs) |
Aus won by 3 wickets | England English women's cricket team The England women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934–35, when they beat Australia 2–0 in a three-Test series. Their current captain is Charlotte Edwards, replacing Clare Connor after her five-year tenure, which she finished by leading England to their first Ashes series win since... 151 for 5 (60 overs) |
| 1988 Details 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup The 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup was won by Australia who beat England by 8 wickets in a low scoring final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 18 December 1988. The match was watched by 3,000 people and was only the second time that women's cricket had been played at the ground – the first... |
Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater... |
Australia Australian women's cricket team The Australian women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they lost to England two-nil in a three-Test series. Since then they have improved and are generally considered the best women's cricket team in the world... 129 for 2 (44.5 overs) |
Aus won by 8 wickets | England English women's cricket team The England women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934–35, when they beat Australia 2–0 in a three-Test series. Their current captain is Charlotte Edwards, replacing Clare Connor after her five-year tenure, which she finished by leading England to their first Ashes series win since... 127 for 7 (60 overs) |
| 1993 Details 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup The 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup was held in England. Teams from Australia, England, India, Ireland,New Zealand, Denmark, the Netherlands and the West Indies took part in a round robin format with the top two teams contesting the final. New Zealand won all 7 of their matches to top the table,... |
England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... |
Lord's Lord's Cricket Ground Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
England English women's cricket team The England women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934–35, when they beat Australia 2–0 in a three-Test series. Their current captain is Charlotte Edwards, replacing Clare Connor after her five-year tenure, which she finished by leading England to their first Ashes series win since... 195 for 5 (60 overs) |
Eng won by 67 runs | New Zealand New Zealand women's cricket team The New Zealand women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1935, when they lost to England. Since then they have only won two Tests, once against Australia, and once against South Africa.... 128 all out (55.1 overs) |
| 1997 Details 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup -Semi-finals:India and Australia both qualified for the semi finals, and faced each other on Christmas Eve at Delhi. The start of the match was delayed for two hours and 15 minutes for bad light, and as a result each side was given 32 overs to bat. India won the toss, and captain Pramila Bhatt... |
India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... |
Eden Gardens Eden Gardens Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in Kolkata , India. It is the home of the Bengal cricket team and the Indian Premier League's Kolkata Knight Riders, as well as being a Test and One Day International ground. It is the largest cricket stadium in India by seating capacity... , Kolkata Kolkata Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India... |
Australia Australian women's cricket team The Australian women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they lost to England two-nil in a three-Test series. Since then they have improved and are generally considered the best women's cricket team in the world... 165 for 5 (47.4 overs) |
Aus won by 5 wickets | New Zealand New Zealand women's cricket team The New Zealand women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1935, when they lost to England. Since then they have only won two Tests, once against Australia, and once against South Africa.... 164 all out (49.3 overs) |
| 2000 Details 2000 Women's Cricket World Cup The 7th IWCC Women's Cricket World Cup was held in New Zealand from 29 November to 23 December 2000.Teams from New Zealand, Australia, England, India, Ireland, South Africa, Sri Lanka and The Netherlands played each other once in a round robin format to determine the semi finalists.Australia... |
New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
Lincoln Lincoln, New Zealand Lincoln is a town in the Selwyn District of Canterbury, New Zealand. The town has a population of 2,727.-Location:It is located on the Canterbury Plains to the west of Banks Peninsula, 22 kilometres south of Christchurch.-History:... |
New Zealand New Zealand women's cricket team The New Zealand women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1935, when they lost to England. Since then they have only won two Tests, once against Australia, and once against South Africa.... 184 all out (48.4 overs) |
NZ won by 4 runs | Australia Australian women's cricket team The Australian women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they lost to England two-nil in a three-Test series. Since then they have improved and are generally considered the best women's cricket team in the world... 180 all out (49.1 overs) |
| 2005 Details 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup The 8th IWCC Women's Cricket World Cup was held in South Africa from 22 March to 10 April 2005.Teams from New Zealand, Australia, England, India, Ireland, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies played each other once in a round robin format to determine the semi finalists.3 centuries were scored... |
 South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
Centurion | Australia Australian women's cricket team The Australian women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they lost to England two-nil in a three-Test series. Since then they have improved and are generally considered the best women's cricket team in the world... 215 for 4 (50 overs) |
Aus won by 98 runs | India Indian women's cricket team The Indian women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1976/1977, when they drew with the West Indies in a six-match series. They performed better than expected in the last Women's Cricket World Cup, reaching the finals but then losing to Australia. In 2005 they won their second Women's... 117 all out (46 overs) |
| 2009 Details 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup The 2009 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held in Australia from 7 to 22 March 2009, using the sport's One Day International format.... |
Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
North Sydney Oval North Sydney Oval -Development:* The first cricket pitch was laid on 6 December 1867, making it one of the oldest cricket grounds in Australia.* The first structure built, in 1879, was a simple pavilion overlooking the cricket ground... |
England English women's cricket team The England women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934–35, when they beat Australia 2–0 in a three-Test series. Their current captain is Charlotte Edwards, replacing Clare Connor after her five-year tenure, which she finished by leading England to their first Ashes series win since... 167 for 6 (46.1 overs) |
