1988 Women's Cricket World Cup

Summary

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.

1988 Women's World Cup
Dates29 November – 18 December 1988
Administrator(s)International Women's Cricket Council
Cricket formatWomen's One Day International (60-over)
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
Playoffs
Host(s) Australia
Champions Australia (3rd title)
Runners-up England
Participants5
Matches22
Player of the seriesEngland Carole Hodges
Most runsAustralia Lindsay Reeler (448)
Most wicketsAustralia Lyn Fullston (16)
1982
1993

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.[1] Two Australians, Lindsay Reeler and Lyn Fullston, led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively.[2][3] The player of the series was English all-rounder Carole Hodges, who placed third for runs scored and second for wickets taken.[4] She received a Waterford Crystal trophy valued at A$4,000, donated by an Irish firm, R&A Bailey.[5]

Squads

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  Australia[6]   England[7]   Ireland[8]
Coach: Noel Mahony
  Netherlands[9]   New Zealand[10]
Coach: Dayle Hadlee[11]

Venues

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Seven venues hosted matches at the 1988 Women's World Cup:

Warm-up matches

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At least five warm-up matches were played against Australian state and invitational teams, which were interspersed throughout the tournament.[13]

Warm-up matches
6 December
Scorecard
New South Wales  
215/9 (60 overs)
v
  Ireland
164 (? overs)
New South Wales won by 51 runs
North Sydney Oval (No. 2 Oval)
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

9 December
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  England
115 (? overs)
v
  Victoria
96 (? overs)
England won by 19 runs
Carey Baptist Grammar School (No. 2 Oval), Melbourne
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bowl.

13 December
Scorecard
  Australia
203/6 (60 overs)
v
  Victoria
118/8 (60 overs)
Australia won by 85 runs
Carey Baptist Grammar School (No. 3 Oval), Melbourne
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bowl.

13 December
Scorecard
Victoria Under-21s  
236/6 (60 overs)
v
  Ireland
?
Victoria Under-21s won by an unknown margin
Carey Baptist Grammar School (No. 3 Oval), Melbourne
  • Victoria Under-21s won the toss and elected to bat.

13 December
Scorecard
VWCA President's XI  
81 (? overs)
v
  New Zealand
82/2 (? overs)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Carey Baptist Grammar School (No. 3 Oval), Melbourne
  • VWCA President's XI won the toss and elected to bat.

Group stage

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Points table

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Team Pld W L T NR Pts RR
  Australia 8 7 1 0 0 28 3.630
  England 8 6 2 0 0 24 3.097
  New Zealand 8 5 3 0 0 20 3.418
  Ireland 8 2 6 0 0 8 1.965
  Netherlands 8 0 8 0 0 0 1.695
Source: 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).[14]

Matches

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1st Match

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29 November
Scorecard
Australia  
284/1 (60 overs)
v
  Netherlands
29 (25.1 overs)
Anita van Lier 12
Karen Brown 4/4 (8 overs)
Australia won by 255 runs
Willetton Sports Club (No. 1 Oval), Perth
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 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.[15]
  • 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.[16]
  • 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.[17]
  • 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.[18]
  • Angela Batenberg-Venturini, Cornelia Eveleens, Hilone Dinnissen, Ingrid Keyzer, Isabelle Koppe-van Dishoek and Nicola Payne (NED) all made their WODI debut.

2nd Match

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29 November
Scorecard
New Zealand  
232/4 (60 overs)
v
  Ireland
78/9 (60 overs)
Debbie Hockley 78
Mary-Pat Moore 2/24 (10 overs)
Stella Owens 23
Jennifer Turner 2/12 (9 overs)
New Zealand won by 154 runs
Willetton Sports Club (No. 2 Oval), Perth

3rd Match

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30 November
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New Zealand  
186 (59.3 overs)
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  England
187/7 (58.2 overs)
Debbie Hockley 81
Janette Brittin 3/16 (6.3 overs)
Jo Chamberlain 47*
Karen Gunn 2/26 (12 overs)
England won by 3 wickets
Willetton Sports Club (No. 1 Oval), Perth

4th Match

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30 November
Scorecard
Ireland  
196/5 (60 overs)
v
  Netherlands
110/7 (60 overs)
Stella Owens 66
Esther Veltman 2/32 (12 overs)
Ireland won by 86 runs
Willetton Sports Club (No. 2 Oval), Perth

5th Match

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3 December
Scorecard
Australia  
210 (60 overs)
v
  England
84/8 (60 overs)
Sharon Tredrea 69
Janet Tedstone 3/30 (12 overs)
Caroline Barrs 3/30 (8 overs)
Jane Powell 36*
Karen Brown 2/11 (12 overs)
Australia won by 126 runs
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
  • England won the toss and elected to bowl.
  • Caroline Barrs (ENG) made her WODI debut.

