The 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup, also known as the

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, held in

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. With 32 matches between a record 11 teams across 25 cricket grounds,

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and

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

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, 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

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scored 229 *, the highest individual score in a World Cup. Australia also bowled out

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for 27 in 82 balls, the shortest completed innings in a Women's One Day International.

Venues

Group stage

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Group A

Table

Fixtures

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Group B

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Fixtures

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Knockout stage

9th Place Play-Off

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

India and Australia both qualified for the semi finals, and faced each other on

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. 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

(31) and

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(33). Bhatt herself broke the partnership, reducing Australia from 66/0 to 83/3 with the wickets of Bhatt,

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(5) and

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and support from

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(11) saw Australia past 100, however both

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and

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were stumped by Anju Jain off the bowling of

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for

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s, 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

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out cheaply for 18 and two respectively.

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scored 48, however only two other players reached double figures, and together with Smitha Harikrishna and Renu Margrate (both scoring one) they were all

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. 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

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, England and New Zealand faced each other in the second semi final at

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, in

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. New Zealand won the toss, and captain

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chose to bat first. New Zealand lost the early wicket of

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for four, however they went on to a score of 93 before another wicker fell.

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top scored with 43, and Shelley Fruin (29),

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scoring 25,

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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.

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took 2/29 for New Zealand, with

, Hockley,

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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

and

took place on 29 December at

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in Calcutta, in front of an estimated crowd of at least 50–60,000 spectators. New Zealand won the toss, with captain

choosing to bat first. New Zealand began poorly, losing

, Shelley Fruin and

for six, eight and five respectively, reaching 49/3.

, 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

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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

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. Knocks of 37 from

and

'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:

412/3. * Most runs:

( NZ) 456 runs. * Highest score:

( Aus) 229*. * Highest average:

( Aus) 148.33. * Most hundreds:

( NZ) Two. * Most fifties:

( NZ) Two. * Most ducks: Thanuga Ekanayake ( SL) Three.

Bowlings records

* Most wickets:

( NZ) 13. * Best bowling figures in an innings:

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( IND) 5/21. * Best averages: Jodi Dannatt ( Aus) 7.25. * Best economy rate:

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( IND) 1.5. * Best strike rate: Denise Reid ( SA) 14.3. * Most four-wickets-in-an-innings:

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( SL) One. * Most five-wickets-in-an-innings:

( IND) One. * Best economy rates in an innings: Avril Fahey ( AUS) 0.2. (5 overs) * Best strike rate in an innings:

( AUS) 3.3. * Most runs conceded in an innings: Susanne Nielsen (

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) 77 (10 overs).

Wicket-keeping records

* Most dismissals:

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( ENG) 13. * Most dismissals in an innings:

( ENG) Four.

Fielding records

* Most catches: Nicola Payne ( NZ) Six. * Most catches in an innings: Kathryn Ramel ( NZ) Three.

Partnership records

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References

External links

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Venues

Group stage

Group A

Table

Fixtures

Group B

Table

Fixtures

Knockout stage

9th Place Play-Off

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Records and statistics

Batting records

Bowlings records

Wicket-keeping records

Fielding records

Partnership records

References

Further reading

External links