List of Women's Cricket World Cup records

The first ever Cricket World Cup was organised for women in 1973 by the English Women's Cricket Association, based on an idea by cricketer Rachel Heyhoe Flint and businessman Jack Hayward.[1] After the success of the Women's Cricket World Cup, the men's tournament took place two years later.[2]

Seven teams competed in the inaugural tournament in England which took place over five and a half weeks. Each ODI match was 60 overs and every team played each other in a round-robin league format.[3] Subsequent tournaments were hampered by lack of funds for women's teams meaning that their scheduling for many years was inconsistent.[4] The 1997 World Cup was the first to be played with 50 overs and a knock-out stage.[5]

Since the inaugural tournament, there have been a total of 12 World Cups with the 13th planned for 2025 in India. Australia have won the most World Cups, having won 7 out of the 12 tournaments. Several important records have been set at the Women's World cup, including the first 400+ score in ODI cricket and the first ODI double century, both of which predate the records in men's ODIs.[6]

Notation

Team notation

  • (300–3) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no overs remained (or are able) to be bowled.
  • (300) indicates that a team scored 300 runs and was all out, either by losing all ten wickets or by having one or more batters unable to bat and losing the remaining wickets.

Batting notation

  • (100) indicates that a batter scored 100 runs and was out.
  • (100*) indicates that a batter scored 100 runs and was not out.

Bowling notation

  • (5–100) indicates that a bowler has captured five wickets while giving away 100 runs.

Recent records

Records set at the most recent World Cup have a light blue background

Team records

Women's Cricket World Cup Winners and Runner-ups
RankCountryWinsRunners-upTotal Appearances
1  Australia7212
2  England4412
3  New Zealand1312
4  India0210
5  West Indies017
Updated as of the end of the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup.[1]

Team wins, losses, ties, and no results

TeamFirst AppearanceLast AppearanceMatchesWonLostTiedNo result% Win
 Australia197320229379111284.94%
 Bangladesh202220227160014.28%
 Denmark19931997132110015.38%
 England197320229262272167.39%
 India197820227037311144.28%
 International XI19731982183140116.66%
 Ireland19882005347260120.58%
 Jamaica197319735140020.00%
 Netherlands1988200026224007.69%
 New Zealand197320228754302162.06%
 Pakistan19972022303270010.00%
 South Africa199720224620240243.47%
 Sri Lanka19972017358260122.85%
 Trinidad and Tobago197319736240033.33%
 West Indies199320224616280234.78%
Young England197319736150016.66%
Last updated: 31 July 2023.[7]

The win percentage excludes no results; a tie counts as half a win. Doesn't include forfeited matches.

Result records

Greatest win margin (by runs)

MarginTeamsVenueDateRef.
363 runs  Australia (412–3) beat  Denmark (49)Middle Income Group Club Ground, Bandra, Mumbai16 December 1997[8]
255 runs  Australia (284–1) beat  Netherlands (29)Willetton Sports Club, Perth29 November 1988[9]
239 runs  England (286–3) beat  Denmark (47)Recreation Ground, Banstead, Surrey20 July 1993[10]
230 runs  England (376–2) beat  Pakistan (146–3)Indira Gandhi Stadium, Vijayawada12 December 1997[11]
223 runs  New Zealand (373–7) beat  Pakistan (150)Drummoyne Oval, Sydney19 March 2009[12]
Last updated: 31 July 2023.[13]

Lowest win margin (by runs)

As well as these narrow victories, there have been three matches where the scores finished level, two in the 1982 World Cup and one in the 1997 World Cup.[14]

MarginTeamsVenueDateRef.
1 run  South Africa (196) beat  West Indies (168)Laudium Oval, Pretoria24 March 2005[15]
2 runs  Australia (147) beat  England (145)Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai8 February 2013[16]
3 runs  England (179) beat  India (176)Finchampstead Park, Berkshire25 July 1993[17]
3 runs  England (259–8) beat  Australia (256–8)County Ground, Bristol9 July 2017[18]
3 runs  West Indies (259–9) beat  New Zealand (256)Bay Oval, Tauranga4 March 2022[19]
Last updated: 31 July 2023.[14]

