1988 Women's Cricket World Cup
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{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 1988 Women's World Cup
| image = 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup logo.png
| fromdate = 29 November
| todate = 18 December 1988
| administrator = International Women's Cricket Council
| cricket format = Women's One Day International (60-over)
| tournament format = Double round-robin
Playoffs
| host = Australia
| champions = {{crw|Australia}}
| count = 3
| runner up = {{crw|England}}
| participants = 5
| matches = 22
| player of the series = {{criconw|ENG}} Carole Hodges
| most runs = {{criconw|AUS}} Lindsay Reeler (448)
| most wickets = {{criconw|AUS}} Lyn Fullston (16)
| website =
| previous_year = 1982
| previous_tournament = 1982 Women's Cricket World Cup
| next_year = 1993
| next_tournament = 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup
}}
The 1988 Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup was an international cricket tournament played in Australia from 29 November to 18 December 1988. Hosted by Australia for the first time, as part of the Bicentenary celebrations, it was the fourth edition of the Women's Cricket World Cup, and came six years after the preceding 1982 World Cup in New Zealand.
The tournament was organised by the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC), with matches played over 60 overs. Australia won the tournament for a third consecutive time, defeating England in the final by eight wickets. New Zealand defeated Ireland in the third-place playoff, while the Netherlands, the only other team at the tournament, placed fifth and last after failing to win a single match. Both Ireland and the Netherlands were making their tournament debuts. India had been invited to compete, as they had at the previous two tournaments, but were forced to withdraw after failing to secure enough money from sponsors.Mary Boson. "A worldly ambition for the world's best" – The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 October 1988. Two Australians, Lindsay Reeler and Lyn Fullston, led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/Shell_Bicentennial_Womens_World_Cup_1988-89/Batting_by_Runs.html Batting at Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup 1988/89 (ordered by runs)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/Shell_Bicentennial_Womens_World_Cup_1988-89/Bowling_by_Wickets.html Bowling at Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup 1988/89 (ordered by wickets)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015. The player of the series was English all-rounder Carole Hodges, who placed third for runs scored and second for wickets taken.[http://www.womenscrickethistory.org/Pictures/33/33151.html Carole Hodges with the Player of the Series Award] – Women's Cricket History. Retrieved 29 August 2015. She received a Waterford Crystal trophy valued at A$4,000, donated by an Irish firm, R&A Bailey.Heather Smith. "Irish postie poses problem" – The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 December 1988.
Squads
Venues
{{Location map+|Australia|width=400|float=center
|caption=Seven venues hosted matches at the 1988 Women's World Cup:
- Willetton Sports Club, Perth – four matches
- North Sydney Oval, Sydney – five matches
- Manuka Oval, Canberra – one match
- Carey Baptist Grammar School, Melbourne – seven matches
- Albert Cricket Ground, Melbourne – two matches
- Richmond Cricket Ground, Melbourne – two matches, including the third-place playoff
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne – one match (the final)
|places=
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Warm-up matches
At least five warm-up matches were played against Australian state and invitational teams, which were interspersed throughout the tournament.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/Shell_Bicentennial_Womens_World_Cup_1988-89.html Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup 1988/89] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
{{hidden begin
|title = Warm-up matches
|titlestyle = background:lightblue;
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 6 December
| time =
| team1 = New South Wales {{flagicon|New South Wales}}
| score1 = 215/9 (60 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|IRE}}
| score2 = 164 (? overs)
| result = New South Wales won by 51 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/283/283734.html Scorecard]
| venue = North Sydney Oval (No. 2 Oval)
| motm =
| toss = New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 9 December
| time =
| team1 = {{crw|ENG}}
| score1 = 115 (? overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|Victoria}} Victoria
| score2 = 96 (? overs)
| result = England won by 19 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/283/283735.html Scorecard]
| venue = Carey Baptist Grammar School (No. 2 Oval), Melbourne
| motm =
| toss = Victoria won the toss and elected to bowl.
| notes =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 13 December
| time =
| team1 = {{crw|AUS}}
| score1 = 203/6 (60 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|Victoria}} Victoria
| score2 = 118/8 (60 overs)
| result = Australia won by 85 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/283/283736.html Scorecard]
| venue = Carey Baptist Grammar School (No. 3 Oval), Melbourne
| motm =
| toss = Victoria won the toss and elected to bowl.
| notes =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 13 December
| time =
| team1 = Victoria Under-21s {{flagicon|Victoria}}
| score1 = 236/6 (60 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|IRE}}
| score2 = ?
