1989 Women's European Cricket Cup Explained

1989 Women's European Cricket Cup
Fromdate:19
Todate:21 July 1989
Cricket Format:ODI (55-over)
Tournament Format:Round-robin
Host: Denmark
Count:1
Participants:4
Matches:6
Player Of The Series: Jo Chamberlain
Most Runs: Wendy Watson (124)
Most Wickets: Jo Chamberlain (10)
Next Year:1990

The 1989 Women's European Cricket Cup was an international cricket tournament held in Denmark from 19 to 21 July 1989. It was the first 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, Denmark, joined by the three other European members of the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC) – England, Ireland, and the Netherlands. Denmark was making its ODI debut.[1] The tournament was played using a round-robin format, with England finishing undefeated in its three matches. Two English players, Wendy Watson and Jo Chamberlain, led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively.[2] [3] All matches were played at the Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club, located in the town of Nykøbing Mors.[4]

Points table

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3 3 0 0 0 6 3.361
3 1 2 0 0 2 2.286
3 1 2 0 0 2 2.092
3 1 2 0 0 2 2.019

Source: CricketArchive

Fixtures

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Statistics

Most runs

The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.

Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s
124 2 124.00 90* 0 1
104 3 52.00 60* 0 1
85 3 28.33 54 0 1
77 3 25.66 32 0 0
73 3 36.50 46* 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
27.4 10 4.50 16.60 1.62 5/18
32.0 7 11.85 27.42 2.59 4/38
28.0 6 7.00 28.00 1.50 2/7
27.0 6 8.16 27.00 1.81 4/20
31.4 6 18.33 31.66 3.47 4/27
Source: CricketArchive

Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/85/Womens_One-Day_International_Matches.html Women's One-Day International matches played by Denmark women
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/Womens_European_Championship_1989/Bowling_by_Wickets.html Bowling in Women's European Championship 1989 (ordered by wickets)
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/Womens_European_Championship_1989/Batting_by_Runs.html Batting in Women's European Championship 1989 (ordered by runs)
  4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/Womens_European_Championship_1989.html Women's European Championship 1989