1999–2000 Women's National Cricket League season

The 1999–2000 Women's National Cricket League season was the fourth season of the Women's National Cricket League, the women's domestic limited overs cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 30 October 1999 and finished on 18 December 1999. Defending champions New South Wales Breakers won the tournament for the fourth time after topping the ladder at the conclusion of the group stage and beating Western Fury by two games to zero in the finals series.[1]

Women's National Cricket League
1999–2000 season
Dates30 October 199918 December 1999
Administrator(s)Cricket Australia
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket (50 overs)
Tournament format(s)Group stage and finals series
Champions New South Wales (4th title)
Runners-up Western Australia
Participants5
Matches22
Player of the seriesNew South Wales Lisa Keightley
Most runsNew South Wales Lisa Keightley (406)
Most wicketsNew South Wales Lisa Sthalekar (15)
Official websitecricket.com.au

Ladder

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As of 12 December 1999
Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1   New South Wales 8 7 1 0 0 42 0.821
2   Western Australia 8 5 3 0 0 30 0.417
3   Victoria 8 5 3 0 0 30 0.273
4   Queensland 8 2 6 0 0 12 −0.775
5   South Australia 8 1 7 0 0 6 −0.725
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 1999. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: The top two ranked teams qualified for the finals series.
  • Points system: 6 for a win, 3 each for a tie, no result or abandonment, 0 for a loss.

Fixtures

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1st final

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17 December 1999
Scorecard
New South Wales  
4/154 (30 overs)
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  Western Australia
135 (29.4 overs)
Michelle Goszko 62 (78)
Diane Brown 2/21 (6 overs)
Cherie Bambury 45 (48)
Terry McGregor 4/21 (5.4 overs)
New South Wales won by 19 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground
Umpires: DL Eldridge and Ron Furtner
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain reduced the match to 30 overs per side

2nd final

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18 December 1999
Scorecard
Western Australia  
7/218 (50 overs)
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  New South Wales
7/219 (50 overs)
Elwyn Campbell 65 (111)
Emma Liddell 2/46 (7 overs)
Martha Winch 67 (77)
Emma Murphy 3/41 (9 overs)
New South Wales won by 3 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • New South Wales won the 1999–2000 Women's National Cricket League.

References

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  1. ^ "Women's National Cricket League 1999/00". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Women's National Cricket League 1999/00 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2021.