OTD | England won the women’s World Cup in 1993 for the first time since the inaugural tournament of 1973 

The first-ever edition of the Women’s World Cup was played in 1973 and it was played on a round robin basis where the table toppers won the title. In 1993 the tournament was hosted by England and it was this year that they won the title in front of a packed house at the home of cricket. 

Eight teams which included, hosts England, New Zealand, Australia, India, Ireland, West Indies, Denmark and the Netherlands took part in the event. New Zealand finished top of the table after the round-robin phase, while England finished second. 

Australia and India finished third and fourth respectively and missed out on a chance to finish in the top two. The final game of the tournament saw England and New Zealand lock horns for the biggest prize in Women’s ODI cricket which was played in the 60 over variant. 

England win a memorable Women’s World Cup title 

The hosts England started their campaign with a huge win over Denmark by 239 runs. Batting first the English side scored 286 and then bowled out the opposition for 47. In their next match, England were all out for 102 while chasing the 127 scored by New Zealand to lose by 25 runs. 

England’s third game was against Ireland where they scored 259 on the board and restricted their opponents to 80 to win due to better run-rate. The home team then beat India by just 3 runs and they started to be counted as one of the favorites for the title. 

Wins followed against Australia, West Indies, and Netherlands to book a place in the finals. In the game played at Lord’s, England batted first and scored 195/5 from their 60 overs. Janette Brittin scored 48 off 117 balls while Carloe Hodges scored 45 runs from 119 balls. Jo Chamberlain hit a quick 38 off 33 balls to help England reach a competitive score. 

Chasing 196 to win , the Kiwis were bowled out for 128 runs in the 57th over. Maia Lewis with 28 runs and Debbie Hockley with 24 were the best batters as Gill Smith with 3/29 from 12 did the damage with the ball to help England win the title by 68 runs. 

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