The 1989 Women's European Cricket Cup was an international cricket tournament held in Denmark from 19 to 21 July 1989. It was the first edition of the Women's European Championship, and all matches at the tournament held One Day International (ODI) status.

Four teams participated, with the hosts, Denmark, joined by the three other European members of the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC) – England, Ireland, and the Netherlands. Denmark was making its ODI debut.Women's One-Day International matches played by Denmark women – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2015. The tournament was played using a round-robin format, with England finishing undefeated in its three matches. Two English players, Wendy Watson and Jo Chamberlain, led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively.Bowling in Women's European Championship 1989 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2015.Batting in Women's European Championship 1989 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2015. All matches were played at the Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club, located in the town of Nykøbing Mors.Women's European Championship 1989 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

Squads

Lene Slebsager (c) Trine Christiansen Charlotte Corneliussen Anne-Mette Fernandes Janni Jønsson Susanne Jorgensen Lene Hansen Betina Langerhuus Lilli Laursen Susanne Nielsen Vibeke Nielsen Charlotte Smith Jane Powell (c) Caroline Barrs Jo Chamberlain Cathy Cooke Julie Crump Suzie Kitson Debra Maybury Susan Metcalfe Lisa Nye Helen Plimmer Gillian Smith Clare Taylor Wendy Watson Elizabeth Owens (c) Donna Armstrong Susan Bray Miriam Grealey Helen Hearnden Anne Linehan Anne-Marie McDonald Collette McGuinness Julie Logue Mary-Pat Moore Anne Murray Stella Owens Janice Walsh Ingrid Keijzer (c) Cornelia Eveleens Chantal Grevers Edmee Janss Leine Loman Geeske Ludwig Nicola Payne Jet van Noortwijk Karen van Rijn Babette van Teunenbroek Esther Veltman Angela Venturini Vanda Wesenhagen

Points table Team 3 3 0 0 0 6 3.361 3 1 2 0 0 2 2.286 3 1 2 0 0 2 2.092 3 1 2 0 0 2 2.019

Source: CricketArchive

Fixtures

Statistics

Most runs The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.

Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Wendy Watson 124 2 124.00 90* 0 1 Anne Murray 104 3 52.00 60* 0 1 Helen Plimmer 85 3 28.33 54 0 1 Jane Powell 77 3 25.66 32 0 0 Jet van Noortwijk 73 3 36.50 46* 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 Jo Chamberlain 27.4 10 4.50 16.60 1.62 5/18 Janni Jønsson 32.0 7 11.85 27.42 2.59 4/38 Debra Maybury 28.0 6 7.00 28.00 1.50 2/7 Ingrid Dulfer 27.0 6 8.16 27.00 1.81 4/20 Lene Hansen 31.4 6 18.33 31.66 3.47 4/27 Source: CricketArchive

References