# 2001 Women's European Cricket Championship

The 2001 Women's European Cricket Championship was an international cricket tournament held in England from 10 to 12 August 2001. It was the sixth edition of the Women's European Championship, and, for the final time, all matches at the tournament held One Day International (ODI) status.
Four teams participated, with the hosts, England, joined by Ireland, the Netherlands, and Scotland. Denmark, which had participated in every prior edition, did not send a team, while Scotland was making both its tournament debut and its ODI debut. England, the winner of the past five editions of the tournament, selected only players under the age of 19 in its squad, although all the team's matches were granted official status. Ireland won all of its round-robin matches to claim its first title. As at the previous tournament in 1999, no final was played, although both England and Ireland were undefeated going into their final match, making that a de facto final. England's Laura Harper and Ireland's Isobel Joyce led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively. All matches at the tournament were played at Bradfield College, Reading.

## Squads

| England | Ireland | Netherlands | Scotland |
| Arran Thompson (c) Sarah Clarke Leanne Davis Clare Gough Isa Guha Laura Harper Laura Joyce Kate Oakenfold Ebony Rainford-Brent Nicki Shaw Laura Spragg Alexia Walker | Nikki Squire (c) Caitriona Beggs Aoife Budd Miriam Grealey Cecelia Joyce Isobel Joyce Grainne Leahy Anne Linehan Barbara McDonald Ciara Metcalfe Lara Molins Clare O'Leary Saibh Young | Carolien Salomons (c) Teuntje de Boer Caroline Hes Mandy Kornet Maartje Köster Marjolijn Molenaar Cheraldine Oudolf Annemarie Tanke Pauline te Beest Minou Toussaint Eugenie van Leeuwen Carly Verheul Birgit Viguurs | Linda Spence (c) Kari Anderson Aileen Galvin Sara MacLean Vari Maxwell Shona McIntyre Denise Newlove Pamela Quin Ali Ramsay Liz Smith Caroline Sweetman Fiona Urquhart Kathryn White |

## Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.575 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2.266 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.206 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.599 |
Source: CricketArchive

## Fixtures

* 10 August Scorecard
| England 262/7 (50 overs) | v | Scotland 24 (21.3 overs) |
* England won by 238 runs Bradfield College, Reading
* Scotland won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 10 August Scorecard
| Netherlands 99/9 (50 overs) | v | Ireland 100/3 (30 overs) |
* Ireland won by 7 wickets Bradfield College, Reading
* Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 11 August Scorecard
| Netherlands 74 (43.2 overs) | v | England 76/1 (18.2 overs) |
* England won by 9 wickets Bradfield College, Reading
* England won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 11 August Scorecard
| Scotland 88 (48.4 overs) | v | Ireland 91/4 (25.1 overs) |
* Ireland won by 6 wickets Bradfield College, Reading
* Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 12 August Scorecard
| Ireland 116 (34.1 overs) | v | England 60 (27 overs) |
* Ireland won by 56 runs Bradfield College, Reading
* England won the toss and elected to bowl.
* Ireland's Saibh Young took a hat-trick, becoming the first Irishwoman and fifth woman overall to do so in an ODI.
* 12 August Scorecard
| Scotland 123/6 (50 overs) | v | Netherlands 124/6 (36.2 overs) |
* Netherlands won by 4 wickets Bradfield College, Reading
* Netherlands 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 |
| Laura Harper | England | 93 | 3 | 46.50 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| Pauline te Beest | Netherlands | 90 | 3 | 45.00 | 43* | 0 | 0 |
| Caitriona Beggs | Ireland | 83 | 3 | 41.50 | 39* | 0 | 0 |
| Sarah Clarke | England | 66 | 2 | 66.00 | 66* | 0 | 1 |
| Arran Brindle | England | 62 | 3 | 31.00 | 38* | 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 |
| Isobel Joyce | Ireland | 22.0 | 8 | 5.50 | 16.50 | 2.00 | 4/20 |
| Isa Guha | England | 20.2 | 7 | 3.85 | 17.42 | 1.32 | 3/5 |
| Laura Spragg | England | 11.0 | 5 | 4.00 | 13.20 | 1.81 | 3/8 |
| Laura Harper | England | 14.3 | 5 | 9.60 | 17.40 | 3.31 | 4/5 |
| Lara Molins | Ireland | 13.0 | 4 | 3.75 | 19.50 | 1.15 | 2/5 |
Source: CricketArchive