| Record | First | Second | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most runs | Debbie Hockley | 1501 | Janette Brittin | 1299 |
| Highest average (min. 10 inns.) | Karen Rolton | 74.92 | Claire Taylor | 64.23 |
| Strike rate (min. 10 inns.) | Jo Chamberlain | 133.33 | Karen Rolton | 88.06* |
| Most Centuries | Janette Brittin | 4 | Claire Taylor Karen Rolton | 3 |
| Most fifties | Debbie Hockley | 12 | Karen Rolton | 9 |
| Highest score | Belinda Clark vs Denmark (1997) | 229* | Charlotte Edwards vs IRE (1997) | 173* |
| Year | Host Nation | Final Venue | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Result | Runner-up | |||
| 1973 | England | Edgbaston, Birmingham | England 279 for 3 (60 overs) | Eng won by 92 runs | Australia 187 for 9 (60 overs) |
| 1978 | India | Hyderabad | Australia 100 for 2 (31.3 overs) | Aus won by 8 wickets | England 96 for 8 (50 overs) |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Christchurch | Australia 152 for 7 (59 overs) | Aus won by 3 wickets | England 151 for 5 (60 overs) |
| 1988 | Australia | Melbourne | Australia 129 for 2 (44.5 overs) | Aus won by 8 wickets | England 127 for 7 (60 overs) |
| 1993 | England | Lord's, London | England 195 for 5 (60 overs) | Eng won by 67 runs | New Zealand 128 all out (55.1 overs) |
| 1997 | India | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Australia 165 for 5 (47.4 overs) | Aus won by 5 wickets | New Zealand 164 all out (49.3 overs) |
| 2000 | New Zealand | Lincoln | New Zealand 184 all out (48.4 overs) | NZ won by 4 runs | Australia 180 all out (49.1 overs) |
| 2005 | South Afica | Centurion | Australia 215 for 4 (50 overs) | Aus won by 98 runs | India 117 all out (46 overs) |
| 2009 | Australia | North Sydney Oval | England 167 for 6 (46.1 overs) | Eng won by 4 wickets | New Zealand 166 all out (47.2 overs) |
| 2013 | India | ||||
| Year | Player | Performance details |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Martin Crowe | 456 runs |
| 1996 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 221 runs and 7 wickets |
| 1999 | Lance Klusener | 281 runs and 17 wickets |
| 2003 | Sachin Tendulkar | 673 runs and 2 wickets |
| 2007 | Glenn McGrath | 26 wickets |
| Team | Appearances | Best result | Statistics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Latest | Played | Won | Lost | Tie | NR | ||
| Australia | 9 | 1975 | 2007 | Champions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007) | 69 | 51 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| West Indies | 9 | 1975 | 2007 | Champions (1975, 1979) | 57 | 35 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| India | 9 | 1975 | 2007 | Champions (1983) | 58 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1975 | 2007 | Champions (1992) | 56 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1975 | 2007 | Champions (1996) | 57 | 25 | 30 | 1 | 1 |
| England | 9 | 1975 | 2007 | Runners-up (1979, 1987, 1992) | 59 | 36 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1975 | 2007 | Semifinals (1975, 1979, 1992, 1999,2007) | 62 | 35 | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1983 | 2007 | Super Six (1999, 2003) | 45 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 3 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1992 | 2007 | Semifinals (1992, 1999, 2007) | 40 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1996 | 2007 | Semifinals (2003) | 23 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 1999 | 2007 | Super 8 (2007) | 20 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | Super 8 (2007) | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Canada | 3 | 1979 | 2007 | Round 1 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1996 | 2007 | Round 1 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1999 | 2007 | Round 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Namibia | 1 | 2003 | 2003 | Round 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1996 | 1996 | Round 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| East Africa | 1 | 1975 | 1975 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
