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| Dates | 9 – 29 December 1997 |
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| Administrator | International Women's Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Women's One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin andKnockout |
| Host | India |
| Champions |  Australia (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  New Zealand |
| Participants | 11 |
| Matches | 33 |
| Most runs | Debbie Hockley (456) |
| Most wickets | Katrina Keenan (13) |
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The1997 Women's Cricket World Cup, also known as theHero Honda Women's World Cup, was the sixth edition of theWomen's Cricket World Cup, held inIndia. With 32 matches[1] involving a record 11 teams[2] across 25 cricket grounds,[3]England,Australia,New Zealand andIndia 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 againstDenmark, 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'sBelinda Clark scored 229*, the highest individual score in a World Cup.[6] Australia also bowled outPakistan for 27 in 82 balls, the shortest completed innings in a Women's One Day International.[7]
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 thequarter 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]
| 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 |
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Denmark Women won by 8 wickets Gangotri Glades Cricket Ground,Mysore Umpires:Shavir Tarapore and V Mouli Player of the match:Susanne Nielsen (Den) |
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England Women won by 7 runs Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium,Hyderabad Umpires: Chandra Kumar andO. Krishna Player of the match:Charlotte Edwards (Eng) |
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Belinda Clark 93* (98) |
Australia Women won by 10 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium,Bangalore Umpires:Sadanand Viswanath and Salemohammad Yusuf Player of the match:Belinda Clark (Aus) |
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Ireland Women won by 9 wickets M. A. Chidambaram Stadium,Chennai Umpires: KR Shankar and S Balachandran Player of the match:Barbara McDonald (Ire) |
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England Women won by 230 runs Indira Gandhi Stadium,Vijayawada Umpires:G. A. Pratapkumar andSurya Prakash Rao Player of the match:Jan Brittin (Eng) |
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Michelle Goszko 18* (25) |
Australia Women won by 9 wickets Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium,Hyderabad Umpires:K. Parthasarathy and Ramesh Jadhav Player of the match:Olivia Magno (Aus) |
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England Women won by 194 runs Gymkhana Ground,Hyderabad Umpires:Ivaturi Shivram andV. K. Ramaswamy Player of the match:Helen Plimmer (Eng) |
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Australia Women won by 363 runs Middle Income Group Club Ground,Mumbai Umpires:M. R. Singh andS. K. Sharma Player of the match:Belinda Clark (Aus) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Ireland Women won by 182 runs Nehru Stadium,Gurgaon Umpires:Des Raj andS. K. Bansal Player of the match:Catherine O'Neill (Ire) |
| 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 |
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New Zealand Women won by 8 wickets Mohan Meakins Cricket Stadium,Ghaziabad Umpires:R. P. Singh andVijay Chopra |
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Sri Lanka Women won by 6 wickets Karnail Singh Stadium,Delhi Umpires:M. S. Mahal andRajan Seth Player of the match:Thalika Gunaratne (SL) |
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India Women won by 62 runs Nahar Singh Stadium,Faridabad Umpires:Maninder Singh andYashpal Sharma Player of the match:Purnima Choudhary (Ind) |
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New Zealand Women won by 165 runs Sector 16 Stadium,Chandigarh Umpires:Jasbir Singh and Harnarain Sekhon Player of the match:Debbie Hockley (NZ) |
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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) |
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New Zealand Women won by 198 runs Sector 16 Stadium,Chandigarh Umpires:Jasbir Singh and Harnarain Sekhon Player of the match:Debbie Hockley (NZ) |
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Match Tied Nehru Stadium,Indore Umpires:Narendra Menon andSudhir Asnani Player of the match:Anju Jain (Ind) |
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Netherlands Women won by 47 runs Jamia Millia Islamia University Ground,Delhi Umpires: Arun Bharadwaj andSurya Prakash Rao |
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West Indies Women won by 101 runs Harbax Singh Stadium,Delhi Umpires:Devinder Sharma andKrishna Hariharan Player of the match:Carol-Ann James (WI) |
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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) |
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England Women won by 9 wickets Punjab Cricket Association Stadium,Mohali Umpires:Jasbir Singh and HS Sekhon Player of the match:Charlotte Edwards (Eng) |
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New Zealand won by 139 runs Wankhede Stadium,Mumbai Umpires:Sameer Bandekar andBorni Jamula Player of the match:Debbie Hockley (NZ) |
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Australia Women won by 19 runs Harbax Singh Stadium,Delhi Umpires:Des Raj andYashpal Sharma Player of the match:Cathryn Fitzpatrick (Aus) |
India and Australia both qualified for the semi-finals, and faced each other onChristmas Eve atDelhi. 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 captainPramila Bhatt chose to field first. Australia, put into bat, began well with an opening partnership of 66 between captainBelinda Clark (31) andJoanne Broadbent (33). Bhatt herself broke the partnership, reducing Australia from 66/0 to 83/3, claiming the wickets ofMel Jones (5) andMichelle Goszko (0), and ending with figures of 3/25.[9] A knock of 23 fromKaren Rolton and support fromBronwyn Calver (11) saw Australia past 100, however bothOlivia Magno andCharmaine Mason were stumped byAnju Jain off the bowling ofNeetu David forducks, 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 andAnjum Chopra out cheaply for 18 and two, respectively.Chanderkanta Kaul scored 48, however only two other players reached double figures, and together withSmitha Harikrishna andRenu Margrate (both scoring one) they were allrun out. Bhatt hit six runs before she was bowled byCathryn 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]
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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) |
OnBoxing Day, the defending champions England, and New Zealand faced each other in the second semi final atChepauk, inChennai. New Zealand won the toss, and captainMaia Lewis chose to bat first. New Zealand lost the early wicket ofEmily Drumm for four, however they went on to a score of 93 before another wicket fell.Debbie Hockley top scored with 43, andShelley Fruin (29),Katrina Keenan (35) and 28extras 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-pacerKaren 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, withCharlotte 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, withKatrina Keenan, Hockley,Catherine Campbell andSarah 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]
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Australia Women won by 5 wickets Eden Gardens,Calcutta Umpires:Aloke Bhattacharjee and S Choudhary Player of the match:Debbie Hockley (NZ) |
The final betweenAustralia andNew Zealand took place on 29 December atEden Gardens in Calcutta, in front of an estimated crowd of at least 50–60,000 spectators.[11] New Zealand won the toss, with captainMaia Lewis choosing to bat first. New Zealand began poorly, losingEmily Drumm,Shelley Fruin andKatrina 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-keeperRebecca Rolls scoring 10 and 18 respectively.[12]
Australia bowled well,Bronwyn Calver,Karen Rolton andCharmaine Mason taking two wickets each, withCathryn 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 withBelinda Clark reaching 52 before beingcaught and bowled byCatherine Campbell. Knocks of 37 fromMichelle Goszko andKaren 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 andKathryn Ramel, with the former the most economical, taking 2/23 at 2.30 an over, however they could not prevent Australia's victory.[12]
1.50 mark: "An estimated 80,000 fans..."; 3.13 mark: "A crowd of 60,000..."
...played in front of a crowd of 50 to 60,000. If you asked the Indian organisers, there were 80,000 there.