| result = Victoria Under-21s won by an unknown margin
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/283/283737.html Scorecard]
| venue = Carey Baptist Grammar School (No. 3 Oval), Melbourne
| motm =
| toss = Victoria Under-21s won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 13 December
| time =
| team1 = VWCA President's XI {{flagicon|Victoria}}
| score1 = 81 (? overs)
| team2 = {{crw|NZL}}
| score2 = 82/2 (? overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/283/283738.html Scorecard]
| venue = Carey Baptist Grammar School (No. 3 Oval), Melbourne
| motm =
| toss = VWCA President's XI won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes =
}}
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Group stage
=Points table=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!width=200| Team !width=20| {{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|W|Won – 4 points}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|L|Lost – 0 points}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|T|Tied – 2 points}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|NR|No result – 2 points}} !width=20| {{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} !width=45| {{Tooltip|RR|Run rate}} | |||||||
| style="background:#cfc"
| align="left" |{{crw|AUS}} | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3.630 |
| style="background:#cfc"
| align="left" |{{crw|ENG}} | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3.097 |
| style="background:#ffc"
| align="left" |{{crw|NZL}} | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3.418 |
| style="background:#ffc"
| align="left" |{{crw|IRE}} | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.965 |
| align="left" |{{crw|NED}} | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.695 |
| colspan="8" align="right"| Source: [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/0/Shell_Bicentennial_Womens_World_Cup_1988-89.html CricketArchive] |
- Note: run rate was to be used as a tiebreaker in the case of teams finishing on an equal number of points, rather than net run rate (as is now common).[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/0/Shell_Bicentennial_Womens_World_Cup_1988-89.html Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup 1988/89 table] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
Matches
=1st Match=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 29 November
| time =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 284/1 (60 overs)
| runs1 = Lindsay Reeler 143 *
| wickets1 =
| team2 = {{crw|NED}}
| score2 = 29 (25.1 overs)
| runs2 = Anita van Lier 12
| wickets2 = Karen Brown 4/4 (8 overs)
| result = Australia won by 255 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67022.html Scorecard]
| venue = Willetton Sports Club (No. 1 Oval), Perth
| motm =
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = Australia's Lindsay Reeler, who scored 143 not out, broke the record for the highest individual score in an ODI, which had been set by England's Janette Brittin at the 1982 World Cup. It was not beaten until February 1997.[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/nz-1-day-2011/content/records/284254.html Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Most runs in an innings (progressive record holder)] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- Australia broke the record for the largest winning margin (by runs) in an ODI match, which had been set by New Zealand at the 1982 World Cup. It was not beaten until January 1997.[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/nz-1-day-2011/content/records/283281.html Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Team records / Largest margin of victory (by runs)] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- Australia also broke the record for the highest score in an ODI match, although it was beaten less than a week later, when New Zealand scored 297/5 against the same team.[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/nz-1-day-2011/content/records/283216.html Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Team records / Highest innings totals] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- The Netherlands broke the record for the lowest score in an ODI match, which had been set by India at the 1982 World Cup. It was not beaten until February 1997.[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/nz-1-day-2011/content/records/283170.html Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Team records / Lowest innings totals] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- Angela Batenberg-Venturini, Cornelia Eveleens, Hilone Dinnissen, Ingrid Keyzer, Isabelle Koppe-van Dishoek and Nicola Payne (NED) all made their WODI debut.
}}
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=2nd Match=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 29 November
| time =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 232/4 (60 overs)
| runs1 = Debbie Hockley 78
| wickets1 = Mary-Pat Moore 2/24 (10 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|IRE}}
| score2 = 78/9 (60 overs)
| runs2 = Stella Owens 23
| wickets2 = Jennifer Turner 2/12 (9 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 154 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67037.html Scorecard]
| venue = Willetton Sports Club (No. 2 Oval), Perth
| motm =
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = Anne-Marie Garth, Collette McGuiness, Gwynneth Smith (IRE), Jennifer Turner, Kirsty Bond, Sarah Illingworth and Sue Morris (NZ) all made their WODI debut.
}}
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=3rd Match=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 30 November
| time =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 186 (59.3 overs)
| runs1 = Debbie Hockley 81
| wickets1 = Janette Brittin 3/16 (6.3 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|ENG}}
| score2 = 187/7 (58.2 overs)
| runs2 = Jo Chamberlain 47*
| wickets2 = Karen Gunn 2/26 (12 overs)
| result = England won by 3 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67023.html Scorecard]
| venue = Willetton Sports Club (No. 1 Oval), Perth
| motm =
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = Debbie Ford (NZ), Debra Maybury, Lisa Nye and Suzanne Kitson (ENG) all made their WODI debut.
