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1997 Women's Cricket World Cup

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1997 Women's Cricket World Cup
Dates9 – 29 December 1997
Administrator(s)International Women's Cricket Council
Cricket formatWomen's One Day International
Tournament format(s)Round robin and Knockout
Host(s) India
Champions Australia (4th title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Participants11
Matches33
Most runsNew Zealand Debbie Hockley (456)
Most wicketsNew Zealand Katrina Keenan (13)
1993
2000

The 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup, also known as the Hero Honda Women's World Cup, was the sixth edition of the Women's Cricket World Cup, held in India. With 32 matches[1] involving a record 11 teams[2] across 25 cricket grounds,[3] England, Australia, New Zealand and India reached the semi-finals, with Australia and New Zealand progressing to the final match, which was played on 29 December 1997. Australia defeated New Zealand by five wickets to win their fourth championship title.

The 1997 World Cup also set a number of records for the tournament. In their match against Denmark, Australia scored the highest team score in a World Cup, 412/3, and achieved the largest winning margin in a World Cup, 363 runs.[4][5] In the same match, Australia's Belinda Clark scored 229*, the highest individual score in a World Cup.[6] Australia also bowled out Pakistan for 27 in 82 balls, the shortest completed innings in a Women's One Day International.[7]

Venues

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1997 Women's Cricket World Cup venues[3]
Venue City Matches Map
Eden Gardens Kolkata 1
Eklavya Sports Stadium Agra 1
Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi 1
Gangothri Glades Cricket Ground Mysore 1
Gymkhana Ground Secunderabad 1
Harbaksh Stadium Delhi 2
Indira Gandhi Stadium Vijayawada 1
Jamia Millia Islamia University Ground New Delhi 1
K.D.Singh Babu Stadium Lucknow 1
Karnail Singh Stadium Delhi 1
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium Hyderabad 2
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore 1
MA Chidambaram Stadium Chennai 2
Middle Income Group Club Ground Mumbai 1
Moin-ul-Haq Stadium Patna 1
Nahar Singh Stadium Faridabad 1
Mohan Meakins Cricket Stadium Ghaziabad 1
Nehru Stadium Gurgaon 1
Nehru Stadium Indore 1
Nehru Stadium Pune 2
Punjab C.A. Stadium Chandigarh 1
Reliance Stadium Vadodara 2
Sector 16 Stadium Chandigarh 2
Vidarbha C.A. Ground Nagpur 1
Wankhede Stadium Mumbai 1
Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium Mohali 1
Gymkhana Ground Hyderabad 1

Group stage

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The competition began with twenty-five matches between 11 teams, the highest participation of any Women's Cricket World Cup to date.[8] After these matches, Australia, England, the Netherlands, Sri Lanka, India, South Africa, Ireland and New Zealand reached the quarter finals stage, while Denmark, Pakistan and the West Indies were eliminated.[2] The first three matches of this stage were rained off without a ball being bowled, due to torrential storms on 9 and 10 December.[1]

Group A

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Table

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Team Pld W L T NR Pts
 Australia 5 4 0 0 1 27
 England 5 4 1 0 0 24
 South Africa 5 3 2 0 0 18
 Ireland 5 2 2 0 1 15
 Denmark 5 1 4 0 0 6
 Pakistan 5 0 5 0 0 0

Fixtures

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10 December 1997
Scorecard
v
Match Abandoned
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: S. V. Ramani and T. R. Kashyappan
  • No toss.
  • No play possible due to rain.
  • Points: Australia Women 3, Ireland Women 3

10 December 1997
Scorecard
Pakistan 
65 (30.4 overs)
v
 Denmark
66/2 (29.3 overs)
Maliha Hussain 13 (52)
Susanne Nielsen 4/9 (10 overs)
Malene Iversen 21 (73)
Kiran Baluch 2/13 (7 overs)
Denmark Women won by 8 wickets
Gangotri Glades Cricket Ground, Mysore
Umpires: Shavir Tarapore and V Mouli
Player of the match: Susanne Nielsen (Den)

