1988 Youth Cricket World Cup

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1988 Youth Cricket World Cup
1988 Youth Cricket World Cup.jpg
Dates28 February – 13 March 1988
Administrator(s) ICC
Cricket format Limited-overs (50 overs)
Tournament format(s) Round-robin
Host(s)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
ChampionsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Participants8
Matches31
Most runs Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Williams (471)
Most wickets Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Holdsworth
Flag of Pakistan.svg Mushtaq Ahmed (19 each)
1998

The 1988 McDonald's Bicentennial Youth Cricket World Cup was an international cricket tournament played in Australia from 28 February to 13 March 1988. Sponsored by McDonald's, it was the inaugural edition of what is now the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and formed part of the celebrations for the Australian Bicentenary.

Contents

The tournament was primarily organised by the Australian Cricket Board (ACB), with only limited oversight from the International Cricket Conference (ICC). [1] Eight teams participated, with the seven Test-playing ICC members joined by a composite team of players from ICC associate members. [lower-alpha 1] Australia defeated Pakistan in the final by five wickets, with England and the West Indies being the losing semi-finalists. The tournament play-offs were held at Adelaide Oval, with the other matches held at country venues in the states of New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria. Australia's Brett Williams was the leading run-scorer at the tournament, while his teammate Wayne Holdsworth and Pakistan's Mushtaq Ahmed were the joint leading wicket-takers. [2] [3]

Squads

Players at the tournament had to be 18 years or younger on 1 January 1987, restricting participation to those born before 1 January 1968. [4]

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [5] Flag of England.svg  England [6] ICC Associates [7] Flag of India.svg  India [8]
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand [9] Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan [10] Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka [11] WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies [12]

Round-robin

Points table

TeamPldWLTNRPtsRR
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 76100124.577
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 75200103.711
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 75200103.371
Flag of England.svg  England 7430083.194
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 7340063.475
Flag of India.svg  India 7340062.951
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 7250043.526
Flag of None.svg ICC Associates XI7070002.969
Source: CricketArchive

Matches

28 February
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
238/5 (50 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
165 (39.5 overs)
Australia won by 73 runs
Mildura City Oval, Mildura, Victoria

28 February
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
172/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
173/8 (49.4 overs)
India won by 2 wickets
Renmark Oval, Renmark, South Australia

28 February
Scorecard
ICC Associate's
163 (49.2 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
166/5 (35.2 overs)
Pakistan won by 5 wickets
Chaffey Park, Merbein, Victoria

28 February
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
178/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
166 (47.4 overs)
New Zealand won by 12 runs
Berri Oval, Berri, South Australia

29 February
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
132 (45.3 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
136/3 (39.2 overs)
Australia won by 7 wickets
Berri Oval, Berri, South Australia

29 February
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
205/8 (50 overs)
v
ICC Associates
175 (48.3 overs)
England won by 30 runs
Mildura City Oval, Mildura, Victoria

29 February
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
236/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
202/9 (50 overs)
West Indies won by 34 runs
Wentworth Oval, Wentworth, New South Wales

29 February
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
151 (48.3 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
152/3 (39.2 overs)
Pakistan won by 7 wickets
Barmera Oval, Barmera, South Australia

2 March
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
249 (48.4 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
225 (47.4 overs)
Australia won by 24 runs
Chaffey Park, Merbein, Victoria

2 March
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
174/7 (50 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
111 (43.2 overs)
England won by 63 runs
Renmark Oval, Renmark, South Australia

2 March
Scorecard
ICC Associates
131 (41.2 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
132/6 (37.3 overs)
New Zealand won by 4 wickets
Loxton North Oval, Loxton, South Australia

2 March
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
194/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
126 (39.3 overs)
Pakistan won by 68 runs
Wentworth Oval, Wentworth, New South Wales

3 March
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
303/8 (50 overs)
v
ICC Associates
126 (44.2 overs)
Australia won by 177 runs
Wentworth Oval, Wentworth, New South Wales

3 March
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
102 (41.1 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
103/6 (35.5 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
Barmera Oval, Barmera, South Australia

3 March
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
164 (46.3 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
120 (45.5 overs)
India won by 44 runs
Loxton North Oval, Loxton, South Australia

3 March
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
121 (49 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
101 (43.4 overs)
West Indies won by 20 runs
Mildura City Oval, Mildura, Victoria

6 March
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
206/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
146 (49 overs)
Australia won by 60 runs
Renmark Oval, Renmark, South Australia

6 March
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
231/7 (50 overs)
v
ICC Associates
184/7 (50 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 47 runs
Mildura City Oval, Mildura, Victoria

6 March
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
193/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
123 (46 overs)
West Indies won by 70 runs
Chaffey Park, Merbein, Victoria

6 March
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
198/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
199/3 (46 overs)
Pakistan won by 7 wickets
Loxton North Oval, Loxton, South Australia

7 March
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
254 (49.3 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
206/8 (50 overs)
Australia won by 48 runs
Wentworth Oval, Wentworth, New South Wales

7 March
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
126 (46.3 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
70 (24.1 overs)
England won by 56 runs
Chaffey Park, Merbein, Victoria

7 March
Scorecard
ICC Associates
111 (45 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
112/3 (29 overs)
India won by 7 wickets
Berri Oval, Berri, South Australia

7 March
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
201/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
101 (39.4 overs)
West Indies won by 100 runs
Barmera Oval, Barmera, South Australia

8 March
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
199 (49.4 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
167 (47.2 overs)
Pakistan won by 32 runs
Mildura City Oval, Mildura, Victoria

8 March
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
193/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
154 (44.3 overs)
England won by 39 runs
Renmark Oval, Renmark, South Australia

8 March
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
272/6 (50 overs)
v
ICC Associates
149/7 (50 overs)
West Indies won by 123 runs
Wentworth Oval, Wentworth, New South Wales

8 March
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
190/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
140 (28.2 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 50 runs
Berri Oval, Berri, South Australia

Finals

Semi-finals

10 March
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
203/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
204/8 (47.5 overs)
Jimmy Adams 65
Shakeel Khan 2/37 (10 overs)
Shahid Anwar 76
Jimmy Adams 2/26 (5 overs)
Pakistan won by 2 wickets
Adelaide Oval
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

11 March
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
194 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
196/3 (45.2 overs)
Nasser Hussain 58 (69)
Wayne Holdsworth 2/47 (10 overs)
Brett Williams 57 (69)
Mark Alleyne 1/30 (10 overs)
Australia won by 7 wickets
Adelaide Oval
Player of the match: Mark Alleyne (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

13 March
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
201 (49.3 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
202/5 (45.5 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 37 (69)
Geoff Parker 3/36 (10 overs)
Brett Williams 108 (134)
Mushtaq Ahmed 2/59 (10 overs)
Australia won by 5 wickets
Adelaide Oval
Umpires: Ric Evans (Aus) and Tony Crafter (Aus)
Player of the match: Brett Williams (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bowl.

Notes

  1. South Africa, though a full member of the ICC, was subject to a sporting boycott at the time of the tournament, and consequently did not participate. The ICC Associate XI was made of players from six countries – Bangladesh, Bermuda, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Zimbabwe.

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