Australian women's cricket team in England and Ireland in 2015
| Australian women's cricket team in England and Ireland in 2015 | |||
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| England | Australia | ||
| Dates | 21 July – 31 August 2015 | ||
| Captains | Charlotte Edwards | Meg Lanning | |
| Player of the series | Ellyse Perry (Aus) | ||
| Most runs | Lydia Greenway (202) | Ellyse Perry (264) | |
| Most wickets | Anya Shrubsole (13) | Ellyse Perry (16) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Australia won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Georgia Elwiss (63) | Jess Jonassen (153) | |
| Most wickets | Anya Shrubsole (5) | Ellyse Perry (9) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Lydia Greenway (118) | Meg Lanning (195) | |
| Most wickets | Heather Knight (4) | Sarah Coyte (5) | |
| Player of the series | Ellyse Perry (Aus) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | England won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Nat Sciver (67) | Ellyse Perry (53) | |
| Most wickets | Anya Shrubsole (7) | Rene Farrell (5) | |
| Player of the series | Anya Shrubsole (Eng) | ||
| Total Ashes points | |||
| England 6, Australia 10 | |||
The Australian women's cricket team toured England and Ireland in 2015. The matches against England were played for the Women's Ashes, which since 2013 consists of a multi-format series with points awarded for each of the matches. Two points are awarded for each Twenty20 International (T20I) or One Day International (ODI) win, and four points to the Test winner (compared with six in the previous series) or two points to each team in the event of a Test draw.[1]
The Women's Ashes were held by England before the series but, after winning two ODIs, the Test match and the second T20I, Australia regained the Ashes on 28 August 2015 with one T20I match to play. It was also the first time Australia had won the Ashes in England since 2001, after a draw in 2009 and defeats in the 2005 and 2013 series.
Australia won the ODI match series (2–1) and the sole Test match. England won the T20I match series (2–1). Overall Australia won the Ashes (10 points to 6). Australia's Ellyse Perry scored 264 runs, took 16 wickets and was named the player of the series.[2]
The ODI matches were also part of the 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship.
Apart from their games in England, Australia also defeated Ireland 3–0 in a T20I series played in Dublin.[3]
The Women's Ashes[]
Squads[]
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1 Delissa Kimmince was Replaced in the T20I squad by Grace Harris as she was unable to recover from a lower back issue.[8]
ODI series[]
1st ODI[]
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Ellyse Perry 78 (96)
Katherine Brunt 3/48 (10 overs) |
Nat Sciver 66 (75)
Erin Osborne 3/39 (6.4 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ellyse Perry (Aus) passed 1,000 runs in ODIs.[9]
- Ashes points: England Women 2, Australia Women 0.
- ICC Women's Championship points: England Women 2, Australia Women 0.
2nd ODI[]
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Meg Lanning 104 (98)
Nat Sciver 2/27 (3 overs) |
Charlotte Edwards 58 (85)
Megan Schutt 4/47 (10 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashes points: England Women 0, Australia Women 2.
- ICC Women's Championship points: England Women 0, Australia Women 2.
3rd ODI[]
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- Due to rain the match was abandoned and moved to the reserve day.[10]
- No toss had been made or teams announced.
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Meg Lanning 85 (89)
Jenny Gunn 2/52 (9 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- This is the re-scheduled 3rd ODI.
- Ashes points: England Women 0, Australia Women 2.
- ICC Women's Championship points: England Women 0, Australia Women 2.
Test series[]
Only Test[]
11–14 August
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274/9d (101 overs)
Jess Jonassen 99 (197) Anya Shrubsole 4/63 (25 overs) |
168 (84.4 overs)
Katherine Brunt 39 (73) Megan Schutt 4/26 (18.4 overs) | |
156/6d (55.5 overs)
Jess Jonassen 54 (72) Katherine Brunt 2/41 (14 overs) |
101 (59.1 overs)
Georgia Elwiss 46 (118) Ellyse Perry 6/32 (13 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain stopped play on the morning session of day 3, with lunch taken early.[11]
- Kristen Beams, Nicole Bolton, Jess Jonassen (all Aus) and Georgia Elwiss (Eng) made their Test debuts.
- Ashes points: England Women 0, Australia Women 4.
T20I series[]
1st T20I[]
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Ellyse Perry 30 (37)
Nat Sciver 2/18 (4 overs) |
Sarah Taylor 50 (43)
Erin Osborne 2/22 (3 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashes points: England Women 2, Australia Women 0.
2nd T20I[]
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Jess Cameron 21* (17)
Anya Shrubsole 2/9 (4 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashes points: England Women 0, Australia Women 2.
- By winning this match, Australia Women regained the Ashes.
3rd T20I[]
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Grace Harris 24 (14)
Anya Shrubsole 4/11 (4 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashes points: England Women 2, Australia Women 0.
Results[]
| Match | Date | Result | Points won | Running total | ||
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| England | Australia | England | Australia | |||
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| WODI 954 | 21 July | England by 4 wickets
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| WODI 955 | 23 July | Australia by 63 runs
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0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| WODI 956 | 27* July | Australia by 89 runs
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0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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| WTest 138 | 11–14 August | Australia by 161 runs
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0 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| T20I series | ||||||
| WT20I 313 | 26 August | England by 7 wickets
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2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| WT20I 314 | 28 August | Australia by 20 runs
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0 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| WT20I 315 | 31 August | England by 5 wickets
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2 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
*Match was originally scheduled on 26 July but due to rain was abandoned and moved to the reserve day (27 July).
