2002–03_World_Series_of_Women's_Cricket
The World Series of Women's Cricket was a Women's One Day International series which took place in New Zealand in January and February 2003.[1] The four teams competing were Australia, England, India and New Zealand. The tournament consisted of a double round-robin group stage, in which Australia and New Zealand finished as the top two, and then a third-place play-off and a final were contested to decide the final positions. Australia defeated New Zealand by 109 runs in the final.[2] The three matches that took place between Australia and New Zealand at the tournament were also played for the Rose Bowl, which was won by Australia 3–0. Following the tour, England went on to tour Australia for The Women's Ashes.[3]
Quick Facts Dates, Cricket format ...
| Dates | 26 January – 8 February 2003 |
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| Cricket format | ODI (50 overs) |
| Host(s) | New Zealand |
| Champions |  Australia |
| Runners-up |  New Zealand |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 14 |
| Most runs | Belinda Clark (Aus) (343) |
| Most wickets | Cathryn Fitzpatrick (Aus) (15) |
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24 January 2003 Scorecard |
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Australia Women won by 4 wickets Lincoln Green, Lincoln Umpires: Jeremy Busby (NZ) and Dave Quested (NZ) |
- New Zealand A Women won the toss and elected to bat.
25 January 2003 Scorecard |
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Arran Brindle 75 (99) Maree Hannay 3/42 (9 overs) |
Megan Kane 57 (70) Nicky Shaw 3/33 (9 overs) |
New Zealand A Women won by 1 wicket Lincoln Green, Lincoln Umpires: Mike George (NZ) and Dave Quested (NZ) |
- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
Note: P = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, BP = Bonus Points, CP = Consolation Points, Pts = Points, NRR = Net run rate.
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | BP | CP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | +1.393 |
| 2 | New Zealand |
6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23 | +0.343 |
| 3 |  India |
6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | −0.795 |
| 4 |  England |
6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | −0.936 |
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- Source: CricketArchive[8]
Group stage
26 January 2003 Scorecard |
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Australia Women won by 63 runs Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Mike George (NZ) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Australia Women 6, New Zealand Women 0
- Kris Britt (Aus), Amanda Green and Michelle Lynch (NZ) all made their WODI debuts.
27 January 2003 Scorecard |
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India Women won by 6 wickets Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Mike George (NZ) |
- India Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: India Women 6, England Women 0
- Rumeli Dhar (Ind) made her WODI debut.
28 January 2003 Scorecard |
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New Zealand Women won by 83 runs Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln Umpires: Dave Quested (NZ) and Evan Watkin (NZ) |
- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: New Zealand Women 6, India Women 0
- Rebecca Steele (NZ) made her WODI debut.
29 January 2003 Scorecard |
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Australia Women won by 7 wickets Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln Umpires: Gary Baxter (NZ) and Kathy Cross (NZ) |
- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Australia Women 6, England Women 0
- Alex Blackwell (Aus) made her WODI debut.
30 January 2003 Scorecard |
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New Zealand Women won by 4 wickets Lincoln No. 3, Lincoln Umpires: Evan Watkin (NZ) and Kathy Cross (NZ) |
- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: New Zealand Women 6, England Women 0
1 February 2003 Scorecard |
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Australia Women won by 59 runs Lincoln No. 3, Lincoln Umpires: Gary Baxter (NZ) and Robert Anderson (NZ) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Australia Women 6, India Women 0
- Melissa Bulow (Aus), Babita Mandlik and Reema Malhotra (Ind) all made their WODI debuts.
2 February 2003 Scorecard |
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Australia Women won by 106 runs Lincoln No. 3, Lincoln Umpires: Gary Baxter (NZ) and Robert Anderson (NZ) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Australia Women 6, England Women 0
2 February 2003 Scorecard |
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New Zealand Women won by 57 runs Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln Umpires: Dave Quested (NZ) and Jeremy Busby (NZ) |
- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: New Zealand Women 6, India Women 0
3 February 2003 Scorecard |
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New Zealand Women won by 7 wickets Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln Umpires: Gary Baxter (NZ) and Robert Anderson (NZ) |
- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: New Zealand Women 5, England Women 1
4 February 2003 Scorecard |
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Australia Women won by 9 wickets Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln Umpires: Robert Anderson (NZ) and Tony Hill (NZ) |
- India Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Australia Women 6, India Women 0
- Mamata Kanojia (Ind) made her WODI debut.
6 February 2003 Scorecard |
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Australia Women won by 6 wickets Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln Umpires: Glenn Holdem (NZ) and Tony Hill (NZ) |
- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Australia Women 6, New Zealand Women 0
6 February 2003 Scorecard |
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- India Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: England Women 5, India Women 1
Third-place play-off
7 February 2003 Scorecard |
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England Women won by 90 runs Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln Umpires: Gary Baxter (NZ) and Tony Hill (NZ) |
- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
8 February 2003 Scorecard |
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Australia Women won by 109 runs Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln Umpires: Gary Baxter (NZ) and Tony Hill (NZ) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Australia Women won the 2002–03 World Series of Women's Cricket.
- Australia Women won the 2002–03 Rose Bowl 3–0.
Most runs
More information Player, Team ...
| Player | Team | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike rate | Highest Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belinda Clark | Australia | 7 | 343 | 49.00 | 64.83 | 81 | |
| Mithali Raj | India | 7 | 292 | 41.71 | 67.28 | 98 | |
| Karen Rolton | Australia | 7 | 291 | 58.20 | 81.51 | 86 | |
| Lisa Sthalekar | Australia | 6 | 189 | 37.80 | 63.85 | 59 | |
| Maia Lewis | Australia | 7 | 186 | 46.50 | 50.68 | 50 | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[9] | |||||||
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Most wickets
More information Player, Team ...
| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathryn Fitzpatrick | Australia | 54.1 | 15 | 10.06 | 2.78 | 5/27 | |||
| Nooshin Al Khadeer | India | 63.5 | 14 | 17.28 | 3.79 | 5/14 | |||
| Frances King | New Zealand | 43.1 | 11 | 15.90 | 4.05 | 4/24 | |||
| Julie Hayes | Australia | 65.0 | 10 | 17.70 | 2.72 | 3/28 | |||
| Emma Liddell | Australia | 62.0 | 9 | 21.11 | 3.06 | 3/31 | |||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[10] | |||||||||
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