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.
| Dates | 28 February – 13 March 1988 |
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| Administrator | ICC |
| Cricket format | Limited-overs (50 overs) |
| Tournament format | Round-robin |
| Host | Australia |
| Champions | Australia (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Pakistan |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 31 |
| Most runs | Brett Williams (471) |
| Most wickets | Wayne Holdsworth Mushtaq Ahmed (19 each) |
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The tournament was primarily organised by the Australian Cricket Board (ACB), with only limited oversight from the International Cricket Conference (ICC). Eight teams participated, with the seven Test-playing ICC members joined by a composite team of players from ICC associate members. 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.
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.
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Round-robin
Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | RR |
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| Australia | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.577 |
| West Indies | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.711 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.371 |
| England | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.194 |
| Sri Lanka | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.475 |
| India | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.951 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.526 |
| ICC Associates XI | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.969 |
| Source: CricketArchive | |||||||
- Note: run rate (adjusted to a team's full allocation of overs if all out) was used as a tiebreaker if teams finished on an equal number of points, rather than net run rate (as is now common).
Matches
28 February Scorecard |
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Australia won by 73 runs Mildura City Oval, Mildura, Victoria |
28 February Scorecard |
England 172/8 (50 overs) | v |
India won by 2 wickets Renmark Oval, Renmark, South Australia |
28 February Scorecard |
ICC Associates 163 (49.2 overs) | v |
Pakistan won by 5 wickets Chaffey Park, Merbein, Victoria |
28 February Scorecard |
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New Zealand won by 12 runs Berri Oval, Berri, South Australia |
29 February Scorecard |
Australia won by 7 wickets Berri Oval, Berri, South Australia |
29 February Scorecard |
England 205/8 (50 overs) | v | ICC Associates 175 (48.3 overs) |
England won by 30 runs Mildura City Oval, Mildura, Victoria |
29 February Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 34 runs Wentworth Oval, Wentworth, New South Wales |
29 February Scorecard |
Pakistan won by 7 wickets Barmera Oval, Barmera, South Australia |
2 March Scorecard |
Australia won by 24 runs Chaffey Park, Merbein, Victoria |
2 March Scorecard |
England 174/7 (50 overs) | v |
England won by 63 runs Renmark Oval, Renmark, South Australia |
2 March Scorecard |
ICC Associates 131 (41.2 overs) | v |
New Zealand won by 4 wickets Loxton North Oval, Loxton, South Australia |
2 March Scorecard |
Pakistan won by 68 runs Wentworth Oval, Wentworth, New South Wales |
3 March Scorecard |
v | ICC Associates 126 (44.2 overs) |
Australia won by 177 runs Wentworth Oval, Wentworth, New South Wales |
3 March Scorecard |
England 102 (41.1 overs) | v |
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets Barmera Oval, Barmera, South Australia |
3 March Scorecard |
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India won by 44 runs Loxton North Oval, Loxton, South Australia |
3 March Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 20 runs Mildura City Oval, Mildura, Victoria |
6 March Scorecard |
v | England 146 (49 overs) |
Australia won by 60 runs Renmark Oval, Renmark, South Australia |
6 March Scorecard |
v | ICC Associates 184/7 (50 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 47 runs Mildura City Oval, Mildura, Victoria |
6 March Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 70 runs Chaffey Park, Merbein, Victoria |
6 March Scorecard |
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Pakistan won by 7 wickets Loxton North Oval, Loxton, South Australia |
7 March Scorecard |
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Australia won by 48 runs Wentworth Oval, Wentworth, New South Wales |
7 March Scorecard |
England 126 (46.3 overs) | v |
England won by 56 runs Chaffey Park, Merbein, Victoria |
7 March Scorecard |
ICC Associates 111 (45 overs) | v |
India won by 7 wickets Berri Oval, Berri, South Australia |
7 March Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 100 runs Barmera Oval, Barmera, South Australia |
8 March Scorecard |
Pakistan won by 32 runs Mildura City Oval, Mildura, Victoria |
8 March Scorecard |
England 193/6 (50 overs) | v |
England won by 39 runs Renmark Oval, Renmark, South Australia |
8 March Scorecard |
v | ICC Associates 149/7 (50 overs) |
West Indies won by 123 runs Wentworth Oval, Wentworth, New South Wales |
Finals
Semi-finals
10 March Scorecard |
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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 194 (50 overs) | v | |
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 |
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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.
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