1989 Women's European Cricket Cup

1989 Women's European Cricket Cup
Dates	19 – 21 July 1989
Cricket format	ODI (55-over)
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin
Host(s)	Denmark
Champions	England (1st title)
Participants	4
Matches played	6
Player of the series	Jo Chamberlain
Most runs	Wendy Watson (124)
Most wickets	Jo Chamberlain (10)

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]

Squads

Denmark	England	Ireland	Netherlands
Lene Slebsager (c) Trine Christiansen Charlotte Corneliussen Anne-Mette Fernandes Janni Jønsson Susanne Jorgensen Lene Hansen Betina Langerhuus Lilli Laursen Susanne Neilsen Vibeke Neilsen Charlotte Smith	Jane Powell (c) Caroline Barrs Jo Chamberlain Cathy Cooke Julie Crump Suzie Kitson Debra Maybury Susan Metcalfe Lisa Nye Helen Plimmer Gillian Smith Clare Taylor Wendy Watson	Elizabeth Owens (c) Donna Armstrong Susan Bray Miriam Grealey Helen Hearnden Anne Linehan Anne-Marie McDonald Collette McGuinness Julie Logue Mary-Pat Moore Anne Murray Stella Owens Janice Walsh	Ingrid Keijzer (c) Cornelia Eveleens Chantal Grevers Edmee Janss Leine Loman Geeske Ludwig Nicola Payne Jet van Noortwijk Karen van Rijn Babette van Teunenbroek Esther Veltman Angela Venturini Vanda Wesenhagen

Points table

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	RR
England	3	3	0	6	3.361
Denmark	3	1	2	2	2.286
Netherlands	3	1	2	2	2.092
Ireland	3	1	2	2	2.019

Source: CricketArchive

Fixtures

19 July
Scorecard

Denmark 120/9 (55 overs)	v	Ireland 121/3 (51.5 overs)

Ireland won by 7 wickets
Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club

Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl.
Denmark made its debut in One Day International matches.

19 July
Scorecard

Netherlands 91/7 (55 overs)	v	England 92/3 (31.1 overs)

England won by 7 wickets
Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club

England won the toss and elected to bowl.

20 July
Scorecard

England 197/6 (51 overs)	v	Denmark 93/9 (51 overs)

England won by 104 runs
Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club

Denmark won the toss and elected to bowl.
The match was reduced to 51 overs per side.
England's Wendy Watson scored 90 not out, the highest score of the tournament.

20 July
Scorecard

Ireland 110/9 (55 overs)	v	Netherlands 114/6 (53.4 overs)

Netherlands won by 4 wickets
Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club

Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl.

21 July
Scorecard

Denmark 155/7 (55 overs)	v	Netherlands 135 (53.5 overs)

Denmark won by 20 runs
Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club

Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl.

21 July
Scorecard

England 172/6 (55 overs)	v	Ireland 93 (53.4 overs)

England won by 79 runs
Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club

Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl.
England's Jo Chamberlain took 5/18, the best bowling figures of the tournament.

Statistics

Most runs

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

Player	Team	Runs	Inns	Avg	Highest	50s
Wendy Watson	England	124	2	124.00	90*	1
Anne Murray	Ireland	104	3	52.00	60*	1
Helen Plimmer	England	85	3	28.33	54	1
Jane Powell	England	77	3	25.66	32	0
Jet van Noortwijk	Netherlands	73	3	36.50	46*	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	England	27.4	10	4.50	16.60	1.62	5/18
Janni Jønsson	Denmark	32.0	7	11.85	27.42	2.59	4/38
Debra Maybury	England	28.0	6	7.00	28.00	1.50	2/7
Ingrid Dulfer	Netherlands	27.0	6	8.16	27.00	1.81	4/20
Lene Hansen	Denmark	31.4	6	18.33	31.66	3.47	4/27

Source: CricketArchive

References

Women's One-Day International matches played by Denmark women – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
Bowling in Women's European Championship 1989 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
Batting in Women's European Championship 1989 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
Women's European Championship 1989 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

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[1] Women's One-Day International matches played by Denmark women – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

[2] Bowling in Women's European Championship 1989 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

[3] Batting in Women's European Championship 1989 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

[4] Women's European Championship 1989 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2015.