1978 Women's Cricket World Cup
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The 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup was an international cricket tournament played in India from 1 to 13 January 1978. Hosted by India for the first time, it was the second edition of the Women's Cricket World Cup, after the inaugural 1973 World Cup in England. The World Cup was the first international cricket tournament hosted by India. Only four teams participated, the lowest number in the tournament's history – Australia, England, India and New Zealand. The teams played a round-robin tournament of three matches each, with Australia going undefeated to claim its first title. Australia's captain, Margaret Jennings, led the tournament in runs, while her teammate, Sharyn Hill, led the tournament in wickets. Three of the five highest scorers as well as three of the five leading wicket-takers in the tournament were from Australia. Sharon Tredrea featured in both lists, being the second-highest wicket-taker and fourth-highest scorer of the tournament.
Infobox
Dates
1 – 13 January 1978
Administrator
International Women's Cricket Council
Cricket format
Women's One Day International (50-over)
Tournament format
Round-robin
Host
India
Champions
Australia (1st title)
Runners-up
England
Participants
4
Matches
6
Most runs
Margaret Jennings (127)
Most wickets
Sharyn Hill (7)
Tables
· Participating teams › Squads
Margaret Jennings (c)
Elaine Bray
Marie Cornish
Valerie Farrell
Lorraine Hill
Sharyn Hill
Wendy Hills
Jan Lumsden
Julie Stockton
Raelee Thompson
Janette Tredrea
Sharon Tredrea
Peta Verco
Margaret Jennings (c)
Elaine Bray
Marie Cornish
Valerie Farrell
Lorraine Hill
Sharyn Hill
Wendy Hills
Jan Lumsden
Julie Stockton
Raelee Thompson
Janette Tredrea
Sharon Tredrea
Peta Verco
Australia
Margaret Jennings (c)
Elaine Bray
Marie Cornish
Valerie Farrell
Lorraine Hill
Sharyn Hill
Wendy Hills
Jan Lumsden
Julie Stockton
Raelee Thompson
Janette Tredrea
Sharon Tredrea
Peta Verco
England
Mary Pilling (c)
Jacqueline Court
Heather Dewdney
Rosalind Heggs
Shirley Hodges
Glynis Hullah
Megan Lear
Catherine Mowat
Lynne Thomas
Chris Watmough
Margaret Wilks
India
Diana Edulji (c)
Gargi Banerji
Runa Basu
Lopamudra Bhattacharji
Sharmila Chakraborty
Rajeshwari Dholakia
Susan Itticheria
Nilima Jogalekar
Fowzieh Khalili
Shubhangi Kulkarni
Sandhya Mazumdar
Ujwala Nikam
Shobha Pandit
Kalpan Paropkari
Sudha Shah
Anjali Sharma
New Zealand
Trish McKelvey (c)
Liz Allan
Eileen Badham
Barbara Bevege
Vicki Burtt
Pat Carrick
Sheree Harris
Cheryl Henshilwood
Linda Lindsay
Karen Marsh
Sue Rattray
Edna Ryan
Viv Sexton
| Australia | England | India | New Zealand |