10 December 1997
Scorecard
England 
94/7 (20 overs)
v
 South Africa
87/9 (20 overs)
Charlotte Edwards 38 (50)
Kim Price 2/17 (4 overs)
Kim Price 15* (12)
Charlotte Edwards 3/15 (3 overs)
England Women won by 7 runs
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires: Chandra Kumar and O. Krishna
Player of the match: Charlotte Edwards (Eng)
  • South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 20 overs per side due to rain.
  • Elizabeth Akehurst (SA) made her WODI debut.
  • Points: England Women 6, South Africa Women 0

12 December 1997
Scorecard
South Africa 
163/9 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
167/0 (28.5 overs)
Linda Olivier 51 (92)
Charmaine Mason 2/22 (10 overs)
Australia Women won by 10 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Sadanand Viswanath and Salemohammad Yusuf
Player of the match: Belinda Clark (Aus)
  • South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Belinda Dermota (SA) made her WODI debut.
  • Points: Australia Women 6, South Africa Women 0

12 December 1997
Scorecard
Denmark 
56/7 (23 overs)
v
 Ireland
57/1 (19.1 overs)
Jette Philipsen 10 (43)
Barbara McDonald 3/12 (5 overs)
Nikki Squire 21* (62)
Janni Jonsson 1/18 (5 overs)
Ireland Women won by 9 wickets
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: KR Shankar and S Balachandran
Player of the match: Barbara McDonald (Ire)
  • Denmark Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Match reduced to 23 overs per side due to rain.
  • Heather Whelan (Ire) made her WODI debut.
  • Points: Ireland Women 6, Denmark Women 0

12 December 1997
Scorecard
England 
376/2 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
146/3 (47 overs)
Barbara Daniels 142* (103)
Shaiza Khan 1/64 (9 overs)
Sharmeen Khan 41 (68)
Melissa Reynard 2/36 (10 overs)
England Women won by 230 runs
Indira Gandhi Stadium, Vijayawada
Umpires: G. A. Pratapkumar and Surya Prakash Rao
Player of the match: Jan Brittin (Eng)
  • Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Pakistan Women were penalised three overs for a slow over rate.
  • Deebah Sherazi (Pak) made her WODI debut.
  • Points: England Women 6, Pakistan Women 0

14 December 1997
Scorecard
Pakistan 
27 (13.4 overs)
v
 Australia
28/1 (6.1 overs)
Kiran Ahtazaz 11* (12)
Olivia Magno 3/0 (1.4 overs)
Australia Women won by 9 wickets
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires: K. Parthasarathy and Ramesh Jadhav
Player of the match: Olivia Magno (Aus)
  • Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kiran Ahtazaz (Pak) made her WODI debut.
  • Points: Australia Women 6, Pakistan Women 0
  • Pakistan Women's 27 all out in 82 balls is the shortest completed innings in a Women's One Day International.[7]

14 December 1997
Scorecard
England 
301/4 (50 overs)
v
 Denmark
107/7 (50 overs)
Helen Plimmer 87 (104)
Susanne Nielsen 2/51 (10 overs)
Karin Mikkelsen 39* (82)
Clare Taylor 2/12 (10 overs)
England Women won by 194 runs
Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad
Umpires: Ivaturi Shivram and V. K. Ramaswamy
Player of the match: Helen Plimmer (Eng)
  • Denmark Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: England Women 6, Denmark Women 0

14 December 1997
Scorecard
Ireland 
155 (43.1 overs)
v
 South Africa
156/1 (27.5 overs)
Miriam Grealey 57 (–)
Denise Reid 3/27 (7.1 overs)
Linda Olivier 78* (–)
Catherine O'Neill 1/43 (10 overs)
South Africa Women won by 9 wickets
Nehru Stadium, Pune
Player of the match: Linda Olivier (SA)
  • South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: South Africa Women 6, Ireland Women 0

16 December 1997
Scorecard
Australia 
412/3 (50 overs)
v
 Denmark
49 (25.5 overs)
Belinda Clark 229* (155)
Dorte Christiansen 2/77 (10 overs)
Dorte Christiansen 9 (57)
Karen Rolton 3/9 (3.5 overs)
Australia Women won by 363 runs
Middle Income Group Club Ground, Mumbai
Umpires: M. R. Singh and S. K. Sharma
Player of the match: Belinda Clark (Aus)
  • Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Australia Women 6, Denmark Women 0
  • Belinda Clark's 229* is the highest individual score in a Women's Cricket World Cup.[6]
  • Australia Women's 412/3 is the highest team score in a Women's Cricket World Cup.[4]
  • Australia Women's winning margin of 363 runs is the largest winning margin in a Women's Cricket World Cup.[5]

