1997 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 between 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.
| Dates | 9 – 29 December 1997 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Women's Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Women's One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin and Knockout |
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| Champions |  Australia (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  New Zealand |
| Participants | 11 |
| Matches | 33 |
| Most runs | Debbie Hockley (456) |
| Most wickets | Katrina Keenan (13) |
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.
Venues
| 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
The competition began with twenty-five matches between 11 teams, the highest participation of any Women's Cricket World Cup to date. 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. The first three matches of this stage were rained off without a ball being bowled, due to torrential storms on 9 and 10 December.
Group A
Table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
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| 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
10 December 1997 Scorecard |
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- No toss.
- No play possible due to rain.
- Points: Australia Women 3, Ireland Women 3
10 December 1997 Scorecard |
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- 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 Scorecard |
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- 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 |
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Belinda Clark 93* (98) |
- 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 |
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- 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 |
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- 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 |
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Michelle Goszko 18* (25) |
- 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 Scorecard |
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- Denmark Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: England Women 6, Denmark Women 0
14 December 1997 Scorecard |
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- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: South Africa Women 6, Ireland Women 0
16 December 1997 Scorecard |
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- 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.
- Australia Women's 412/3 is the highest team score in a Women's Cricket World Cup.
- Australia Women's winning margin of 363 runs is the largest winning margin in a Women's Cricket World Cup.
16 December 1997 Scorecard |
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: England Women 6, Ireland Women 0
16 December 1997 Scorecard |
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- 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 |
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Australia Women 6, England Women 0
18 December 1997 Scorecard |
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- Denmark Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: South Africa Women 6, Denmark Women 0
18 December 1997 Scorecard |
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- 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
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
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| 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
9 December 1997 Scorecard |
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- No toss.
- No play possible due to rain.
- Points: India Women 3, Sri Lanka Women 3
9 December 1997 Scorecard |
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- No toss.
- No play possible due to rain.
- Points: Netherlands Women 3, West Indies Women 3
11 December 1997 Scorecard |
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- 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 |
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- 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 Scorecard |
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- 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 |
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- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: New Zealand Women 6, Sri Lanka Women 0
15 December 1997 Scorecard |
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- 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 |
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- 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 |
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- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India Women 3, New Zealand Women 3
17 December 1997 Scorecard |
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- 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 Scorecard |
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- Denmark Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 45 overs per side due to rain.
Quarter-finals
21 December 1997 Scorecard |
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- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Match was reduced to 46 overs per side due to rain.
Semi-finals
24 December 1997 Scorecard |
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- 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 for two hours and 15 minutes for 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 with the wickets of Bhatt, Mel Jones (5) and Michelle Goszko (0), ending with figures of 3/25. 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 as successfully, 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 herself before she was bowled by Cathryn Fitzpatrick, who took 3/18. India's last three players all failed to score, and she fell 19 runs short by the end of her 30 overs on 104/9.
On Boxing Day, 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 wicker 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'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
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. 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 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.
- Most runs: Debbie Hockley (NZ) 456 runs.
- Highest score: Belinda Clark (Aus) 229*.
- Highest average: Belinda Clark (Aus) 148.33.
- Most hundreds: Debbie Hockley (NZ) Two.
- Most fifties: Debbie Hockley (NZ) Two.
- Most ducks: Thanuga Ekanayake (SL) Three.
Bowlings records
- Most wickets: Katrina Keenan (NZ) 13.
- Best bowling figures in an innings: Purnima Choudhary (IND) 5/21.
- Best averages: Jodi Dannatt (Aus) 7.25.
- Best economy rate: Sangita Dabir (IND) 1.5.
- Best strike rate: Denise Reid (SA) 14.3.
- Most four-wickets-in-an-innings: Suthershini Sivanantham (SL) One.
- Most five-wickets-in-an-innings: Purnima Choudhary (IND) One.
- Best economy rates in an innings: Avril Fahey (AUS) 0.2. (5 overs)
- Best strike rate in an innings: Olivia Magno (AUS) 3.3.
- Most runs conceded in an innings: Susanne Nielsen (DEN) 77 (10 overs).
Wicket-keeping records
Fielding records
- Most catches: Nicola Payne (NZ) Six.
- Most catches in an innings: Kathryn Ramel (NZ) Three.
Partnership records
- Highest partnership: Janette Brittin and Barbara Daniels (ENG) 203.
References
Further reading
- 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.
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" Archived 9 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine, "Part II" and "Part III" – retrospective by the Australian Cricketers' Association (published in 2020)
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