2003 IWCC Trophy
The 2003 IWCC Trophy was an international women's cricket tournament held in the Netherlands between 21 and 26 July 2003. Organised by the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC), it was the inaugural edition of what is now the World Cup Qualifier.
| Dates | 21 – 26 July 2003 |
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| Administrator(s) | IWCC |
| Cricket format | 50 overs (ODI) |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Netherlands |
| Champions |  Ireland (1st title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series | Barbara McDonald |
| Most runs | Pauline te Beest (317) |
| Most wickets |  Sajjida Shah (12) |
The tournament featured six teams and was played using a round-robin format. The top two teams, Ireland and the West Indies, qualified for the 2005 World Cup in South Africa. All matches held One Day International (ODI) status, with Japan making its debut in that format and Scotland playing only its second ODI tournament. Ireland's Barbara McDonald was named the player of the tournament,[1] while the leading runscorer and leading wicket taker, respectively, were Pauline te Beest of the Netherlands and Pakistan's 15-year-old off spinner, Sajjida Shah.[2][3]
Background and qualification
At all prior editions of the World Cup, participation had been determined by invitation only. The creation of a qualifying tournament, to be known as the IWCC Trophy, was proposed at the 1997 meeting of the IWCC committee in Calcutta, India. It was initially suggested that the inaugural tournament be held in 2002 for the planned 2004 World Cup, but the dates for both the IWCC Trophy and the World Cup were both later shifted forward by one year.[4] Six teams participated in the inaugural IWCC Trophy:
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Ireland and the Netherlands qualified for the tournament based on their performance at the 2000 World Cup in New Zealand, where they were the bottom two teams. Of the other four teams, Pakistan and the West Indies had participated at the 1997 World Cup in India, while Scotland (one of the IWCC's newest members) had played in only one prior international tournament, the 2001 European Championship.[5] Japan was making its international debut in women's cricket, with the sport having only popularised among women in the preceding decade.[6]
Venues
- Sportpark Het Loopveld, Amstelveen – one match
- Sportpark Drieburg, Amsterdam – one match
- Sportpark Hofbrouckerlaan, Oegstgeest – one match
- Sportpark Koninklijke HFC, Haarlem – two matches
- Donkerelaan, Bloemendaal – one match
- Sportpark Laag Zestienhoven, Rotterdam – one match
- Sportpark Harga, Schiedam – one match
- Sportpark Thurlede, Schiedam – one match
- Sportpark Klein Zwitserland, The Hague – one match
- Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg, The Hague – one match
- Sportpark Duivesteijn, Voorburg – one match
- VRA Ground, Amstelveen – three matches
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| Ireland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +1.718 |
 West Indies | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.198 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.127 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.155 |
 Scotland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –2.042 |
 Japan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3.637 |
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Pakistan's Sajjida Shah took 7/4 from her eight overs, setting a record for the best bowling figures in women's ODIs that is yet to be broken. The previous record had been set by England's Jo Chamberlain, who took 7/8 against Denmark in 1991.[13]
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Scotland's target was 290 runs in 46 overs.
- The Dutch total of 300/5 set a new women's ODI record for the Netherlands, although it was broken two days later against Japan.[14]
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- Japan won the toss and elected to bowl.
- The Dutch total of 375/5 set a new women's ODI record for the Netherlands, surpassing the previous mark that had been set two days earlier against Scotland.[14]
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25 July Scorecard |
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl.
- The Netherlands' target was 134 runs in 41 overs.
26 July Scorecard |
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- Japan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Anisa Mohammed (WI) made her women's One Day International debut.
Statistics
Most runs
The top five tournament batsmen are included in this table, ordered by runs scored and then by batting average.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
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| Pauline te Beest | Netherlands | 317 | 5 | 63.40 | 142 | 2 | 0 |
| Carolien Salomons | Netherlands | 140 | 5 | 28.00 | 60 | 0 | 1 |
| Debbie Kooij | Netherlands | 115 | 4 | 28.75 | 78 | 0 | 1 |
| Nadine George | West Indies | 114 | 5 | 38.00 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Miriam Grealey | Ireland | 112 | 4 | 37.33 | 61* | 0 | 1 |
Source: CricketArchive
Most wickets
The top five tournament bowlers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
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| Sajjida Shah | Pakistan | 41.0 | 12 | 8.00 | 20.50 | 2.34 | 7/4 |
| Barbara McDonald | Ireland | 43.0 | 11 | 5.54 | 23.45 | 1.41 | 4/13 |
| Catherine O'Neill | Ireland | 45.0 | 11 | 9.00 | 24.54 | 2.20 | 4/15 |
| Indomatie Goordial-John | West Indies | 32.1 | 8 | 7.37 | 24.12 | 1.83 | 4/17 |
| Verena Felicien | West Indies | 46.3 | 8 | 7.62 | 34.87 | 1.31 | 3/8 |
Source: CricketArchive
References
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- Other events played by Scotland Women – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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