The 1999 Women's European Cricket Championship was an international

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tournament held in Denmark from 19 to 21 July 1999. It was the fifth edition of the Women's European Championship, and the second to be held in Denmark (after the inaugural 1989 edition). All matches at the tournament held

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(ODI) status. Four teams participated, with the hosts, Denmark, joined by the three other European members of the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC) – England, Ireland, and the Netherlands. England, which had dominated all other editions of the tournament, did not send a full-strength team. Despite this, England went on to win all three of its round-robin matches, claiming a fifth consecutive title. For the first time since 1989, no final was played, although both England and Ireland were undefeated going into their final match, making that a ''de facto'' final. Ireland's Clare Shillington was named player of the tournament, while two Englishwomen,

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and Laura Harper, led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively.Batting in Women's European Championship 1999 (ordered by runs)
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2015. All matches at the tournament were played in at the Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club.Women's European Championship 1999
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

Squads

Points table

Source

Fixtures

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Statistics

Most runs

The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table. Source

Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by

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References

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