2009 Women's Cricket World Cup
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The 2009 ICC
Women's Cricket World Cup
was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held in Australia
from 7 to 22 March 2009, using the sport's One Day International
format.
Teams from New Zealand
, Australia
, England
, India
, Pakistan
, South Africa
, Sri Lanka
and West Indies competed.
, announced in July 2008 that six venues in New South Wales
would host the tournament. The venues chosen were North Sydney Oval
, Bankstown Oval
and Drummoyne Oval
(all in Sydney
), Manuka Oval
in Canberra
, No. 1 Sports Ground
in Newcastle
and Bradman Oval
in Bowral. In addition, four grounds in Sydney (Manly Oval, Old King's Oval, Raby Oval No. 1 and Village Green
) hosted the nine warm-up matches for the tournament.
; Australia, India, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and West Indies therefore qualified automatically for the tournament. The final two places were awarded to Pakistan and South Africa; the two finalists of the 2008 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
.
) and were played to standard One Day International playing conditions. All matches were to be 50 overs
a side unless stated otherwise by the umpires
or match referee, with each bowler entitled to bowl a maximum of 10 overs per match.
In the event of bad weather, the side batting second must have batted a minimum of 20 overs for a result to be declared (if the match was not otherwise won, for example if the team batting second was dismissed before the completion of 20 overs). In the event of interrupted matches (due to rain or some other factor), the Duckworth-Lewis method
was applied to determine the result or revised target.
At the conclusion of the group stage, the three teams in each group with the most points advanced to the Super Six stage of the tournament (the first time such a stage had been held), while the two teams eliminated played in a 7th/8th place playoff. Points from matches between teams both qualifying for the Super Six stage were carried forward, therefore all six teams to advance began the Super Sixes with two games played. Following the conclusion of the Super Sixes, the top two teams contested the final, third and fourth contested a third-place play-off, while fifth and sixth played each other for fifth place.
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The top three teams in each group moved on to the Super Six stage which is scored as a complete round-robin
. But each of the six teams played only three new matches, rather than five—each group's three representatives carried forward their result against each other rather than play again. Thus the table, showing five matches for each team, covers all matches between the Super Six qualifiers, including those from the group stage.
The top two teams in the final table qualified for the final.
The Super Six stage of the tournament took place between 14 and 19 March 2009.
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The day after the final, the ICC announced its World Cup XI, as selected by a panel led by Belinda Clark
. The eleven included five members of England's tournament-winning squad, with three coming from India and two coming from runners-up New Zealand.
New Zealand's Sophie Devine
was named as the side's twelfth man.
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International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
Women's Cricket World Cup
Women's Cricket World Cup
The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup is a Women's one-day international cricket competition. The first tournament was held in England in 1973, two years before the first men's ICC Cricket World Cup....
was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held in 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...
from 7 to 22 March 2009, using the sport's One Day International
Women's One-day International cricket
Women's One Day International cricket is the limited overs form of women's cricket. Matches are scheduled for 50 overs, equivalent to the men's game. The first women's ODIs were played in 1973, as part of the first Women's World Cup which was held in England...
format.
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...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, 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 West Indies competed.
Host selection and venues
The ICC, along with Cricket AustraliaCricket Australia
Cricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket...
, announced in July 2008 that six venues in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
would host the tournament. The venues chosen were North Sydney Oval
North Sydney Oval
-Development:* The first cricket pitch was laid on 6 December 1867, making it one of the oldest cricket grounds in Australia.* The first structure built, in 1879, was a simple pavilion overlooking the cricket ground...
, Bankstown Oval
Bankstown Oval
Bankstown Oval is a multi-purpose stadium in Sydney, Australia. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches and has been used by New South Wales, particularly for one day matches. It has also hosted 3 first class games in the Sheffield Shield. Its pavilion is named after Australian Test...
and Drummoyne Oval
Drummoyne Oval
Drummoyne Oval is a multi-use stadium in Sydney, Australia. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches during summer; and during winter it is home to Drummoyne Rugby Club Est. 1874 and the Balmain Australian Football Club in the Sydney AFL competition. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000...
