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| Dates | 29 November – 18 December 1988 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Women's Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Women's One Day International (60-over) |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin Playoffs |
| Host(s) |  Australia |
| Champions | Australia (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  England |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 22 |
| Player of the series | Carole Hodges |
| Most runs | Lindsay Reeler (448) |
| Most wickets | Lyn Fullston (16) |
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.[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
| Australia[6]
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England[7]
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 Ireland[8]Coach: Noel Mahony |
 Netherlands[9]
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 New Zealand[10]Coach: Dayle Hadlee[11] |
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- Note: New Zealand's Nancy Williams dislocated her shoulder in one of the opening match, and was replaced by Catherine Campbell in the squad.[12]
Venues
- 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)
Warm-up matches
At least five warm-up matches were played against Australian state and invitational teams, which were interspersed throughout the tournament.[13]
13 December
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VWCA President's XI
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- VWCA President's XI won the toss and elected to bat.
Group stage
Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | RR |
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| 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 |
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- 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
1st Match
29 November
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- 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
29 November
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Anne-Marie Garth, Collette McGuiness, Gwynneth Smith (IRE), Jennifer Turner, Kirsty Bond, Sarah Illingworth and Sue Morris (NZ) all made their WODI debut.
3rd Match
30 November
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Debbie Ford (NZ), Debra Maybury, Lisa Nye and Suzanne Kitson (ENG) all made their WODI debut.
4th Match
30 November
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