1993 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.

1993 Women's World Cup

Dates	20 July – 1 August 1993
Administrator(s)	International Women's Cricket Council
Cricket format	Women's One Day International (60-over)
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin Playoffs
Host(s)	England
Champions	England (2nd title)
Runners-up	New Zealand
Participants	8
Matches	29
Most runs	Jan Brittin (416)
Most wickets	Karen Smithies Julie Harris (15)
← 1988 1997 →

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.^[1] 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.^[a] 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.^[4][5]

Squads

Australia[6] Coach: Peter Bakker	Denmark[7] Coach: Erik Juul Lassen	England[8] Coach: Ruth Prideaux	India[9] 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
Ireland[10] Coach: Brendan O'Brien	Netherlands[11]	New Zealand[12] Coach: Ann McKenna	West Indies[13] 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

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Twenty-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 – Chalvey Road, Slough, Buckinghamshire Pound Lane, Marlow, Buckinghamshire Wilton Park, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent Lindfield Common, Lindfield, Sussex Berkshire grounds – Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire – three matches Memorial Ground, Finchampstead, Berkshire Sonning Lane, Reading, Berkshire Greater London grounds – 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.^[14]

Warm-up matches

11 July Scorecard

England B 214/7 (60 overs)	v	England 217/5 (53.3 overs)

England won by 5 wickets Bray Ground, Bray, Berkshire

• England B won the toss and elected to bat.

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14 July Scorecard

New Zealand  292/2 (60 overs)	v	England B 56 (35.5 overs)

New Zealand won by 236 runs Peaches Close, Cheam, Greater London

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

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16 July Scorecard

New Zealand  212/8 (60 overs)	v	Surrey 92 (59 overs)

New Zealand won by 120 runs Peaches Close, Cheam, Greater London

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

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17 July Scorecard

India  234/1 (54 overs)	v	East of England 100/5 (54 overs)

India won by 134 runs Haileybury College, Hertford, Hertfordshire

• East of England won the toss and elected to bowl.

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17 July Scorecard

Ireland  206/3 (60 overs)	v	Mid-South 166/8 (60 overs)

Ireland won by 40 runs Eton College, Eton, Berkshire

• Mid-South won the toss and elected to bowl.

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17 July Scorecard

West Indies  206/5 (60 overs)	v	Mid-West 121/6 (60 overs)

West Indies won by 85 runs Deepweir, Caldicot, Monmouthshire

• West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

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17 July Scorecard

Australia  286/3 (60 overs)	v	North of England 142/6 (60 overs)

Australia won by 144 runs Harewood Road, Collingham, Yorkshire

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17 July Scorecard

New Zealand  224/5 (60 overs)	v	South-East England 31 (33.2 overs)

New Zealand won by 193 runs Bank of England Ground, Roehampton, Greater London

• South-East England won the toss and elected to bowl.

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18 July Scorecard

England  287/6 (60 overs)	v	England B 142/8 (60 overs)

England won by 145 runs Crabble Athletic Ground, Dover, Kent

• England B won the toss and elected to bowl.

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18 July Scorecard

Netherlands  211/3 (60 overs)	v	Junior England 100/7 (60 overs)

Netherlands won by 111 runs Little Heath, Christleton, Cheshire

• Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.

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18 July Scorecard

Denmark  212/5 (60 overs)	v	WCA President's XI 179/8 (60 overs)

Denmark won by 33 runs Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey

• WCA President's XI won the toss and elected to bowl.

Group stage

Points table

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
New Zealand	7	7	0	0	0	28	3.202
England	7	6	1	0	0	24	3.382
Australia	7	5	2	0	0	20	3.147
India	7	4	3	0	0	16	2.544
Ireland	7	2	5	0	0	8	2.607
West Indies	7	2	5	0	0	8	2.270
Denmark	7	1	6	0	0	4	1.926
Netherlands	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).^[15]

Matches

1st Match

20 July Scorecard

Netherlands  53 (49.3 overs)	v	Australia 56/0 (16.5 overs)
Ariette van Noortwijk 15 Bronwyn Calver 4/8 (12 overs)		Belinda Clark 37*

Australia won by 10 wickets Walton Lea Road, Warrington, Cheshire Umpires: 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.

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2nd Match

20 July Scorecard

England  286/3 (60 overs)	v	Denmark 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 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.

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3rd Match

20 July Scorecard

India  155/5 (52.3 overs)	v	West Indies 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 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.

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4th Match

20 July Scorecard

Ireland  82/6 (39 overs)	v	New Zealand 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 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.

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5th Match

21 July Scorecard

India  108 (58.4 overs)	v	Australia 114/3 (38.3 overs)
Shashi Gupta 32* Karen Brown 3/19 (12 overs)		Denise Annetts 40* Pramila Bhatt 1/27 (9 overs)

Australia won by 7 wickets Harewood Road, Collingham, Yorkshire

• India won the toss and elected to bat.
• Sangita Dabir (Ind) made her WODI debut.

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6th Match

21 July Scorecard

Ireland  234/6 (60 overs)	v	Denmark 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 Christ Church Ground, Oxford, Oxfordshire Player of the match: Miriam Grealey (Ire)

• Denmark won the toss and elected to bowl.

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7th Match

21 July Scorecard

New Zealand  127 (54.5 overs)	v	England 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 Lloyds Bank Sports Ground, Beckenham, Greater London

• England won the toss and elected to bowl.