16 December 1997
Scorecard
England 
324/3 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
116 (41.1 overs)
Charlotte Edwards 173* (155)
Catherine O'Neill 1/34 (10 overs)
Caitriona Beggs 49 (110)
Melissa Reynard 4/6 (4.1 overs)
England Women won by 208 runs
Nehru Stadium, Pune
Player of the match: Charlotte Edwards (Eng)
  • England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: England Women 6, Ireland Women 0

16 December 1997
Scorecard
South Africa 
258/7 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
109 (40 overs)
Ally Kuylaars 74* (63)
Ruksana Khan 2/43 (8 overs)
Sharmeen Khan 48 (77)
Kerri Laing 3/4 (2 overs)
South Africa Women won by 149 runs
IPCL Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara
Umpires: C. R. Mohite and Ravi Deshmukh
Player of the match: Ally Kuylaars (SA)
  • South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Anne Stears and Karin Swart (SA) both made their WODI debuts.
  • Points: South Africa Women 6, Pakistan Women 0

18 December 1997
Scorecard
England 
95 (49.4 overs)
v
 Australia
96/2 (26.5 overs)
Barbara Daniels 23 (46)
Olivia Magno 4/10 (9 overs)
Michelle Goszko 51* (74)
Clare Taylor 1/20 (9 overs)
Australia Women won by 8 wickets
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Umpires: Deepak Kumar Kar and Suhas Phadkar
Player of the match: Olivia Magno (Aus)
  • England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Australia Women 6, England Women 0

18 December 1997
Scorecard
South Africa 
213/6 (50 overs)
v
 Denmark
114 (46.2 overs)
Linda Olivier 51 (92)
Mette Gregersen 2/30 (5 overs)
Mette Frost 29 (96)
Ally Kuylaars 2/15 (6.2 overs)
South Africa Women won by 99 runs
IPCL Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara
Umpires: C. R. Mohite and Dilip Kamath
Player of the match: Cindy Eksteen (SA)
  • Denmark Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: South Africa Women 6, Denmark Women 0

18 December 1997
Scorecard
Ireland 
242/7 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
60 (30.3 overs)
Miriam Grealey 62 (66)
Shaiza Khan 3/42 (10 overs)
Maliha Hussain 11 (69)
Catherine O'Neill 4/10 (10 overs)
Ireland Women won by 182 runs
Nehru Stadium, Gurgaon
Umpires: Des Raj and S. K. Bansal
Player of the match: Catherine O'Neill (Ire)
  • Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tracey Skoyles (Ire) made her WODI debut.
  • Points: Ireland Women 6, Pakistan Women 0

Group B

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Table

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Team Pld W L T NR Pts
 New Zealand 4 3 0 1 0 21
 India 4 2 0 1 1 18
 Netherlands 4 1 2 0 1 9
 Sri Lanka 4 1 2 0 1 9
 West Indies 4 0 3 0 1 3

Fixtures

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9 December 1997
Scorecard
v
Match Abandoned
Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
Umpires: Des Raj and Raman Sharma
  • No toss.
  • No play possible due to rain.
  • Points: India Women 3, Sri Lanka Women 3

9 December 1997
Scorecard
v
Match Abandoned
Eklavya Sports Stadium, Agra
Umpires: Devinder Sharma and Kamal Juneja
  • No toss.
  • No play possible due to rain.
  • Points: Netherlands Women 3, West Indies Women 3

11 December 1997
Scorecard
Netherlands 
48/8 (20 overs)
v
 New Zealand
49/2 (8.1 overs)
Pauline te Beest 20 (35)
Katrina Keenan 2/6 (4 overs)
Debbie Hockley 20 (12)
Nicola Payne 2/26 (4 overs)
New Zealand Women won by 8 wickets
Mohan Meakins Cricket Stadium, Ghaziabad
Umpires: R. P. Singh and Vijay Chopra
  • New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 20 overs per side due to rain.
  • Points: New Zealand Women 6, Netherlands Women 0