6th Match

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4 December
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Ireland  
78/8 (60 overs)
v
  Australia
81/0 (20.4 overs)
Mary-Pat Moore 28
Karen Brown 3/5 (12 overs)
Australia won by 10 wickets
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bowl.

7th Match

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4 December
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New Zealand  
297/5 (60 overs)
v
  Netherlands
87 (51 overs)
New Zealand won by 210 runs
North Sydney Oval (No. 2 Oval), Sydney
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl.
  • 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.[17]
  • Catherine Campbell (NZ) made her WODI debut.

8th Match

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5 December
Scorecard
Ireland  
126 (57.5 overs)
v
  England
127/3 (43.3 overs)
Anne Murray 58
Caroline Barrs 4/23 (11.5 overs)
Carole Hodges 43
Anne-Marie Garth 1/22 (9 overs)
Elizabeth Owens 1/22 (12 overs)
England won by 7 wickets
North Sydney Oval, Sydney

9th Match

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6 December
Scorecard
Netherlands  
97 (60 overs)
v
  England
98/1 (29.3 overs)
Anita van Lier 27
Carole Hodges 4/14 (10 overs)
Janette Brittin 48 *
Ingrid Keyzer 1/11 (8 overs)
England won by 9 wickets
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
  • England won the toss and elected to bowl.

10th Match

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7 December
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Australia  
167/9 (60 overs)
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  New Zealand
121/8 (60 overs)
Denise Annetts 41
Brigit Legg 2/21 (12 overs)
Jackie Clark 38
Sharon Tredrea 3/20 (12 overs)
Australia won by 46 runs
Manuka Oval, Canberra
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl.

11th Match

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9 December
Scorecard
Netherlands  
143 (60 overs)
v
  Ireland
144/5 (56.4 overs)
Anita van Lier 46
Stella Owens 3/31 (12 overs)
Anne Murray 44
Dorine Loman 2/20 (9 overs)
Ireland won by 5 wickets
Carey Baptist Grammar School (No. 1 Oval), Melbourne
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl.

12th Match

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10 December
Scorecard
Australia  
211/3 (60 overs)
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  New Zealand
136/6 (60 overs)
Lindsay Reeler 108*
Jennifer Turner 2/35 (9 overs)
Lesley Murdoch 37
Sharon Tredrea 1/20 (10 overs)
Australia won by 75 runs
Albert Cricket Ground, Melbourne
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

13th Match

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11 December
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England  
167/8 (60 overs)
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  Australia
152 (57.4 overs)
Carole Hodges 62
Zoe Goss 2/34 (12 overs)
Sharon Tredrea 46
Karen Smithies 2/13 (6 overs)
England won by 15 runs
Richmond Cricket Ground, Melbourne
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.

14th Match

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11 December
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New Zealand  
217/6 (60 overs)
v
  Ireland
106/8 (60 overs)
Jackie Clark 76
Elizabeth Owens 2/51 (12 overs)
New Zealand won by 111 runs
Albert Cricket Ground, Melbourne
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.

15th Match

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13 December
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Ireland  
109/9 (60 overs)
v
  England
110/0 (25.3 overs)
Anne Murray 25
Carole Hodges 3/19 (12 overs)
England won by 10 wickets
Carey Baptist Grammar School (No. 1 Oval), Melbourne
  • England won the toss and elected to bowl.

16th Match

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13 December
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New Zealand  
255/2 (60 overs)
v
  Netherlands
78 (59.1 overs)
Nicki Turner 95
Ingrid Keyzer 1/35 (12 overs)
Liesbeth Vernout 33
Brigit Legg 3/4 (12 overs)
New Zealand won by 177 runs
Carey Baptist Grammar School (No. 2 Oval), Melbourne
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl.

