1997 Women's Cricket World Cup

Cricket tournament in India June 2026 April 2022 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup Hero Honda WorldCup 1997.jpg 9 29 December 1997 International Women's Cricket Council Women's One Day International Round robin and Knockout India Australia 4 New Zealand 11 33 NZ Debbie Hockley (456) NZ Katrina Keenan (13) 1993 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup 2000 2000 Women's Cricket World Cup 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 involving a record 11 teams across 25 cricket grounds, 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. In the same match, Australia's Belinda Clark scored 229*, the highest individual score in a World Cup. Australia also bowled out Pakistan for 27 in 82 balls, the shortest completed innings in a Women's One Day International.https://stats.espncricinfo.com/women/content/records/283156.html Records/Women's One Day Internationals/Team Records/Shortest Completed Innings (by balls) ESPNcricinfo 3 November 2021 Venues +1997 Women's Cricket World Cup venuesGrounds – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008VenueCityMatchesMapEden GardensKolkata1India 480 center Venue locations within India India 22 57 N 88 36 E left Kolkata 80 India 27.18 N 78.02 E left Agar 80 India 28.36 N 77.13 E left Delhi 80 India 12.18 N 76.39 E right Mysore 80 India 17.45 N 78.05 E right Secunderabad 80 India 16.51 N 80.63 E left Vijayawada 80 India 28.61 N 77.20 E bottom New Delhi 80 India 26.51 N 80.57 E right Lucknow 80 India 17.21 N 78.28 E left Hyderabad 80 India 12.58 N 77.35 E left Bangalore 80 India 13.08 N 80.27 E left Chennai 80 India 19.07 N 72.87 E right Mumbai 80 India 25.6 N 85.1 E right Patna 80 India 28.42 N 77.3 E right Faridabad 80 India 28.67 N 77.42 E right Ghaziabad 80 India 28.45 N 77.02 E right Gurgaon 80 India 22.43 N 75.50 E right Indore 80 India 18.31 N 73.51 E right Pune 80 India 30.71 N 76.78 E right Chandigarh 80 India 22.18 N 73.12 E right Vadodara 80 India 21.09 N 79.5 E right Nagpur 80Eklavya Sports StadiumAgra1Feroz Shah KotlaDelhi1Gangothri Glades Cricket GroundMysore1Gymkhana GroundSecunderabad1Harbaksh StadiumDelhi2Indira Gandhi StadiumVijayawada1Jamia Millia Islamia University GroundNew Delhi1K.D.Singh Babu StadiumLucknow1Karnail Singh StadiumDelhi1Lal Bahadur Shastri StadiumHyderabad2M.Chinnaswamy StadiumBangalore1MA Chidambaram StadiumChennai2Middle Income Group Club GroundMumbai1Moin-ul-Haq StadiumPatna1Nahar Singh StadiumFaridabad1Mohan Meakins Cricket StadiumGhaziabad1Nehru StadiumGurgaon1Nehru StadiumIndore1Nehru StadiumPune2Punjab C.A. StadiumChandigarh1Reliance StadiumVadodara2Sector 16 StadiumChandigarh2Vidarbha C.A. GroundNagpur1Wankhede StadiumMumbai1Inderjit Singh Bindra StadiumMohali1Gymkhana GroundHyderabad1 Group stage The competition began with twenty-five matches between 11 teams, the highest participation of any Women's Cricket World Cup to date.Great Step Forward The Tribune Retrieved 2 June 2008 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.Points table – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 The first three matches of this stage were rained off without a ball being bowled, due to torrential storms on 9 and 10 December.Matches – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 Group A Table TeamPldWLTNRPtsAUS5400127ENG5410024RSA5320018IRE5220115DEN514006PAK505000 Fixtures 10 December 1997 AUS IRE Match Abandoned Scorecard M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai S. V. Ramani and T. R. Kashyappan No toss. No play possible due to rain. Points: Australia Women 3, Ireland Women 3 y 10 December 1997 PAK DEN 65 (30.4 overs) Maliha Hussain 13 (52) Susanne Nielsen 4/9 (10 overs) 66/2 (29.3 overs) Malene Iversen 21 (73) Kiran Baluch 2/13 (7 overs) Denmark Women won by 8 wickets Scorecard Gangotri Glades Cricket Ground, Mysore Shavir Tarapore and V Mouli Susanne Nielsen (Den) Denmark Women won the toss and elected to field. Sadia Butt, Asma Farzand, Shazia Hassan, Ruksana Khan, Nazia Nazir and Nazia Sadiq (Pak) all made their WODI debuts. Points: Denmark Women 6, Pakistan Women 0 10 December 1997 ENG SA 94/7 (20 overs) Charlotte Edwards 38 (50) Kim Price 2/17 (4 overs) 87/9 (20 overs) Kim Price 15* (12) Charlotte