| Margaret Jennings (c) Elaine Bray Marie Cornish Valerie Farrell Lorraine Hill Sharyn Hill Wendy Hills Jan Lumsden Julie Stockton Raelee Thompson Janette Tredrea Sharon Tredrea Peta Verco | Mary Pilling (c) Jacqueline Court Heather Dewdney Rosalind Heggs Shirley Hodges Glynis Hullah Megan Lear Catherine Mowat Lynne Thomas Chris Watmough Margaret Wilks | Diana Edulji (c) Gargi Banerji Runa Basu Lopamudra Bhattacharji Sharmila Chakraborty Rajeshwari Dholakia Susan Itticheria Nilima Jogalekar Fowzieh Khalili Shubhangi Kulkarni Sandhya Mazumdar Ujwala Nikam Shobha Pandit Kalpan Paropkari Sudha Shah Anjali Sharma | Trish McKelvey (c) Liz Allan Eileen Badham Barbara Bevege Vicki Burtt Pat Carrick Sheree Harris Cheryl Henshilwood Linda Lindsay Karen Marsh Sue Rattray Edna Ryan Viv Sexton |
· Group stage › Points table
1
1
Pos
1
Team
Australia
Pld
3
W
3
L
0
T
0
NR
0
Pts
6
RR
3.264
2
2
Pos
2
Team
England
Pld
3
W
2
L
1
T
0
NR
0
Pts
4
RR
2.657
3
3
Pos
3
Team
New Zealand
Pld
3
W
1
L
2
T
0
NR
0
Pts
2
RR
2.777
4
4
Pos
4
Team
India
Pld
3
W
0
L
3
T
0
NR
0
Pts
0
RR
1.988
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | RR |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.264 |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.657 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.777 |
| 4 | India | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.988 |
· Statistics › Most runs
Margaret Jennings
Margaret Jennings
Player
Margaret Jennings
Team
Australia
Runs
127
Inns
3
Avg
63.50
Highest
57*
100s
0
50s
1
Barbara Bevege
Barbara Bevege
Player
Barbara Bevege
Team
New Zealand
Runs
126
Inns
3
Avg
63.00
Highest
67*
100s
0
50s
2
Lynne Thomas
Lynne Thomas
Player
Lynne Thomas
Team
England
Runs
109
Inns
3
Avg
54.50
Highest
47
100s
0
50s
0
Sharon Tredrea
Sharon Tredrea
Player
Sharon Tredrea
Team
Australia
Runs
87
Inns
2
Avg
43.50
Highest
56
100s
0
50s
1
Wendy Hills
Wendy Hills
Player
Wendy Hills
Team
Australia
Runs
66
Inns
3
Avg
22.00
Highest
64
100s
0
50s
1
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
| Margaret Jennings | Australia | 127 | 3 | 63.50 | 57* | 0 | 1 |
| Barbara Bevege | New Zealand | 126 | 3 | 63.00 | 67* | 0 | 2 |
| Lynne Thomas | England | 109 | 3 | 54.50 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharon Tredrea | Australia | 87 | 2 | 43.50 | 56 | 0 | 1 |
| Wendy Hills | Australia | 66 | 3 | 22.00 | 64 | 0 | 1 |
· Statistics › Most wickets
Sharyn Hill
Sharyn Hill
Player
Sharyn Hill
Team
Australia
Overs
30.0
Wkts
7
Ave
7.57
SR
25.71
Econ
1.76
BBI
3/16
Sharon Tredrea
Sharon Tredrea
Player
Sharon Tredrea
Team
Australia
Overs
25.0
Wkts
6
Ave
7.00
SR
25.00
Econ
1.68
BBI
4/25
Pat Carrick
Pat Carrick
Player
Pat Carrick
Team
New Zealand
Overs
29.0
Wkts
6
Ave
17.66
SR
29.00
Econ
3.65
BBI
3/43
Glynis Hullah
Glynis Hullah
Player
Glynis Hullah
Team
England
Overs
21.1
Wkts
5
Ave
6.80
SR
25.40
Econ
1.60
BBI
2/2
Peta Verco
Peta Verco
Player
Peta Verco
Team
Australia
Overs
23.0
Wkts
5
Ave
7.40
SR
27.60
Econ
1.60
BBI
3/9
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
| Sharyn Hill | Australia | 30.0 | 7 | 7.57 | 25.71 | 1.76 | 3/16 |
| Sharon Tredrea | Australia | 25.0 | 6 | 7.00 | 25.00 | 1.68 | 4/25 |
| Pat Carrick | New Zealand | 29.0 | 6 | 17.66 | 29.00 | 3.65 | 3/43 |
| Glynis Hullah | England | 21.1 | 5 | 6.80 | 25.40 | 1.60 | 2/2 |
| Peta Verco | Australia | 23.0 | 5 | 7.40 | 27.60 | 1.60 | 3/9 |
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