Australian women's cricket team in England in 1976
Australian women's cricket team in England in 1976 | |||
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England | Australia | ||
Dates | 29 May – 8 August 1976 | ||
Captains | Rachael Heyhoe Flint | Anne Gordon | |
Test series | |||
Result | 3-match series drawn 0–0 | ||
Most runs | Rachael Heyhoe Flint (350) | Jan Lumsden (260) | |
Most wickets | Enid Bakewell (10) | Raelee Thompson (10) | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | England won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
Most runs | Megan Lear (109) | Lorraine Hill (132) | |
Most wickets | Jacqueline Court (5) | Karen Price (3) |
The Australian women's cricket team toured England between May and August 1976. The test series against England women's cricket team was played for the Women's Ashes, which England were defending. The series was drawn 0–0, meaning that England retained the Ashes. England won the three-match ODI series 2–1.[1]
Squads[]
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Tour Matches[]
1-day single innings matches[]
29 May 1976
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Thames Valley
64 (35.5 overs) |
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Pauline Gibbon 28 (–)
Lorraine Hill 4/18 (6 overs) |
Lorraine Hill 40* (–)
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
30 May 1976
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Susan Goatman 101* (–)
Anne Gordon 1/3 (7 overs) |
Anne Gordon 47* (–)
Julia Greenwood 3/15 (10 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
2 June 1976
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Middlesex
98/7 (57 overs) | |
Janette Tredrea 64 (–)
Val Castle 2/55 (12 overs) |
June Green 32 (–)
Lorraine Hill 2/10 (8 overs) |
- Toss not known.
4 June 1976
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Civil Service
88 (47.4 overs) | |
Margaret Jennings 66 (–)
Dot Fearnley 1/69 (20 overs) |
Julia Goodwin 19 (–)
Marie Lutschini 3/20 (9 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
9 June 1976
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Yorkshire
62/6 (57 overs) | |
Lorraine Hill 108* (–)
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
23 June 1976
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West of England
86 (56.2 overs) | |
- West of England Women won the toss and elected to field.
30 June 1976
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West Midlands
150/8 (68 overs) | |
Anne Gordon 77 (–)
Rosalind Heggs 2/68 (14 overs) |
- West Midlands Women won the toss and elected to field.
7 July 1976
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East Midlands
73 (46.2 overs) | |
Mal Deeman 37 (–)
Karen Price 5/10 (10 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
14 July 1976
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East Anglia
139/7 (74 overs) | |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
18 July 1976
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Kent
184/4 (62 overs) | |
Lorraine Hill 108* (–)
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Megan Lear 86* (–)
Marie Lutschini 3/21 (15 overs) |
- Kent Women won the toss and elected to field.
21 July 1976
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Surrey
104 (54.5 overs) | |
Anne Gordon 56 (–)
Patsy Lovell 2/22 (9 overs) |
Margaret Peear 23 (–)
Anne Gordon 2/8 (8 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
6 August 1976
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Jan Southgate 50 (–)
Karen Price 4/31 (17 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
2-day matches[]
6 – 7 June 1976
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South of England
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130 (91.2 overs)
Eleanor Tarbox 26 (–) Sharon Tredrea 5/21 (19 overs) |
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80 (56.1 overs)
Shirley Hodges 26* (–) Sharon Tredrea 4/12 (14 overs) |
74/4 (30.4 overs)
Anne Gordon 26* (–) Jacqueline Court 2/13 (7 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
13 – 14 June 1976
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North of England
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148 (69 overs)
Margaret Jennings 34 (–) Julia Greenwood 5/21 (16 overs) |
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125/2 (44 overs)
Enid Bakewell 81 (–) Anne Gordon 1/13 (9 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
26 – 27 June 1976
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88/9 (56 overs)
Jill Cruwys 33 (–) Sharon Tredrea 4/10 (14 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
10 – 11 July 1976
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East of England
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144/9d (75 overs)
Chris Watmough 94 (–) Karen Price 2/15 (9 overs) | ||
- East of England Women won the toss and elected to field.
Test Series[]
1st Test[]
19 – 21 June 1976
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125/6 (56 overs)
Margaret Jennings 52 (–) Enid Bakewell 3/11 (11 overs) |
- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Glynis Hullah, Jan Southgate and Julia Greenwood (Eng) all made their WTest debuts.
2nd Test[]
3 – 5 July 1976
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236/7d (104.4 overs)
Margaret Jennings 104 (–) Glynis Hullah 2/32 (16 overs) | ||
228/2d (77.5 overs)
Lynne Thomas 90 (–) |
- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Megan Lear (Eng) and Betty McDonald (Aus) made their WTest debuts.
3rd Test[]
24 – 27 July 1976
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134 (102.2 overs)
Lynne Thomas 73 (–) Karen Price 3/6 (14.2 overs) |
379 (139.4 overs)
Jan Lumsden 123 (–) June Stephenson 2/58 (39 overs) | |
- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jacqueline Court (Eng) made her WTest debut.
WODI Series[]
1st ODI[]
1 August 1976
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Megan Lear 53* (–)
Karen Price 3/12 (8 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jan Southgate (Eng), Marie Cornish, Jan Lumsden, Karen Price, Julie Stockton and Janette Tredrea (Aus) all made their WODI debuts.
2nd ODI[]
4 August 1976
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Sharon Tredrea 54 (–)
Jan Southgate 2/28 (9 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Wendy Hills (Aus) made her WODI debut.
3rd ODI[]
8 August 1976
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Anne Gordon 50* (–)
Jacqueline Court 3/20 (8 overs) |
Megan Lear 56* (–)
Anne Gordon 1/28 (8 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kerry Mortimer (Aus) made her WODI debut.
References[]
- ^ "Australia Women tour of England 1976 Match Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "RECORDS / WOMEN'S ASHES, 1976 - ENGLAND WOMEN / BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "RECORDS / AUSTRALIA WOMEN TOUR OF ENGLAND, JUN-AUG 1976 / ALL MATCHES / BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
External links[]
- Australia Women tour of England 1976 from Cricinfo
Categories:
- The Women's Ashes
- Women's cricket tours of England
- Australia women's national cricket team tours