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 between 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[]
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Middlesex Women
128 (48.4 overs) | |
Belinda Haggett 76 (112)
Avril Starling 2/31 (10 overs) |
- 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[]
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Surrey Women
121/8 (55 overs) | |
Lindsay Reeler 109 (112)
Patsy Lovell 2/55 (16 overs) |
- Surrey Women won the toss and elected to field.
55-over match: South Women vs Australia Women[]
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South Women
136 (48.2 overs) | |
Jan Brittin 42 (81)
Lyn Fullston 5/32 (11 overs) |
- 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[]
South Women
145/8d (71 overs) |
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
55-over match: Women's Cricket Association President's XI vs Australia Women[]
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Women's Cricket Association President's XI
95 (48.2 overs) | |
Ruth Buckstein 42 (91)
Helen Stother 3/36 (9 overs) |
- Women's Cricket Association President's XI won the toss and elected to field.
55-over match: South East Women vs Australia Women[]
Kent Women vs Australia Women[]
1-day single innings match: East Anglia and Thames Valley Women vs Australia Women[]
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East Anglia and Thames Valley Women
88/6 (64 overs) | |
Denise Annetts 96
Gillian McConway 1/32 (15 overs) |
- East Anglia and Thames Valley Women won the toss and elected to field.
55-over match: East Midlands Women vs Australia Women[]
East Midlands Women
78 (45.1 overs) |
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Lindsay Reeler 23
Jo Chamberlain 2/25 (11 overs) |
- East Midlands Women won the toss and elected to bat.
55-over match: West and West Midlands Women vs Australia Women[]
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West and West Midlands Women
112 (43.4 overs) | |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
55-over match: West and West Midlands Women vs Australia Women[]
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West and West Midlands Women
127/7 (55 overs) | |
Ruth Buckstein 85 (144)
Sarah Potter 2/32 (6 overs) |
38 (97)
Lyn Fullston 3/18 (11 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
55-over match: North Women vs Australia Women[]
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North Women
66 (35.1 overs) | |
Lindsay Reeler 105 (164)
Janet Aspinall 3/41 (11 overs) |
- North Women won the toss and elected to field.
North Women vs Australia Women[]
55-over match: Yorkshire Women vs Australia Women[]
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Yorkshire Women
65 (29.3 overs) | |
Denise Annetts 68 (86)
2/53 (11 overs) |
- Yorkshire Women won the toss and elected to field.
Young England Women vs Australia Women[]
WODI series[]
1st WODI[]
16 July 1987
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Lindsay Reeler 69 (73)
Gillian McConway 1/44 (7 overs) |
Jacqueline Court 35 (51)
Lyn Fullston 4/12 (6 overs) |
- 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
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Lindsay Reeler 60 (124)
Sarah Potter 3/41 (10 overs) |
- 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
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293 (133.2 overs)
Belinda Haggett 126 (254) Gillian McConway 6/71 (40 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
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346/3d (139.4 overs)
Denise Annetts 193 (?) Jo Chamberlain 2/74 (28 overs) | ||
- 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
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366/7d (171 overs)
Ruth Buckstein 83* (283) Karen Smithies 3/63 (39 overs) |
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262/8d (114.5 overs)
Lindsay Reeler 75 (160) Jacqueline Court 2/31 (11.5 overs) |
- 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.
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