| 1978 Women's World Cup | |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Women's ODI |
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin |
| Host(s) | India |
| Champions | Australia (1stth title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Most runs | Margaret Jennings (127) |
| Most wickets | Sharyn Fitzsimmons (7) |
The 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup was held in India.[1] It was contested by four teams, England, Australia, India and New Zealand after Holland and the West Indies withdrew for financial reasons. The 6 matches in the tournament were held over 50 overs, with Australia defeating England in the final.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| India | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 January 1978 (scorecard) |
Australia 177 (49.2 overs) |
v | New Zealand 111/8 (50.0 overs) |
Australia won by 66 runs Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur Umpires: SR Bose and KVK Rao |
| WJ Hills 64 BL Bevege 3/17 (9.2) PF Carrick 3/43 (10.0) |
PF McKelvey 37 S Fitzsimmons 3/16 (10.0) |
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| 1 January 1978 (scorecard) |
India 63 (39.3 overs) |
v | England 65/1 (30.2 overs) |
England won by 9 wickets Eden Gardens, Calcutta Umpires: B Ganguli and SK Ghosh |
| DF Edulji 18 G Hullah 2/2 (6.3) M Wilks 2/6 (6.0) |
LD Thomas 43* DF Edulji 1/18 (10) |
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| 5 January 1978 (scorecard) |
India 130/9 (50.0 overs) |
v | New Zealand 131/1 (44.0 overs) |
New Zealand won by 9 wickets Patna |
| U Nikam 31 PF Carrick 2/26 (9.0) L Lindsay 2/26 (10.0) |
BL Bevege 67* A Sharma 1/32 (10.0) |
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| 8 January 1978 (scorecard) |
Australia 150/8 (50.0 overs) |
v | India 79 (47.2 overs) |
Australia won by 71 runs Moinul Haque Stadium, Patna |
| SA Tredrea 56 L Bhattacharj 2/23 (10.0) |
S Pandit 17 P Cook 3/9 (9.0) |
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| 8 January 1978 (scorecard) |
New Zealand 157 (49.4 overs) |
v | England 160/3 (40.3 overs) |
England won by 7 wickets Hyderabad |
| BL Bevege 57 JM Court 3/37 (9.0) |
LD Thomas 47 SJ Rattray 2/33 (6.0) |
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| 13 January 1978 (scorecard) |
England 96/8 (50.0 overs) |
v | Australia 100/2 (31.3 overs) |
Australia won by 8 wickets Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: VK Ramaswamy and SA Swaminathan |
| SA Hodges 26* SA Tredrea 4/25 (10.0) |
MJ Jennings 57* G Hullah 2/9 (6.0) |
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