Team scoring records

Highest innings totals

ScoreTeamOpponentVenueDateRef.
412–3 (50 overs)  Australia  DenmarkMiddle Income Group Club Ground, Bandra, Mumbai16 December 1997[8]
377–7 (50 overs)  England  PakistanGrace Road, Leicester27 June 2017[20]
376–2 (50 overs)  England  PakistanIndira Gandhi Stadium, Vijayawada12 December 1997[11]
373–7 (50 overs)  New Zealand  PakistanDrummoyne Oval, Sydney19 March 2009[12]
373–5 (50 overs)  England  South AfricaCounty Ground, Bristol5 July 2017[21]
Last updated: 31 July 2023.[22]

Lowest innings totals

ScoreTeamOpponentVenueDateRefs.
27 (13.4 overs)  Pakistan  AustraliaLal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad14 December 1997[23]
29 (25.1 overs)  Netherlands  AustraliaWilletton Sports Club, Perth29 November 1988[9]
37 (25 overs)  India  New ZealandCornwall Park, Auckland14 January 1982[24]
40 (54.2 overs)  Netherlands  New ZealandLindfield Cricket Club Ground, Sussex25 July 1993[25]
47 (33.5 overs)  Denmark  EnglandRecreation Ground, Banstead, SurreyJuly 20, 1993[10]
Last updated: 31 July 2023.[26]

Highest match aggregate

ScoreTeamsVenueDateRef.
678–14 (100 overs)  England (373–5) v  South Africa (305–9)County Ground, Bristol5 July 2017[21]
641–15 (93.4 overs)  Australia (356–5) v  England (285)Hagley Oval, Christchurch3 April 2022[27]
608–11 (100 overs)  Australia (310–3) v  England (298–8)Seddon Park, Hamilton5 March 2022[28]
557–11 (99.3 overs)  Australia (280–4) v  India (277/7)Eden Park, Auckland19 March 2022[29]
549–14 (100 overs)  India (274–7) v  South Africa (275–7)Hagley Oval, Christchurch27 March 2022[30]
Last updated: 31 July 2023.[31]

Lowest match aggregate

ScoreTeamsVenueDateRef.
55–11 (19.5 overs)  Australia (28–1) v  Pakistan (27)Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad14 December 1997[23]
81–10 (67.4 overs)  Netherlands (40) v  New Zealand (41-0)Lindfield Cricket Club Ground, Sussex25 July 1993[25]
97–10 (28.1 overs)  Netherlands (48–8) v  New Zealand (49–2)Mohan Meakins Cricket Stadium, Ghaziabad11 December 1997[32]
99–12 (61.0 overs)  New Zealand (50–2) v  India (49)Ilam University, Christchurch2 February 1982[33]
99–10 (31.4 overs)  South Africa (51–0) v  West Indies (48)Grace Road, Leicester2 June 2017[34]
Last updated: 31 July 2023.[35]

Highest run chase

ScoreTeamOppositionVenueDateRef.
280–4 (49.3 overs)  Australia  IndiaEden Park, Auckland19 March 2022[29][36]
275–7 (50 overs)  South Africa  IndiaHagley Oval, Christchurch27 March 2022[30]
272–5 (45.2 overs)  Australia  South AfricaBasin Reserve, Wellington22 March 2022[37]
262–2 (43.5 overs)  Australia  Sri LankaCounty Ground, Bristol29 June 2017[38]
244–9 (50 overs)  Sri Lanka  EnglandBrabourne Stadium, Mumbai1 February 2013[39]
Last updated: 31 July 2023[40]

Most extras

An extra is a run scored by a means other than a batter hitting the ball. Other than runs scored off the bat from a no-ball, a batter is not given credit for extras and the extras are tallied separately on the scorecard and count only towards the team's score.

