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The 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup was the inaugural Women's Cricket World Cup, held in England from 20 June to 28 July 1973. It was the first tournament of its kind, held two years before the first limited overs World Cup for men in 1975. The competition was won by the hosts, England. [2]
The first ever Cricket World Cup was organised for women in 1973 by the English Women's Cricket Association, based on an idea by cricketer Rachel Heyhoe Flint and businessman Jack Hayward. [1] After the success of the Women's Cricket World Cup, the men's tournament took place two years later. [2]
Matches are played as One Day Internationals (ODIs) over 50 overs per team (though the first five championships, from 1973 to 1993, were played at 60 overs per team). There is also another championship for Twenty20 International cricket, the ICC Women's T20 World Cup. The World Cup is currently organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
[3] [a] The first WODI matches were played as part of the Women's Cricket World Cup in 1973 held in England, [5] two years after the first men's One Day International was contested between Australia and England in January 1971. [6] A century is a score of one hundred or more runs by a batsman in a single innings. [7] This is regarded as a ...
1973; 1978; 1982; 1988; 1993; 1997; Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. I. ... Pages in category "1973 Women's Cricket ...
The Young England women's cricket team was a team that played in the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup. They were an Under 25 side, playing in addition to the senior England team . They finished last in the seven-team tournament, their only win coming against International XI .
The International XI women's cricket team was a team that took part in two Women's Cricket World Cups. They were essentially a "best of the rest" team, including players not selected by their own countries. They took part in the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup, [3] finishing in fourth place, and returned for the 1982 tournament, finishing in ...
1973 Women's Cricket World Cup (2 C, 5 P) Pages in category "1973 in women's cricket" This category contains only the following page.