11 December 1997
Scorecard
West Indies 
79 (29.4 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
81/4 (30.3 overs)
Eugena Gregg 16 (23)
Thalika Gunaratne 4/6 (5.4 overs)
Vasanthi Ratnayake 24 (37)
Desiree Luke 2/12 (10 overs)
Sri Lanka Women won by 6 wickets
Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi
Umpires: M. S. Mahal and Rajan Seth
Player of the match: Thalika Gunaratne (SL)

13 December 1997
Scorecard
India 
145/7 (40 overs)
v
 West Indies
83 (33.2 overs)
Anju Jain 42 (101)
Carol-Ann James 2/14 (8 overs)
Carol-Ann James 24 (70)
Purnima Choudhary 5/21 (8 overs)
India Women won by 62 runs
Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad
Umpires: Maninder Singh and Yashpal Sharma
Player of the match: Purnima Choudhary (Ind)
  • West Indies Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 40 overs per side due to rain.
  • Purnima Choudhary, Deepa Marathe (Ind) and Roselyn Emmanuel (WI) all made their WODI debuts.
  • Points: India Women 6, West Indies Women 0

13 December 1997
Scorecard
New Zealand 
236/3 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
71 (47.4 overs)
Debbie Hockley 100* (147)
Dona Indralatha 1/42 (9 overs)
Rasanjali Silva 19 (31)
Kelly Brown 2/8 (7.4 overs)
New Zealand Women won by 165 runs
Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh
Umpires: Jasbir Singh and Harnarain Sekhon
Player of the match: Debbie Hockley (NZ)
  • Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: New Zealand Women 6, Sri Lanka Women 0

15 December 1997
Scorecard
India 
175/8 (40 overs)
v
 Netherlands
82/9 (40 overs)
Anju Jain 35 (78)
Ariette van Noortwijk 4/25 (8 overs)
Maartje Köster 18 (54)
Purnima Rau 2/4 (5 overs)
India Women won by 93 runs
Mohan Meakins Cricket Stadium, Ghaziabad
Umpires: Satish Gupta and Subhash Mathur
Player of the match: Ariette van Noortwijk (Net)
  • Netherlands Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 40 overs per side due to rain.
  • Points: India Women 6, Netherlands Women 0

15 December 1997
Scorecard
New Zealand 
253/9 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
55 (28.3 overs)
Debbie Hockley 100 (112)
Desiree Luke 3/57 (10 overs)
Carol-Ann James 18* (58)
Katrina Keenan 4/5 (10 overs)
New Zealand Women won by 198 runs
Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh
Umpires: Jasbir Singh and Harnarain Sekhon
Player of the match: Debbie Hockley (NZ)
  • West Indies Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Lorna McKoy (WI) made her WODI debut.
  • Points: New Zealand Women 6, West Indies Women 0

17 December 1997
Scorecard
New Zealand 
176/9 (50 overs)
v
 India
176 (49.1 overs)
Emily Drumm 69 (98)
Purnima Rau 3/35 (10 overs)
Anju Jain 61 (119)
Clare Nicholson 2/21 (10 overs)
Match Tied
Nehru Stadium, Indore
Umpires: Narendra Menon and Sudhir Asnani
Player of the match: Anju Jain (Ind)
  • New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: India Women 3, New Zealand Women 3

17 December 1997
Scorecard
Netherlands 
138 (45.3 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
91 (45.2 overs)
Nicola Payne 55 (102)
Suthershini Sivanantham 4/18 (7.3 overs)
Dona Indralatha 32 (64)
Sandra Kottman 4/24 (10 overs)
Netherlands Women won by 47 runs
Jamia Millia Islamia University Ground, Delhi
Umpires: Arun Bharadwaj and Surya Prakash Rao
  • Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Netherlands Women 6, Sri Lanka 0

Knockout stage

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9th-place play-off

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20 December 1997
Scorecard
West Indies 
229/5 (45 overs)
v
 Denmark
128 (40 overs)
Carol-Ann James 99* (95)
Malene Brock 2/38 (9 overs)
Mette Frost 37 (59)
Carol-Ann James 3/16 (9 overs)
West Indies Women won by 101 runs
Harbax Singh Stadium, Delhi
Umpires: Devinder Sharma and Krishna Hariharan
Player of the match: Carol-Ann James (WI)
  • Denmark Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 45 overs per side due to rain.