ExtrasTeam creditedTeam concededblbwnbVenueDateRef.
51  South Africa  Pakistan14460IPCL Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara16 December 1997[41]
46  New Zealand  West Indies410320Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh15 December 1997[42]
45  Ireland  Netherlands03411Hagley Oval, Christchurch14 December 2000[43]
43  Australia  South Africa07333LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria28 March 2005[44]
39  Sri Lanka  England01380Harlequins, Pretoria24 March 2005[45]
 Ireland  South Africa23331Nehru Stadium, Pune14 December 1997[46]
Last updated: 6 August 2023.[47]

Streaks

Batting

Debbie Hockley, the World Cup's leading batter

Runs

Most career runs

RunsBatterMatInnHSAvg100s50sPeriod
1,501 Debbie Hockley4543100*42.882101982–2000
1,321 Mithali Raj383610947.172112000–2022
1,299 Jan Brittin3635138*43.40431982–1997
1,231 Charlotte Edwards3028173*53.52471997–2013
1,179 Suzie Bates272616856.14452009–2022
Last updated: 31 July 2023.[55]

Highest individual scores

RunsPlayerBalls4s6sSROppositionVenueDateRef.
229*[a] Belinda Clark15522-147.74  DenmarkMiddle Income Group Club Ground, Bandra, Mumbai16 December 1997[8]
178* Chamari Athapaththu143226124.47  AustraliaCounty Ground, Bristol29 June 2017[38]
173* Charlotte Edwards15519-111.61  IrelandNehru Stadium, Pune16 December 1997[56]
171* Harmanpreet Kaur115207148.69  AustraliaCounty Ground, Derby20 July 2017[57]
171 Stafanie Taylor13826-123.18  Sri LankaMiddle Income Group Club Ground, Bandra, Mumbai3 February 2013[58]
Last updated: 31 July 2023.[59]

Most centuries

CenturiesBatterMatInnRunsHSSpan
4 Nat Sciver-Brunt1817805148*2017-2022
Suzie Bates272611791682009–2022
Charlotte Edwards30281231173*1997–2013
Jan Brittin36351299138*1982–1997
3 Claire Taylor1918856137*2000–2009
Harmanpreet Kaur2622876171*2009–2022
Meg Lanning2222948152*2013–2022
Karen Rolton2822974154*2013–2022
Last updated: 2 August 2023.[60]

Most 50+ scores

No.BatterMatInnRunsHS100s50sSpan
13 Mithali Raj[61]383613211092112000–2022
12 Debbie Hockley45431501100*2101982–2000
11 Charlotte Edwards30281231173*471997–2013
9 Laura Wolvaardt151575790092017–2022
Karen Rolton2822974154*361997–2009
Suzie Bates27261179168452009–2022
Last updated: 2 August 2023.[62]

Fastest 50

BallsBatterOppositionVenueDateRef.
20 Deandra Dottin  Sri LankaMiddle Income Group Club Ground, Bandra, Mumbai3 February 2013[58]
25 Chloe Tryon  EnglandCounty Ground, Bristol5 July 2017[21]
27 Sophie Devine  PakistanCounty Ground, Taunton8 July 2017[63]
29 Rachel Priest  West IndiesCounty Ground, Taunton6 July 2017[64]
30 Eshani Kaushalya  IndiaBrabourne Stadium, Mumbai5 February 2013[65]
Last updated: 2 August 2023.[66]

Most ducks

DucksBatterInningsSpan
6 Susanne Nielsen111993–1997
5 Irene Schoof81988
Lopamudra Bhattacharji121978–1982
Dorte Christiansen131993–1997
Kycia Knight162013–2022
Chamani Seneviratne171997–2013
Last updated: 4 August 2023.[67]

Averages

Karen Rolton, the batter with the highest batting average in the World Cup, photographed at the 2009 World Cup.

