1999 Women's European Cricket Championship

The 1999 Women's European Cricket Championship was an international cricket tournament held in Denmark from 19 to 21 July 1999. It was the fifth edition of the Women's European Championship, and the second to be held in Denmark (after the inaugural 1989 edition). All matches at the tournament held One Day International (ODI) status.

1999 Women's European Cricket Championship
Dates19 – 21 July 1999
Cricket formatODI (50-over)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Host(s) Denmark
Champions England (5th title)
Participants4
Matches played6
Player of the series Clare Shillington
Most runs Kate Lowe (98)
Most wickets Laura Harper (9)

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. England, which had dominated all other editions of the tournament, did not send a full-strength team. Despite this, England went on to win all three of its round-robin matches, claiming a fifth consecutive title. For the first time since 1989, no final was played, although both England and Ireland were undefeated going into their final match, making that a de facto final.[1] Ireland's Clare Shillington was named player of the tournament, while two Englishwomen, Kate Lowe and Laura Harper, led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively.[2][3] All matches at the tournament were played in at the Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club.[4]

Squads

 Denmark  England  Ireland  Netherlands

Points table

Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
 England330006+1.226
 Ireland321004+0.630
 Denmark312002–1.099
 Netherlands303000–0.675

Source: CricketArchive

Fixtures

19 July
Scorecard
Ireland 
162/5 (50 overs)
v
 Denmark
120/8 (50 overs)
Ireland won by 42 runs
Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club
Player of the match: Clare Shillington (Ire)
  • Denmark won the toss and elected to bowl.

19 July
Scorecard
Netherlands 
92 (47.4 overs))
v
 England
93/4 (38.2 overs)
England won by 6 wickets
Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club
Player of the match: Laura Harper (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to bowl.

20 July
Scorecard
England 
200/7 (50 overs)
v
 Denmark
59 (35.1 overs)
England won by 141 runs
Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club
  • Denmark won the toss and elected to bowl.

20 July
Scorecard
Netherlands 
69 (42.4 overs)
v
 Ireland
70/1 (28.3 overs)
Ireland won by 9 wickets
Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club
Player of the match: Clare O'Leary (Ire)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.

21 July
Scorecard
Netherlands 
88 (40.3 overs)
v
 Denmark
90/7 (41.3 overs)
Denmark won by 3 wickets
Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.

21 July
Scorecard
Ireland 
108/8 (50 overs)
v
 England
109/8 (47.5 overs)
England won by 2 wickets
Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club
Player of the match: Barbara McDonald
  • England won the toss and elected to bowl.

Statistics

Most runs

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

PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgHighest100s50s
Kate Lowe Ireland98398.0057*01
Caitriona Beggs Ireland78326.004200
Kath Wilkins England66322.002700
Pauline te Beest Netherlands63321.002900
Clare O'Leary Ireland59329.5032*00

Source: CricketArchive

Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

PlayerTeamOversWktsAveSREconBBI
Laura Harper England26.497.0017.772.365/12
Dawn Holden England28.069.3328.002.003/29
Susanne Neilsen Denmark22.3614.5022.503.863/5
Mette Gregersen Denmark30.055.4036.000.904/6
Heather Whelan Ireland19.459.2026.002.123/14

Source: CricketArchive

References

  1. "ECC Tournament Report - Women European Cricket Championship 1999" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. Bowling in Women's European Championship 1999 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. Batting in Women's European Championship 1999 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  4. Women's European Championship 1999 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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