1993 Women's Cricket World Cup

June 2026 August 2015 1993 Women's World Cup 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup logo.png 200px 20 July 1 August 1993 International Women's Cricket Council Women's One Day International (60-over) Round-robinPlayoffs England England 2 New Zealand 8 29 ENG Jan Brittin (416) ENG Karen SmithiesNZL Julie Harris (15) 1988 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup 1997 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup The 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup was an international cricket tournament played in England from 20 July to 1 August 1993. Hosted by England for the second time, it was the fifth edition of the Women's Cricket World Cup, and came over four years after the preceding 1988 World Cup in Australia. The tournament was organised by the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC), with matches played over 60 overs. It was a tournament "run on a shoestring", and was close to being cancelled until a £90,000 donation was received from the Foundation for Sport and the Arts.Raf Nicholson (4 November 2014). "Flashback: England's women upset the odds" https://web.archive.org/web/20201115225120/https://www.alloutcricket.com/cricket/features/flashback-englands-women-upset-the-odds 15 November 2020 – All Out Cricket. Retrieved 30 August 2015. England won the tournament for a second time, defeating New Zealand in the final by 67 runs. A record eight teams participated, with Denmark, India, and the West Indies joining the five teams from the 1988 edition. Denmark and the West Indies were making their tournament debuts.Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago had fielded separate teams at the inaugural 1973 World Cup, but a combined West Indian team had not previously participated.Women's World Cup 1973 table – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2015. India had been invited to the 1988 World Cup, but had to withdraw after failing to secure sponsorship money.Mary Boson. "A worldly ambition for the world's best" – The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 October 1988. England's Jan Brittin was the tournament's highest run-scorer, while her captain Karen Smithies and New Zealand's Julie Harris led the tournament in wickets.Batting at Women's World Cup 1993 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015.Bowling at Women's World Cup 1993 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015. Squads AUSBatting and fielding for Australia women, Women's World Cup 1993 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015.Coach: Peter BakkerDENBatting and fielding for Denmark women, Women's World Cup 1993 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015.Coach: Erik Juul LassenENGBatting and fielding for England women, Women's World Cup 1993 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015.Coach: Ruth PrideauxINDBatting and fielding for India women, Women's World Cup 1993 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015. Coach: Rajesh Nayyar Lyn Larsen (c) Denise Annetts Sharyn Bow Joanne Broadbent Karen Brown Bronwyn Calver Julie Calvert Belinda Clark Cathryn Fitzpatrick Zoe Goss Sally Griffiths Belinda Haggett Lee-Anne Hunter Christina Matthews Janni Jønsson (c) Dorte Christiansen Trine Christiansen Mette Frost Mette Gregersen Malene Iversen Jane Jensen Pernille Jønsson Heidi Kjaer Karin Mikkelsen Susanne Nielsen Vibeke Nielsen Marlene Slebsager Pia Thomsen Karen Smithies (c) Jan Brittin Jo Chamberlain Barbara Daniels Janet Godman Carole Hodges Suzie Kitson Debra Maybury Helen Plimmer Jane Smit Gillian Smith Debra Stock Clare Taylor Wendy Watson Diana Edulji (c) Sandhya Agarwal Pramila Bhatt Sandra Braganza Sangita Dabir Laya Francis Shashi Gupta Anju Jain Venkatacher Kalpana Chanderkanta Kaul Mamatha Maben Purnima