The ICC Women's World Cup to be
staged in Australia in 2009 will
be the first to be played under
the auspices of the ICC since its
merger with the International
Women's Cricket Council (IWCC) in
2005.
Australia will defend the title it
won after defeating India in the
final in South Africa in 2005. The
other seven teams to take part in
the tournament include India, New
Zealand, England, Sri Lanka, West
Indies, South Africa and Pakistan.
South Africa and Pakistan
qualified for the World Cup after
reaching the final of the ICC
Women's World Cup Qualifiers
staged in Stellenbosch, South
Africa, in March. For more details
on the Qualifier click here.
The Women's World Cup has been
running for longer than the men's
version and was first staged in
England in 1973, when it was won
by the hosts.
Since then there have been a
further seven tournaments with
Australia winning five of them
(1978, 1982, 1988, 1997 and 2005),
and England (in 1993) and New
Zealand (2000) both triumphing
once.
The tournament has been staged
twice each in England (1973 and
1993), India (1978 and 1997) and
New Zealand (1982 and 2000) as
well as Australia (1988) and South
Africa (2005). |
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