The history of first ever Cricket World Cup

Jan. 31 (CRICKETNMORE) - The history of cricket world cup goes back to 1973 when first Women’s world cup was played in England. Women’s cricket which may not be as popular as the men’s game but when it comes to the world cup, its the ladies who have the honour of playing the first ever World Cup in the history of international cricket, two years before the gentlemen played their first world cup in 1975.

A well known promoter of women's cricket in the late 1960s and 1970s, Jack Hayward, an English businessman, sponsored the first ever women's cricket World Cup with 40000 pounds and the lovely silverware

The inaugural Women’s world cup saw 7 teams - Australia, England, New Zealand, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, International XI & Young England competing for the title.

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The competition was played as a round-robin tournament. Australia went into the game leading the table with four wins and had one abandoned. England had also won four matches, but they had lost to New Zealand.As a result, the match also served as a de facto final for the competition. England won the match, held at Edgbaston, Birmingham by 92 runs to win the tournament.

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