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8th Match

21 July Scorecard

Netherlands  158 (59.5 overs)	v	West Indies 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 Willow Lane, Meir Heath, Staffordshire

• Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
• Wendy Gerritsen (Ned) made her WODI debut.

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9th Match

24 July Scorecard

West Indies  131/8 (60 overs)	v	Australia 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 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.

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10th Match

24 July Scorecard

Denmark  93 (58.1 overs)	v	New Zealand 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 Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire

• Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.
• Malene Iversen (Den) and Lisa Astle (NZ) made their WODI debut.

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24 July Scorecard

England  259/4 (60 overs)	v	Ireland 80/9 (56 overs)

England won on faster scoring rate Sonning Lane, Reading, Berkshire

• Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl.
• Ireland's target was 242 runs in 56 overs.

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24 July Scorecard

India  93/4 (35 overs)	v	Netherlands 76 (34.1 overs)

India won by 17 runs 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.

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25 July Scorecard

Australia  194/8 (60 overs)	v	Ireland 145/5 (60 overs)

Australia won by 49 runs Bank of England Ground, Roehampton, Greater London

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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25 July Scorecard

West Indies  120 (45.3 overs)	v	Denmark 76 (51.2 overs)

West Indies won by 44 runs Lloyds Bank Sports Ground, Beckenham, Greater London

• Denmark won the toss and elected to bowl.

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25 July Scorecard

England  179 (50.5 overs)	v	India 176 (59.5 overs)

England won by 3 runs Memorial Ground, Finchampstead, Berkshire

• India won the toss and elected to bowl.

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25 July Scorecard

Netherlands  40 (54.2 overs)	v	New Zealand 41/0 (13.2 overs)

New Zealand won by 10 wickets Lindfield Common, Lindfield, Sussex

• Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.

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26 July Scorecard

Denmark  152/7 (60 overs)	v	Netherlands 122 (55.1 overs)

Denmark won by 30 runs Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire

• Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.

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26 July Scorecard

England  208/5 (60 overs)	v	Australia 165 (53.5 overs)

England won by 43 runs Woodbridge Road, Guildford, Surrey

• England won the toss and elected to bat.

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26 July Scorecard

Ireland  151 (58.4 overs)	v	India 152/6 (57.3 overs)

India won by 4 wickets Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire

• India won the toss and elected to bowl.

20th Match

26 July Scorecard

West Indies  96 (57.1 overs)	v	New Zealand 97/3 (26.4 overs)

New Zealand won by 7 wickets Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick, Greater London

• West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

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28 July Scorecard

Denmark  76 (54 overs)	v	Australia 77/3 (8.5 overs)

Australia won by 7 wickets Honor Oak Cricket Club, Dulwich, Greater London

• Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.

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28 July Scorecard

West Indies  120 (59.4 overs)	v	England 123/6 (46.1 overs)

England won by 4 wickets Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel, Sussex

• England won the toss and elected to bowl.

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28 July Scorecard

New Zealand  154/8 (60 overs)	v	India 112 (54.3 overs)

New Zealand won by 42 runs Corfton Road, Ealing, Greater London

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

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28 July Scorecard

Netherlands  134/8 (60 overs)	v	Ireland 136/8 (56.3 overs)

Ireland won by 2 wickets Pound Lane, Marlow, Buckinghamshire

• Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.

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29 July Scorecard

Australia  77 (51.3 overs)	v	New Zealand 78/0 (18.2 overs)

New Zealand won by 10 wickets Midland Bank Sports Ground, Beckenham, Greater London

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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29 July Scorecard

Denmark  116 (57.5 overs)	v	India 117/1 (40.5 overs)

India won by 9 wickets Chalvey Road, Slough, Buckinghamshire

• Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.

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29 July Scorecard

England  207/5 (60 overs)	v	Netherlands 74 (53.5 overs)

England won by 133 runs Corfton Road, Ealing, Greater London

• Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl.

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29 July Scorecard

West Indies  208/6 (60 overs)	v	Ireland 189/8 (60 overs)

West Indies won by 19 runs 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.^[1] England's performance was often contrasted with that of the English men's side, 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.^[16]

1 August Scorecard

England  195/5 (60 overs)	v	New Zealand 128 (55.1 overs)
Jan Brittin 48 (117) Sarah McLauchlan 2/25 (10 overs)		Maia Lewis 28 (87) Gillian Smith 3/29 (12 overs)

England won by 67 runs Lord's Cricket Ground, London Player of the match: 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	England	410	8	51.25	104	2	1
Carole Hodges	England	334	8	47.71	113	2	0
Helen Plimmer	England	242	7	34.57	118	1	1
Sandhya Agarwal	India	229	7	45.80	58*	0	2
Debbie Hockley	New Zealand	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	England	77.0	15	7.93	30.80	1.54	3/6
Julie Harris	New Zealand	77.3	15	9.33	31.00	1.80	3/5
Gillian Smith	England	58.2	14	9.50	25.00	2.28	5/30
Diana Edulji	India	75.3	14	10.35	32.35	1.92	4/12
Clare Taylor	England	87.5	14	11.42	37.64	1.82	4/13

Source: CricketArchive

Notes

1. 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.^[2] India had been invited to the 1988 World Cup, but had to withdraw after failing to secure sponsorship money.^[3]