1973 Women's Cricket World Cup

Summary

The 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup was the inaugural Women's Cricket World Cup, held in England from 20 June to 28 July 1973. It was the first tournament of its kind, held two years before the first limited overs World Cup for men in 1975. The competition was won by the hosts, England.[2] The competition was the brainchild of businessman Sir Jack Hayward, who contributed £40,000 towards its costs.

1973 Women's World Cup
Dates20 June – 28 July 1973
Administrator(s)International Women's Cricket Council
Cricket formatWomen's One Day International (60-over)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Host(s) England
Champions England[1] (1st title)
Runners-up Australia
Participants7
Matches21
Most runsEngland Enid Bakewell (264)
Most wicketsEngland (YE) Rosalind Heggs (12)
1978

England, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica were joined by an International XI and a Young England side in a round-robin league which saw the team with the most points win the World Cup. England topped the group with 20 points from their six matches, including five victories and one defeat, while Australia were runners up posting 17 points with four wins.[3]

The final round-robin match, held at Edgbaston on 28 July, was distinguished by a commanding century by Enid Bakewell of England, whose 118 formed the bedrock of England's imposing 279/3 in their 60 overs, with captain Rachael Heyhoe Flint scoring 64. Australia were restricted by tight England bowling and fell well short of their target, scoring 187/9. The cup was presented by Princess Anne and the winning England team were hosted at a reception at 10 Downing Street by Prime Minister Edward Heath.[4]

Bakewell, one of England's finest all time players, was the leading run-scorer in the competition with 264 runs while Rosalind Heggs, of Young England, was the leading wicket-taker with 12 wickets. The next World Cup was held five years later in 1978.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts
1   England 6 5 1 0 0 20
2   Australia 6 4 1 0 1 17
3   New Zealand 6 3 2 0 1 13
4  International XI 6 3 2 0 1 13
5   Trinidad and Tobago 6 2 4 0 0 8
6   Jamaica 6 1 4 0 1 5
7   Young England 6 1 5 0 0 4
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Matches

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New Zealand vs Jamaica

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20 June 1973
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Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Kew Green, London
  • No toss.
  • No play possible due to rain.

Australia vs Young England

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23 June 1973
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Young England  
57 (31.3 overs)
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  Australia
58/3 (21 overs)
Australia won by 7 wickets
Dean Park, Bournemouth
Umpires: Peg Culver (Eng) and Sheila Hill (Eng)

England vs International XI

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23 June 1973
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England  
258/1 (60 overs)
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International XI
123/8 (60 overs)
Trish McKelvey 54
Lesley Clifford 3/19 (12 overs)
England won by 135 runs
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Elizabeth Riley (Eng) and Jane Ayres (Eng)

New Zealand vs Trinidad & Tobago

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23 June 1973
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New Zealand  
197 (59.5 overs)
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  Trinidad and Tobago
61 (31.2 overs)
Lynda Prichard 70
Nora St. Rose 2/14 (11 overs)
Louise Brown 21
Glenys Page 6/20 (6.2 overs)
New Zealand won by 136 runs
Clarence Park, St Albans
Umpires: Esme Irwin (Eng) and May Howard (Eng)

Trinidad & Tobago vs Australia

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30 June 1973
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Trinidad and Tobago  
124 (52.4 overs)
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  Australia
125/3 (45.3 overs)
Louise Browne 49
Miriam Knee 4/26 (12 overs)
Jackie Potter 56*
Nora St. Rose 1/11 (12 overs)
Australia won by 7 wickets
Tring Park Cricket Club Ground, Tring
Umpires: Margaret Loomes (Eng) and May Howard (Eng)

New Zealand vs International XI

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30 June 1973
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New Zealand  
136/8 (60 overs)
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International XI
140/8 (59.5 overs)
Judi Doull 42
Wendy Williams 3/20 (12 overs)
Audrey Disbury 44
Jackie Lord 3/31 (12 overs)
International XI won by 2 wickets
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Umpires: Anne Flann (Eng) and Peg Culver (Eng)

Jamaica vs Young England

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30 June 1973
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Jamaica  
124 (51.1 overs)
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  Young England
101 (57.3 overs)
Jamaica won by 23 runs
Gore Court, Sittingbourne
Umpires: Jane Ayres (Eng) and Veronica Reichwald (Eng)

Jamaica vs Trinidad & Tobago

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4 July 1973
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Jamaica  
97 (51.5 overs)
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  Trinidad and Tobago
98/8 (48.4 overs)
Grace Williams 29
Jane Joseph 2/14 (9.5 overs)
Louise Browne 50*
Grace Williams 4/11 (10.4 overs)
Trinidad & Tobago won by 2 wickets
Ealing Cricket Club Ground, Ealing
Umpires: Anne Flann (Eng) and Elizabeth Riley (Eng)
  • Jamaica won the toss and elected to field.
  • Audrey McInnis (Jam) made her WODI debut.