}}
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=4th Match=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 30 November
| time =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|IRE}}
| score1 = 196/5 (60 overs)
| runs1 = Stella Owens 66
| wickets1 = Esther Veltman 2/32 (12 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|NED}}
| score2 = 110/7 (60 overs)
| runs2 = Vanda Wesenhagen 41*
| wickets2 = Stella Owens 2/8 (7 overs)
| result = Ireland won by 86 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67038.html Scorecard]
| venue = Willetton Sports Club (No. 2 Oval), Perth
| motm =
| toss = Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl.
| notes = Esther Veltman, Vanda Wesenhagen (NED), Janice Walsh and Julie Logue (IRE) all made their WODI debut.
}}
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=5th Match=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 3 December
| time =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 210 (60 overs)
| runs1 = Sharon Tredrea 69
| wickets1 = Janet Tedstone 3/30 (12 overs)
Caroline Barrs 3/30 (8 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|ENG}}
| score2 = 84/8 (60 overs)
| runs2 = Jane Powell 36*
| wickets2 = Karen Brown 2/11 (12 overs)
| result = Australia won by 126 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67039.html Scorecard]
| venue = North Sydney Oval, Sydney
| motm =
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bowl.
| notes = Caroline Barrs (ENG) made her WODI debut.
}}
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=6th Match=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 4 December
| time =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|IRE}}
| score1 = 78/8 (60 overs)
| runs1 = Mary-Pat Moore 28
| wickets1 = Karen Brown 3/5 (12 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|AUS}}
| score2 = 81/0 (20.4 overs)
| runs2 = Lindsay Reeler 41*
| wickets2 =
| result = Australia won by 10 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67040.html Scorecard]
| venue = North Sydney Oval, Sydney
| motm =
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bowl.
}}
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=7th Match=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 4 December
| time =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 297/5 (60 overs)
| runs1 = Nicki Turner 114
| wickets1 = Angela Batenberg-Venturini 2/59 (12 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|NED}}
| score2 = 87 (51 overs)
| runs2 = Anita van Lier 36
| wickets2 = Catherine Campbell 3/27 (12 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 210 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67043.html Scorecard]
| venue = North Sydney Oval (No. 2 Oval), Sydney
| motm =
| toss = Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl.
| notes = New Zealand broke the record for the highest score in an ODI match, which had been set less than a week earlier, by Australia against the same team. It was not beaten until January 1997.[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/nz-1-day-2011/content/records/283216.html Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Team records / Highest innings totals] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- Catherine Campbell (NZ) made her WODI debut.
}}
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=8th Match=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 5 December
| time =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|IRE}}
| score1 = 126 (57.5 overs)
| runs1 = Anne Murray 58
| wickets1 = Caroline Barrs 4/23 (11.5 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|ENG}}
| score2 = 127/3 (43.3 overs)
| runs2 = Carole Hodges 43
| wickets2 = Anne-Marie Garth 1/22 (9 overs)
Elizabeth Owens 1/22 (12 overs)
| result = England won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67041.html Scorecard]
| venue = North Sydney Oval, Sydney
| motm =
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bowl.
| notes = Clare Taylor (ENG) and Helen Hearnden (IRE) made their WODI debut.
}}
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=9th Match=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 6 December
| time =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|NED}}
| score1 = 97 (60 overs)
| runs1 = Anita van Lier 27
| wickets1 = Carole Hodges 4/14 (10 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|ENG}}
| score2 = 98/1 (29.3 overs)
| runs2 = Janette Brittin 48 *
| wickets2 = Ingrid Keyzer 1/11 (8 overs)
| result = England won by 9 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67042.html Scorecard]
| venue = North Sydney Oval, Sydney
| motm =
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bowl.
}}
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=10th Match=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 7 December
| time =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 167/9 (60 overs)
| runs1 = Denise Annetts 41
| wickets1 = Brigit Legg 2/21 (12 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|NZL}}
| score2 = 121/8 (60 overs)
| runs2 = Jackie Clark 38
| wickets2 = Sharon Tredrea 3/20 (12 overs)
| result = Australia won by 46 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67044.html Scorecard]
| venue = Manuka Oval, Canberra
| motm =
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl.