Highest average

AverageBatterMatInnNORunsSpan
74.92 Karen Rolton282299741997–2009
61.14 Claire Taylor191848562000–2009
60.57 Belinda Clark2926711511993–2005
60.44 Rachael Heyhoe Flint181675441973–1982
58.23 Laura Wolvaardt151527572017–2022
Qualification: Minimum 10 innings. Last updated: 31 July 2023.[68]

Highest strike rate

Strike rateBatterMatInnRunsBFSpan
108.97 Alyssa Healy17146075572017–2022
99.13 Nat Sciver-Brunt18178058122017–2022
95.02 Sophie Devine25226697042009–2022
94.39 Harmanpreet Kaur26228769282009–2022
94.22 Deandra Dottin29287187622009–2022
Qualification: Minimum 500 balls faced. Last updated: 2 August 2023.[69]

Boundaries


Fours

FoursBatterInningsSpan
158 Charlotte Edwards281997–2013
142 Suzie Bates262009–2022
131 Mithali Raj362000–2022
116 Meg Lanning222013–2022
113 Karen Rolton221997–2009
Last updated: 3 August 2023.[71]

Most sixes in an innings

SixesBatterOppositionRunsBallsVenueDateRef
9 Sophie Devine  Pakistan9341County Ground, Taunton8 July 2017[63]
7 Lizelle Lee  India9265Grace Road, Leicester8 July 2017[72]
7 Harmanpreet Kaur  Australia171115County Ground, Derby20 July 2017[57]
6 Suzie Bates  Pakistan168105Drummoyne Oval, Sydney19 March 2009[12]
6 Sophie Devine  South Africa145131DRIEMS Ground, Cuttack1 January 2013[73]
6 Chamari Athapaththu  Australia178143County Ground, Bristol29 June 2017[38]
Last updated: 3 August 2023.[74]

Most fours in an innings

FoursBatterOppositionRunsBallsVenueDateRef
26 Alyssa Healy  England170138Hagley Oval, Christchurch3 April 2022[27]
24 Sarah Taylor  South Africa147104County Ground, Bristol5 July 2017[21]
22 Belinda Clark  Denmark229*155Middle Income Group Club Ground, Bandra, Mumbai16 December 1997[8]
22 Chamari Athapaththu  Australia178*143County Ground, Bristol29 June 2017[38]
22 Tammy Beaumont  South Africa148145County Ground, Bristol5 July 2017[21]
Last updated: 3 August 2023.[75]

Boundary runs in an innings

BoundariesBatter4s6sOppositionVenueDateRef.
124 Chamari Athapaththu226  AustraliaCounty Ground, Bristol29 June 2017[38]
122 Harmanpreet Kaur207  AustraliaCounty Ground, Derby20 July 2017[57]
112 Suzie Bates196  PakistanDrummoyne Oval, Sydney19 March 2009[12]
104 Alyssa Healy260  EnglandHagley Oval, Christchurch3 April 2022[27]
96 Sarah Taylor240  South AfricaCounty Ground, Bristol5 July 2017[21]
Last updated: 4 August 2023.[76][77]

One tournament


Most runs in a tournament
RunsInningsPlayerTournament
5099 Alyssa Healy2022
4979 Rachael Haynes2022
4567 Debbie Hockley1997
4488 Lindsay Reeler1988
4469 Debbie Hockley1988
Last updated 12 August 2023.[79]


Most fours
FoursInningsPlayerTournament
699 Alyssa Healy2022
579 Rachael Haynes2022
557 Suzie Bates2013
549 Tammy Beaumont2017
549 Sarah Taylor2017
Last updated: 12 August 2023.[81]

Bowling

Wickets

Jhulan Goswami, the leading wicket taker at the World Cup, photographed at the 2009 World Cup.[83]

