2005 Women's Cricket World Cup

2005 Women's Cricket World Cup
Dates22 March – 10 April 2005
Administrator(s)International Women's Cricket Council
Cricket formatWomen's One Day International (50 overs)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s) South Africa
Champions Australia (5th title)
Runners-up India
Participants8
Matches31
Player of the seriesAustralia Karen Rolton
Most runsEngland Charlotte Edwards (280)
Most wicketsIndia Neetu David (20)
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The 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup was the eighth Women's Cricket World Cup, held in South Africa from 22 March to 10 April 2005. It was the first edition of the tournament to be hosted by South Africa.

The World Cup was the final tournament organised by the International Women's Cricket Council before it was merged with the International Cricket Council.[1] Australia won the tournament, their fifth title, comfortably beating India in the final, by 98 runs. England and New Zealand were the losing semi-finalists, while the other four teams that competed were Ireland, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies.[2][3] Karen Rolton was named the Player of the Tournament after scoring 107* in the final of the tournament. Charlotte Edwards was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, Neetu David the leading wicket-taker and Karen Rolton the player of the series.

Squads

Main article: 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup squads

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts
1  Australia 6 4 0 0 2 4 30
2  India 8 5 1 0 2 4 35
3  New Zealand 7 4 1 0 2 3 29
4  England 7 3 2 0 2 5 26
5  West Indies 7 2 3 0 2 3 19
6  Sri Lanka 7 1 4 0 2 1 12
7  South Africa 7 1 4 0 2 0 11
8  Ireland 7 0 5 0 2 0 6
Source: ESPNCricinfo[4]

Round 1

22 March 2005
(scorecard)
England 
169/7 (50.0 overs)
v
Jenny Gunn 40 (50)
Julie Hayes 2/32 (10.0)
No Result
Technikon Oval, Pretoria
Umpires: ZTA Ndamane and BM White
22 March 2005
(scorecard)
Sri Lanka 
116 (46.5 overs)
v
 India
4/0 (2.0 overs)
No Result
Laudium Oval, Pretoria
Umpires: SW Liebisch and D Ntuli
22 March 2005
(scorecard)
South Africa 
204/7 (48.0 overs)
v
Shandre Fritz 48 (61)
Barbara McDonald 2/26 (10.0)
No Result
SuperSport Park, Centurion
Umpires: BN Harrison and GH Pienaar
22 March 2005
(scorecard)
New Zealand 
178/8 (50.0 overs)
v
 West Indies
18/2 (3.4 overs)
Maia Lewis 77 (144)
Philipa Thomas 2/19 (7.0)
No Result
Harlequins, Pretoria
Umpires: S George and DJ Smith

Round 2

24 March 2005
(scorecard)
Australia 
174/7 (50.0 overs)
v
 New Zealand
142 (49.3 overs)
Alex Blackwell 53 (65)
Rachel Pullar 2/30 (10.0)
Rebeca Rolls 60 (80)
Karen Rolton 3/22 (10.0)
 Australia won by 32 runs
LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria
Umpires: BN Harrison and GH Pienaar
24 March 2005
(scorecard)
England 
284/4 (50.0 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
70 (26.0 overs)
Claire Taylor 136 (128)
Praba Udawatte 3/38 (10.0)
Praba Udawatte 8 (49)
Lucy Pearson 3/26 (6.0)
 England won by 214 runs
Harlequins, Pretoria
Umpires: SW Liebisch and S Zoutendyk
24 March 2005
(scorecard)
Ireland 
65 (42.1 overs)
v
 India
68/1 (17.2 overs)
Miriam Grealey 38 (88)
Amita Sharma 3/12 (8.0)
Anju Jain 32* (60)
Heather Whelan 1/17 (6.0)
 India won by 9 wickets
Harlequins, Pretoria
Umpires: LM Engelbrecht and S George
24 March 2005
(scorecard)
South Africa 
169 (49.0 overs)
v
 West Indies
168 (49.4 overs)
Cri-Zelda Brits 72 (120)
Philipa Thomas 4/42 (10.0)
Juliana Nero 41 (93)
Cri-Zelda Brits 4/37 (9.4)
 South Africa won by 1 run
Laudium Oval, Pretoria
Umpires: A Crafford and BM White

