Women's Cricket World Cup 1973
The 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup was the first ever women's cricket world cup . It was held in England from June 20 to July 28, 1973. The winner was the team from England , who beat Australia in the final with 92 runs.
Attendees
Participants were five national teams as well as a youth selection from England and an international selection.
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Venues
The preliminary round was held in different cricket stadiums in England and Wales. The final took place at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham .
format
The preliminary round was held in a group with the seven teams involved. The two group leaders then played the world champions among themselves in the final. So there were a total of 21 games.
Preliminary round
- table
| Preliminary round | Sp. | S. | N | U | NO | P | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England
|
6th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20th | 3,910 |
 Australia
|
6th | 4th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17th | 2,848 |
 New Zealand
|
6th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2,664 |
| International XI | 6th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2,474 |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
6th | 2 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 8th | 1,976 |
 Jamaica
|
6th | 1 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2,343 |
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England U25
|
6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4th | 2,307 |
- Games
| June 20 scorecard |
Kew |
Jamaica |
- |
New Zealand |
| No result | ||||
| June 23 scorecard |
Hove |
England 258-1 (60) |
- | International XI 123-8 (60) |
| England wins with 135 runs | ||||
| June 23 scorecard |
St Albans |
New Zealand 197 (59.5) |
- |
Trinidad and Tobago 61 (31.2) |
| New Zealand wins with 136 runs | ||||
| June 30th scorecard |
Tring |
Trinidad and Tobago 124 (52.4) |
- |
Australia 125-3 (45.3) |
| Australia wins with 7 wickets | ||||
| June 30th scorecard |
Chesterfield |
New Zealand 136-8 (60) |
- |
International XI 140-8 (59.5) |
| International XI wins with 2 wickets | ||||
| June 30th scorecard |
Sittingbourne |
Jamaica 124 (51.1) |
- |
England U25 101 (57.3) |
| Jamaica wins with 23 runs | ||||
| July 4th scorecard |
Ealing |
Jamaica 97 (51.5) |
- |
Trinidad and Tobago 98-8 (48.4) |
| Trinidad and Tobago wins with 2 wickets | ||||
| July 7th scorecard |
Dartford |
Australia 137-6 (60) |
- |
New Zealand 102 (55.3) |
| Australia wins with 35 runs | ||||
| July 7th scorecard |
Bradford |
England 191-7 (49/49) |
- |
Jamaica 128-9 (49/49) |
| England wins with 63 runs | ||||
| July 7th scorecard |
Bletchley |
England U25 165-7 (60) |
- | International XI 151-8 (60) |
| England U25 wins with 14 runs | ||||
| July 11th scorecard |
York |
Australia 195-7 (60) |
- |
Jamaica 118 (56.3) |
| Australia wins with 77 runs | ||||
| July 14th scorecard |
Exmouth |
New Zealand 105-7 (35/35) |
- |
England 118-1 (15/35) |
| New Zealand wins with 11 runs (better RR) | ||||
| July 14th scorecard |
Kirby Muxloe |
Jamaica 162-8 (60) |
- |
International XI 163-5 (55.4) |
| International XI wins with 5 wickets | ||||
| July 14th scorecard |
Cambridge |
England U25 90 (51) |
- |
Trinidad and Tobago 91-5 (38.5) |
| Trinidad & Tobago wins with 5 wickets | ||||
| July 18 scorecard |
Ilford |
England 231-6 (60) |
- |
England U25 102-7 (39) |
| England wins with 48 runs (better RR) | ||||
| July 18 scorecard |
Liverpool |
Trinidad and Tobago 115-8 (60) |
- |
International XI 117-3 (42.2) |
| International XI wins with 7 wickets | ||||
| July 20 scorecard |
Wolverhampton |
Trinidad and Tobago 59 (45.5) |
- |
England 62-2 (25.5) |
| England wins with 8 wickets | ||||
| July 21 scorecard |
Swansea |
Australia 5-1 (4.4) |
- | International XI |
| No result | ||||
| July 21 scorecard |
Eastbourne |
England U25 174-6 (60) |
- |
New Zealand 177-7 (58.5) |
| New Zealand wins with 3 wickets | ||||
final
| July 28th scorecard |
Edgbaston |
England 279-3 (60) |
- |
Australia 187-9 (60) |
| England wins with 92 runs | ||||
Individual evidence
- ↑ Women's World Cup 1973 Table ( English ) CricketArchive. Retrieved June 26, 2011.