1997 Women's Cricket World Cup
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) |
 India
|
| Champions | Australia (4th title) |
| Participants | 11 |
| Matches played | 33 |
| Most runs |
 Debbie Hockley (456) |
| Most wickets |
Katrina Keenan (13) |
The 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup, known also as the Hero Honda Women's World Cup, was that year's World Cup in Women's One-day International cricket, and was 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 in front of 80,000 spectators to win their 4th championship title.
The 1997 World Cup also set a number of records for Women's One Day International which remain unbeaten as of 2008[update]. These include highest scores: Belinda Clark's 229* and Charlotte Edwards's 173*; most runs in a series by a captain: Belinda Clark's 445; and the shortest completed innings: Pakistan's 82 ball 27 all out.
The 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup employed 25 cricket grounds across India for matches.
The competition began with twenty-five matches between 11 women's cricket teams, the highest participation of any Women's Cricket World Cup at the time. 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 from 9 December 1997 to 10 December.
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