Women's European Cricket Championship

The Women's European Cricket Championship is a women's cricket tournament for teams representing European countries. The first edition was contested in 1989, and the eighth edition will be contested in August 2007 in the Netherlands.

History

1989

The first Women's European Championship was held in Denmark in July 1989. The teams that took part were England, Ireland and the Netherlands in addition to the hosts Denmark. England won all three of their matches, with the other teams winning one match each. England thus won the tournament. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/Tables/Womens_European_Championship_1989.html 1989 Women's European Championship Points table at Cricket Archive] ] All matches were official Women's One-Day Internationals [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/DNMRK/1989_DNMRK_Womens_European_Championship_1989.html Scorecards for 1989 European Women's Championship at Cricket Archive] ] and Denmark's match against Ireland was their first such game. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/Denmark/WOdis/Odi_List.html Women's ODIs played by Denmark at Cricket Archive] ]

1990

The 1990 Championship was held in Leicester, Nottingham and Northamptonshire in England in July. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1990_ENG_Womens_European_Championship_1990.html Scorecards for 1990 European Women's Championship at Cricket Archive] ] The same teams as 1989 again competed, and England again won all their games. Ireland won two matches, the Netherlands one and Denmark lost all three of their games. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/Tables/Womens_European_Championship_1990.html Points Table for 1990 Women's European Championship at Cricket Archive] ] After the initial group stage, England and Ireland played in a final, which England won by 65 runs. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/53/53190.html Scorecard] of England Women v Ireland Women match, 22 July 1990 at Cricket Archive]

1991

The third Championship, again featuring the same four teams, was played in Haarlem in the Netherlands in July. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/NL/1991_NL_Womens_European_Championship_1991.html Scorecards for the 1991 Women's European Championship at Cricket Archive] ] Like the 1989 event, England again won all three of their games, with the other three teams winning one each. Denmark finished second on run rate and met England in the final, which was won by England by 179 runs. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/54/54642.html Scorecard] of Denmark Women v England Women, 20 July 1991 at Cricket Archive]

1995

After a four year break, the Championship returned in July 1995 in Dublin. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/IRELAND/1995_IRELAND_Womens_European_Championship_1995.html Scorecards for 1995 Women's European Championship at Cricket Archive] ] The same teams took part as in the previous three tournaments, with England and Ireland topping the points table for the group stage. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/Tables/Womens_European_Championship_1995.html Points Table for 1995 Women's European Championship at Cricket Archive] ] England beat Ireland by seven wickets in the final. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/60/60877.html Scorecard] for England Women v Ireland Women, 22 July 1995 at Cricket Archive]

1999

In 1999, the tournament returned to the venue of the first edition, again with the same four teams. England topped the table after the group stage, winning all three of their games, winning the tournament as no final was played. [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/1999/TOURNAMENTS/EUROWOMEN/about.shtml 1999 Women's European Championship at CricketEurope] ] Denmark's game against the Netherlands is their last Women's ODI to date.

2001

The 2001 tournament, played at Bradfield College, England saw an England Under-19 team replace England. [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2001/TOURNAMENTS/EUROWOMEN/about.shtml 2001 Women's European Championship at CricketEurope] ] Despite England being represented by their Under-19 team, their matches still counted as official Women's ODIs for England. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/ENG/2001_ENG_Womens_European_Championship_2001.html Scorecards for 2001 Women's European Championship at Cricket Archive] - the "wo" code indicates an official women's ODI.] Scotland replaced Denmark in the event, and their match against England was their first Women's ODI. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/Scotland/WOdis/Odi_List.html List of Scotland's women's ODIs at Cricket Archive] ] Ireland won the event, winning all three of their games, the first time England had not won the tournament.

2005

The 2005 event was held in Wales, and saw the first appearance of the Welsh women's team. An England development squad replaced the England Under-19 team. Only the match between Ireland and the Netherlands was an official women's ODI. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/ENG/2005_ENG_Womens_European_Championship_2005.html Scorecards for 2005 Women's European Championship at Cricket Archive] - the "wo" code indicates an official women's ODI.] England won all four of their matches, thus winning the tournament. [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2005/TOURNAMENTS/EUROWOMEN/about.shtml 2005 Women's European Championship at Cricket Archive] ]

ummary

The following table indicates each teams record in the European Championship.

The future

The eighth edition of the tournament will be played in the Netherlands in August 2007 and will feature an England Development XI, Ireland and Scotland, in addition to the hosts. [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/EUROWOMEN/about.shtml 2007 Women's European Championship at CricketEurope] ]

ee also

*European Cricket Championship

References