# 1995 Women's European Cricket Cup

The 1995 Women's European Cricket Cup was an international cricket tournament held in Ireland from 18 to 22 July 1995. It was the fourth 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, Ireland, joined by the three other European members of the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC) – Denmark, England, and the Netherlands. 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 Ireland by seven wickets in the final, winning the championship for the fourth time in a row. Ireland's Mary-Pat Moore led the tournament in runs (and scored the only century, against Denmark), and England's Kathryn Leng was the leading wicket-taker. All matches at the tournament were played in Dublin, with five venues being used for the seven matches played.

## Squads

| Denmark Coach: Erik Juul | England Coach: John Bown | Ireland Coach: Brendan O'Brien | Netherlands Coach: Tony Opatha |
| Janni Jønsson (c) Dorte Christensen Dorte Christiansen Mette Frost Mette Gregersen Henriette Hansen Malene Iversen Pernille Jønsson Susanne Nielsen Vibeke Nielsen Jette Philipsen Lene Slebsager Pia Thomsen | Karen Smithies (c) Clare Connor Barbara Daniels Kathryn Leng Ruth Lupton Debra Maybury Helen Plimmer Sue Redfern Melissa Reynard Jane Smit Debra Stock Clare Taylor Claire Whichcord | Miriam Grealey (c) Judith Herbison (vc) Caitriona Beggs Susan Bray Sandra Dawson Anne Linehan Julie Logue Mary-Pat Moore Catherine O'Neill Elizabeth Owens Shona Seawright Nikki Squire Saibh Young | Edmee Janss (c) Angela Batenberg-Venturini Caroline de Fouw Wendy Gerritsen Marieke Hommels Jiska Howard Maartje Köster Sandra Kottman Annette Kroon Cheraldine Oudolf Nicola Payne Carolien Salomons Pauline te Beest Jet van Noortwijk |

## Round-robin
### Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | RR |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.950 |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.842 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.473 |
| Denmark | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.634 |
Source: CricketArchive

### Fixtures

* 18 July Scorecard
| England 219/5 (50 overs) | v | Netherlands 99/6 (50 overs) |
* England won by 120 runs College Park, Dublin Player of the match: Jane Smit (Eng)
* Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 18 July Scorecard
| Ireland 238/2 (50 overs) | v | Denmark 166/9 (50 overs) |
* Ireland won by 72 runs Park Avenue, Dublin Player of the match: Mary-Pat Moore (Ire)
* Denmark won the toss and elected to bowl.
* Ireland's Mary-Pat Moore scored 114 not out, the first ODI century for Ireland. It remained the highest ODI score for Ireland until July 2000, when Karen Young scored 120 against Pakistan.
* 19 July Scorecard
| England 205/6 (50 overs) | v | Denmark 72 (37.5 overs) |
* England won by 133 runs Observatory Lane, Dublin Player of the match: Kathryn Leng (Eng)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.
* 19 July Scorecard
| Netherlands 141/5 (50 overs) | v | Ireland 142/2 (39.3 overs) |
* Ireland won by 8 wickets Sydney Parade, Dublin Player of the match: Mary-Pat Moore (Ire)
* Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
* 20 July Scorecard
| Denmark 125/9 (50 overs) | v | Netherlands 126/4 (48 overs) |
* Netherlands won by 6 wickets Park Avenue, Dublin Player of the match: Dorte Christiansen (Den)
* Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 20 July Scorecard
| Ireland 156/8 (50 overs) | v | England 154/6 (46.2 overs) |
* England won by 4 wickets College Park, Dublin Player of the match: Kathryn Leng
* Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
* The match was interrupted by rain – England's target was 153 runs in 49 overs.

## Final

* 22 July Scorecard
| Ireland 150/8 (50 overs) | v | England 153/3 (40.3 overs) |
| Miriam Grealey 46 (77) Melissa Reynard 2/26 (7 overs) | | Barbara Daniels 47 (48) Miriam Grealey 1/19 (3.3 overs) |
* England won by 7 wickets Castle Avenue, Dublin
* 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 |
| Mary-Pat Moore | Ireland | 175 | 4 | 58.33 | 114* | 1 | 1 |
| Anne Linehan | Ireland | 141 | 4 | 35.25 | 74 | 0 | 2 |
| Jane Smit | England | 138 | 4 | 46.00 | 91 | 0 | 1 |
| Barbara Daniels | England | 114 | 4 | 28.50 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| Kathryn Leng | England | 113 | 3 | 113.00 | 44 | 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 |
| Kathryn Leng | England | 32.0 | 8 | 12.00 | 24.00 | 3.00 | 4/31 |
| Karen Smithies | England | 22.0 | 5 | 13.00 | 26.40 | 2.95 | 3/23 |
| Elizabeth Owens | Ireland | 33.0 | 5 | 27.40 | 39.60 | 4.15 | 2/22 |
| Debra Stock | England | 28.0 | 4 | 13.00 | 42.00 | 1.85 | 2/2 |
| Dorte Christiansen | Denmark | 20.0 | 4 | 20.50 | 30.00 | 4.10 | 3/22 |
Source: CricketArchive