Australian women's cricket team in England in 1987
Australian women's cricket team in England in 1987 | |||
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England | Australia | ||
Dates | 8 July – 29 August 1987 | ||
Captains | Carole Hodges | Lyn Larsen | |
Test series | |||
Result | Australia won the 3-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Carole Hodges (152) | Denise Annetts (352) | |
Most wickets | Gillian McConway (8) | Jenny Owens (14) | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | 3-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
Most runs | Jacqueline Court (77) | Lindsay Reeler (129) | |
Most wickets | Sarah Potter (3) | Lyn Fullston (4) |
The Australian women's cricket team toured England 8 July – 29 August 1987 to contest The Women's Ashes for the tenth time. Australia won the three match Test series 1–0 to retain the Ashes.[1][2]
Prior to the Test series, a three match WODI series was drawn at one match each.[3] Australia also played 15 tour matches – winning 8, losing none, drawing 3, 1 match was abandoned and for 3 of the matches, the result is unknown.[4]
In the lead up to this tour, Australia toured Ireland and won all three WODI matches.[5]
Tour matches
55-over match: Middlesex Women vs Australia Women
8 July 1987 Scorecard |
v | Middlesex Women 128 (48.4 overs) | |
Belinda Haggett 76 (112) Avril Starling 2/31 (10 overs) | Rosalind Heggs 48 (86) Zoe Goss 3/20 (9.4 overs) |
Australia Women won by 49 runs The Paulin Ground, London Umpires: Esme Irwin (Eng) and K. Merritt (Eng) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced before play started to 49 overs per side.[6]
1-day single innings match: Surrey Women vs Australia Women
9 July 1987 Scorecard |
v | Surrey Women 121/8 (55 overs) | |
- Surrey Women won the toss and elected to field.
55-over match: South Women vs Australia Women
11 July 1987 Scorecard |
v | South Women 136 (48.2 overs) | |
Australia Women won by 41 runs Milk Marketing Board Ground, Thames Ditton Umpires: Esme Irwin (Eng) and Judith West (Eng) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced before play started to 52 overs per side.[7]
1-day single innings match: South Women vs Australia Women
12 July 1987 Scorecard |
South Women 145/8d (71 overs) | v | |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
55-over match: Women's Cricket Association President's XI vs Australia Women
14 July 1987 Scorecard |
v | Women's Cricket Association President's XI 95 (48.2 overs) | |
Australia Women won by 80 runs Old Actonians Sport Club Ground, London Umpires: Lorraine Baker (Eng) and Pip Vyvyan (Eng) |
- Women's Cricket Association President's XI won the toss and elected to field.
55-over match: South East Women vs Australia Women
18 July 1987 Scorecard |
South East Women | v | |
Kent Women vs Australia Women
1-day single innings match: East Anglia and Thames Valley Women vs Australia Women
27 July 1987 Scorecard |
v | East Anglia and Thames Valley Women 88/6 (64 overs) | |
Alison Elder 32 Karen Brown 3/14 (13 overs) |
- East Anglia and Thames Valley Women won the toss and elected to field.
55-over match: East Midlands Women vs Australia Women
30 July 1987 Scorecard |
East Midlands Women 78 (45.1 overs) | v | |
Enid Bakewell 25 Jenny Owens 4/24 (11 overs) |
- East Midlands Women won the toss and elected to bat.
55-over match: West and West Midlands Women vs Australia Women
7 August 1987 Scorecard |
v | West and West Midlands Women 112 (43.4 overs) | |
Margaret Frost 32* (87) Jenny Owens 3/31 (10.4 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
55-over match: West and West Midlands Women vs Australia Women
8 August 1987 Scorecard |
v | West and West Midlands Women 127/7 (55 overs) | |
Beverley Godley 38 (97) Lyn Fullston 3/18 (11 overs) |
Australia Women won by 80 runs Malvern College Ground, Malvern Umpires: June Bragger (Eng) and Alan Fox (Eng) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
55-over match: North Women vs Australia Women
17 August 1987 Scorecard |
v | North Women 66 (35.1 overs) | |
Mary-Pat Moore 16 (76) Jenny Owens 4/7 (5 overs) |
Australia Women won by 166 runs Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport Umpires: Alan Heath (Eng) and I. Jackson (Eng) |
- North Women won the toss and elected to field.
North Women vs Australia Women
55-over match: Yorkshire Women vs Australia Women
19 August 1987 Scorecard |
v | Yorkshire Women 65 (29.3 overs) | |
Denise Annetts 68 (86) R. Powell 2/53 (11 overs) | Jane Powell 30 (59) Zoe Goss 4/12 (8 overs) |
Australia Women won by 146 runs Racecourse Ground, Thirsk Umpires: P. Aspinall (Eng) and Sally Marshall (Eng) |
- Yorkshire Women won the toss and elected to field.
Young England Women vs Australia Women
WODI series
1st WODI
16 July 1987 Scorecard |
v | ||
- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Jo Chamberlain and Wendy Watson (Eng) both made their WODI debut.
- The match was reduced before play started to 31 overs per side.[8]
2nd WODI
3rd WODI
25 July 1987 Scorecard |
v | ||
England Women won by 6 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Sheila Keen (Eng) and Pip Vyvyan (Eng) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Patsy Lovell and Elaine Wulcko (Eng) both made their WODI debut.
- The match was reduced before play started to 53 overs per side.[9]
Test series
1st Test
1–3 August 1987 Scorecard |
v | ||
134 (78.3 overs) Wendy Watson 50 (100) Karen Brown 3/17 (14 overs) | ||
- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Denise Annetts, Karen Brown, Zoe Goss, Sally Griffiths, Belinda Haggett, Jenny Owens (Aus), Jo Chamberlain, Karen Jobling, Wendy Watson and Elaine Wulcko (Eng) made their women's Test debut.
- Belinda Haggett (Aus) became the sixth batsman to score a century on debut in a women's Test match.[10]
2nd Test
21–24 August 1987 Scorecard |
v | ||
Match drawn Collingham and Linton Cricket Club Ground, Collingham Umpires: Sheila Keen (Eng) and Judith West (Eng) |
- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Karen Smithies (Eng) made her women's Test debut.
- Lindsay Reeler (Aus) scored her first and only women's Test century.
- Jenny Owens (Aus) took her first and only five-wicket haul in women's Test cricket.
3rd Test
29 August – 1 September 1987 Scorecard |
v | ||
- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ruth Buckstein (Aus) made her only women's Test appearance.
- Karen Brown (Aus) took her first and only five-wicket haul in women's Test cricket.
References
- ^ "Women's Ashes 1987". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Overall series results of the Women's Ashes". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "England Women in Australia Women's ODI Series 1987". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Australia Women in British Isles 1987". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Australia Women v Ireland Women ODI Series 1987". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Australia Women in British Isles 1987 (Middlesex Women v Australia Women)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Australia Women in British Isles 1987 (South Women v Australia Women)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Australia Women in British Isles 1987 (1st ODI)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Australia Women in British Isles 1987 (3rd ODI)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Centuries on debut in women's Test cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 March 2017.