# 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.
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. 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. All matches at the tournament were played in at the Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club.

## Squads

| Denmark | England | Ireland | Netherlands |
| Janni Jønsson (c) Dorte Christensen Eva Christensen Mette Frost Mette Gregersen Malene Iversen Pernille Jønsson Karin Mikkelsen Inger Nielsen Susanne Nielsen Vibeke Nielsen Lene Slebsager Lene Vilsgaard | Ella Donnison (c) Arran Thompson Laura Harper Jackie Hawker Dawn Holden Hannah Lloyd Kate Lowe Beth Morgan Bev Nicholson Nicki Shaw Laura Spragg Kath Wilkins Katharine Winks | Miriam Grealey (c) Caitriona Beggs Sandra Dawson Isobel Joyce Anne Linehan Barbara McDonald Ciara Metcalfe Clare O'Leary Clare Shillington Nikki Squire Heather Whelan | Pauline te Beest (c) Jiska Howard Debbie Kooij Maartje Köster Sandra Kottman Cheraldine Oudolf Caroline Rambaldo Helmien Rambaldo Elise Reynolds Carolien Salomons Annemarie Tanke Carly Verheul |

## Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.226 |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.630 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.099 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –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.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
| Kate Lowe | Ireland | 98 | 3 | 98.00 | 57* | 0 | 1 |
| Caitriona Beggs | Ireland | 78 | 3 | 26.00 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| Kath Wilkins | England | 66 | 3 | 22.00 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Pauline te Beest | Netherlands | 63 | 3 | 21.00 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Clare O'Leary | Ireland | 59 | 3 | 29.50 | 32* | 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 |
| Laura Harper | England | 26.4 | 9 | 7.00 | 17.77 | 2.36 | 5/12 |
| Dawn Holden | England | 28.0 | 6 | 9.33 | 28.00 | 2.00 | 3/29 |
| Susanne Nielsen | Denmark | 22.3 | 6 | 14.50 | 22.50 | 3.86 | 3/5 |
| Mette Gregersen | Denmark | 30.0 | 5 | 5.40 | 36.00 | 0.90 | 4/6 |
| Heather Whelan | Ireland | 19.4 | 5 | 9.20 | 26.00 | 2.12 | 3/14 |
Source: CricketArchive