# 1990 Women's European Cricket Cup

The 1990 Women's European Cricket Cup was an international cricket tournament held in England from 18 to 22 July 1990. It was the second 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, England, joined by the three other European members of the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC) – Denmark, Ireland, and the Netherlands. A round-robin format was used, with the top teams proceeding to the final. England was undefeated in the round-robin stage and beat Ireland by 65 runs in the final, winning the championship for a second consecutive time. England's Wendy Watson led the tournament in runs for a second year running, while Ireland's Susan Bray was the leading wicket-taker. The tournament was hosted by East Midlands Women's Cricket Association, a member of England's Women's Cricket Association, and matches were played at venues in three English counties (Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, and Nottinghamshire).

## Squads

| Denmark | England Coach: Ruth Prideaux | Ireland Coach: Joseph Caprani | Netherlands Coach: Marc Nota |
| Janni Jønsson (c) Trine Christiansen Mette Frost Mette Gregersen Lene Hansen Heidi Jensen Jane Jensen Heidi Kjaer Betina Langerhuus Susanne Nielsen Vibeke Nielsen Lene Slebsager Charlotte Smith Linda Sorensen | Jane Powell (c) Caroline Barrs Jo Chamberlain Cathy Cooke Alison Elder Carole Hodges Debra Maybury Susan Metcalfe Lisa Nye Gillian Smith Karen Smithies Clare Taylor Janet Tedstone Wendy Watson | Elizabeth Owens (c) Donna Armstrong Terri Bennett Susan Bray Miriam Grealey Rachel Hardiman Judith Herbison Anne Linehan Julie Logue Gillian McCall Mary-Pat Moore Anne Murray Stella Owens Saibh Young | Ingrid Keijzer (c) Hilone Dinnissen Chantal Grevers Jiska Howard Edmee Janss Dorine Loman Nicola Payne Irene Schoof Pauline te Beest Jet van Noortwijk Karen van Rijn Esther Veltman Angela Venturini Vanda Wesenhagen |

## Round-robin
### Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | RR |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.312 |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.828 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.588 |
| Denmark | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.848 |
Source: CricketArchive

### Fixtures

* 18 July Scorecard
| Ireland 234/4 (55 overs) | v | Denmark 185/8 (55 overs) |
* Ireland won by 49 runs Leicester Ivanhoe Cricket Club, Kirby Muxloe
* Denmark won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 18 July Scorecard
| Netherlands 57 (33 overs) | v | England 58/2 (19.5 overs) |
* England won by 8 wickets Aylestone Road, Leicester
* Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
* 19 July Scorecard
| England 270/5 (54 overs) | v | Denmark 64 (24.3 overs) |
* England won by 206 runs John Player Ground, Nottinghamshire
* Denmark won the toss and elected to bowl.
* England's Gillian Smith took 5/15, the best bowling figures of the tournament.
* 19 July Scorecard
| Ireland 198/4 (50 overs) | v | Netherlands 172/9 (50 overs) |
* Ireland won by 26 runs John Player Ground, Nottinghamshire
* Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl.
* The match was reduced to 50 overs per side.
* 20 July Scorecard
| Netherlands 123/7 (53 overs) | v | Denmark 89 (39.1 overs) |
* Denmark won by 34 runs Aylestone Road, Leicester
* Denmark won the toss and elected to bowl.
* The match was reduced to 53 overs per side.
* 20 July Scorecard
| Ireland 169/9 (52 overs) | v | England 170/1 (41.4 overs) |
* England won by 9 wickets Leicester Ivanhoe Cricket Club, Kirby Muxloe
* England won the toss and elected to bowl.
* The match was reduced to 52 overs per side.

## Final

* 22 July Scorecard
| England 224/3 (55 overs) | v | Ireland 159/8 (55 overs) |
| Wendy Watson 107* (168) Anne Linehan 1/31 (5 overs) | | Mary-Pat Moore 44 (125) Clare Taylor 2/7 (8 overs) |
* England won by 65 runs Great Oakley Cricket Club, Great Oakley
* England won the toss and elected to bat.
* England's Wendy Watson made 107 not out, the highest score (and only century) of the tournament.

## 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 | 229 | 3 | 229.00 | 107* | 1 | 1 |
| Jane Powell | England | 171 | 4 | 85.50 | 98* | 0 | 1 |
| Mary-Pat Moore | Ireland | 169 | 4 | 42.25 | 99 | 0 | 1 |
| Anne Murray | Ireland | 113 | 4 | 28.25 | 61 | 0 | 1 |
| Stella Owens | Ireland | 103 | 2 | 103.00 | 84* | 0 | 1 |
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 |
| Susan Bray | Ireland | 44.0 | 8 | 12.25 | 33.00 | 2.22 | 5/27 |
| Ingrid Dulfer | Netherlands | 24.0 | 7 | 6.00 | 20.57 | 1.75 | 4/14 |
| Gillian Smith | England | 33.3 | 7 | 11.28 | 28.71 | 2.35 | 5/15 |
| Clare Taylor | England | 32.0 | 6 | 9.16 | 32.00 | 1.71 | 2/7 |
| Janet Tedstone | England | 21.0 | 6 | 11.50 | 21.00 | 3.28 | 4/35 |
Source: CricketArchive