Round 3

26 March 2005
(scorecard)
Australia 
230 (49.2 overs)
v
 West Indies
151 (48.3 overs)
Karen Rolton 69 (82)
Envis Williams 3/38 (8.2)
Juliana Nero 40 (64)
Lisa Sthalekar 2/16 (4.0)
 Australia won by 79 runs
Olympia Park, Rustenburg
Umpires: ZTA Ndamane and DJ Smith
26 March 2005
(scorecard)
England 
221/6 (50.0 overs)
v
 Ireland
93/8 (50.0 overs)
Clare Connor 82 (114)
Barbara McDonald 1/22 (10.0)
Clare Shillington 17 (48)
Claire Taylor 2/13 (10.0)
 England won by 128 runs
Eesterust Cricket Club Ground, Pretoria
Umpires: D Ntuli and BM White
26 March 2005
(scorecard)
South Africa 
80 (34.3 overs)
v
 India
81/6 (25.5 overs)
Rumeli Dhar 33* (41)
Alicia Smith 4/19 (10.0)
 India won by 4 wickets
Technikon Oval, Pretoria
Umpires: S George and BN Harrison
26 March 2005
(scorecard)
Sri Lanka 
58 (34.3 overs)
v
 New Zealand
59/3 (18.4 overs)
Hiruka Fernando 16 (25)
Helen Watson 2/0 (2.3)
Maia Lewis 20 (39)
Praba Udawatte 2/27 (7.0)
 New Zealand won by 7 wickets
Harlequins, Pretoria
Umpires: SW Liebisch and JEP Ostrom

Round 4

28 March 2005
(scorecard)
Australia 
256/5 (50.0 overs)
v
 South Africa
159/9 (49.0 overs)
Lisa Keightley 103 (153)
Johmari Logtenberg 2/38 (8.0)
 Australia won by 97 runs
LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria
Umpires: LM Engelbrecht and JEP Ostrom
28 March 2005
(scorecard)
England 
139 (49.3 overs)
v
 India
141/3 (45.5 overs)
Charlotte Edwards 58 (121)
Jhulan Goswami 4/27 (9.3)
Anjum Chopra 64 (119)
Katherine Brunt 1/17 (7.5)
 India won by 7 wickets
Laudium Oval, Pretoria
Umpires: A Crafford and EC Hendrikse
28 March 2005
(scorecard)
Ireland 
91 (49.0 overs)
v
 New Zealand
95/1 (18.2 overs)
Caitriona Beggs 30 (102)
Helen Watson 3/19 (10.0)
Aimee Mason 49* (47)
Heather Whelan 1/18 (5.0)
 New Zealand won by 9 wickets
Harlequins, Pretoria
Umpires: GH Pienaar and S Zoutendyk
28 March 2005
(scorecard)
Sri Lanka 
152 (48.1 overs)
v
 West Indies
156/2 (39.2 overs)
Nelly Williams 70 (124)
Eshani Kaushalya 1/14 (3.2)
 West Indies won by 8 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Umpires: S George and BM White

Round 5

30 March 2005
(scorecard)
Sri Lanka 
57 (38.2 overs)
v
 Australia
58/2 (16.4 overs)
 Australia won by 8 wickets
LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria
Umpires: A Crafford and DJ Smith
30 March 2005
(scorecard)
South Africa 
174/6 (50.0 overs)
v
 England
180/2 (39.5 overs)
Cri-Zelda Brits 46 (104)
Lucy Pearson 2/23 (10.0)
Charlotte Edwards 99 (133)
Alicia Smith 2/35 (10.0)
 England won by 8 wickets
Harlequins, Pretoria
Umpires: S George and BM White
30 March 2005
(scorecard)
New Zealand 
184/9 (50.0 overs)
v
 India
168/9 (50.0 overs)
Sara McGlashan 57 (73)
Neetu David 5/32 (10.0)
Mithali Raj 52 (102)
Louise Milliken 5/25 (10.0)
 New Zealand won by 16 runs
Technikon Oval, Pretoria
Umpires: ZTA Ndamane and GH Pienaar
30 March 2005
(scorecard)
Ireland 
159/6 (50.0 overs)
v
 West Indies
163/2 (36.3 overs)
Cecelia Joyce 37 (75)
Verena Felicien 2/22 (10.0)
Juliana Nero 71 (92)
Heather Whelan 1/31 (8.0)
 West Indies won by 8 wickets
Laudium Oval, Pretoria
Umpires: LM Engelbrecht and D Ntuli

