The 2001 Women's European Cricket Championship was an international cricket tournament held in England from 10 to 12 August 2001. It was the sixth edition of the Women's European Championship, and, for the final time, all matches at the tournament held One Day International (ODI) status.
| Dates | 10 – 12 August 2001 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | European Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | ODI (50-over) |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  England |
| Champions |  Ireland (1st title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | Laura Harper (93) |
| Most wickets | Isobel Joyce (8) |
Four teams participated, with the hosts, England, joined by Ireland, the Netherlands, and Scotland. Denmark, which had participated in every prior edition, did not send a team, while Scotland was making both its tournament debut and its ODI debut. England, the winner of the past five editions of the tournament, selected only players under the age of 19 in its squad, although all the team's matches were granted official status. Ireland won all of its round-robin matches to claim its first title. As at the previous tournament in 1999, no final was played, although both England and Ireland were undefeated going into their final match, making that a de facto final.[1] England's Laura Harper and Ireland's Isobel Joyce led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively.[2][3] All matches at the tournament were played at Bradfield College, Reading.[4]
Squads
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Ireland
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 Netherlands
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 Scotland
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Points table
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| Ireland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.575 |
| England |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2.266 |
| Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.206 |
| Scotland |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.599 |
Source: CricketArchive
Fixtures
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- England won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Ireland's Saibh Young took a hat-trick, becoming the first Irishwoman and fifth woman overall to do so in an ODI.[5]
Statistics
editMost runs
editThe top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Harper | England |
93 | 3 | 46.50 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| Pauline te Beest | Netherlands |
90 | 3 | 45.00 | 43* | 0 | 0 |
| Caitriona Beggs | Ireland |
83 | 3 | 41.50 | 39* | 0 | 0 |
| Sarah Clarke | England |
66 | 2 | 66.00 | 66* | 0 | 1 |
| Arran Brindle | England |
62 | 3 | 31.00 | 38* | 0 | 0 |
Source: CricketArchive
Most wickets
editThe 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 |
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| Isobel Joyce | Ireland |
22.0 | 8 | 5.50 | 16.50 | 2.00 | 4/20 |
| Isa Guha | England |
20.2 | 7 | 3.85 | 17.42 | 1.32 | 3/5 |
| Laura Spragg | England |
11.0 | 5 | 4.00 | 13.20 | 1.81 | 3/8 |
| Laura Harper | England |
14.3 | 5 | 9.60 | 17.40 | 3.31 | 4/5 |
| Lara Molins | Ireland |
13.0 | 4 | 3.75 | 19.50 | 1.15 | 2/5 |
Source: CricketArchive
References
edit- ^ "ECC Tournament Report - Women European Cricket Championship 1999" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ Bowling in Women's European Championship 2001 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Batting in Women's European Championship 2001 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Women's European Championship 2001 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Women's ODI hat-trick – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2015.