- BATSMENRBM4sSRExtras14 (lb 4, w 10)TOTAL127/7 (60 Overs, RR: 2.11)Fall of wickets: 1-42 (Wendy Watson), 2-52 (Carole Hodges), 3-54 (Jane Powell), 4-65 (Karen Smithies), 5-74 (Janet Tedstone), 6-100 (Jo Chamberlain), 7-119 (Patsy Lovell)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB ZJ Goss 12 4 33 1 2.75 0 0 KM Brown 12 2 15 0 1.25 0 0 SA Tredrea 12 1 24 0 2 0 0 LA Larsen 12 1 22 2 1.83 0 0 LA Fullston 12 3 29 3 2.41 0 0
18/12Result
Final, Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup at Melbourne, Dec 18 1988
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![England Women]( "England Women")
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![Australia Women]( "Australia Women")
129/2 (44.5/60 ov)
18/12Result
Final, Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup at Melbourne, Dec 18 1988
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![England Women]( "England Women")
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![Australia Women]( "Australia Women")
129/2 (44.5/60 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4sSRExtras17 (lb 3, w 14)TOTAL129/2 (44.5 Overs, RR: 2.87)Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Ruth Buckstein), 2-14 (Sharlene Heywood)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JC Tedstone 4 0 16 0 4 0 0 JM Chamberlain 8 1 23 1 2.87 0 0 CA Hodges 4 1 14 0 3.5 0 0 GA Smith 8 4 11 0 1.37 0 0 K Smithies 10 2 23 0 2.3 0 0 PA Lovell 6 2 23 0 3.83 0 0 SJ Kitson 4.5 0 16 0 3.31 0 0
Match Details
Toss
England Women , elected to bat first
Series result
Australia Women won the 1988/89 Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup
Match number
Season
Match days
18 December 1988 (60-over match)
Umpires
Match Notes
- Scorers: J Hodges and F Lund
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