Nervy England crowned World Champions

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Some fine bowling and a player-of-the-match performance from Nicky Shaw put England in a commanding as she took four wickets to dispatch New Zealand for 166, and although Lucy Doolan responded with three wickets of her own England held on for a four-wicket win to take the world title for the first time since 1993.

Shaw again came to the rescue, hitting three boundaries late in the order to carry England within one run of victory before Holly Colvin hit one final four to launch wild celebrations from her team-mates.

"This won't sink in for a while, but this is an amazing team and it's well deserved," said England captain Charlotte Edwards. "We made it hard work for ourselves but it's a special day and I'll treasure this for the rest of my life.

"We were up against a very good New Zealand team who never give up so we're not surprised (with how they fought back).

"I was slightly jittery up there at one point but it's a fantastic tournament and we played some good cricket. I'm just glad with how we got over the line."

New Zealand captain Haidee Tiffen said: "Obviously we made it hard for ourselves but full credit to Charlotte's team. They played fantastic cricket and Nicky fully deserved her player-of-the-match award.

"Our run rate wasn't the problem, it was our consistency and the constant full of wickets. But the one thing about Kiwis is we never give up, we fight.

"We've had a good time, we've had some tough times, but we deserve to be second, England beat us. But we'll be back in four years and we'll give it another go."