Australia women's cricket team in England in 1951
Appearance
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England | Australia | ||
Dates | 19 May – 4 August 1951 | ||
Captains |
Myrtle Maclagan (1st & 2nd Tests) Molly Hide (3rd Test) | Mollie Dive | |
Test series | |||
Result | 3-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
Most runs | Cecilia Robinson (201) |
Betty Wilson (175) Amy Hudson (175) | |
Most wickets | Mary Duggan (20) | Betty Wilson (16) |
The Australian women's cricket team toured England between May and August 1951. The test series against England women's cricket team was played for the Women's Ashes, which Australia were defending. The series was drawn 1–1, meaning that Australia retained the Ashes.[1][2]
Squads
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Tour Matches
[edit]Single innings matches
[edit] 30 May 1951
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Buckinghamshire and Leicestershire
62 (40 overs) | |
Betty Wilson 33 (–)
L Freestone 2/23 (12 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
5 June 1951
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Northern Counties
181/9 (68 overs) | |
H Mullen 65 (–)
Mavis Jones 3/29 (13 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Northern Counties Women batted on after winning.
13 June 1951
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Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire
97/9 (55 overs) | |
Constance Holden 31 (–)
Una Paisley 4/23 (16 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
27 June 1951
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West of England
56 (45.1 overs) | |
Mary Allitt 150* (–)
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J Bond 12 (–)
Betty Wilson 3/19 (7 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
5 July 1951
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Dorset and Hampshire
80 (46.1 overs) |
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Nancy Joy 31 (–)
Myrtle Baylis 3/1 (9 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Australia Women batted on after winning.
16 July 1951
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Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Sussex
107 (57.1 overs) | |
Gladys Phillips 130* (–)
Iris Doble 1/39 (11 overs) |
- Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Sussex Women won the toss and elected to field.
18 July 1951
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Middlesex
129/8 (59 overs) | |
- Middlesex Women won the toss and elected to field.
25 July 1951
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Combined Services
160 (63.3 overs) |
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Mollie Dive 128 (–)
A Simpson 2/40 (9 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Australia Women batted on after winning.
4 August 1951
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ME Hide's XI
193/6 (49 overs) | |
- ME Hide's XI won the toss and elected to field.
Two innings matches
[edit]19 May 1951
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Australia Women won by 7 wickets on first innings.
23 May 1951
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Lincolnshire, Essex and Hertfordshire
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Australia Women won by 137 runs on first innings.
Test Series
[edit]1st Test
[edit]16 – 20 June 1951
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Annie Geeves, Winifred Leech, Margaret Lockwood, Barbara Murrey, Mary Spry (Eng), Mary Allitt, Valma Batty and Mavis Jones (Aus) all made their WTest debuts.
2nd Test
[edit]3rd Test
[edit]28 July – 1 August 1951
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Betty Birch (Eng) and June James (Aus) made their WTest debuts.
References
[edit]- ^ "Australia Women tour of England 1951". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Australia Women in England 1951". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "RECORDS / WOMEN'S ASHES, 1963 - ENGLAND WOMEN / BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "RECORDS / WOMEN'S ASHES, 1963 / BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2021.