Best bowling figures

FiguresPlayerOversMaidensEconOppositionVenueDateRef.
6–10 Jackie Lord8.021.25  IndiaCornwall Park, Auckland14 January 1982[24]
6–20 Glenys Page6.203.15  Trinidad and TobagoClarence Park, St Albans3 June 1973[84]
6-36 Sophie Ecclestone8.004.50  South AfricaHagley Oval, Christchurch31 March 2022[85]
6–46 Anya Shrubsole9.404.75  IndiaLord's, London23 July 2017[86]
5-5 Jennifer Turner11.270.44  NetherlandsLindfield Cricket Club Ground, Sussex25 July 1993[25]
Last updated: 8 August 2023.[87]

Most four-wicket hauls

4+BowlerInns.Av.BBI5sSpan
4 Lyn Fullston2011.945–2721982–1988
Dane van Niekerk1412.664-002009–2017
3 Carole Hodges2414.864-301982–1993
Anya Shrubsole2220.356–4622009–2022
Last updated: 4 August 2023.[88]

List of hat-tricks

BowlerOppositionDismissalsVenueDateRef.
Carole Hodges  DenmarkRecreation Ground, Banstead, SurreyJuly 20, 1993[10]
Julie Harris  West IndiesCivil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick26 July 1993[89]
Last updated: 4 August 2023[90]

Averages

Best average

Avg.PlayerMatchesWicketsEconOversSpan
9.33 Julie Harris8151.8077.31993
9.72 Katrina Keenan15251.97123.01997–2000
11.50 Charmaine Mason14262.53118.01997–2000
11.84 Cherry-Ann Singh7132.2668.01993
11.94 Lyn Fullston20392.22209.11982–1988
Qualification: Minimum 400 deliveries. Last updated: 4 August 2023.[91][92]

Best strike-rate

Strike-ratePlayerMatchesWicketsOversSpan
19.5 Dane van Niekerk162788.02009–2017
24.4 Sophie Ecclestone92185.32022
26.5 Shubhangi Kulkarni142192.51978–1982
26.7 Kathryn Ramel161984.41997–2000
26.9 Purnima Rau1930134.31993–2000
Qualification: Minimum 400 deliveries. Last updated: 4 August 2023.[93][94]

Best economy rate

Economy ratesPlayerMatchesWicketsRunsOversSpan
1.53 Sue Brown1211176114.31982
1.57 Brigit Legg911240100.21988
1.69 Karen Brown1418240142.01988–1993
1.72 Marie Cornish1415237137.21978–1982
1.77 Denise Martin914180101.41982
Qualification: Minimum 400 deliveries. Last updated: 4 August 2023.[95][96]

One tournament

Most wickets in a tournament
WicketsPlayerMatchesAvg.EconBBITournament
23 Lyn Fullston1212.002.245–271982
22 Jackie Lord1212.402.406–101982
21 Sophie Ecclestone915.613.836-362022
20 Neetu David88.352.545-322005
Shubhangi Kulkarni1211.702.893–191982
Last updated: 4 August 2023.[97]

Fielding

One tournament

Most catches
CatchesPlayerMatchesMaxTournament
8 Amy Satterthwaite632017
Lydia Greenway732009
7 Marizanne Kapp722017
Denise Annetts931988
Jhulan Goswami932017
Beth Mooney922022
Last updated: 4 August 2023.[99]

Wicketkeeping

Overall

Most dismissals

DismissalPlayerMatchesCatchesStumpingsPeriod
40 Jane Smit2922181993–2005
33 Trisha Chetty252762009–2022
32 Rebecca Rolls222481997–2005
31 Anju Jain2414171993–2005
29 Shirley Hodges2217121973–1982
Last updated: 5 August 2023.[100]

Most dismissals in an innings

DismissalsPlayerCatchesStumpingsOppositionVenueDateRef.
6 Sarah Illingworth42  AustraliaHSBC Sports and Social Club, Beckenham29 July 1993[101]
Venkatacher Kalpana15  DenmarkSlough Cricket Club, Slough29 July 1993[102]
5 Fowzieh Khalili23  EnglandCooks Gardens, Whanganui20 January 1982[103]
Anju Jain32  New ZealandTechnikon Oval, Pretoria30 March 2005[104]
Trisha Chetty51  Sri LankaBarabati Stadium, Cuttack13 February 2013[105]
Richa Ghosh[106]41  PakistanBay Oval, Mount Maunganui6 March 2022[107]
Last updated: 5 August 2023.[108]