17th Match

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14 December
Scorecard
Australia  
258/4 (60 overs)
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  Netherlands
85 (53.3 overs)
Ruth Buckstein 105 *
Liesbeth Vernout 1/25 (8 overs)
Anita van Lier 16
Lyn Fullston 5/28 (12 overs)
Australia won by 173 runs
Carey Baptist Grammar School (No. 2 Oval), Melbourne
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Australia's Lyn Fullston recorded the only five-wicket haul of the tournament, 5/28 from 12 overs.[19]

18th Match

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14 December
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England  
177 (59.4 overs)
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  New Zealand
178/5 (55 overs)
Wendy Watson 44
Debbie Hockley 1/11 (3.4 overs)
Debbie Hockley 50 *
Patsy Lovell 1/25 (12 overs)
New Zealand won by 5 wickets
Carey Baptist Grammar School (No. 1 Oval), Melbourne
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.

19th Match

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16 December
Scorecard
Ireland  
88 (56.2 overs)
v
  Australia
89/0 (21.4 overs)
Sonia Reamsbottom 14
Lyn Fullston 4/21 (12 overs)
Australia won by 10 wickets
Carey Baptist Grammar School (No. 1 Oval), Melbourne
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.

20th Match

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16 December
Scorecard
England  
278/3 (60 overs)
v
  Netherlands
98/9 (60 overs)
Carole Hodges 91
Esther Veltman 1/42 (8 overs)
Hilone Dinnissen 46
Patsy Lovell 3/15 (10 overs)
England won by 180 runs
Carey Baptist Grammar School (No. 2 Oval), Melbourne
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl.

Finals

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Third place play-off

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17 December
Scorecard
New Zealand  
208/6 (60 overs)
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  Ireland
138/7 (60 overs)
Karen Gunn 46*
Mary-Pat Moore 1/10 (6 overs)
Mary-Pat Moore 54*
Brigit Legg 2/14 (12 overs)
New Zealand won by 70 runs
Richmond Cricket Ground, Melbourne
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

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The final, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, was broadcast live on radio and on ABC Television.[20] It was attended by around 3,000 people, although the ground had a capacity at the time of over 90,000.[21] 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".[22] No women's cricket had been played there since 1949.[21]

18 December
Scorecard
England  
127/7 (60 overs)
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  Australia
129/2 (44.5 overs)
Janette Brittin 46* (108)
Lyn Larsen 2/22 (12 overs)
Lindsay Reeler 59* (147)
Jo Chamberlain 1/23 (8 overs)
Australia won by 8 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Umpires: Robin Bailhache and Len King
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

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Most runs

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The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.

Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s
Lindsay Reeler   Australia 448 8 149.33 143* 2 2
Debbie Hockley   New Zealand 446 9 63.71 90* 0 5
Nicki Turner   New Zealand 342 8 42.75 114 1 1
Carole Hodges   England 336 9 42.00 91 0 2
Ruth Buckstein   Australia 289 7 57.80 105* 2 0

Source: CricketArchive Cricinfo

Most wickets

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The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

Player Team Overs Wkts Ave SR Econ BBI
Lyn Fullston   Australia 86.1 16 11.87 32.31 2.20 5/28
Karen Brown   Australia 87.0 12 10.83 43.50 1.49 4/4
Carole Hodges   England 83.0 12 16.08 41.50 2.32 4/14
Sharon Tredrea   Australia 90.0 11 13.27 49.09 1.62 3/9
Brigit Legg   New Zealand 100.2 11 14.36 54.72 1.57 3/4

Source: CricketArchive Cricinfo

References

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  1. ^ Mary Boson. "A worldly ambition for the world's best" – The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 October 1988.
  2. ^ Batting at Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup 1988/89 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
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  4. ^ Carole Hodges with the Player of the Series Award – Women's Cricket History. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  5. ^ Heather Smith. "Irish postie poses problem" – The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 December 1988.
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  11. ^ "The 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup". 23 May 2017. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Kiwis confident of shock result" – The Canberra Times, 7 December 1988.
  13. ^ Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup 1988/89 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  14. ^ Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup 1988/89 table – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  15. ^ Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Most runs in an innings (progressive record holder) – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  16. ^ Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Team records / Largest margin of victory (by runs) – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  17. ^ a b Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Team records / Highest innings totals – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  18. ^ Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Team records / Lowest innings totals – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  19. ^ Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup 1988/89 – four wickets in an innings – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  20. ^ "Australia's top bat sends them reeling" – The Canberra Times, 15 December 1988.
  21. ^ a b "Women's Cricket, World Cup 1988-89". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (1990 ed.). Wisden. 1990. pp. 1138–1141. ISBN 0-947766-14-6.
  22. ^ Nishi Narayanan (8 March 2009). "Like watching paint dry" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2015.