1989 Women's European Cricket Cup

1989 Women's European Cricket Cup

Dates	19 – 21 July 1989
Cricket format	ODI (55-over)
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin
Host(s)	Denmark
Champions	England (1st title)
Participants	4
Matches	6
Player of the series	Jo Chamberlain
Most runs	Wendy Watson (124)
Most wickets	Jo Chamberlain (10)
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The 1989 Women's European Cricket Cup was an international cricket tournament held in Denmark from 19 to 21 July 1989. It was the first 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, Denmark, joined by the three other European members of the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC) – England, Ireland, and the Netherlands. Denmark was making its ODI debut.^[1] The tournament was played using a round-robin format, with England finishing undefeated in its three matches. Two English players, Wendy Watson and Jo Chamberlain, led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively.^[2][3] All matches were played at the Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club, located in the town of Nykøbing Mors.^[4]

Denmark	England	Ireland	Netherlands
Lene Slebsager (c) Trine Christiansen Charlotte Corneliussen Anne-Mette Fernandes Janni Jønsson Susanne Jorgensen Lene Hansen Betina Langerhuus Lilli Laursen Susanne Nielsen Vibeke Nielsen Charlotte Smith	Jane Powell (c) Caroline Barrs Jo Chamberlain Cathy Cooke Julie Crump Suzie Kitson Debra Maybury Susan Metcalfe Lisa Nye Helen Plimmer Gillian Smith Clare Taylor Wendy Watson	Elizabeth Owens (c) Donna Armstrong Susan Bray Miriam Grealey Helen Hearnden Anne Linehan Anne-Marie McDonald Collette McGuinness Julie Logue Mary-Pat Moore Anne Murray Stella Owens Janice Walsh	Ingrid Keijzer (c) Cornelia Eveleens Chantal Grevers Edmee Janss Leine Loman Geeske Ludwig Nicola Payne Jet van Noortwijk Karen van Rijn Babette van Teunenbroek Esther Veltman Angela Venturini Vanda Wesenhagen

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
England	3	3	0	0	0	6	3.361
Denmark	3	1	2	0	0	2	2.286
Netherlands	3	1	2	0	0	2	2.092
Ireland	3	1	2	0	0	2	2.019

Source: CricketArchive

19 July Scorecard

Denmark  120/9 (55 overs)	v	Ireland 121/3 (51.5 overs)

Ireland won by 7 wickets Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club

• Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl.
• Denmark made its debut in One Day International matches.

19 July Scorecard

Netherlands  91/7 (55 overs)	v	England 92/3 (31.1 overs)

England won by 7 wickets Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club

• England won the toss and elected to bowl.

20 July Scorecard

England  197/6 (51 overs)	v	Denmark 93/9 (51 overs)

England won by 104 runs Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club

• Denmark won the toss and elected to bowl.
• The match was reduced to 51 overs per side.
  
• England's Wendy Watson scored 90 not out, the highest score of the tournament.

20 July Scorecard

Ireland  110/9 (55 overs)	v	Netherlands 114/6 (53.4 overs)

Netherlands won by 4 wickets Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club

• Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl.

21 July Scorecard

Denmark  155/7 (55 overs)	v	Netherlands 135 (53.5 overs)

Denmark won by 20 runs Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club

• Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl.

21 July Scorecard

England  172/6 (55 overs)	v	Ireland 93 (53.4 overs)

England won by 79 runs Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club

• Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl.
• England's Jo Chamberlain took 5/18, the best bowling figures of the tournament.

The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.

Player	Team	Runs	Inns	Avg	Highest	100s	50s
Wendy Watson	England	124	2	124.00	90*	0	1
Anne Murray	Ireland	104	3	52.00	60*	0	1
Helen Plimmer	England	85	3	28.33	54	0	1
Jane Powell	England	77	3	25.66	32	0	0
Jet van Noortwijk	Netherlands	73	3	36.50	46*	0	0

Source: CricketArchive

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	27.4	10	4.50	16.60	1.62	5/18
Janni Jønsson	Denmark	32.0	7	11.85	27.42	2.59	4/38
Debra Maybury	England	28.0	6	7.00	28.00	1.50	2/7
Ingrid Dulfer	Netherlands	27.0	6	8.16	27.00	1.81	4/20
Lene Hansen	Denmark	31.4	6	18.33	31.66	3.47	4/27

Source: CricketArchive