(all in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
), Manuka Oval
Manuka Oval
Manuka Oval is a 13,550 capacity ground located in the suburb of Griffith, adjacent to Manuka, a business district of Canberra, Australia's capital....
in Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, No. 1 Sports Ground
Newcastle Number 1 Sports Ground
Newcastle Number 1 Sports Ground is a multi-use stadium located in Newcastle, New South Wales, and has a nominated capacity of approximately 20,000....
in Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
and Bradman Oval
Bradman Oval
Bradman Oval is situated at Bowral in the southern highlands area of New South Wales, Australia. It was named after cricketer Don Bradman, who lived locally and played at the ground in the 1920s. His ashes are scattered on and near the Oval....
in Bowral. In addition, four grounds in Sydney (Manly Oval, Old King's Oval, Raby Oval No. 1 and Village Green
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
) hosted the nine warm-up matches for the tournament.
Qualification
Six of the eight teams involved in the tournament qualified through finishing in the top six in the previous tournament2005 Women's Cricket World Cup
The 8th IWCC Women's Cricket World Cup was held in South Africa from 22 March to 10 April 2005.Teams from New Zealand, Australia, England, India, Ireland, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies played each other once in a round robin format to determine the semi finalists.3 centuries were scored...
; Australia, India, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and West Indies therefore qualified automatically for the tournament. The final two places were awarded to Pakistan and South Africa; the two finalists of the 2008 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
2008 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
The 2008 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier was an eight-team tournatment held in South Africa in February 2008 to decide the final two qualifiers for the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup...
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Matches
All matches started at 10am local time (UTC+11UTC+11
UTC+11 is an identifier for a +11 hour time offset from UTC. This time is used in:-As standard time :*Federated States of Micronesia**Kosrae, Pohnpei and surrounding area*New Caledonia*Solomon Islands*Vanuatu*Russia...
) and were played to standard One Day International playing conditions. All matches were to be 50 overs
Over (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession. An over is normally bowled by a single bowler. However, in the event of injury preventing a bowler from completing an over, it is completed by a teammate....
a side unless stated otherwise by the umpires
Umpire (cricket)
In cricket, an umpire is a person who has the authority to make judgements on the cricket field, according to the Laws of Cricket...
or match referee, with each bowler entitled to bowl a maximum of 10 overs per match.
In the event of bad weather, the side batting second must have batted a minimum of 20 overs for a result to be declared (if the match was not otherwise won, for example if the team batting second was dismissed before the completion of 20 overs). In the event of interrupted matches (due to rain or some other factor), the Duckworth-Lewis method
Duckworth-Lewis method
In the sport of cricket, the Duckworth–Lewis method is a mathematical formulation designed to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a one-day cricket or Twenty20 cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstance...
was applied to determine the result or revised target.
Tournament points and format
Throughout the group and Super Six stages, two points were awarded to teams for a win, one point for a tie or matches that ended with no result, and no points were awarded for a defeat.At the conclusion of the group stage, the three teams in each group with the most points advanced to the Super Six stage of the tournament (the first time such a stage had been held), while the two teams eliminated played in a 7th/8th place playoff. Points from matches between teams both qualifying for the Super Six stage were carried forward, therefore all six teams to advance began the Super Sixes with two games played. Following the conclusion of the Super Sixes, the top two teams contested the final, third and fourth contested a third-place play-off, while fifth and sixth played each other for fifth place.
Group Stage
The eight qualifying teams were split into two groups for the group stage, with traditional rivals Australia and New Zealand drawn together in Group A alongside South Africa and the West Indies, while India and Pakistan were drawn together in Group B along with England and Sri Lanka. The group stage took place between 7 and 12 March 2009.Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Australia |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
 West Indies |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.655 |
 South Africa |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.777 |
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Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 India |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
 Pakistan |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.961 |
 Sri Lanka |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.280 |
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Super Sixes
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| England |
8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| India |
6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Australia |
6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Pakistan |
2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | –2.589 |
| West Indies |
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | –1.559 |
The top three teams in each group moved on to the Super Six stage which is scored as a complete round-robin
Round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...