One tournament

Most dismissals in a tournament
DismissalsPlayerMatchesCatchesStumpingsTournament
20 Fowzieh Khalili107131982
19 Shirley Hodges131091982
Terri Russell138111982
17 Sarah Illingworth81071993
Anju Jain8982005
Edna Ryan121251982
Last updated: 5 August 2023.[109]

Partnership

Highest partnerships (any wicket)

RunsPartnershipPlayersBatting teamOppositionVenueDateRef.
2752nd wicketSarah Taylor & Tammy Beaumont  England  South AfricaCounty Ground, Bristol5 July 2017[21]
2622nd wicketHaidee Tiffen & Suzie Bates  New Zealand  PakistanDrummoyne Oval, Sydney19 March 2009[12]
2461st wicketLynne Thomas & Enid Bakewell  England  International XICounty Ground, Hove23 June 1973[110]
2201st wicketLindsay Reeler & Ruth Buckstein  Australia  NetherlandsWilletton Sports Club, Perth29 November 1988[9]
2161st wicketAlyssa Healy & Rachael Haynes  Australia  West IndiesBasin Reserve, WellingtonMarch 30, 2022[111]
An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batters was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached). Last updated: 5 August 2023.[112]

Highest partnerships (by wicket)

PartnershipRunsPlayersBatting TeamOppositionVenueDateRef.
1st wicket246Lynne Thomas & Enid Bakewell  England  International XICounty Ground, Hove23 June 1973[110]
2nd wicket275Sarah Taylor & Tammy Beaumont  England  South AfricaCounty Ground, Bristol5 July 2017[21]
3rd wicket213Helen Plimmer & Carole Hodges  England  IrelandSonning Lane, Reading24 July 1993[113]
Nat Sciver-Brunt & Heather Knight  England  PakistanGrace Road, Leicester27 June 2017[20]
4th wicket184Smriti Mandhana & Harmanpreet Kaur  India  West IndiesSeddon Park, Hamilton12 March 2022[114]
5th wicket188*Claire Taylor & Jane Smit  England  Sri LankaBert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln12 December 2000[115]
6th wicket139*Sara McGlashan & Nicola Browne  New Zealand  South AfricaBradman Oval, Bowral12 March 2009[116]
7th wicket122Pooja Vastrakar & Sneh Rana  India  PakistanBay Oval, Mount Maunganui6 March 2022[107]
8th wicket71Shabnim Ismail & Susan Benade  South Africa  New ZealandDRIEMS Ground, Cuttack1 January 2013[73]
9th wicket66*Yulandi van der Merwe & Kim Price  South Africa  IndiaHagley Oval, Christchurch30 November 2000[117]
10th wicket76Alex Blackwell & Kristen Beams  Australia  IndiaCounty Ground, Derby20 July 2017[57]
An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batter was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached). Last updated: 5 August 2023[118]

Other records

Grounds

The World Cup has been held in India, England and New Zealand three times each. As many of New Zealand's grounds have multiple fields, they dominate the list. However, even when those fields are considered as separate grounds, they still take places 3 in the top 5.

MatchesGroundCityCountryPeriod
22Bert Sutcliffe Oval[a]Lincoln  New Zealand2000
14Hagley Oval[b]Christchurch  New Zealand20002022
13Basin ReserveWellington  New Zealand19822022
North Sydney Oval[c]Sydney  Australia19882009
10Brabourne StadiumMumbai  India2013
Last updated: 6 August 2023.[121]

Umpires

Most matches (female umpire)

MatchesUmpirePeriod
22 Kathy Cross20002017
10 Claire Polosak20172022
Sue Redfern20172022
9 Jacqueline Williams20172022
7 Valerie Gibbens1993
Last updated: 6 August 2023[122]

