2003 IWCC Trophy

2003 IWCC Trophy
Dates21 – 26 July 2003
Administrator(s)IWCC
Cricket format50 overs (ODI)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Host(s) Netherlands
Champions Ireland (1st title)
Participants6
Matches15
Player of the seriesIreland Barbara McDonald
Most runsNetherlands Pauline te Beest (317)
Most wicketsPakistan Sajjida Shah (12)
2008

The 2003 IWCC Trophy was an international women's cricket tournament held in the Netherlands from 21 to 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.

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]

  1. ^ Peter Johnson (11 August 2003). "Winning the IWCC Trophy 2003" Archived 4 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine – CricketEurope. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. ^ Bowling at International Women's Cricket Council Trophy 2003 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  3. ^ Batting and fielding at International Women's Cricket Council Trophy 2003 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2015.