Eng won by 4 wickets | New Zealand New Zealand women's cricket team The New Zealand women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1935, when they lost to England. Since then they have only won two Tests, once against Australia, and once against South Africa.... 166 all out (47.2 overs) |
| 2013 Details 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup The 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup will be the tenth Women's Cricket World Cup, and will be hosted by India for the third time. India hosted the world cup in 1978 and 1997.-Qualification:... |
India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... |
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Participations
| Team | 1973 | 1978 | 1982 | 1988 | 1993 | 1997 | 2000 | 2005 | 2009 |
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| 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 4th | |
| 8th | 1R | ||||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | SF | 5th | SF | 1st | |
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| 4th | SF | SF | 2nd | 3rd | |||||
 International XIInternational XI women's cricket team The International XI women's cricket team was a team that took part in two Women's Cricket World Cups. They were essentially a "best of the rest" team, including players not selected by their own countries. They took part in the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup, finishing in fourth place, and... |
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| 4th | 5th | QF | 7th | 8th | |||||
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| 5th | 7th | QF | 8th | ||||||
| 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | SF | 2nd | |
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| QF | SF | 6th | 7th | ||||||
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 Young EnglandYoung England women's cricket team The Young England women's cricket team was a team that played in the first Women's Cricket World Cup in 1973. They were an Under 25 side, playing in addition to the senior England team. They finished last in the seven team tournament, their only win coming against the International XI.-See... |
7th | ||||||||
| 6th | 1R | ||||||||
| 5th | 5th |
Batting
| Record | First | Second | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most runs | Debbie Hockley Debbie Hockley Deborah "Debbie" Ann Hockley is a former New Zealand cricketer. Hockley played in 19 women's Test matches, making a high score of 126 not out and averaging 52.04. Hockley captained New Zealand in six Tests, drawing them all. In women's one-day internationals, Hockley averaged 41.89 in her 118 games... |
1501 | Janette Brittin |
1300 |
| Highest average Batting average Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :... (min. 10 inns.) |
Karen Rolton Karen Rolton Karen Louise Rolton is a former Australian cricketer. A left-handed batsman and occasional left-arm medium-paced bowler, she has scored the most runs for Australia in women's Test cricket.... |
74.92 | Claire Taylor Claire Taylor Samantha Claire Taylor MBE is a former English cricketer and retired member of the England women's team. A determined batsman, with almost 3,500 runs in over a hundred One Day International appearances, she was the top ranked female ODI batsman in the world going into the 2009 Women's World Cup... |
64.23 |
| Strike rate Strike rate Strike rate refers to two different statistics in the sport of cricket. Batting strike rate is a measure of how frequently a batsman achieves the primary goal of batting, namely scoring runs. Bowling strike rate is a measure of how frequently a bowler achieves the primary goal of bowling, namely... (min. 10 inns.) |
Jo Chamberlain Jo Chamberlain Joanna Michelle Chamberlain, known as Jo, is a cricketer who played for the England women's cricket team in 9 Test matches and 39 One Day Internationals from 1987 to 1995.... |
133.33 | Karen Rolton Karen Rolton Karen Louise Rolton is a former Australian cricketer. A left-handed batsman and occasional left-arm medium-paced bowler, she has scored the most runs for Australia in women's Test cricket.... |
88.06* |
| Most Centuries | Janette Brittin |
4 | Claire Taylor Claire Taylor Samantha Claire Taylor MBE is a former English cricketer and retired member of the England women's team. A determined batsman, with almost 3,500 runs in over a hundred One Day International appearances, she was the top ranked female ODI batsman in the world going into the 2009 Women's World Cup... Karen RoltonKaren Rolton Karen Louise Rolton is a former Australian cricketer. A left-handed batsman and occasional left-arm medium-paced bowler, she has scored the most runs for Australia in women's Test cricket.... |
3 |
| Most fifties | Debbie Hockley Debbie Hockley Deborah "Debbie" Ann Hockley is a former New Zealand cricketer. Hockley played in 19 women's Test matches, making a high score of 126 not out and averaging 52.04. Hockley captained New Zealand in six Tests, drawing them all. In women's one-day internationals, Hockley averaged 41.89 in her 118 games... |
12 | Karen Rolton Karen Rolton Karen Louise Rolton is a former Australian cricketer. A left-handed batsman and occasional left-arm medium-paced bowler, she has scored the most runs for Australia in women's Test cricket.... |
9 |
| Highest score | Belinda Clark Belinda Clark Belinda Jane Clark AM is a former female Australian cricketer, who played international cricket from 1991 to 2005... vs (1997) |
229* | Charlotte Edwards Charlotte Edwards Charlotte Marie Edwards MBE is an English cricketer and current captain of the England women's team.... vs (1997) |
173* |
Bowling
| Record | First | Second | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Wickets | Lyn Fullston |
40 | Carole Hodges Carole Hodges Carole Hodges played 18 test matches for the England women's cricket team between 1984 and 1991/2 .... |
36 |
| Lowest Average (min. 1000 balls bowled) | Lyn Fullston |
11.94 | Clare Taylor Clare Taylor Clare Elizabeth Taylor MBE is the first woman to have played on a World Cup team in both cricket and football. She represented England at both cricket, as a member of the winning World Cup cricket team in 1993, and football . She was awarded the MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2000 for her... |
13.94 |
| Economy rate (min. 1000 balls bowled) | Sharon Tredrea Sharon Tredrea Sharon Tredrea in Melbourne. She was an Australian cricketer who played 10 Women's Test matches and 31 Women's One Day Internationals including the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup in England, 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup in India, and the 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup as vice-captain in her home... |
1.87 | Raelee Thompson Raelee Thompson Raelee Thompson captained the Australian Women's Cricket team on four occasions. She was born on 3 August 1945 in Shepparton, Victoria and made her Test debut against New Zealand in 1972.... |
1.97 |
| Best bowling figures | Jackie Lord Jackie Lord Jacqueline Lord is a former international cricketer. Between 1966 and 1982, she played 15 Test matches and 15 One Day Internationals for New Zealand women.-External links:... vs (1982) |
6/10 | Glenys Page vs (1973) |
6/20 |
External links
- Women's World Cup match records from the International Cricket CouncilInternational Cricket CouncilThe International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
- Cricinfo Women
- ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2008-09