Australia vs New Zealand

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7 July 1973
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Australia  
137/6 (60 overs)
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  New Zealand
102 (55.3 overs)
Bev Wilson 50
Carol Marett 3/30 (12 overs)
Jill Saulbrey 17*
Tina Macpherson 2/16 (9.3 overs)
Australia won by 35 runs
Hesketh Park, Dartford
Umpires: Elizabeth Riley (Eng) and Jane Ayres (Eng)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

England vs Jamaica

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7 July 1973
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England  
191/7 (49 overs)
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  Jamaica
128/9 (49 overs)
Lynne Thomas 70
Evelyn Bogle 2/44 (9 overs)
Evelyn Bogle 45
Mary Pilling 2/9 (9 overs)
England won by 63 runs
Park Avenue, Bradford
Umpires: June Bragger (Eng) and May Howard (Eng)
  • Jamaica won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 49 overs per side due to rain.

Young England vs International XI

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7 July 1973
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Young England  
165/7 (60 overs)
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International XI
151/8 (60 overs)
Lynette Smith 29
Rosalind Heggs 3/38 (12 overs)
Young England won by 14 runs
Manor Fields, Bletchley
Umpires: Peg Culver (Eng) and Veronica Reichwald (Eng)
  • International XI won the toss and elected to field.
  • Cathy Garlick (Int XI) and Julia Lloyd (YE) both made their WODI debuts.

Australia vs Jamaica

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11 July 1973
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Australia  
195/7 (60 overs)
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  Jamaica
118 (56.3 overs)
Yolande Geddes-Hall 30*
Lorraine Hill 4/11 (10.3 overs)
Australia won by 77 runs
Clifton Park Ground, York
Umpires: Elizabeth Riley (Eng) and Margaret Loomes (Eng)

New Zealand vs England

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14 July 1973
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New Zealand  
105/7 (35 overs)
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  England
34/1 (15 overs)
Ethna Rouse 48
Mary Pilling 2/6 (7 overs)
Lynne Thomas 19*
Maureen Peters 1/4 (7 overs)
New Zealand won by 11 runs (revised target)
The Maer Ground, Exmouth
Umpires: Jane Ayres (Eng) and Peg Culver (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 35 overs per side due to rain.
  • Further rain curtailed England's innings after 15 overs; target calculated using average run rate method was 46 runs from 15 overs.
  • Kay Green (Eng) made her WODI debut.

Jamaica vs International XI

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14 July 1973
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Jamaica  
162/8 (60 overs)
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International XI
163/5 (55.4 overs)
Sue Rattray 63*
Peggy Fairweather 2/23 (12 overs)
International XI won by 5 wickets
Ivanhoe Cricket Club, Kirby Muxloe
Umpires: Esme Irwin (Eng) and Sheila Hill (Eng)
  • International XI won the toss and elected to field.

Young England vs Trinidad & Tobago

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14 July 1973
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Young England  
90 (51 overs)
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  Trinidad and Tobago
91/5 (38.5 overs)
Rosalind Heggs 17
Jane Joseph 3/7 (10 overs)
Jane Joseph 23*
Rosalind Heggs 3/23 (10.5 overs)
Trinidad & Tobago won by 5 wickets
Fenner's, Cambridge
Umpires: Elizabeth Riley (Eng) and May Howard (Eng)
  • Young England won the toss and elected to bat.

England vs Young England

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18 July 1973
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England  
231/6 (60 overs)
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  Young England
102/7 (39 overs)
Shirley Ellis 30
Megan Lear 30
Pamela Mather 2/32 (11 overs)
England won by 49 runs (revised target)
Valentines Park, Ilford
Umpires: Jane Ayres (Eng) and May Howard (Eng)
  • Young England won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain reduced Young England's chase to 39 overs; target calculated using average run rate method was 152 runs from 39 overs.
  • Heather Dewdney and Jane Gough (Eng) both made their WODI debuts.

