2000 Women's Cricket World Cup
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The 7th IWCC Women's Cricket World Cup was held in New Zealand
from 29 November to 23 December 2000.
Teams from New Zealand
, Australia
, England
, India
, Ireland
, South Africa
, Sri Lanka
and The Netherlands played each other once in a round robin format to determine the semi finalists.
Australia defeated South Africa by 9 wickets and New Zealand beat India by 9 wickets in the semi finals.
New Zealand won the tournament, for the 1st time, beating Australia by 4 runs in the final. The New Zealanders scored 184 all out before bowling Australia out for 180 in 49.1 overs.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
from 29 November to 23 December 2000.
Teams from New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
and The Netherlands played each other once in a round robin format to determine the semi finalists.
Australia defeated South Africa by 9 wickets and New Zealand beat India by 9 wickets in the semi finals.
New Zealand won the tournament, for the 1st time, beating Australia by 4 runs in the final. The New Zealanders scored 184 all out before bowling Australia out for 180 in 49.1 overs.
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Semi finals
----Final
Batting
Most runs| Player | Matches | Runs | Avg | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Karen RoltonKaren Rolton Karen Louise Rolton is a former Australian cricketer. A left-handed batsman and occasional left-arm medium-paced bowler, she has scored the most runs for Australia in women's Test cricket.... |
9 | 393 | 131.00 | 154* |
| Lisa Keightley Lisa Keightley Lisa Maree Keightley is an Australian cricketer. She was born on 26 August 1971 in Mudgee, New South Wales and was a right-handed batsman and occasional right arm medium pace bowler.... |
8 | 375 | 75.00 | 91* |
| Belinda Clark Belinda Clark Belinda Jane Clark AM is a former female Australian cricketer, who played international cricket from 1991 to 2005... |
9 | 351 | 58.50 | 91 |
| Emily Drumm Emily Drumm Emily Cecilia Drumm MNZM is a cricketer, who has captained New Zealand in 41 women's one-day internationals, winning 28 of them, losing 12 and with one no result.... |
7 | 339 | 67.80 | 108* |
| Anna Smith | 8 | 308 | 51.33 | 91* |
Bowling
Most wickets| Player | Matches | Wickets | Econ | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charmaine Mason |
?? | 17 | 2.63 | 3/20 |
 Clare TaylorClare Taylor Clare Elizabeth Taylor MBE is the first woman to have played on a World Cup team in both cricket and football. She represented England at both cricket, as a member of the winning World Cup cricket team in 1993, and football . She was awarded the MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2000 for her... |
?? | 14 | 2.37 | 4/25 |
| Avril Fahey |
?? | 13 | 3.40 | 3/11 |
| Katrina Keenan Katrina Keenan Katrina Marie Keenan is a former New Zealand cricketer. She played for Canterbury's first-class women's cricket team, and the New Zealand national team. She debued in on 7 February 1995 in a Test match, and on 12 February 1995 in a One Day International... |
?? | 12 | 1.85 | 3/16 |
| Cathryn Fitzpatrick Cathryn Fitzpatrick Cathryn Lorraine Fitzpatrick is a former Australian cricketer. She was recognised as the world's fastest women pace bowler, bowling at up to 125 km/h... |
?/ | 11 | 3.38 | 3/22 |