Edwards 3/15 (3 overs) England Women won by 7 runs Scorecard Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad Chandra Kumar and O. Krishna 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 SA AUS 163/9 (50 overs) Linda Olivier 51 (92) Charmaine Mason 2/22 (10 overs) 167/0 (28.5 overs) Belinda Clark 93* (98) Australia Women won by 10 wickets Scorecard M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Sadanand Viswanath and Salemohammad Yusuf 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 DEN IRE 56/7 (23 overs) Jette Philipsen 10 (43) Barbara McDonald 3/12 (5 overs) 57/1 (19.1 overs) Nikki Squire 21* (62) Janni Jonsson 1/18 (5 overs) Ireland Women won by 9 wickets Scorecard M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai KR Shankar and S Balachandran 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 ENG PAK 376/2 (50 overs) Barbara Daniels 142* (103) Shaiza Khan 1/64 (9 overs) 146/3 (47 overs) Sharmeen Khan 41 (68) Melissa Reynard 2/36 (10 overs) England Women won by 230 runs Scorecard Indira Gandhi Stadium, Vijayawada G. A. Pratapkumar and Surya Prakash Rao 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 PAK AUS 27 (13.4 overs) Kiran Ahtazaz 11* (12) Olivia Magno 3/0 (1.4 overs) 28/1 (6.1 overs) Michelle Goszko 18* (25) Australia Women won by 9 wickets Scorecard Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad K. Parthasarathy and Ramesh Jadhav 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. 14 December 1997 ENG DEN 301/4 (50 overs) Helen Plimmer 87 (104) Susanne Nielsen 2/51 (10 overs) 107/7 (50 overs) Karin Mikkelsen 39* (82) Clare Taylor 2/12 (10 overs) England Women won by 194 runs Scorecard Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad Ivaturi Shivram and V. K. Ramaswamy Helen Plimmer (Eng) Denmark Women won the toss and elected to field. Points: England Women 6, Denmark Women 0 14 December 1997 IRE SA 155 (43.1 overs) Miriam Grealey 57 (–) Denise Reid 3/27 (7.1 overs) 156/1 (27.5 overs) Linda Olivier 78* (–) Catherine O'Neill 1/43 (10 overs) South Africa Women won by 9 wickets Scorecard Nehru Stadium, Pune Linda Olivier (SA) South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field. Points: South Africa Women 6, Ireland Women 0 16 December 1997 AUS DEN 412/3 (50 overs) Belinda Clark 229* (155) Dorte Christiansen 2/77 (10 overs) 49 (25.5 overs) Dorte Christiansen 9 (57) Karen Rolton 3/9 (3.5 overs) Australia Women won by 363 runs Scorecard Middle Income Group Club Ground, Mumbai M. R. Singh and S. K. Sharma 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.https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?id=68;type=trophy Records/Women's World Cup/High Scores ESPNcricinfo 2 November 2021 Australia Women's 412/3 is the highest team score in a Women's Cricket World Cup.https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?id=68;type=trophy Records/Women's World Cup/Highest Totals ESPNcricinfo 2 November 2021 Australia Women's winning margin of 363 runs is the largest winning margin in a Women's Cricket World Cup.https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/largest_margins.html?id=68;type=trophy Records/Women's World Cup/Largest Victories ESPNcricinfo 2 November 2021 16 December 1997 ENG IRE 324/3 (50 overs) Charlotte Edwards 173* (155) Catherine O'Neill 1/34 (10 overs) 116 (41.1 overs) Caitriona Beggs 49 (110) Melissa Reynard 4/6 (4.1 overs) England Women won by 208 runs Scorecard Nehru Stadium, Pune Charlotte Edwards (Eng) England Women won the toss and elected to bat. Points: England Women 6, Ireland Women 0 16 December 1997 SA PAK 258/7 (50 overs) Ally Kuylaars 74* (63) Ruksana Khan 2/43 (8 overs) 109 (40 overs) Sharmeen Khan 48 (77) Kerri Laing 3/4 (2 overs) South Africa Women won by 149 runs Scorecard IPCL Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara C. R. Mohite and Ravi Deshmukh 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 ENG AUS 95 (49.4 overs) Barbara Daniels 23 (46) Olivia Magno 4/10 (9 overs) 96/2 (26.5 overs) Michelle Goszko 51* (74) Clare Taylor 1/20 (9 overs) Australia Women won by 8 wickets Scorecard Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur Deepak Kumar Kar and Suhas Phadkar Olivia Magno (Aus) England Women