Quarter-finals

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20 December 1997
Scorecard
Australia 
223/4 (50 overs)
v
 Netherlands
108/6 (50 overs)
Bronwyn Calver 76 (108)
Caroline Rambaldo 2/28 (8 overs)
Australia Women won by 115 runs
K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires: Satish Gupta and Subhash Mathur
Player of the match: Bronwyn Calver (Aus)
  • Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.

21 December 1997
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
104 (43.2 overs)
v
 England
105/1 (22.1 overs)
Vanessa Bowen 38 (100)
Charlotte Edwards 3/21 (7 overs)
Charlotte Edwards 57 (65)
Dona Indralatha 1/17 (4 overs)
England Women won by 9 wickets
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Jasbir Singh and Sekhon
Player of the match: Charlotte Edwards (Eng)
  • Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Match was reduced to 46 overs per side due to rain.

22 December 1997
Scorecard
South Africa 
80 (43.1 overs)
v
 India
81/5 (28 overs)
Daleen Terblanche 25 (56)
Deepa Marathe 2/4 (9.1 overs)
Purnima Rau 24 (40)
Kim Price 2/3 (5 overs)
India Women won by 5 wickets
Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna
  • South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat.

23 December 1997
Scorecard
New Zealand 
244/3 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
105/9 (50 overs)
Debbie Hockley 70 (118)
Clare Shillington 1/33 (8 overs)
Adele Spence 18* (35)
Kelly Brown 2/12 (9 overs)
New Zealand won by 139 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Sameer Bandekar and Borni Jamula
Player of the match: Debbie Hockley (NZ)
  • New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.

Semi-finals

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24 December 1997
Scorecard
Australia 
123/7 (32 overs)
v
 India
104/9 (30 overs)
Joanne Broadbent 33 (77)
Pramila Bhatt 3/25 (7 overs)
Chanderkanta Kaul 48 (78)
Cathryn Fitzpatrick 3/18 (7 overs)
Australia Women won by 19 runs
Harbax Singh Stadium, Delhi
Umpires: Des Raj and Yashpal Sharma
Player of the match: Cathryn Fitzpatrick (Aus)
  • India Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Bad light reduced the match to 32 overs a side.
  • India were penalised by two overs for a slow over rate.

India and Australia both qualified for the semi-finals, and faced each other on Christmas Eve at Delhi. The start of the match was delayed by two hours and 15 minutes due to bad light, and as a result each side was given 32 overs to bat.[9] India won the toss, and captain Pramila Bhatt chose to field first. Australia, put into bat, began well with an opening partnership of 66 between captain Belinda Clark (31) and Joanne Broadbent (33). Bhatt herself broke the partnership, reducing Australia from 66/0 to 83/3, claiming the wickets of Mel Jones (5) and Michelle Goszko (0), and ending with figures of 3/25.[9] A knock of 23 from Karen Rolton and support from Bronwyn Calver (11) saw Australia past 100, however both Olivia Magno and Charmaine Mason were stumped by Anju Jain off the bowling of Neetu David for ducks, and Australia managed 123 from their 32 overs. For slow bowling, two overs were deducted from India's batting innings.[9]

India's reply did not begin well, falling to 24/2 with both Jain and Anjum Chopra out cheaply for 18 and two, respectively. Chanderkanta Kaul scored 48, however only two other players reached double figures, and together with Smitha Harikrishna and Renu Margrate (both scoring one) they were all run out. Bhatt hit six runs before she was bowled by Cathryn Fitzpatrick, who took 3/18. India's last three players all failed to score. The hosts fell 19 runs short by the end of their 30 overs on 104/9.[9]


26 December 1997
Scorecard
New Zealand 
175/6 (50 overs)
v
 England
155 (47.5 overs)
Debbie Hockley 43 (104)
Karen Smithies 3/40 (10 overs)
Jan Brittin 32 (88)
Clare Nicholson 2/29 (10 overs)
New Zealand Women won by 20 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk
Umpires: N Muralidaran and P Venkatesan
Player of the match: Debbie Hockley (NZ)
  • New Zealand women won the toss and elected to bat.

