2003 IWCC Trophy
| Dates | 21 – 26 July 2003 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | IWCC |
| Cricket format | 50 overs (ODI) |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |
 Netherlands
|
| Champions |
 Ireland (1st title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Player of the series |
Barbara McDonald
|
| Most runs |
Pauline te Beest (317) |
| Most wickets |
 Sajjida Shah (12) |
The 2003 IWCC Trophy was an international women's cricket tournament held in the Netherlands between 21 and 26 July 2003. Organised by the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC), it was the inaugural edition of what is now the World Cup Qualifier.
The tournament featured six teams and was played using a round-robin format. The top two teams, Ireland and the West Indies, qualified for the 2005 World Cup in South Africa. All matches held One Day International (ODI) status, with Japan making its debut in that format and Scotland playing only its second ODI tournament. Ireland's Barbara McDonald was named the player of the tournament, while the leading runscorer and leading wickettaker, respectively, were Pauline te Beest of the Netherlands and Pakistan's 15-year-old off spinner, Sajjida Shah.
At all prior editions of the World Cup, participation had been determined by invitation only. The creation of a qualifying tournament, to be known as the IWCC Trophy, was proposed at the 1997 meeting of the IWCC committee in Calcutta, India. It was initially suggested that the inaugural tournament be held in 2002 for the planned 2004 World Cup, but the dates for both the IWCC Trophy and the World Cup were both later shifted forward by one year. Six teams participated in the inaugural IWCC Trophy:
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