Additionally, Shaun George has umpired in three World Cup finals (2005, 2013 and 2017), more than any other umpire.[123][124]

Appearances

Mithali Raj has appeared in more World Cups than any other woman, equalling the record of Javed Miandad and Sachin Tendulkar in the Men's World Cup.[125]

Tournaments

TournamentsPlayerMatchesSpan
6 Mithali Raj3820002022
5 Debbie Hockley4519822000
Clare Taylor2619882005
Charlotte Edwards3019972013
Katherine Sciver-Brunt3520052022
Jhulan Goswami3420052022
Anisa Mohammed2320052022
Last updated: 6 August 2023.[126][125]

Most Matches

MatchesPlayerRunsBat. Avg.WicketsBowl. Avg.
45 Debbie Hockley150142.88627.33
38 Mithali Raj132147.17
36 Jan Brittin129943.30513.60
35 Katherine Sciver-Brunt27915.502935.44
34 Jhulan Goswami27518.334321.74
Last updated: 6 August 2023.[126]

Representing more than one team

The inclusion of Young England, the International XI, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago in the early years of the tournament meant that players who would otherwise have been eligible to represent their national teams played for others in the World Cup. However, only a handful also appeared for those teams at another World Cup.

The only player to represent two national teams is Nicola Payne who played for the Netherlands for 10 years and for 4 for New Zealand, which meant she appeared at 4 World Cups in total.[127][128]

PlayerCountriesRef.
Sue Rattray[129]
Rosalind Heggs[130]
Margaret Wilks[131]
Glynis Hullah[132]
Megan Lear[133]
Jacqueline Court[134]
Susan Goatman[135]
Nicola Payne[127]

Most Player of the Match awards

No. AwardsPlayerMatchesPlayer of the
Tournament
Tournaments
8 Charlotte Edwards301997–2013
5 Debbie Hockley451982–2000
Ellyse Perry252009–2022
Mithali Raj382000–2022
Karen Rolton2820051997–2009
Last updated: 7 August 2023.[136]

Most World Cup Titles

No. of TitlesPlayerTournamentsRef.
3 Sharon Tredrea1978, 1982, 1988[137]

Age

A total of 94 players aged 19 years old or under have made an appearance in the World Cup[138] and 10 players aged more than 40 have played in the competition.[139]

Oldest Player
AgePlayerMatch dateRef.
47 years, 337 days Stephanie Power22 March 2005[146]
45 years, 292 days Kay Green14 July 1973[147]
43 years, 173 days Ethna Rouse30 June 1973[148]
42 years, 213 days Rachael Heyhoe Flint10 January 1982[149]
42 years, 166 days Ann Browne11 December 1997[150]
All ages are calculated to the player's first match of the World Cup, not the start of the tournament. Last updated: 6 August 2023.[151]

Captaincy

Most matches as a captain

MatchesPlayerWonLostTiedNRWin%Period
28 Mithali Raj16110157.142005–2022
23 Belinda Clark2110191.301997–2005
18 Heather Knight1350072.222017–2022
15 Meg Lanning1320086.662017–2022
Trish McKelvey771046.661978–1982
Mary-Pat Moore4110026.661978–1982
Karen Smithies1230080.001993–1997
Stafanie Taylor590133.332017–2022
Sharon Tredrea1401093.331982–1988
Last updated: 8 August 2023.[152]

Susan Goatman captained Young England for their 6 matches at the 1973 World Cup and then captained England for their 13 matches at the 1982 World Cup, which give her a total of 19 captaincies.[153]

Best win% as a captain

Win%PlayerMatchesSpan
93.33 Sharon Tredrea151982–1988
91.30 Belinda Clark231997–2005
86.66 Meg Lanning152017–2022
80.00 Karen Smithies151993–1997
78.57 Charlotte Edwards142009–2013
Qualification: minimum 10 matches as captain. Last updated: 7 August 2023.[152]

See also

References