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.

1995 Women's European Cricket Cup
Dates18 – 22 July 1995
Cricket formatODI (50-over)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin, final
Host(s) Ireland
Champions England (4th title)
Participants4
Matches7
Most runsIreland Mary-Pat Moore (175)
Most wicketsEngland Kathryn Leng (8)
1991
1999

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.[1] 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.[2][3] All matches at the tournament were played in Dublin, with five venues being used for the seven matches played.[4]

Squads edit

  Denmark
Coach: Erik Juul
  England
Coach: John Bown
  Ireland
Coach: Brendan O'Brien
  Netherlands
Coach: Tony Opatha

Round-robin edit

Points table edit

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 edit

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.[5]

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 edit

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 edit

Most runs edit

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 edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ Women's European Championship 1995 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. ^ Bowling in Women's European Championship 1995 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ Batting in Women's European Championship 1995 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  4. ^ European Cup 1995 (tournament brochure). Retrieved from Women's Cricket History, 3 December 2015.
  5. ^ Records / Ireland Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / High scores – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2015.