Rau Rajani Venugopal IREBatting and fielding for Ireland women, Women's World Cup 1993 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015.Coach: Brendan O'Brien NEDBatting and fielding for Netherlands women, Women's World Cup 1993 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015. NZLBatting and fielding for New Zealand women, Women's World Cup 1993 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015.Coach: Ann McKenna WINBatting and fielding for West Indies women, Women's World Cup 1993 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015.Coach: Theo Cuffy Mary-Pat Moore (c) Susan Bray Marguerite Burke Sandra Dawson Miriam Grealey Judith Herbison Barbara McDonald Catherine O'Neill Elizabeth Owens Stella Owens Sonia Reamsbottom Nikki Squire Janice Walsh Saibh Young Nicola Payne (c) Caroline de Fouw Ingrid Dulfer-Keijzer Wendy Gerritsen Jiska Howard Edmee Janss Inge Kure Geeske Ludwig Saskia Melchers Pauline te Beest Anita van Lier Jet van Noortwijk Esther Veltman Angela Venturini Sarah Illingworth (c) Trudy Anderson Lisa Astle Kirsty Bond Catherine Campbell Emily Drumm Karen Gunn Julie Harris Debbie Hockley Penny Kinsella Maia Lewis Sarah McLauchlan Karen Musson Jennifer Turner Ann Browne (c) Eve Caesar Dianne Cagen Elaine Cunningham Patricia Felicien Eugena Gregg Carol-Ann James Desiree Luke Marlene Needham Stephanie Power Jacqueline Robinson Rita Scott Cherry-Ann Singh Jennifer Sterling Venues England 400 none England 53 23 N 2 36 W left 1 80 England 51 19 N 0 12 W right 2 80 England 52 57 N 1 08 W right 3 80 England 51 41 N 0 17 W top 4 80 England 53 54 N 1 25 W left 5 80 England 51 45 N 1 15 W top 6 80 England 51 14 N 0 34 W bottom 7 80 England 52 57 N 2 06 W left 8 80 England 51 14 N 0 20 W bottom 9 80 England 50 51 N 0 33 W bottom 10 80 England 51 34 N 0 46 W top 11 80 City locator 10 green.svg England 51 08 N 0 16 E right 12 80 England 51 01 N 0 05 W bottom 13 80 England 51 21 N 0 51 W bottom 14 80 City locator 10 green.svg England 51 27 N 0 58 W left 15 80 England 51 31 N 0 10 W left 16 80 City locator 10 green.svgTwenty-five venues hosted matches at the 1993 Women's World Cup (except where noted, each venue hosted only one match): Walton Lea Road, Warrington, Cheshire Recreation Ground, Banstead, Surrey John Player Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Denis Compton Oval, Shenley, Hertfordshire Harewood Road, Collingham, Yorkshire Christ Church Ground, Oxford, Oxfordshire Woodbridge Road, Guildford, Surrey Willow Lane, Meir Heath, Staffordshire Pixham Lane, Dorking, Surrey Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel, Sussex Buckinghamshire grounds – lower-roman Chalvey Road, Slough, Buckinghamshire Pound Lane, Marlow, Buckinghamshire Wilton Park, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent Lindfield Common, Lindfield, Sussex Berkshire grounds – lower-roman Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire – three matches Memorial Ground, Finchampstead, Berkshire Sonning Lane, Reading, Berkshire Greater London grounds – lower-roman Bank of England Ground, Roehampton Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick Corfton Road, Ealing – two matches Honor Oak Cricket Club, Dulwich Lloyds Bank Sports Ground, Beckenham – two matches Lord's, City of Westminster Midland Bank Sports Ground, Beckenham, Greater London Warm-up matches Eleven warm-up matches were played against various English teams, all before the beginning of the tournament.World Cup 1993 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015. Warm-up matches background:lightblue; 11 July England B England 214/7 (60 overs) ENG 217/5 (53.3 overs) England won by 5 wickets Scorecard Bray Ground, Bray, Berkshire England B won the toss and elected to bat. 14 July NZL 292/2 (60 overs) England England B 56 (35.5 overs) New Zealand won by 236 runs Scorecard