The Young England women's cricket team was a team that played in the

1973 Women's Cricket World Cup The 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup was the inaugural Women's Cricket World Cup, held in England between 20 June and 28 July 1973. It was the first tournament of its kind, held two years before the first limited overs World Cup for men in 1975. T ...

. They were an Under 25 side, playing in addition to the senior England team. They finished last in the seven team tournament, their only win coming against International XI.

History

Young England were formed to compete in the

, "making up the numbers" along with International XI after

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was not invited due to

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. The side was captained by Susan Goatman. Young England's first match of the tournament was against

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, in which they were bowled out for just 57 and losing by 7 wickets. They also lost their second game, against

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, by 23 runs. They gained their first win of the tournament in their third match, posting 165/7 from their 60 overs against International XI before restricting their opposition to 151/8 to win by 14 runs. Young England batter

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made 65, whilst

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and

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took 3 wickets apiece. This would prove to be Young England's only win of the tournament, however, as they went on to lose to

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and

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in their final three matches. Overall, the side finished bottom of the seven team group. Young England bowler Rosalind Heggs was the leading wicket-taker in the competition, with 12 wickets at an average of 14.91.

Tournament history

Women's Cricket World Cup

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: 7th

Records

One-Day Internationals

*Highest team total: 174/6 vs

, 21 July 1973. *Highest individual score: 65,

vs International XI, 7 July 1973. *Best innings bowling: 4/8,

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, 30 June 1973.

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