On Boxing Day, the defending champions England, and New Zealand faced each other in the second semi final at Chepauk, in Chennai. New Zealand won the toss, and captain Maia Lewis chose to bat first. New Zealand lost the early wicket of Emily Drumm for four, however they went on to a score of 93 before another wicket fell. Debbie Hockley top scored with 43, and Shelley Fruin (29), Katrina Keenan (35) and 28 extras took New Zealand to 175/6 from their 50 overs.[10] England's bowlers bowled economically, with three going at economy rates of under 2.90, and medium-pacer Karen Smithies took 3/40.[10]

England, set 176 runs from 49 overs, having been fined one over for their own slow over rate, reached 100 for the loss of four wickets, with Charlotte Edwards scoring 25, Jan Brittin 32 and Barbara Daniels 30.[10] Only two other players reached double figures, however, as England slumped from 100/4 to 155 all out from 47.5 overs. Clare Nicholson took 2/29 for New Zealand, with Katrina Keenan, Hockley, Catherine Campbell and Sarah McLauchlan taking one wicked each, and the remaining four England players being run out. This gave New Zealand a 20 run victory, and they progressed to the finals.[10]

Final

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29 December 1997
Scorecard
New Zealand 
164 (49.3 overs)
v
 Australia
165/5 (47.4 overs)
Debbie Hockley 79 (121)
Bronwyn Calver 2/29 (10 overs)
Belinda Clark 52 (81)
Katrina Keenan 2/23 (10 overs)
Australia Women won by 5 wickets
Eden Gardens, Calcutta
Umpires: Aloke Bhattacharjee and S Choudhary
Player of the match: Debbie Hockley (NZ)
  • New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.

The final between Australia and New Zealand took place on 29 December at Eden Gardens in Calcutta, in front of an estimated crowd of at least 50–60,000 spectators.[11] New Zealand won the toss, with captain Maia Lewis choosing to bat first. New Zealand began poorly, losing Emily Drumm, Shelley Fruin and Katrina Keenan for six, eight and five respectively, reaching 49/3.[12] Debbie Hockley, New Zealand's opener, scored 79 (48%) of her team score, as New Zealand eventually reached 164 all out from 49.3 overs. Hockley was one of only three New Zealand players to score in double figures, captain Lewis and wicket-keeper Rebecca Rolls scoring 10 and 18 respectively.[12]

Australia bowled well, Bronwyn Calver, Karen Rolton and Charmaine Mason taking two wickets each, with Cathryn Fitzpatrick taking 1/22 off ten overs, including that of Hockley's wicket. Australia were set 165 runs to win, and began solidly, reaching 107/2 with Belinda Clark reaching 52 before being caught and bowled by Catherine Campbell. Knocks of 37 from Michelle Goszko and Karen Rolton's 24 enabled Australia to reach 165/5 from 47.4 overs, three minutes quicker than the New Zealand innings of 176 minutes.[12] The New Zealand bowlers shared two wickets each between Keenan and Kathryn Ramel, with the former the most economical, taking 2/23 at 2.30 an over, however they could not prevent Australia's victory.[12]

Records and statistics

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Batting records

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Bowlings records

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Wicket-keeping records

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Fielding records

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Partnership records

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References

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  11. ^ Some contemporary and retrospective reports state the crowd was 60,000 while other sources claim it was 80,000:
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  17. ^ Most hundreds – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008
  18. ^ Most fifties – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008
  19. ^ Most ducks – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008
  20. ^ Most wickets – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008
  21. ^ Best bowling figures in an innings – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008
  22. ^ Best averages – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008
  23. ^ Best economy rate – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008
  24. ^ Best strike rate – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008
  25. ^ Most four-wickets-in-an-innings – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008
  26. ^ Most five-wickets-in-an-innings – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008
  27. ^ Best economy rates in an innings – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008
  28. ^ Best strike rates in an innings – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008
  29. ^ Most runs conceded in an innings – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008
  30. ^ Most dismissals – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008
  31. ^ Most dismissals in an innings – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008
  32. ^ Most catches – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008
  33. ^ Most catches in an innings – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008
  34. ^ Highest partnerships by runs – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008

Further reading

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  • Davies, Pete (1998). Mad Dogs and English Women: The Story of England at the 6th Women's Cricket World Cup in India. London: Abacus. ISBN 0349110093.
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