Statistics[]
Batting[]
- Most runs[12]
| Player | Team | Matches | Runs | Average | Highest | 100 | 50 |
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| Ellyse Perry | Australia |
7 | 264 | 33.00 | 78 | 0 | 2 |
| Meg Lanning | Australia |
7 | 249 | 31.12 | 104 | 1 | 1 |
| Lydia Greenway | England |
7 | 202 | 33.66 | 53 | 0 | 1 |
| Jess Jonassen | Australia |
7 | 200 | 25.00 | 99 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Blackwell | Australia |
7 | 177 | 29.50 | 58 | 0 | 1 |
Bowling[]
- Most wickets[13]
| Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Runs | Average | BBI | 4 | 5 |
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| Ellyse Perry | Australia |
7 | 16 | 215 | 13.43 | 6/32 | 0 | 1 |
| Anya Shrubsole | England |
7 | 13 | 234 | 18.00 | 4/11 | 2 | 0 |
| Megan Schutt | Australia |
6 | 12 | 172 | 14.33 | 4/26 | 2 | 0 |
| Sarah Coyte | Australia |
7 | 10 | 218 | 21.80 | 2/15 | 0 | 0 |
| Nat Sciver | England |
7 | 9 | 158 | 17.55 | 4/15 | 1 | 0 |
Ireland[]
| Australian women's cricket team in Ireland in 2015 | |||
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| Ireland | Australia | ||
| Dates | 19 – 22 August 2015 | ||
| Captains | Isobel Joyce | Meg Lanning | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Kim Garth (60) | Elyse Villani (126) | |
| Most wickets |
Elena Tice (3) Kim Garth (3) | Jess Jonassen (5) | |
| Player of the series | Grace Harris (Aus) | ||
A scheduled break between the Test and Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against England during the Women's Ashes allowed Australia to travel and play a three T20I match series against Ireland between 19–22 August. Australia won all three matches and the series with Grace Harris being named player of the series.[14]
Squads[]
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T20I series[]
1st T20I[]
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Cecelia Joyce 26 (25)
Grace Harris 2/15 (3 overs) |
- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Grace Harris (Aus) made her T20I debut.
2nd T20I[]
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Ellyse Perry 39 (32)
Kim Garth 3/17 (4 overs) |
Isobel Joyce 24 (29)
Jess Jonassen 2/8 (4 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd T20I[]
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Kim Garth 30* (35)
Jess Jonassen 2/7 (4 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics[]
Batting[]
- Most runs[16]
| Player | Team | Mat | Runs | Avg | Highest | SR | 100 | 50 |
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| Elyse Villani | Australia |
3 | 126 | 42.00 | 80 | 135.48 | 0 | 1 |
| Ellyse Perry | Australia |
3 | 111 | 55.50 | 55* | 115.62 | 0 | 1 |
| Kim Garth | Ireland |
3 | 60 | 60.00 | 30* | 90.90 | 0 | 0 |
| Grace Harris | Australia |
3 | 58 | 58.00 | 39* | 193.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Meg Lanning | Australia |
3 | 55 | 27.50 | 43 | 114.58 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling[]
- Most wickets[17]
| Player | Team | Mat | Wkts | Runs | Avg | BBI | 4 | 5 |
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| Jess Jonassen | Australia |
3 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 2/7 | 0 | 0 |
| Grace Harris | Australia |
3 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 2/15 | 0 | 0 |
| Elena Tice | Ireland |
3 | 3 | 59 | 19.66 | 2/35 | 0 | 0 |
| Kim Garth | Ireland |
3 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 3/17 | 0 | 0 |
| Rene Farrell | Australia |
2 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 1/12 | 0 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ "Women's Ashes 2015: England v Australia schedule announced". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Women's Ashes: England beat Australia in final T20 at Cardiff". BBC Sport. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Perry, Villani lead Australia to 3-0 at espncricinfo.com, 22 August 2015
- ^ "Women's Ashes 2015 the biggest ever - Clare Connor". BBC Sport. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Australia Women Name Squad for England and Ireland Series". ESPN. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Eng only Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo (Sport Media). 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Hazell and Wyatt called up for Ashes T20s". ESPN Cricinfo (Sport Media). 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Delissa Kimmince out of Women's Ashes T20s". Cricket World. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Women's Ashes 2015: England beat Australia in first ODI". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "Women's Ashes: Rain means third ODI goes to reserve day". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Australia build large lead at Canterbury". BBC. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ "Records / Women's Ashes, 2015 / All matches / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Records / Women's Ashes, 2015 / All matches / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Ireland whitewashed by Australia women". RTÉ. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Ireland Women Name Squad for Australia Series". Cricket Ireland. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Australia Women in Ireland T20I Series, 2015 / Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Australia Women in Ireland T20I Series, 2015 / Records / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
Further reading[]
- Tossell, David (2016). The Girls of Summer: An Ashes Year with the England Women's Cricket Team. Worthing, Sussex: Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785311352.
External links[]
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Categories:
- The Women's Ashes
- 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship
- International cricket competitions in 2015
- 2015 in English women's cricket
- 2015–16 Australian women's cricket season
- 2015 in Irish cricket
- Australia women's national cricket team tours
- Women's cricket tours of England
- Women's international cricket tours of Ireland
- 2015 in Irish women's sport
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