Peaches Close, Cheam, Greater London New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat. 16 July NZL 212/8 (60 overs) England Surrey 92 (59 overs) New Zealand won by 120 runs Scorecard Peaches Close, Cheam, Greater London New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat. 17 July IND 234/1 (54 overs) England East of England 100/5 (54 overs) India won by 134 runs Scorecard Haileybury College, Hertford, Hertfordshire East of England won the toss and elected to bowl. 17 July IRE 206/3 (60 overs) England Mid-South 166/8 (60 overs) Ireland won by 40 runs Scorecard Eton College, Eton, Berkshire Mid-South won the toss and elected to bowl. 17 July WIN 206/5 (60 overs) England Mid-West 121/6 (60 overs) West Indies won by 85 runs Scorecard Deepweir, Caldicot, Monmouthshire West Indies won the toss and elected to bat. 17 July AUS 286/3 (60 overs) England North of England 142/6 (60 overs) Australia won by 144 runs Scorecard Harewood Road, Collingham, Yorkshire 17 July NZL 224/5 (60 overs) England South-East England 31 (33.2 overs) New Zealand won by 193 runs Scorecard Bank of England Ground, Roehampton, Greater London South-East England won the toss and elected to bowl. 18 July ENG 287/6 (60 overs) England England B 142/8 (60 overs) England won by 145 runs Scorecard Crabble Athletic Ground, Dover, Kent England B won the toss and elected to bowl. 18 July NED 211/3 (60 overs) England Junior England 100/7 (60 overs) Netherlands won by 111 runs Scorecard Little Heath, Christleton, Cheshire Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat. 18 July DEN 212/5 (60 overs) England WCA President's XI 179/8 (60 overs) Denmark won by 33 runs Scorecard Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey WCA President's XI won the toss and elected to bowl. Group stage Points table Team Pld Matches played W Won – 4 points L Lost – 0 points T Tied – 2 points NR No result – 2 points Pts Points RR Run rateNZL 7 7 0 0 0 28 3.202ENG 7 6 1 0 0 24 3.382AUS 7 5 2 0 0 20 3.147IND 7 4 3 0 0 16 2.544IRE 7 2 5 0 0 8 2.607WIN 7 2 5 0 0 8 2.270DEN 7 1 6 0 0 4 1.926NED 7 1 6 0 0 4 1.791 Source: CricketArchive Note: run rate was used as a tiebreaker in the case of teams finishing on an equal number of points, rather than net run rate (as is now common).Women's World Cup 1993 table – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015. Matches 1st Match 20 July NED 53 (49.3 overs) Ariette van Noortwijk 15 Bronwyn Calver 4/8 (12 overs) AUS 56/0 (16.5 overs) Belinda Clark 37* Australia won by 10 wickets Scorecard Walton Lea Road, Warrington, Cheshire Alan Fox (Aus) and Valerie Gibbens (Aus) Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat. Inge Kure and Sashia Melchers (Ned) made their WODI debut. 2nd Match 20 July ENG 286/3 (60 overs) DEN 47 (33.5 overs) Janette Brittin 104 Dorte Christiansen 1/48 (7 overs) Trine Christiansen 23 Carole Hodges 4/3 (4.5 overs) England won by 239 runs Scorecard Recreation Ground, Banstead, Surrey Denmark won the toss and elected to bowl. Barbara Daniels, Jane Smit (Eng), Pernille Jønsson, Karin Mikkelsen and Pia Thomsen (Den) made their WODI debut. 3rd Match 20 July IND 155/5 (52.3 overs) WIN 92 (48.4 overs) Anju Jain 84* Cherry-Ann Singh 1/14 (5 overs) Carol-Ann James 20 Diana Edulji 3/15 (9 overs) India won by 63 runs Scorecard John Player Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire India won the toss and elected to bat. The match was reduced to 52.3 overs per side when rain interrupted play during India's innings. Pramila Bhatt, Laya Francis, Anju Jain, Chanderkanta Kaul, Mamatha Maben, Purnima Rau (Ind), Ann Browne, Eva Caesar, Dianne Cagen, Eugena Gregg, Carol-Ann James, Desiree Luke, Marlene Needham, Jacqueline Robinson, Rita Scott, Cherry-Ann Singh and Jennifer Sterling (WIN) all made their WODI debut. 