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

Dates	18 – 22 July 1995
Cricket format	ODI (50-over)
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin, final
Host(s)	Ireland
Champions	England (4th title)
Participants	4
Matches played	7
Most runs	Mary-Pat Moore (175)
Most wickets	Kathryn Leng (8)

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

Denmark Coach: Erik Juul	England Coach: John Bown	Ireland Coach: Brendan O'Brien	Netherlands Coach: Tony Opatha
Janni Jønsson (c) Dorte Christensen Dorte Christiansen Mette Frost Mette Gregersen Henriette Hansen Malene Iversen Pernille Jønsson Susanne Nielsen Vibeke Neilsen Jette Philipsen Lene Slebsager Pia Thomsen	Karen Smithies (c) Clare Connor Barbara Daniels Kathryn Leng Ruth Lupton Debra Maybury Helen Plimmer Sue Redfern Melissa Reynard Jane Smit Debra Stock Clare Taylor Claire Whichcord	Miriam Grealey (c) Judith Herbison (vc) Caitriona Beggs Susan Bray Sandra Dawson Anne Linehan Julie Logue Mary-Pat Moore Catherine O'Neill Elizabeth Owens Shona Seawright Nikki Squire Saibh Young	Edmee Janss (c) Angela Batenberg-Venturini Caroline de Fouw Wendy Gerritsen Marieke Hommels Jiska Howard Maartje Köster Sandra Kottman Annette Kroon Cheraldine Oudolf Nicola Payne Carolien Salomons Pauline te Beest Jet van Noortwijk

Round-robin

Points table

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

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.

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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]

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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

Most runs

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

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

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.