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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]
The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup is the (sport's oldest world championship, with the first tournament held in England in 1973) quadrennial international championship of Women's One Day International Cricket tournament.
The first women's ODIs were played in 1973, as part of the first Women's World Cup which was held in England. The first ODI would have been between New Zealand and Jamaica on 20 June 1973, but was abandoned without a ball being bowled, due to rain. [1] Therefore, the first women's ODIs to take place were three matches played three days later. [2]
The 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship, featuring the top eight ranked teams in women's cricket, was the first phase of qualifying for the World Cup, with the top four teams qualifying automatically. The remaining four places were decided at the 2017 World Cup Qualifier , a ten-team event that was held in Sri Lanka in February 2017.
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 Women's T20 World Cup is the biennial international championship for women's Twenty20 International cricket. [3] The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council , with the first edition having been held in England in 2009 . [ 4 ]
Team notation (300/3) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no overs remained (or are able) to be bowled. * (300) indicates that a team scored 300 runs and was all out, either by losing all ten wickets or by having one or more batters unable to bat and losing the remaining wickets.
Since the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup, 149 women [1] have represented the Australia national women's cricket team in Women's One Day International cricket. This list includes all players who have played at least one ODI match and is initially arranged in the order of debut appearance.