# 1991 European Women's Cricket Championship

The 1991 European Women's Cricket Championship (Dutch: Europees Kampioenschap Dames Cricket 1991) was an international cricket tournament held in the Netherlands from 16 to 20 July 1991. It was the third 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, the Netherlands, joined by the three other European members of the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC) – Denmark, England, and Ireland. A round-robin format was used, with the top two teams proceeding to the final. England was undefeated in the round-robin stage and beat Denmark by 179 runs in the final, winning the championship for the third time in a row. The tournament was marked by low scoring, with the seven matches yielding only two individual half-centuries and one team score over 200. England's Wendy Watson led the tournament in runs for a third consecutive time, while her teammate Jo Chamberlain was the leading wicket-taker. All matches at the tournament were played in Haarlem, at the Sportpark Koninklijke HFC.

## Squads

| Denmark Coach: Stig Hammerhøj | England Coach: Ruth Prideaux | Ireland Coach: Joseph Caprani | Netherlands Coach: Marc Nota |
| Janni Jønsson (c) Charlotte Smith (vc) Dorte Christiansen Trine Christiansen Mette Frost Mette Gregersen Lene Hansen Heidi Jensen Jane Jensen Susanne Nielsen Vibeke Nielsen Lene Slebsager Lene Udberg | Helen Plimmer (c) Gillian Smith (vc) Jo Chamberlain Sarah-Jane Cook Janet Godman Carole Hodges Suzie Kitson Debra Maybury Susan Metcalfe Marie Moralee Lisa Nye Karen Smithies Wendy Watson | Mary-Pat Moore (c) Miriam Grealey (vc) Donna Armstrong Susan Bray Rachel Hardiman Judith Herbison Anne Linehan Gillian McCall Elizabeth Owens Stella Owens Nikki Squire Sarah Veale Janice Walsh Saibh Young | Irene Schoof (c) Caroline de Fouw Hilone Dinnissen Sandra Kottman Dorine Loman Geeske Ludwig Nicola Payne Remke Scheepstra Pauline te Beest Jet van Noortwijk Karen van Rijn Esther Veltman Angela Venturini |

## Round-robin
### Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | RR |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.092 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.176 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.982 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.875 |
Source: CricketArchive

### Fixtures

* 16 July Scorecard
| England 177/8 (55 overs) | v | Ireland 102 (52.2 overs) |
* England won by 75 runs Sportpark Koninklijke HFC, Haarlem
* Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 16 July Scorecard
| Netherlands 126 (54.5 overs) | v | Denmark 122 (54.2 overs) |
* Netherlands won by 4 runs Sportpark Koninklijke HFC, Haarlem
* Denmark won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 17 July Scorecard
| Denmark 132/7 (55 overs) | v | Ireland 90 (49 overs) |
* Denmark won by 42 runs Sportpark Koninklijke HFC, Haarlem
* Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl.
* Denmark beat Ireland in an ODI for the first and only time in its history.
* 17 July Scorecard
| England 178/8 (55 overs) | v | Netherlands 88/9 (55 overs) |
* England won by 90 runs Sportpark Koninklijke HFC, Haarlem
* England won the toss and elected to bat.
* 19 July Scorecard
| Denmark 47 (29 overs) | v | England 48/1 (20.2 overs) |
* England won by 9 wickets Sportpark Koninklijke HFC, Haarlem
* England won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 19 July Scorecard
| Ireland 97 (44.3 overs) | v | Netherlands 72 (42.4 overs) |
* Ireland won by 25 runs Sportpark Koninklijke HFC, Haarlem
* Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.

## Final

* 20 July Scorecard
| England 225/5 (55 overs) | v | Denmark 46 (33 overs) |
| Wendy Watson 69 (109) Janni Jønsson 2/35 (11 overs) | | Lene Hansen 8 (10) Carole Hodges 4/14 (9 overs) |
* England won by 179 runs Sportpark Koninklijke HFC, Haarlem
* England won the toss and elected to bat.

## Statistics
### Most runs

The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
| Wendy Watson | England | 102 | 3 | 34.00 | 69 | 0 | 1 |
| Helen Plimmer | England | 99 | 3 | 33.00 | 50 | 0 | 1 |
| Debra Maybury | England | 97 | 3 | 32.33 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicola Payne | Netherlands | 67 | 3 | 22.33 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| Carole Hodges | England | 65 | 4 | 21.66 | 26 | 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 |
| Jo Chamberlain | England | 37.0 | 12 | 3.91 | 18.50 | 1/27 | 7/8 |
| Carole Hodges | England | 31.0 | 8 | 6.25 | 23.25 | 1.61 | 4/14 |
| Judith Herbison | Ireland | 31.0 | 7 | 10.85 | 26.57 | 2.45 | 3/29 |
| Suzie Kitson | England | 28.2 | 6 | 7.33 | 28.33 | 1.55 | 3/26 |
| Angela Venturini | Netherlands | 29.3 | 6 | 9.16 | 29.50 | 1.86 | 4/17 |
Source: CricketArchive