won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Australia Women 6, England Women 0 18 December 1997 SA DEN 213/6 (50 overs) Linda Olivier 51 (92) Mette Gregersen 2/30 (5 overs) 114 (46.2 overs) Mette Frost 29 (96) Ally Kuylaars 2/15 (6.2 overs) South Africa Women won by 99 runs Scorecard IPCL Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara C. R. Mohite and Dilip Kamath Cindy Eksteen (SA) Denmark Women won the toss and elected to field. Points: South Africa Women 6, Denmark Women 0 18 December 1997 IRE PAK 242/7 (50 overs) Miriam Grealey 62 (66) Shaiza Khan 3/42 (10 overs) 60 (30.3 overs) Maliha Hussain 11 (69) Catherine O'Neill 4/10 (10 overs) Ireland Women won by 182 runs Scorecard Nehru Stadium, Gurgaon Des Raj and S. K. Bansal 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 Table TeamPldWLTNRPtsNZL4301021IND4201118NED412019SRI412019WIN403013 Fixtures 9 December 1997 IND SL Match Abandoned Scorecard Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Des Raj and Raman Sharma No toss. No play possible due to rain. Points: India Women 3, Sri Lanka Women 3 9 December 1997 Netherlands WIN Match Abandoned Scorecard Eklavya Sports Stadium, Agra Devinder Sharma and Kamal Juneja No toss. No play possible due to rain. Points: Netherlands Women 3, West Indies Women 3 11 December 1997 Netherlands NZ 48/8 (20 overs) Pauline te Beest 20 (35) Katrina Keenan 2/6 (4 overs) 49/2 (8.1 overs) Debbie Hockley 20 (12) Nicola Payne 2/26 (4 overs) New Zealand Women won by 8 wickets Scorecard Mohan Meakins Cricket Stadium, Ghaziabad 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 WIN SL 79 (29.4 overs) Eugena Gregg 16 (23) Thalika Gunaratne 4/6 (5.4 overs) 81/4 (30.3 overs) Vasanthi Ratnayake 24 (37) Desiree Luke 2/12 (10 overs) Sri Lanka Women won by 6 wickets Scorecard Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi M. S. Mahal and Rajan Seth Thalika Gunaratne (SL) Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field. Verena Felicien, Ann McEwen, Gwen Smith, Brenda Solzano-Rodney and Envis Williams (WI) all made their WODI debuts. Points: Sri Lanka Women 6, West Indies Women 0 13 December 1997 IND WIN 145/7 (40 overs) Anju Jain 42 (101) Carol-Ann James 2/14 (8 overs) 83 (33.2 overs) Carol-Ann James 24 (70) Purnima Choudhary 5/21 (8 overs) India Women won by 62 runs Scorecard Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad Maninder Singh and Yashpal Sharma 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 NZ SL 236/3 (50 overs) Debbie Hockley 100* (147) Dona Indralatha 1/42 (9 overs) 71 (47.4 overs) Rasanjali Silva 19 (31) Kelly Brown 2/8 (7.4 overs) New Zealand Women won by 165 runs Scorecard Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Jasbir Singh and Harnarain Sekhon 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 IND Netherlands 175/8 (40 overs) Anju Jain 35 (78) Ariette van Noortwijk 4/25 (8 overs) 82/9 (40 overs) Maartje Köster 18 (54) Purnima Rau 2/4 (5 overs) India Women won by 93 runs Scorecard Mohan Meakins Cricket Stadium, Ghaziabad Satish Gupta and Subhash Mathur 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 NZ WIN 253/9 (50 overs) Debbie Hockley 100 (112) Desiree Luke 3/57 (10 overs) 55 (28.3 overs) Carol-Ann James 18* (58) Katrina Keenan 4/5 (10 overs) New Zealand Women won by 198 runs Scorecard Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Jasbir Singh and Harnarain Sekhon 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 NZ IND 176/9 (50 overs) Emily Drumm 69 (98) Purnima Rau 3/35 (10 overs) 176 (49.1 overs) Anju Jain 61 (119) Clare Nicholson 2/21 (10 overs) Match Tied Scorecard Nehru Stadium, Indore Narendra Menon and Sudhir Asnani Anju Jain (Ind) New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat. Points: India Women 3, New Zealand Women 3 17 December 1997 Netherlands SL 138 (45.3 overs) Nicola Payne 55 (102) Suthershini Sivanantham 4/18 (7.3 overs) 91 (45.2 overs) Dona Indralatha 32 (64) Sandra Kottman 4/24 (10 overs) Netherlands Women won by 47 runs Scorecard Jamia Millia Islamia University Ground, Delhi 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 9th-place play-off 20 December 1997 WIN DEN 229/5 (45 overs) Carol-Ann James 99* (95) Malene Brock 2/38 (9 overs) 128 (40 overs) Mette Frost 37 (59) Carol-Ann James 