. But each of the six teams played only three new matches, rather than five—each group's three representatives carried forward their result against each other rather than play again. Thus the table, showing five matches for each team, covers all matches between the Super Six qualifiers, including those from the group stage.
The top two teams in the final table qualified for the final.
The Super Six stage of the tournament took place between 14 and 19 March 2009.
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3rd place playoff
5th place playoff
7th place playoff
Final
Final Positions
| Pos | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6-1 | |
| 2nd | 5-2 | |
| 3rd | 5-2 | |
| 4th | 4-3 | |
| 5th | 2-5 | |
| 6th | 2-5 | |
| 7th | 1-3 | |
| 8th | 0-4 |
Team of the tournament
Belinda Clark
Belinda Jane Clark AM is a former female Australian cricketer, who played international cricket from 1991 to 2005...
. The eleven included five members of England's tournament-winning squad, with three coming from India and two coming from runners-up New Zealand.
- Suzie BatesSuzie BatesSuzannah Wilson Bates is a New Zealand cricketer. She plays for the White Ferns and the Otago Sparks in the State League as well as for her national team...
- Shelley NitschkeShelley NitschkeShelley Nitschke is a female cricketer who plays for South Australia and Australia. A left-handed batsman and left arm orthodox spinner, she is one of the leading all-rounders in the world....
- Claire TaylorClaire TaylorSamantha Claire Taylor MBE is a former English cricketer and retired member of the England women's team. A determined batsman, with almost 3,500 runs in over a hundred One Day International appearances, she was the top ranked female ODI batsman in the world going into the 2009 Women's World Cup...
- Mithali RajMithali RajMithali Raj is a Test and One Day International cricketer who represents India women's cricket team. She was the captain of the Indian women's cricket team. She made her One Day International debut in 1999 against Ireland at Milton Keynes and scored 114 runs without getting out in that match...
- Charlotte EdwardsCharlotte EdwardsCharlotte Marie Edwards MBE is an English cricketer and current captain of the England women's team....
(captainCaptain (cricket)The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
) - Kate PulfordKate PulfordKatherine Louise Pulford is a New Zealand cricketer.A right-handed batsman and medium pace bowler, Pulford has made 1 Test and 39 ODI appearances for New Zealand. Her performances at the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup saw her named in the ICC's team of the tournament.-External links:...
- Sarah TaylorSarah Taylor (cricketer)Sarah Jane Taylor is an English cricketer. She is a wicketkeeper-batsman known for her free flowing stroke play, opening the batting in one day matches and batting in the middle order in Tests. She was a member of the England team which retained the Ashes in Australia in 2008. She plays county...
(wicket-keeperWicket-keeperThe wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
) - Amita SharmaAmita SharmaAmita Sharma is an Indian cricket player. She is an all-rounder in the Indian Women Cricket team and is currently the vice-captain of the team. Amita is very accurate in her medium pace and a hard hitter batter....
- Katherine BruntKatherine BruntKatherine Helen Brunt is an English cricketer and member of the current England women's team. In 2006, she was named England women's Cricketer of the Year and again in 2010 ....
- Priyanka RoyPriyanka RoyPriyanka Roy is an Indian cricketer.A right-handed batter and leg break bowler, she has played 21 One Day Internationals and five Twenty20 Internationals for the India Women's team. Her performances at the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup saw her named in the ICC's team of the tournament.-External...
- Laura MarshLaura MarshLaura Alexandra Marsh is an English cricketer. She began playing cricket at 11 and started her career as a medium pace bowler but found greater success when she switched to off spin. She plays country cricket for Sussex, represents the Rubies and made her Test debut against India in 2006...
New Zealand's Sophie Devine
Sophie Devine
Sophie Frances Monique Devine is a member of the New Zealand women's cricket team.-External links:*...
was named as the side's twelfth man.
Player of the tournament
The award for player of the tournament was selected by the same panel that chose the team of the tournament, and was awarded to the leading run-scorer Claire TaylorClaire Taylor
Samantha Claire Taylor MBE is a former English cricketer and retired member of the England women's team. A determined batsman, with almost 3,500 runs in over a hundred One Day International appearances, she was the top ranked female ODI batsman in the world going into the 2009 Women's World Cup...
.