| Dates | 16 – 20 July 1991 |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | ODI (55-over) |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin, final |
| Host | |
| Champions | |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 7 |
| Most runs | |
| Most wickets | |
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The1991 European Women's Cricket Championship (Dutch:Europees Kampioenschap Dames Cricket 1991) was an internationalcricket tournament held in the Netherlands from 16 to 20 July 1991. It was the third edition of theWomen's European Championship, and all matches at the tournament heldOne Day International (ODI) status.
Four teams participated, with the hosts, theNetherlands, joined by the three other European members of theInternational Women's Cricket Council (IWCC) –Denmark,England, andIreland. Around-robin format was used, with the top two teams proceeding to the final. England was undefeated in the round-robin stage and beat Denmark by 179 runs in the final, winning the championship for the third time in a row. The tournament was marked by low scoring, with the seven matches yielding only two individual half-centuries and one team score over 200.[1] England'sWendy Watson led the tournament in runs for a third consecutive time, while her teammateJo Chamberlain was the leading wicket-taker.[2][3] All matches at the tournament were played inHaarlem, at theSportpark Koninklijke HFC.[4]
Coach:Stig Hammerhøj | Coach:Ruth Prideaux | Coach:Joseph Caprani | Coach:Marc Nota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.092 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.176 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.982 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.875 |
Source:CricketArchive
17 July Scorecard |
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The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Watson | 102 | 3 | 34.00 | 69 | 0 | 1 | |
| Helen Plimmer | 99 | 3 | 33.00 | 50 | 0 | 1 | |
| Debra Maybury | 97 | 3 | 32.33 | 47 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nicola Payne | 67 | 3 | 22.33 | 41 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carole Hodges | 65 | 4 | 21.66 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
Source:CricketArchive
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then bybowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Chamberlain | 37.0 | 12 | 3.91 | 18.50 | 1/27 | 7/8 | |
| Carole Hodges | 31.0 | 8 | 6.25 | 23.25 | 1.61 | 4/14 | |
| Judith Herbison | 31.0 | 7 | 10.85 | 26.57 | 2.45 | 3/29 | |
| Suzie Kitson | 28.2 | 6 | 7.33 | 28.33 | 1.55 | 3/26 | |
| Angela Venturini | 29.3 | 6 | 9.16 | 29.50 | 1.86 | 4/17 |
Source:CricketArchive