3/16 (9 overs) West Indies Women won by 101 runs Scorecard Harbax Singh Stadium, Delhi Devinder Sharma and Krishna Hariharan 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 20 December 1997 AUS 223/4 (50 overs) 108/6 (50 overs) NED Bronwyn Calver 76 (108) Caroline Rambaldo 2/28 (8 overs) Ariette van Noortwijk 17 (54) Bronwyn Calver 1/3 (4 overs) Australia Women won by 115 runs Scorecard K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow Satish Gupta and Subhash Mathur Bronwyn Calver (Aus) Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat. 21 December 1997 SRI 104 (43.2 overs) 105/1 (22.1 overs) ENG 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 Scorecard Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Jasbir Singh and HS Sekhon 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 RSA 80 (43.1 overs) 81/5 (28 overs) IND 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 Scorecard Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat. 23 December 1997 NZL 244/3 (50 overs) 105/9 (50 overs) IRE 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 Scorecard Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Sameer Bandekar and Borni Jamula Debbie Hockley (NZ) New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat. Semi-finals 24 December 1997 AUS 123/7 (32 overs) 104/9 (30 overs) IND 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 Scorecard Harbax Singh Stadium, Delhi Des Raj and Yashpal Sharma 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. 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.India Women v Australia Women – Hero Honda Women's World Cup – 1st Semi-final from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 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. 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. 26 December 1997 NZL 175/6 (50 overs) 155 (47.5 overs) ENG 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 Scorecard M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk N Muralidaran and P Venkatesan 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.England Women v New Zealand Women – Hero Honda Women's World Cup – 2nd Semi-final from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 England's bowlers bowled economically, with three going at economy rates of under 2.90, and medium-pacer Karen Smithies took 3/40. 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. 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. Final 29 December 1997 NZL 164 (49.3 overs) 165/5 (47.4 overs) AUS 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 Scorecard Eden Gardens, Calcutta Aloke Bhattacharjee and S Choudhary 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.Some contemporary and retrospective reports state the crowd was 60,000 while other sources claim it was 80,000: 1997 News Reports _Cricket _ Boxing Day Test _ Women's World Cup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HplVioawZc0 en 2021-09-21 1.50 mark: "An estimated 80,000 fans..."; 3.13 mark: "A crowd of 60,000..." 1999-09-07 Change in the air http://www.theguardian.com/sport/1999/sep/07/cricket5 2021-09-21 The Guardian en Bell Jamie 2017-06-11 The 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup http://nzcricketmuseum.co.nz/1997-womens-cricket-world-cup/ live 2021-09-21 NZ CRICKET MUSEUM en-US ...played in front of a crowd of 50 to 60,000. If you asked the Indian organisers, there were 80,000 there. https://web.archive.org/web/20170327021916/https://www.icc-cricket.com/womens-world-cup/history 2017-03-27 The women's game – A triumph of spirit https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-women-s-game-a-triumph-of-spirit-622783 2021-09-21 ESPNcricinfo en ICC Women's World Cup History https://www.icc-cricket.com/womens-world-cup/history live 2021-09-22 icc-cricket.com en https://web.archive.org/web/20170327021916/https://www.icc-cricket.com/womens-world-cup/history 2017-03-27 Stars inspired by Clark's '97 champs https://www.cricket.com.au/news/alex-blackwell-southern-stars-inspiration-1997-world-cup-australia-women-belinda-clark-wt20-final/2016-04-02 2021-09-22 cricket.com.au en 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. 