International XI vs Trinidad & Tobago

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18 July 1973
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Trinidad and Tobago  
115/8 (60 overs)
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International XI
117/3 (42.2 overs)
Beverly Browne 36
Gloria Farrell 2/18 (9 overs)
Valerie Farrell 52*
Nora St. Rose 3/16 (12 overs)
International XI won by 7 wickets
Aigburth, Liverpool
Umpires: Anne Flann (Eng) and Margaret Loomes (Eng)
  • International XI won the toss and elected to field.
  • Valerie Farrell (Int XI) made her WODI debut.

Trinidad & Tobago vs England

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20 July 1973
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Trinidad and Tobago  
59 (45.5 overs)
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  England
62/2 (25.5 overs)
Jane Joseph 21
June Stephenson 3/4 (8 overs)
England won by 8 wickets
Wolverhampton Cricket Club Ground, Wolverhampton
Umpires: Elizabeth Riley (Eng) and Peg Culver (Eng)
  • Trinidad & Tobago won the toss and elected to bat.

International XI vs Australia

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21 July 1973
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International XI
5/1 (4.4 overs)
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No result
St. Helen's, Swansea
Umpires: Anne Flann (Eng) and May Howard (Eng)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play possible due to rain.
  • Wendy Weir (Aus) made her WODI debut.

Young England vs New Zealand

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21 July 1973
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Young England  
174/6 (50 overs)
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  New Zealand
177/7 (58.5 overs)
Geraldine Davies 51
Jill Saulbrey 2/32 (12 overs)
Shirley Cowles 46
Rosalind Heggs 2/44 (11.5 overs)
New Zealand won by 3 wickets
The Saffrons, Eastbourne
Umpires: Sheila Hill (Eng) and Veronica Reichwald (Eng)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

England v Australia

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21 July 1973
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England  
279/3 (60 overs)
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  Australia
187/9 (60 overs)
Enid Bakewell 118
Miriam Knee 2/53 (11 overs)
Jackie Potter 57
Enid Bakewell 2/28 (12 overs)
England won by 92 runs
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham
Umpires: Jane Ayres (Eng) and Sheila Hill (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

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Most runs

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Player[n 1] Team Matches Innings Runs Average Highest Score 100s 50s
Enid Bakewell   England 6 4 264 88.00 118 2 0
Lynne Thomas   England 5 4 263 87.66 134 1 1
Rachael Heyhoe Flint   England 6 6 257 85.66 114 1 1
Jackie Potter   Australia 6 5 167 83.50 57 0 2
Vivalyn Latty-Scott   Jamaica 5 5 168 33.60 61 0 2
Geraldine Davies   Young England 5 5 157 31.40 65 0 2
Louise Browne   Trinidad and Tobago 6 6 150 30.00 50* 0 1

Most wickets

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Player[n 2] Team Matches Balls Wickets Average Economy BBI 4wi
Rosalind Heggs   Young England 6 340 12 14.91 3.15 3/16 0
Tina Macpherson   Australia 5 253 9 11.00 2.34 5/14 1
Julia Greenwood   Young England 5 310 9 13.66 2.38 3/21 0
Mary Pilling   England 6 354 9 10.22 1.55 2/6 0
Glynis Hullah   Young England 5 307 8 14.62 2.28 4/8 1
Nora St Rose   Trinidad and Tobago 6 396 8 10.25 1.24 3/16 0
June Stephenson   England 6 270 7 13.42 2.08 3/4 0

Notes

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  1. ^ Batting averages are listed only for those players who scored in excess of 150 runs.[5]
  2. ^ Bowling averages are listed only for those players who bowled over 20 overs and have a bowling average better than 15.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "The inside story of cricket's first World Cup". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ "Women's World Cup 1973". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2009.(subscription required)
  3. ^ "Women's World Cup 1973 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 February 2009. (subscription required)
  4. ^ "Winning it in front of a Royal". Cricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 4 May 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Batting and Fielding in Women's World Cup 1973 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Bowling in Women's World Cup 1973 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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  • Results - Women's World Cup 1973 ESPN Cricinfo
  • RNZ: New Zealand set to host women's Cricket World Cup 49 years after the first one – includes discussion of 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup from a New Zealand perspective