}}
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=11th Match=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 9 December
| time =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|NED}}
| score1 = 143 (60 overs)
| runs1 = Anita van Lier 46
| wickets1 = Stella Owens 3/31 (12 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|IRE}}
| score2 = 144/5 (56.4 overs)
| runs2 = Anne Murray 44
| wickets2 = Dorine Loman 2/20 (9 overs)
| result = Ireland won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67045.html Scorecard]
| venue = Carey Baptist Grammar School (No. 1 Oval), Melbourne
| motm =
| toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl.
}}
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=12th Match=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 10 December
| time =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 211/3 (60 overs)
| runs1 = Lindsay Reeler 108*
| wickets1 = Jennifer Turner 2/35 (9 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|NZL}}
| score2 = 136/6 (60 overs)
| runs2 = Lesley Murdoch 37
| wickets2 = Sharon Tredrea 1/20 (10 overs)
| result = Australia won by 75 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67049.html Scorecard]
| venue = Albert Cricket Ground, Melbourne
| motm =
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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=13th Match=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 11 December
| time =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 167/8 (60 overs)
| runs1 = Carole Hodges 62
| wickets1 = Zoe Goss 2/34 (12 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|AUS}}
| score2 = 152 (57.4 overs)
| runs2 = Sharon Tredrea 46
| wickets2 = Karen Smithies 2/13 (6 overs)
| result = England won by 15 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67055.html Scorecard]
| venue = Richmond Cricket Ground, Melbourne
| motm =
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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=14th Match=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 11 December
| time =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 217/6 (60 overs)
| runs1 = Jackie Clark 76
| wickets1 = Elizabeth Owens 2/51 (12 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|IRE}}
| score2 = 106/8 (60 overs)
| runs2 = Anne Murray 20
Mary-Pat Moore 20
| wickets2 = Kirsty Bond 2/5 (6 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 111 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67050.html Scorecard]
| venue = Albert Cricket Ground, Melbourne
| motm =
| toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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=15th Match=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 13 December
| time =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|IRE}}
| score1 = 109/9 (60 overs)
| runs1 = Anne Murray 25
| wickets1 = Carole Hodges 3/19 (12 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|ENG}}
| score2 = 110/0 (25.3 overs)
| runs2 = Wendy Watson 63 *
| wickets2 =
| result = England won by 10 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67046.html Scorecard]
| venue = Carey Baptist Grammar School (No. 1 Oval), Melbourne
| motm =
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bowl.
}}
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=16th Match=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 13 December
| time =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 255/2 (60 overs)
| runs1 = Nicki Turner 95
| wickets1 = Ingrid Keyzer 1/35 (12 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|NED}}
| score2 = 78 (59.1 overs)
| runs2 = Liesbeth Vernout 33
| wickets2 = Brigit Legg 3/4 (12 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 177 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67057.html Scorecard]
| venue = Carey Baptist Grammar School (No. 2 Oval), Melbourne
| motm =
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl.
}}
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=17th Match=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 14 December
| time =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 258/4 (60 overs)
| runs1 = Ruth Buckstein 105 *
| wickets1 = Liesbeth Vernout 1/25 (8 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|NED}}
| score2 = 85 (53.3 overs)
| runs2 = Anita van Lier 16
| wickets2 = Lyn Fullston 5/28 (12 overs)
| result = Australia won by 173 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67058.html Scorecard]
| venue = Carey Baptist Grammar School (No. 2 Oval), Melbourne
| motm =
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = Australia's Lyn Fullston recorded the only five-wicket haul of the tournament, 5/28 from 12 overs.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/Shell_Bicentennial_Womens_World_Cup_1988-89/Five_Wickets_in_Innings.html Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup 1988/89 – four wickets in an innings] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
}}
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=18th Match=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 14 December
| time =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 177 (59.4 overs)
| runs1 = Wendy Watson 44
| wickets1 = Debbie Hockley 1/11 (3.4 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|NZL}}
| score2 = 178/5 (55 overs)
| runs2 = Debbie Hockley 50 *
| wickets2 = Patsy Lovell 1/25 (12 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67047.html Scorecard]
| venue = Carey Baptist Grammar School (No. 1 Oval), Melbourne
| motm =
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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=19th Match=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 16 December
| time =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|IRE}}
| score1 = 88 (56.2 overs)
| runs1 = Sonia Reamsbottom 14
| wickets1 = Lyn Fullston 4/21 (12 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|AUS}}
| score2 = 89/0 (21.4 overs)
| runs2 = Lindsay Reeler 63 *
| wickets2 =
| result = Australia won by 10 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67048.html Scorecard]
| venue = Carey Baptist Grammar School (No. 1 Oval), Melbourne
| motm =
| toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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=20th Match=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 16 December
| time =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 278/3 (60 overs)
| runs1 = Carole Hodges 91
| wickets1 = Esther Veltman 1/42 (8 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|NED}}
| score2 = 98/9 (60 overs)
| runs2 = Hilone Dinnissen 46
| wickets2 = Patsy Lovell 3/15 (10 overs)
| result = England won by 180 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/67059.html Scorecard]
| venue = Carey Baptist Grammar School (No. 2 Oval), Melbourne
| motm =
| toss = Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl.