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.Australia Women v New Zealand Women – Hero Honda Women's World Cup – FinalAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 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. 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. Records and statistics Batting records Highest totals: Australia 412/3.Highest totals = Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 Most runs: Debbie Hockley (NZ) 456 runs.Most runs – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 Highest score: Belinda Clark (Aus) 229*.High scores – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 Highest average: Belinda Clark (Aus) 148.33.Highest averages – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 Most hundreds: Debbie Hockley (NZ) Two.Most hundreds – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 Most fifties: Debbie Hockley (NZ) Two.Most fifties – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 Most ducks: Thanuga Ekanayake (SL) Three.Most ducks – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 Bowlings records Most wickets: Katrina Keenan (NZ) 13.Most wickets – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 Best bowling figures in an innings: Purnima Choudhary (IND) 5/21.Best bowling figures in an innings – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 Best averages: Jodi Dannatt (Aus) 7.25.Best averages – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 Best economy rate: Sangita Dabir (IND) 1.5.Best economy rate – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 Best strike rate: Denise Reid (SA) 14.3.Best strike rate – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 Most four-wickets-in-an-innings: Suthershini Sivanantham (SL) One.Most four-wickets-in-an-innings – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 Most five-wickets-in-an-innings: Purnima Choudhary (IND) One.Most five-wickets-in-an-innings – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 Best economy rates in an innings: Avril Fahey (AUS) 0.2. (5 overs)Best economy rates in an innings – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 Best strike rate in an innings: Olivia Magno (AUS) 3.3.Best strike rates in an innings – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 Most runs conceded in an innings: Susanne Nielsen (DEN) 77 (10 overs).Most runs conceded in an innings – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 Wicket-keeping records Most dismissals: Jane Smit (ENG) 13.Most dismissals – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 Most dismissals in an innings: Jane Smit (ENG) Four.Most dismissals in an innings – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 Fielding records Most catches: Nicola Payne (NZ) Six.Most catches – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 Most catches in an innings: Kathryn Ramel (NZ) Three.Most catches in an innings – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 Partnership records Highest partnership: Janette Brittin and Barbara Daniels (ENG) 203.Highest partnerships by runs – Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2008 References Further reading Davies Pete Mad Dogs and English Women: The Story of England at the 6th Women's Cricket World Cup in India 1998 Abacus London 0349110093 External links Hero Honda Women's World Cup from ESPNcricinfo The Game Changers: An oral history of Australia's 1997 World Cup winners, Part I" https://web.archive.org/web/20200409022902/https://www.auscricket.com.au/news-media/news-articles/the-game-changers-an-oral-history-of-australia%E2%80%99s-1997-women%E2%80%99s-world-cup-winners 9 April 2020 , "Part II" https://web.archive.org/web/20200409023125/https://www.auscricket.com.au/news-media/news-articles/the-game-changers-part-ii-that%E2%80%99s-what-you-do-all-the-training-for,-because-it-comes-together-without-even-thinking-about-it 9 April 2020 and "Part III" https://web.archive.org/web/20200409023350/https://www.auscricket.com.au/news-media/news-articles/the-game-changers-part-iii-(4) 9 April 2020 – retrospective by the Australian Cricketers' Association (published in 2020) Category:1997 in women's cricket 1997 World Cup 1997 Category:December 1997 sports events in Asia Category:1997 in Indian cricket Category:Hero Honda motorcycles Category:Hero Group