The 2003 IWCC Trophy was an international women's cricket tournament held in the Netherlands from 21 to 26 July 2003. Organised by the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC), it was the inaugural edition of what is now the World Cup Qualifier.

The tournament featured six teams and was played using a round-robin format. The top two teams, Ireland and the West Indies, qualified for the 2005 World Cup in South Africa. All matches held One Day International (ODI) status, with Japan making its debut in that format and Scotland playing only its second ODI tournament. Ireland's Barbara McDonald was named the player of the tournament,Peter Johnson (11 August 2003). "Winning the IWCC Trophy 2003" – CricketEurope. Retrieved 3 October 2015. while the leading runscorer and leading wicket taker, respectively, were Pauline te Beest of the Netherlands and Pakistan's 15-year-old off spinner, Sajjida Shah.Bowling at International Women's Cricket Council Trophy 2003 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2015.Batting and fielding at International Women's Cricket Council Trophy 2003 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2015.

Background and qualification At all prior editions of the World Cup, participation had been determined by invitation only. The creation of a qualifying tournament, to be known as the IWCC Trophy, was proposed at the 1997 meeting of the IWCC committee in Calcutta, India. It was initially suggested that the inaugural tournament be held in 2002 for the planned 2004 World Cup, but the dates for both the IWCC Trophy and the World Cup were later shifted forward by one year.International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC): Fifteenth Meeting – Women's Cricket History. Retrieved 3 October 2015. Six teams participated in the inaugural IWCC Trophy:

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Ireland and the Netherlands qualified for the tournament based on their performance at the 2000 World Cup in New Zealand, where they were the bottom two teams. Of the other four teams, Pakistan and the West Indies had participated at the 1997 World Cup in India, while Scotland (one of the IWCC's newest members) had played in only one prior international tournament, the 2001 European Championship.Other events played by Scotland Women – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2015. Japan was making its international debut in women's cricket, with the sport having only popularised among women in the preceding decade.Paul Grunill (14 July 2003). "Japan step into unknown" – BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

Squads Batting and fielding for Ireland Women, International Women's Cricket Council Trophy 2003 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2015. Batting and fielding for Japan Women, International Women's Cricket Council Trophy 2003 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2015. Batting and fielding for Netherlands Women, International Women's Cricket Council Trophy 2003 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2015. Clare Shillington (c) Emma Beamish Caitriona Beggs Una Budd Nicola Coffey Miriam Grealey Cecelia Joyce Isobel Joyce Anne Linehan Barbara McDonald Clare O'Leary Catherine O'Neill Heather Whelan Karen Young Kaori Kato (c) Aya Fujishiro Ritsuko Hiroto Izumi Iimura Masumi Ishiyama Maki Kenjo Michiko Kono Shizuka Kubota Ema Kuribayashi Ayako Miyazaki Momoko Saito Eriko Sakata Yuko Sasaki Keiko Uchibori Carolien Salomons (c) Merel de Regt Jolet Hartenhof Debbie Kooij Mandy Kornet Maartje Köster Sandra Kottman Inge Leurs Marjolijn Molenaar Helmien Rambaldo Annemarie Tanke Pauline te Beest Eugenie van Leeuwen Birgit Viguurs Batting and fielding for Pakistan Women, International Women's Cricket Council Trophy 2003 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2015. Batting and fielding for Scotland Women, International Women's Cricket Council Trophy 2003 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2015. Batting and fielding for West Indies Women, International Women's Cricket Council Trophy 2003 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2015. Shaiza Khan (c) Batool Fatima Huda Ziad Khursheed Jabeen Kiran Baluch Mariam Butt Maryam Butt Nazia Nazir Sadia Butt Sajjida Shah Shabana Latif Zehmarad Afzal Kari Anderson (c) Sahar Aslam Fiona Campbell Annette Drummond Aileen Galvin Shona McIntyre Sara MacLean Vari Maxwell Jenny Mudie Ali Ramsay Linda Spence Caroline Sweetman Fiona Urquhart Kathryn White Stephanie Power (c) Candacy Atkins Felicia Cummings Shane de Silva Verena Felicien Doris Francis Nadine George Indomatie Goordial-John Debbie-Ann Lewis Anisa Mohammed Juliana Nero Philipa Thomas Envis Williams Nelly Williams

Venues

Group stage Team 5 5 0 0 0 10 +1.718 5 4 1 0 0 8 +1.198 5 3 2 0 0 6 +2.127 5 2 3 0 0 4 +0.155 5 1 4 0 0 2 –2.042 5 0 5 0 0 0 –3.637

Statistics

Most runs The top five tournament batsmen are included in this table, ordered by runs scored and then by batting average.

Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Pauline te Beest 317 5 63.40 142 2 0 Carolien Salomons 140 5 28.00 60 0 1 Debbie Kooij 115 4 28.75 78 0 1 Nadine George 114 5 38.00 40 0 0 Miriam Grealey 112 4 37.33 61* 0 1 Source: CricketArchive

Most wickets

The top five tournament bowlers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average. Player Team Overs Wkts Ave SR Econ BBI Sajjida Shah 41.0 12 8.00 20.50 2.34 7/4 Barbara McDonald 43.0 11 5.54 23.45 1.41 4/13 Catherine O'Neill 45.0 11 9.00 24.54 2.20 4/15 Indomatie Goordial-John 32.1 8 7.37 24.12 1.83 4/17 Verena Felicien 46.3 8 7.62 34.87 1.31 3/8 Source: CricketArchive

References

External links International Women's Cricket Council Trophy 2003 at ESPNcricinfo