1997–98 Women's National Cricket League season

Women's National Cricket League
1997–98 season

Dates	11 October 1997 – 15 February 1998
Administrator(s)	Cricket Australia
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (50 overs)
Tournament format(s)	Group stage and finals series
Champions	New South Wales (2nd title)
Runners-up	South Australia
Participants	5
Matches	23
Player of the series	Belinda Clark
Most runs	Belinda Clark (611)
Most wickets	Karen Rolton (14)
Official website	cricket.com.au

The 1997–98 Women's National Cricket League season was the second season of the Women's National Cricket League, the women's domestic limited overs cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 11 October 1997 and finished on 15 February 1998. Defending champions New South Wales Breakers won the tournament after finishing second on the ladder at the conclusion of the group stage and beating South Australian Scorpions by two games to one in the finals series.^[1]

Ladder

As of 8 February 1998

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	South Australia	8	4	2	0	2	30	0.261
2	New South Wales	8	4	3	0	1	27	0.918
3	Victoria	8	4	3	0	1	27	0.742
4	Queensland	8	3	4	0	1	21	−0.710
5	Western Australia	8	2	5	0	1	15	−1.143

Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 1998. Source: ^[2]
Rules for classification: The top two ranked teams qualified for the finals series.

• Points system: 6 for a win, 3 each for a tie, no result or abandonment, 0 for a loss.

Fixtures

1st final

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13 February 1998 Scorecard

South Australia  8/146 (50 overs)	v	New South Wales 4/147 (42.1 overs)
Lee-Anne Hunter 57 (102) Bronwyn Calver 2/25 (10 overs)		Belinda Clark 86* (120) Allyson Kenelley 1/11 (5 overs)

New South Wales won by 6 wickets Albert Cricket Ground, Melbourne

• New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.

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2nd final

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14 February 1998 Scorecard

South Australia  8/214 (50 overs)	v	New South Wales 6/215 (48.3 overs)
Karen Rolton 75 (76) Bronwyn Calver 2/30 (10 overs)		Sally Griffiths 76 (82) Lee-Anne Hunter 3/40 (9 overs)

New South Wales won by 4 wickets Albert Cricket Ground, Melbourne

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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3rd final

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15 February 1998 Scorecard

New South Wales  5/223 (50 overs)	v	South Australia 8/215 (50 overs)
Belinda Clark 67 (88) Joanne Broadbent 2/40 (10 overs)		Joanne Broadbent 49 (104) Debbie Nelson 2/41 (9 overs)

New South Wales won by 8 runs Albert Cricket Ground, Melbourne

• New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
• New South Wales won the 1997–98 Women's National Cricket League.

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References

1. "Women's National Cricket League 1997/98". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
2. "Women's National Cricket League 1997/98 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2021.