How England won the 1993 Women’s World Cup
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 30 October 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Alison Mitchell is alongside cricket journalist and historian Raf Nicholson to look back at England’s second World Cup title, which they won on home soil in 1993.
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| 0:51.6 | Hello, this is Alison Mitchell with a special episode of the TMS podcast. We're going to look back at the 1993 Women's World Cup, which was won by the tournament hosts England. |
| 0:57.2 | It was the second time they won the tournaments and the second on home soil. |
| 1:01.4 | I'll be joined by cricket writer and historian Raff Nicholson to discuss the dominance of New Zealand in the group stages, |
| 1:07.7 | the first ever hat trick in a World Cup, and the fact that the final was |
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| 1:17.7 | from BBC Radio 5 Live. Well, Raff, first of all, we've got to touch on the fact that this is a |
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