}}
Finals
=Third place play-off=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 17 December
| time =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 208/6 (60 overs)
| runs1 = Karen Gunn 46*
| wickets1 = Mary-Pat Moore 1/10 (6 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|IRE}}
| score2 = 138/7 (60 overs)
| runs2 = Mary-Pat Moore 54*
| wickets2 = Brigit Legg 2/14 (12 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 70 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/shell-bicentennial-women-s-world-cup-1988-89-61196/ireland-women-vs-new-zealand-women-3rd-ppo-67056/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = Richmond Cricket Ground, Melbourne
| motm=
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
=Final=
{{main|1988 Women's Cricket World Cup Final}}
The final, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, was broadcast live on radio and on ABC Television.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102037942 "Australia's top bat sends them reeling"] – The Canberra Times, 15 December 1988. It was attended by around 3,000 people, although the ground had a capacity at the time of over 90,000.{{Cite book | title = Wisden Cricketers' Almanack | edition = 1990 | chapter = Women's Cricket, World Cup 1988-89 | year = 1990 | publisher = Wisden | isbn = 0-947766-14-6 | pages = 1138–1141 }} Janette Brittin, who played for England in the match, later described the venue as having "wall-to-wall seating with no one sitting in them", making it "a very large and a very lonely place".Nishi Narayanan (8 March 2009). [http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/394105.html "Like watching paint dry"] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2015. No women's cricket had been played there since 1949.
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 18 December
| time =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 127/7 (60 overs)
| runs1 = Janette Brittin 46* (108)
| wickets1 = Lyn Larsen 2/22 (12 overs)
| team2 = {{crw|AUS}}
| score2 = 129/2 (44.5 overs)
| runs2 = Lindsay Reeler 59* (147)
| wickets2 = Jo Chamberlain 1/23 (8 overs)
| result = Australia won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/50/50769.html Scorecard]
| venue = Melbourne Cricket Ground
| umpires = Robin Bailhache and Len King
| motm=
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
Statistics
=Most runs=
The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.
| class="wikitable" | |||||||
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Reeler | {{crw|AUS}} | 448 | 8 | 149.33 | 143* | 2 | 2 |
| Debbie Hockley | {{crw|NZ}} | 446 | 9 | 63.71 | 90* | 0 | 5 |
| Nicki Turner | {{crw|NZ}} | 342 | 8 | 42.75 | 114 | 1 | 1 |
| Carole Hodges | {{crw|ENG}} | 336 | 9 | 42.00 | 91 | 0 | 2 |
| Ruth Buckstein | {{crw|AUS}} | 289 | 7 | 57.80 | 105* | 2 | 0 |
Source: [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/Shell_Bicentennial_Womens_World_Cup_1988-89/Batting_by_Runs.html CricketArchive]
[https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=937;type=tournament Cricinfo]
=Most wickets=
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyn Fullston | {{crw|AUS}} | 86.1 | 16 | 11.87 | 32.31 | 2.20 | 5/28 |
| Karen Brown | {{crw|AUS}} | 87.0 | 12 | 10.83 | 43.50 | 1.49 | 4/4 |
| Carole Hodges | {{crw|ENG}} | 83.0 | 12 | 16.08 | 41.50 | 2.32 | 4/14 |
| Sharon Tredrea | {{crw|AUS}} | 90.0 | 11 | 13.27 | 49.09 | 1.62 | 3/9 |
| Brigit Legg | {{crw|NZL}} | 100.2 | 11 | 14.36 | 54.72 | 1.57 | 3/4 |
Source: [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/Shell_Bicentennial_Womens_World_Cup_1988-89/Bowling_by_Wickets.html CricketArchive]
[https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=937;type=tournament Cricinfo]
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Women's Cricket World Cup}}
{{International women's cricket tours of Australia}}
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Category:1988 in women's cricket
Category:1988 in Australian cricket
Category:November 1988 sports events in Australia