An unbroken partnership of 115 runs between Lindsay Reeler and Denise Annetts saw Australia to victory with more than 15 overs remaining.

[2] Heather Smith of The Sydney Morning Herald suggested that, due to the wet conditions, "England may have unwittingly helped their own downfall".

Watson was dismissed two overs later for 17; playing an aggressive shot, she was caught by Denise Annetts at cover off the bowling of Lyn Fullston.

[9] She had shared a 42-run opening partnership with Hodges, but John Woodcock of The Times complained that they "lacked pace between the wickets, when something very spritely was needed".

[6] England added ten more runs before Hodges was bowled by a delivery from Lyn Larsen which dislodged her off-bail.

[6] Patsy Lovell was trapped leg before wicket for four runs, while Suzie Kitson remained one not out at the end of the innings.

[10] The wet outfield also slowed scoring; this dried as the match went on, giving Australia the better of the batting conditions.

[6] In the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, Carol Salmon estimated that the slow outfield cost England between 20 and 30 runs.

[11] Annetts joined Reeler at the crease, and early in her innings was criticised by The Age for "[dangling] a dangerously limp bat".

[10] Reeler was troubled by the quicker bowling of Kitson, and in the 14th over, England were convinced that they had dismissed her, caught behind, but the umpire turned down the appeal.

After the appeal, Reeler played more circumspectly for a while, before taking the offensive with "elegant driving and delicate cutting", according to The Age.

[10] In contrast to Reeler's technical style, Annetts played powerful shots, predominantly into the leg side.

[2] Umpires: Key Reeler finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer, with 448 runs, while for the second successive World Cup, Fullston took the most wickets, with 16.