# 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.
The tournament was organised by the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC), with matches played over 60 overs. It was a tournament "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. 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. England's Jan Brittin was the tournament's highest run-scorer, while her captain Karen Smithies and New Zealand's Julie Harris led the tournament in wickets.

## Squads

| Australia Coach: Peter Bakker | Denmark Coach: Erik Juul Lassen | England Coach: Ruth Prideaux | India Coach: Rajesh Nayyar |
| Lyn Larsen (c) Denise Annetts Sharyn Bow Joanne Broadbent Karen Brown Bronwyn Calver Julie Calvert Belinda Clark Cathryn Fitzpatrick Zoe Goss Sally Griffiths Belinda Haggett Lee-Anne Hunter Christina Matthews | Janni Jønsson (c) Dorte Christiansen Trine Christiansen Mette Frost Mette Gregersen Malene Iversen Jane Jensen Pernille Jønsson Heidi Kjaer Karin Mikkelsen Susanne Nielsen Vibeke Nielsen Marlene Slebsager Pia Thomsen | Karen Smithies (c) Jan Brittin Jo Chamberlain Barbara Daniels Janet Godman Carole Hodges Suzie Kitson Debra Maybury Helen Plimmer Jane Smit Gillian Smith Debra Stock Clare Taylor Wendy Watson | Diana Edulji (c) Sandhya Agarwal Pramila Bhatt Sandra Braganza Sangita Dabir Laya Francis Shashi Gupta Anju Jain Venkatacher Kalpana Chanderkanta Kaul Mamatha Maben Purnima Rau Rajani Venugopal |
| Ireland Coach: Brendan O'Brien | Netherlands | New Zealand Coach: Ann McKenna | West Indies Coach: Theo Cuffy |
| Mary-Pat Moore (c) Susan Bray Marguerite Burke Sandra Dawson Miriam Grealey Judith Herbison Barbara McDonald Catherine O'Neill Elizabeth Owens Stella Owens Sonia Reamsbottom Nikki Squire Janice Walsh Saibh Young | Nicola Payne (c) Caroline de Fouw Ingrid Dulfer-Keijzer Wendy Gerritsen Jiska Howard Edmee Janss Inge Kure Geeske Ludwig Saskia Melchers Pauline te Beest Anita van Lier Jet van Noortwijk Esther Veltman Angela Venturini | Sarah Illingworth (c) Trudy Anderson Lisa Astle Kirsty Bond Catherine Campbell Emily Drumm Karen Gunn Julie Harris Debbie Hockley Penny Kinsella Maia Lewis Sarah McLauchlan Karen Musson Jennifer Turner | Ann Browne (c) Eve Caesar Dianne Cagen Elaine Cunningham Patricia Felicien Eugena Gregg Carol-Ann James Desiree Luke Marlene Needham Stephanie Power Jacqueline Robinson Rita Scott Cherry-Ann Singh Jennifer Sterling |

## Warm-up matches

Eleven warm-up matches were played against various English teams, all before the beginning of the tournament.
* 11 July Scorecard
| England B 214/7 (60 overs) | v | England 217/5 (53.3 overs) |
* England won by 5 wickets Bray Ground, Bray, Berkshire
* England B won the toss and elected to bat.
* 14 July Scorecard
| New Zealand 292/2 (60 overs) | v | England B 56 (35.5 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 236 runs Peaches Close, Cheam, Greater London
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
* 16 July Scorecard
| New Zealand 212/8 (60 overs) | v | Surrey 92 (59 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 120 runs Peaches Close, Cheam, Greater London
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
* 17 July Scorecard
| India 234/1 (54 overs) | v | East of England 100/5 (54 overs) |
* India won by 134 runs Haileybury College, Hertford, Hertfordshire
* East of England won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 17 July Scorecard
| Ireland 206/3 (60 overs) | v | Mid-South 166/8 (60 overs) |
* Ireland won by 40 runs Eton College, Eton, Berkshire
* Mid-South won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 17 July Scorecard
| West Indies 206/5 (60 overs) | v | Mid-West 121/6 (60 overs) |
* West Indies won by 85 runs Deepweir, Caldicot, Monmouthshire
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
* 17 July Scorecard
| Australia 286/3 (60 overs) | v | North of England 142/6 (60 overs) |
* Australia won by 144 runs Harewood Road, Collingham, Yorkshire
* 17 July Scorecard
| New Zealand 224/5 (60 overs) | v | South-East England 31 (33.2 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 193 runs Bank of England Ground, Roehampton, Greater London
* South-East England won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 18 July Scorecard
| England 287/6 (60 overs) | v | England B 142/8 (60 overs) |
* England won by 145 runs Crabble Athletic Ground, Dover, Kent
* England B won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 18 July Scorecard
| Netherlands 211/3 (60 overs) | v | Junior England 100/7 (60 overs) |
* Netherlands won by 111 runs Little Heath, Christleton, Cheshire
* Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
* 18 July Scorecard
| Denmark 212/5 (60 overs) | v | WCA President's XI 179/8 (60 overs) |
* Denmark won by 33 runs Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey
* WCA President's XI won the toss and elected to bowl.

## Group stage
### Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | RR |
| 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 |
| Source: CricketArchive ||||||||
* 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).

