2005 Women's Cricket World Cup
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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 during the tournament. 136 by Claire Taylor
for England v Sri Lanka in Pretoria
, 103 by Lisa Keightley
for Australia v South Africa at the LC de Villiers Oval in Pretoria and 107* by Karen Rolton
for Australia v India in the final at Centurion Park
.
The highest score in the tournament was the 284 for 4 England compiled against Sri Lanka while Sri Lanka were bowled out for 57 by Australia and 58 by New Zealand.
Two women took five wicket hauls in the competition, remarkably both in the same game. Pace bowler Louise Milliken
took 5 for 25 for New Zealand against India at the Tshwane University of Technology
Oval in Pretoria and although slow left armer Neetu David
hit back with 5 for 32 for the Indians, New Zealand won the group game by 16 runs.
Australia defeated England by 5 wickets and India beat New Zealand by 40 runs in the semi finals.
Australia won the tournament, for the 5th time, beating India by 98 runs in the final. The Australians scored 215 for 4 before bowling India out for 117 in 46 overs.
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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 held in 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...
from 22 March to 10 April 2005.
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 West Indies played each other once in a round robin format to determine the semi finalists.
3 centuries were scored during the tournament. 136 by Claire Taylor
Claire 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...
for England v Sri Lanka in Pretoria
Pretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
, 103 by 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....
for Australia v South Africa at the LC de Villiers Oval in Pretoria and 107* by Karen Rolton
Karen 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....
for Australia v India in the final at Centurion Park
Centurion Park
SuperSport Park, is a cricket ground in Centurion, Gauteng Province, South Africa.It was renamed from Centurion Park after a television company Supersport bought shares in the stadium...
.
The highest score in the tournament was the 284 for 4 England compiled against Sri Lanka while Sri Lanka were bowled out for 57 by Australia and 58 by New Zealand.
Two women took five wicket hauls in the competition, remarkably both in the same game. Pace bowler Louise Milliken
Louise Milliken
Louise Elizabeth Milliken in Morrinsville. She is a former international cricketer who played for the New Zealand and the Northern Districts Spirit between 1999 and 2009. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, she claimed 59 women's One Day International wickets.-References:...
took 5 for 25 for New Zealand against India at the Tshwane University of Technology
Tshwane University of Technology
Tshwane University of Technology is a higher education institution in South Africa that came into being through a merger of three technikons — Technikon Northern Gauteng, Technikon North-West and Technikon Pretoria....
Oval in Pretoria and although slow left armer Neetu David
Neetu David
Neetu David is a left-arm spinner who plays for the India national women's cricket team.David is India's third highest wicket taker in Tests and their leading wicket-taker in One Day Internationals...
hit back with 5 for 32 for the Indians, New Zealand won the group game by 16 runs.
Australia defeated England by 5 wickets and India beat New Zealand by 40 runs in the semi finals.
Australia won the tournament, for the 5th time, beating India by 98 runs in the final. The Australians scored 215 for 4 before bowling India out for 117 in 46 overs.
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | |
| 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Round 5
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Round 6
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Round 7
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