1991 European Women's Cricket Championship

Cricket tournament held in the Netherlands July 2026 1991 European Women's Cricket Championship 1991 European Women's Cricket Championship logo.png 200px 16 20 July 1991 ODI (55-over) Round-robin, final Netherlands England 3 4 7 ENG Wendy Watson (229) ENG Jo Chamberlain (12) 1990 1995 The 1991 European Women's Cricket Championship (Dutch: Europees Kampioenschap Dames Cricket 1991) was an international cricket tournament held in the Netherlands from 16 to 20 July 1991. It was the third edition of the Women's European Championship, and all matches at the tournament held One Day International (ODI) status. Four teams participated, with the hosts, the Netherlands, joined by the three other European members of the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC) – Denmark, England, and Ireland. A round-robin format was used, with the top two teams proceeding to the final. England was undefeated in the round-robin stage and beat Denmark by 179 runs in the final, winning the championship for the third time in a row. The tournament was marked by low scoring, with the seven matches yielding only two individual half-centuries and one team score over 200.Women's European Championship 1991 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2015. England's Wendy Watson led the tournament in runs for a third consecutive time, while her teammate Jo Chamberlain was the leading wicket-taker.Bowling in Women's European Championship 1991 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2015.Batting in Women's European Championship 1991 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2015. All matches at the tournament were played in Haarlem, at the Sportpark Koninklijke HFC.Europees Kampioenschap Dames Cricket '91August 2026 InternetArchiveBot (tournament brochure), p. 22. Retrieved from Women's Cricket History, 1 December 2015. Squads DENCoach: Stig Hammerhøj ENGCoach: Ruth Prideaux IRECoach: Joseph Caprani NEDCoach: Marc Nota Janni Jønsson (c) Charlotte Smith (vc) Dorte Christiansen Trine Christiansen Mette Frost Mette Gregersen Lene Hansen Heidi Jensen Jane Jensen Susanne Nielsen Vibeke Nielsen Lene Slebsager Lene Udberg Helen Plimmer (c) Gillian Smith (vc) Jo Chamberlain Sarah-Jane Cook Janet Godman Carole Hodges Suzie Kitson Debra Maybury Susan Metcalfe Marie Moralee Lisa Nye Karen Smithies Wendy Watson Mary-Pat Moore (c) Miriam Grealey (vc) Donna Armstrong Susan Bray Rachel Hardiman Judith Herbison Anne Linehan Gillian McCall Elizabeth Owens Stella Owens Nikki Squire Sarah Veale Janice Walsh Saibh Young Irene Schoof (c) Caroline de Fouw Hilone Dinnissen Sandra Kottman Dorine Loman Geeske Ludwig Nicola Payne Remke Scheepstra Pauline te Beest Jet van Noortwijk Karen van Rijn Esther Veltman Angela Venturini Round-robin Points table Team Pld Matches played W Won – 2 points L Lost – 0 points T Tied – 1 point NR No result – 1 point Pts Points RR Run rateENG 3 3 0 0 0 6 3.092DEN 3 1 2 0 0 2 2.176IRE 3 1 2 0 0 2 1.982NED 3 1 2 0 0 2 1.875 Source: CricketArchive Fixtures 16 July ENG 177/8 (55 overs) IRE 102 (52.2 overs) England won by 75 runs Scorecard Sportpark Koninklijke HFC, Haarlem Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl. 16 July NED 126 (54.5 overs) DEN 122 (54.2 overs) Netherlands won by 4 runs Scorecard Sportpark Koninklijke HFC, Haarlem Denmark won the toss and elected to bowl. 17 July DEN 132/7 (55 overs) IRE 90 (49 overs) Denmark won by 42 runs Scorecard Sportpark Koninklijke HFC, Haarlem Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl. Denmark beat Ireland in an ODI for the first and only time in its history.Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Team records / Results summary (by opposition) – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2015. 17 July ENG 178/8 (55 overs) NED 88/9 (55 overs) England won by 90 runs Scorecard Sportpark Koninklijke HFC, Haarlem England won the toss and elected to bat. 19 July DEN 47 (29 overs) ENG 48/1 (20.2 overs) England won by 9 wickets Scorecard Sportpark Koninklijke HFC, Haarlem England won the toss and elected to bowl. 19 July IRE 97 (44.3 overs) NED 72 (42.4 overs) Ireland won by 25 runs Scorecard Sportpark Koninklijke HFC, Haarlem Ireland won the toss and elected to bat. Final 20 July ENG 225/5 (55 overs) Wendy Watson 69 (109) Janni Jønsson 2/35 (11 overs) DEN 46 (33 overs) Lene Hansen 8 (10) Carole Hodges 4/14 (9 overs) England won by 179 runs Scorecard Sportpark Koninklijke HFC, Haarlem England won the toss and elected to bat. Statistics Most runs The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table. Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Wendy Watson ENG 102 3 34.00 69 0 1 Helen Plimmer ENG 99 3 33.00 50 0 1 Debra Maybury ENG 97 3 32.33 47 0 0 Nicola Payne NED 67 3 22.33 41 0 0 Carole Hodges ENG 65 4 21.66 26 0 0 Source: CricketArchive Most wickets The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average. Player Team Overs Wkts Ave SR Econ BBI Jo Chamberlain ENG 37.0 12 3.91 18.50 1/27 7/8 Carole Hodges ENG 31.0 8 6.25 23.25 1.61 4/14 Judith Herbison IRE 31.0 7 10.85 26.57 2.45 3/29 Suzie Kitson ENG 28.2 6 7.33 28.33 1.55 3/26 Angela Venturini NED 29.3 6 9.16 29.50 1.86 4/17 Source: CricketArchive References 30em 1990 Category:Women's international cricket competitions in the Netherlands Category:1991 in women's cricket Category:International cricket competitions from 1988–89 to 1991 Category:July 1991 sports events in Europe Category:1991 in English cricket cricket cricket cricket cricket