4th Match 20 July IRE 82/6 (39 overs) NZL 83/3 (19.3 overs) Sonia Reamsbottom 35 Emily Drumm 2/10 (5 overs) Maia Lewis 32* Judith Herbison 1/26 (5 overs) New Zealand won by 7 wickets Scorecard Denis Compton Oval, Shenley, Hertfordshire Ireland won the toss and elected to bat. The match was reduced to 39 overs per side before the start of play. Catherine O'Neill and Sandra Dawson (Ire) both made their WODI debut. 5th Match 21 July IND 108 (58.4 overs) Shashi Gupta 32* Karen Brown 3/19 (12 overs) AUS 114/3 (38.3 overs) Denise Annetts 40* Pramila Bhatt 1/27 (9 overs) Australia won by 7 wickets Scorecard Harewood Road, Collingham, Yorkshire India won the toss and elected to bat. Sangita Dabir (Ind) made her WODI debut. 6th Match 21 July IRE 234/6 (60 overs) DEN 164/9 (60 overs) Miriam Grealey 63* Janni Jonsson 3/34 (12 overs) Mette Frost 37 Susan Bray 3/22 (12 overs) Ireland won by 70 runs Scorecard Christ Church Ground, Oxford, Oxfordshire Miriam Grealey (Ire) Denmark won the toss and elected to bowl. 7th Match 21 July NZL 127 (54.5 overs) ENG 102 (57.2 overs) Emily Drumm 24 Gill Smith 3/16 (11.5 overs) Karen Smithies 22 Sarah McLauchlan 2/23 (12 overs) New Zealand won by 25 runs Scorecard Lloyds Bank Sports Ground, Beckenham, Greater London England won the toss and elected to bowl. 8th Match 21 July NED 158 (59.5 overs) WIN 88 (45.4 overs) Pauline te Beest 62 Carol-Ann James 3/17 (8 overs) Ann Browne 17 Anita van Lier 4/24 (8.4 overs) Netherlands won by 70 runs Scorecard Willow Lane, Meir Heath, Staffordshire Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat. Wendy Gerritsen (Ned) made her WODI debut. 9th Match 24 July WIN 131/8 (60 overs) AUS 133/2 (29.5 overs) Ann Browne 65* Bronwyn Calver 4/4 (12 overs) Belinda Clark 53 Carol-Ann James 1/25 (6 overs) Australia won by 8 wickets Scorecard Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent West Indies won the toss and elected to bat. Cathryn Fitzpatrick, Julie Calvert (Aus), Elaine Cunningham, Patricia Felician and Stephanie Power (WIN) made their WODI debut. 10th Match 24 July DEN 93 (58.1 overs) NZL 94/1 (17.5 overs) Karin Mikkelsen 29 Julie Harris 3/13 (12 overs) Debbie Hockley 44 Janni Jonsson 1/14 (4 overs) New Zealand won by 9 wickets Scorecard Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire Denmark won the toss and elected to bat. Malene Iversen (Den) and Lisa Astle (NZ) made their WODI debut. 24 July ENG 259/4 (60 overs) IRE 80/9 (56 overs) England won on faster scoring rate Scorecard Sonning Lane, Reading, Berkshire Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl. Ireland's target was 242 runs in 56 overs. 24 July IND 93/4 (35 overs) NED 76 (34.1 overs) India won by 17 runs Scorecard Wilton Park, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl. The match was restricted to 35 overs per side before the start of play. 25 July AUS 194/8 (60 overs) IRE 145/5 (60 overs) Australia won by 49 runs Scorecard Bank of England Ground, Roehampton, Greater London Australia won the toss and elected to bat. 25 July WIN 120 (45.3 overs) DEN 76 (51.2 overs) West Indies won by 44 runs Scorecard Lloyds Bank Sports Ground, Beckenham, Greater London Denmark won the toss and elected to bowl. 25 July ENG 179 (50.5 overs) IND 176 (59.5 overs) England won by 3 runs Scorecard Memorial Ground, Finchampstead, Berkshire India won the toss and elected to bowl. 25 July NED 40 (54.2 overs) NZL 41/0 (13.2 overs) New Zealand won by 10 wickets Scorecard Lindfield Common, Lindfield, Sussex Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat. 26 July DEN 152/7 (60 overs) NED 122 (55.1 overs) Denmark won by 30 runs Scorecard Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire Denmark won the toss and elected to bat. 26 July ENG 208/5 (60 overs) AUS 165 (53.5 overs) England won by 43 runs Scorecard Woodbridge Road, Guildford, Surrey England won the toss and elected to bat. 26 July IRE 