### Matches
#### 1st Match

* 20 July Scorecard
| Netherlands 53 (49.3 overs) | v | Australia 56/0 (16.5 overs) |
| Ariette van Noortwijk 15 Bronwyn Calver 4/8 (12 overs) | | Belinda Clark 37 * |
* Australia won by 10 wickets Walton Lea Road, Warrington, Cheshire Umpires: Alan Fox (Aus) and Valerie Gibbens (Aus)
* Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
* Inge Kure and Sashia Melchers (NED) made their WODI debut.
* 20 July Scorecard
| England 286/3 (60 overs) | v | Denmark 47 (33.5 overs) |
* England won by 239 runs Recreation Ground, Banstead, Surrey
* Denmark won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 20 July Scorecard
| India 155/5 (52.3 overs) | v | West Indies 92 (48.4 overs) |
* India won by 63 runs John Player Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
* 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
| Ireland 82/6 (39 overs) | v | New Zealand 83/3 (19.3 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 7 wickets Denis Compton Oval, Shenley, Hertfordshire
* Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
* The match was reduced to 39 overs per side before the start of play.
* 21 July Scorecard
| India 108 (58.4 overs) | v | Australia 114/3 (38.3 overs) |
* Australia won by 7 wickets Harewood Road, Collingham, Yorkshire
* India won the toss and elected to bat.
* 21 July Scorecard
| Ireland 234/6 (60 overs) | v | Denmark 164/9 (60 overs) |
* Ireland won by 70 runs Christ Church Ground, Oxford, Oxfordshire Player of the match: Miriam Grealey (Ire)
* Denmark won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 21 July Scorecard
| New Zealand 127 (54.5 overs) | v | England 102 (57.2 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 25 runs Lloyds Bank Sports Ground, Beckenham, Greater London
* England won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 21 July Scorecard
| Netherlands 158 (59.5 overs) | v | West Indies 88 (45.4 overs) |
* Netherlands won by 70 runs Willow Lane, Meir Heath, Staffordshire
* Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
* 24 July Scorecard
| West Indies 131/8 (60 overs) | v | Australia 133/2 (29.5 overs) |
* Australia won by 8 wickets Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
* 24 July Scorecard
| Denmark 93 (58.1 overs) | v | New Zealand 94/1 (17.5 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 9 wickets Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire
* Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.
* 24 July Scorecard
| England 259/4 (60 overs) | v | Ireland 80/9 (56 overs) |
* England won on faster scoring rate Sonning Lane, Reading, Berkshire
* Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl.
* Ireland's target was 242 runs in 56 overs.
* 24 July Scorecard
| India 93/4 (35 overs) | v | Netherlands 76 (34.1 overs) |
* India won by 17 runs Wilton Park, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
* Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl.
* The match was restricted to 35 overs per side before the start of play.
* 25 July Scorecard
| Australia 194/8 (60 overs) | v | Ireland 145/5 (60 overs) |
* Australia won by 49 runs Bank of England Ground, Roehampton, Greater London
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* 25 July Scorecard
| West Indies 120 (45.3 overs) | v | Denmark 76 (51.2 overs) |
* West Indies won by 44 runs Lloyds Bank Sports Ground, Beckenham, Greater London
* Denmark won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 25 July Scorecard
| England 179 (50.5 overs) | v | India 176 (59.5 overs) |
* England won by 3 runs Memorial Ground, Finchampstead, Berkshire
* India won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 25 July Scorecard
| Netherlands 40 (54.2 overs) | v | New Zealand 41/0 (13.2 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 10 wickets Lindfield Common, Lindfield, Sussex
* Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
* 26 July Scorecard
| Denmark 152/7 (60 overs) | v | Netherlands 122 (55.1 overs) |
* Denmark won by 30 runs Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire
* Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.
* 26 July Scorecard
| England 208/5 (60 overs) | v | Australia 165 (53.5 overs) |
* England won by 43 runs Woodbridge Road, Guildford, Surrey
* England won the toss and elected to bat.
* 26 July Scorecard
| Ireland 151 (58.4 overs) | v | India 152/6 (57.3 overs) |
* India won by 4 wickets Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire
* India won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 26 July Scorecard
| West Indies 96 (57.1 overs) | v | New Zealand 97/3 (26.4 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 7 wickets Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick, Greater London
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
* 28 July Scorecard
| Denmark 76 (54 overs) | v | Australia 77/3 (8.5 overs) |
* Australia won by 7 wickets Honor Oak Cricket Club, Dulwich, Greater London
* Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.
* 28 July Scorecard
| West Indies 120 (59.4 overs) | v | England 123/6 (46.1 overs) |
* England won by 4 wickets Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel, Sussex
* England won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 28 July Scorecard
| New Zealand 154/8 (60 overs) | v | India 112 (54.3 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 42 runs Corfton Road, Ealing, Greater London
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
* 28 July Scorecard
| Netherlands 134/8 (60 overs) | v | Ireland 136/8 (56.3 overs) |
* Ireland won by 2 wickets Pound Lane, Marlow, Buckinghamshire
* Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
* 29 July Scorecard
| Australia 77 (51.3 overs) | v | New Zealand 78/0 (18.2 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 10 wickets Midland Bank Sports Ground, Beckenham, Greater London
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* 29 July Scorecard
| Denmark 116 (57.5 overs) | v | India 117/1 (40.5 overs) |
* India won by 9 wickets Chalvey Road, Slough, Buckinghamshire
* Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.
* 29 July Scorecard
| England 207/5 (60 overs) | v | Netherlands 74 (53.5 overs) |
* England won by 133 runs Corfton Road, Ealing, Greater London
* Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 29 July Scorecard
| West Indies 208/6 (60 overs) | v | Ireland 189/8 (60 overs) |
* West Indies won by 19 runs Pixham Lane, Dorking, Surrey
* Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl.

## 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. 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.
* 1 August Scorecard
| England 195/5 (60 overs) | v | New Zealand 128 (55.1 overs) |
| Jan Brittin 48 (117) Sarah McLauchlan 2/25 (10 overs) | | Maia Lewis 28 (87) Gillian Smith 3/29 (12 overs) |
* England won by 67 runs Lord's Cricket Ground, London Player of the match: Jo Chamberlain (Eng)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.

## 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 |
| 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 |
| 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