1988 Women's Cricket World Cup and a very lonely place". No women's cricket had been played there since 1949. The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average. Source: CricketArchive The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average. Source: CricketArchive 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup 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
1988 Polish strikes 1988 Polish strikes The 1988 Polish strikes were a massive wave of workers' strikes which broke out in 1988 in the Polish People's Republic. The strikes, as well as street demonstrations, continued throughout spring and summer, ending in early September 1988. These actions shook the Communist regime of the country to such an extent, that it was forced to begin talking about recognising Solidarity. As a result, later that year, the regime decided to negotiate with the opposition, which opened way for the 1989 Round Table Agreement. The second, much bigger wave of strikes (August 1988) surprised both the government,