Round 6

1 April 2005
(scorecard)
Ireland 
66/8 (50.0 overs)
v
 Australia
68/0 (14.0 overs)
 Australia won by 10 wickets
Eesterust Cricket Club Ground, Pretoria
Umpires: D Ntuli and BM White
1 April 2005
(scorecard)
England 
179/6 (50.0 overs)
v
 New Zealand
180/5 (48.5 overs)
Claire Taylor 46 (72)
Louise Milliken 1/11 (4.0)
Haidee Tiffen 43 (65)
Nicki Shaw 2/22 (5.0)
 New Zealand won by 5 wickets
LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria
Umpires: LM Engelbrecht and ZTA Ndamane
1 April 2005
(scorecard)
West Indies 
135 (47.4 overs)
v
 India
139/2 (33.0 overs)
Pamela Lavine 43 (77)
Jhulan Goswami 4/16 (9.0)
Anju Jain 68 (92)
Verena Felicien 2/31 (9.0)
 India won by 8 wickets
Harlequins, Pretoria
Umpires: SW Liebisch and DJ Smith
1 April 2005
(scorecard)
Sri Lanka 
158 (47.4 overs)
v
 South Africa
126 (43.4 overs)
 Sri Lanka won by 32 runs
Technikon Oval, Pretoria
Umpires: A Crafford and JEP Ostrom

Round 7

3 April 2005
(scorecard)
v
Abandoned without a ball bowled
Laudium Oval, Pretoria
Umpires: SW Liebisch and GH Pienaar
3 April 2005
(scorecard)
v
Abandoned without a ball bowled
Harlequins, Pretoria
Umpires: EC Hendrikse and JEP Ostrom
3 April 2005
(scorecard)
v
Abandoned without a ball bowled
Technikon Oval, Pretoria
Umpires: LM Engelbrecht and DJ Smith
3 April 2005
(scorecard)
v
Abandoned without a ball bowled
LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria
Umpires: ZTA Ndamane and BM White

Semifinals

5 April 2005
(scorecard)
England 
158 (49.4 overs)
v
 Australia
159/5 (47.0 overs)
Clare Connor 35 (74)
Cathryn Fitzpatrick 3/27 (10.0)
Belinda Clark 62 (105)
Clare Connor 1/24 (10.0)
 Australia won by 5 wickets
Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: ZTA Ndamane and GH Pienaar
Player of the match: Belinda Clark (Aus)
7 April 2005
(scorecard)
India 
204/6 (50.0 overs)
v
 New Zealand
164 (43.4 overs)
Mithali Raj 91* (104)
Rachel Pullar 4/39 (10.0 overs)
Maria Fahey 73 (94)
Amita Sharma 3/24 (9.0)
 India won by 40 runs
Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: S George and DJ Smith
Player of the match: Mithali Raj (Ind)

Final

Main article: 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup Final
10 April 2005
(scorecard)
Australia 
215/4 (50.0 overs)
v
 India
117 (46.0 overs)
Karen Rolton 107* (128)
Rumeli Dhar 1/34 (6.0 overs)
Anju Jain 29 (52)
Shelley Nitschke 2/14 (9.0)
 Australia won by 98 runs
SuperSport Park, Centurion
Umpires: S George and ZTA Ndamane
Player of the match: Karen Rolton (Aus)

Statistics

Most runs

The top five run-scorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored, then by batting average, then alphabetically by surname.

Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s
Charlotte Edwards  England 280 6 46.66 99 0 3
Claire Taylor  England 265 6 53.00 136 1 1
Karen Rolton  Australia 246 5 61.50 107* 1 1
Cri-zelda Brits  South Africa 206 6 34.33 72 0 1
Mithali Raj  India 199 7 49.75 91* 0 2
Source: ESPNCricinfo[5]

Most wickets

The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

Player Team Overs Wkts Ave SR Econ BBI
Neetu David  India 65.4 20 8.35 19.7 2.54 5/32
Amita Sharma  India 65.3 14 14.85 28.0 3.17 3/12
Jhulan Goswami  India 64.1 13 13.53 29.6 2.74 4/16
Shelley Nitschke  Australia 44.0 11 8.27 24.0 2.06 3/5
Louise Milliken  New Zealand 44.0 11 13.72 24.0 3.43 5/25
Source: ESPNCricinfo[6]

References

  1. ^ "Women's Cricket". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 2 August 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. ^ "International Women's Cricket Council World Cup 2004/05". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's World Cup 2004/05". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's World Cup 2004/05/Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Records / Women's World Cup, 2004/05 / Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Records / Women's World Cup, 2004/05 / Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2021.