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.
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| Dates | 20 July – 1 August 1993 |
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| Administrator(s) | IWCC |
| Cricket format | ODI (60-over) |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin Playoffs |
| Host(s) |  England |
| Champions | England (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  New Zealand |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Most runs | Jan Brittin (416) |
| Most wickets | Karen Smithies Julie Harris (15) |
The tournament was organised by the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC), with matches played over 60 overs. It was "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.[lower-alpha 1] England's Jan Brittin led the tournament in runs, while her captain Karen Smithies and New Zealand's Julie Harris led the tournament in wickets.[4][5]
Squads
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia[6]Coach: Peter Bakker |
 Denmark[7]Coach: Erik Juul Lassen |
England[8] Coach: Ruth Prideaux |
 India[9] |
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 Ireland[10]Coach: Brendan O'Brien |
 Netherlands[11] |
New Zealand[12] Coach: Ann McKenna |
 West Indies[13]Coach: Theo Cuffy |
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):
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Warm-up matches
Eleven warm-up matches were played against various English teams, all before the beginning of the tournament.[14]
17 July Scorecard |
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East of England 100/5 (54 overs) | |
- East of England won the toss and elected to bowl.
17 July Scorecard |
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South-East England 31 (33.2 overs) | |
- South-East England won the toss and elected to bowl.
Group stage
Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | RR |
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| 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 |
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- 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
The opening ceremony for the World Cup was held at The Oval on 13 July, with Sir Colin Cowdrey, the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), opening the event.[16]
20 July Scorecard |
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 52.3 overs per side before the start of play.
20 July Scorecard |
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 39 overs per side before the start of play.
24 July Scorecard |
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Ireland's target was 242 runs in 56 overs.
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl.
- The match was restricted to 35 overs per side before the start of play.
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.[17]
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
- 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]
References
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- Women's World Cup 1973 table – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- Mary Boson. "A worldly ambition for the world's best" – The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 October 1988.
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- Bowling at Women's World Cup 1993 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
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- Batting and fielding for India women, Women's World Cup 1993 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- Batting and fielding for Ireland women, Women's World Cup 1993 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- Batting and fielding for Netherlands women, Women's World Cup 1993 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- Batting and fielding for New Zealand women, Women's World Cup 1993 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- Batting and fielding for West Indies women, Women's World Cup 1993 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- World Cup 1993 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- Women's World Cup 1993 table – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- "Famous setting for opening of women's cricket World Cup" – The Times, 14 July 1993.
- Daniel Grummitt (28 January 2013). "Women's World Cup History - England 1993" – CricketWorld. Retrieved 30 August 2015.