151 (58.4 overs) IND 152/6 (57.3 overs) India won by 4 wickets Scorecard Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire India won the toss and elected to bowl. 20th Match 26 July WIN 96 (57.1 overs) NZL 97/3 (26.4 overs) New Zealand won by 7 wickets Scorecard Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick, Greater London West Indies won the toss and elected to bat. 28 July DEN 76 (54 overs) AUS 77/3 (8.5 overs) Australia won by 7 wickets Scorecard Honor Oak Cricket Club, Dulwich, Greater London Denmark won the toss and elected to bat. 28 July WIN 120 (59.4 overs) ENG 123/6 (46.1 overs) England won by 4 wickets Scorecard Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel, Sussex England won the toss and elected to bowl. 28 July NZL 154/8 (60 overs) IND 112 (54.3 overs) New Zealand won by 42 runs Scorecard Corfton Road, Ealing, Greater London New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat. 28 July NED 134/8 (60 overs) IRE 136/8 (56.3 overs) Ireland won by 2 wickets Scorecard Pound Lane, Marlow, Buckinghamshire Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat. 29 July AUS 77 (51.3 overs) NZL 78/0 (18.2 overs) New Zealand won by 10 wickets Scorecard Midland Bank Sports Ground, Beckenham, Greater London Australia won the toss and elected to bat. 29 July DEN 116 (57.5 overs) IND 117/1 (40.5 overs) India won by 9 wickets Scorecard Chalvey Road, Slough, Buckinghamshire Denmark won the toss and elected to bat. 29 July ENG 207/5 (60 overs) NED 74 (53.5 overs) England won by 133 runs Scorecard Corfton Road, Ealing, Greater London Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl. 29 July WIN 208/6 (60 overs) IRE 189/8 (60 overs) West Indies won by 19 runs Scorecard Pixham Lane, Dorking, Surrey Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl. Final The final at Lord's was attended by 4,500 spectators, including the prime minister of the United Kingdom, John Major. The match was broadcast live on BBC's Grandstand, and England's victory received front-page and back-page coverage in all of the major national newspapers, a first for women's cricket. England's performance was often contrasted with that of the English men's team, which had lost the 1993 Ashes series to Australia less than a week earlier. The Women's Cricket Association (WCA) was praised for its management of the final, but the increased media coverage also led to some criticism of its role in the sport as a whole.Daniel Grummitt (28 January 2013). "Women's World Cup History - England 1993" – CricketWorld. Retrieved 30 August 2015. 1 August ENG 195/5 (60 overs) Jan Brittin 48 (117) Sarah McLauchlan 2/25 (10 overs) NZL 128 (55.1 overs) Maia Lewis 28 (87) Gillian Smith 3/29 (12 overs) England won by 67 runs Scorecard Lord's Cricket Ground, London Jo Chamberlain (Eng) England won the toss and elected to bat. Statistics Most runs The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored, then by batting average, then alphabetically by surname. Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Jan Brittin ENG 410 8 51.25 104 2 1 Carole Hodges ENG 334 8 47.71 113 2 0 Helen Plimmer ENG 242 7 34.57 118 1 1 Sandhya Agarwal IND 229 7 45.80 58* 0 2 Debbie Hockley NZL 229 8 45.80 53* 0 1 Source: CricketArchive Most wickets The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average. Player Team Overs Wkts Ave SR Econ BBI Karen Smithies ENG 77.0 15 7.93 30.80 1.54 3/6 Julie Harris NZ 77.3 15 9.33 31.00 1.80 3/5 Gillian Smith ENG 58.2 14 9.50 25.00 2.28 5/30 Diana Edulji IND 75.3 14 10.35 32.35 1.92 4/12 Clare Taylor ENG 87.5 14 11.42 37.64 1.82 4/13 Source: CricketArchive Notes References 30em 1993 Category:1993 in women's cricket Category:1993 in English cricket World Cup 1993 Category:July 1993 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:August 1993 sports events in the United Kingdom