English women's cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 2007–08
| English women's cricket team in Australia in 2007–08 | |||
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| Australia | England | ||
| Dates | 25 January – 18 February 2008 | ||
| Captains | Karen Rolton | Charlotte Edwards | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | England won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Lisa Sthalekar (100) | Claire Taylor (108) | |
| Most wickets | Lisa Sthalekar (4) | Isa Guha (9) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | 5-match series drawn 2–2 | ||
| Most runs | Alex Blackwell (178) | Charlotte Edwards (140) | |
| Most wickets | Ellyse Perry (9) | Laura Marsh (7) | |
| Player of the series | Ellyse Perry (Aus) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Kate Blackwell (30) | Claire Taylor (34) | |
| Most wickets | Ellyse Perry (4) | Rosalie Birch; Laura Marsh; Jenny Gunn (1) | |
The English women's cricket team toured Australia and New Zealand between January and March 2008. In Australia, they were defending the Women's Ashes. The sides won 2 ODIs apiece, while Australia won the T20 match. The only Test match played was won by England, who thus defended the Women's Ashes.[1] In New Zealand, the two teams played a five match ODI series, which was won by England, 3–1.[2]
Tour of Australia[]
Squads[]
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 England[4]
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Tour matches[]
50-over match: Victoria v England[]
25 January 2008
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Rachael Haynes 63* (102)
Jenny Gunn 1/20 (5 overs) |
- Victoria Women won the toss and elected to field.
50-over match: Australia Under-21s v England[]
28 January 2008
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Jess Duffin 53* (33)
Steph Davies 2/28 (10 overs) |
- Australia Under-21s Women won the toss and elected to bat.
50-over match: Australia Under-21s v England[]
30 January 2008
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Beth Morgan 70 (127)
Delissa Kimmince 2/48 (10 overs) |
Rachael Haynes 37 (55)
Rosalie Birch 3/21 (10 overs) |
- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
Only WT20I[]
1 February 2008
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Kate Blackwell 30* (28)
Rosalie Birch 1/12 (4 overs) |
Claire Taylor 34 (32)
Ellyse Perry 4/20 (4 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ellyse Perry and Leonie Coleman (Aus) made their WT20I debuts.
WODI Series[]
1st ODI[]
2nd ODI[]
4 February 2008
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Alex Blackwell 101 (159)
Jenny Gunn 2/39 (9 overs) |
Lydia Greenway 27 (41)
Ellyse Perry 3/24 (8 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd ODI[]
4th ODI[]
10 February 2008
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Karen Rolton 65 (71)
Nicky Shaw 3/37 (10 overs) |
Charlotte Edwards 70* (100)
Ellyse Perry 2/24 (8 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
5th ODI[]
11 February 2008
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Alex Blackwell 61 (125)
Steph Davies 4/47 (9 overs) |
Charlotte Edwards 44 (88)
Ellyse Perry 3/30 (8 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Steph Davies (Eng) made her WODI debut.
Test Match[]
15 – 18 February 2008
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154 (81.5 overs)
Kate Blackwell 45 (132) Isa Guha 5/40 (18.5 overs) |
244 (140.4 overs)
Charlotte Edwards 94 (182) Lisa Sthalekar 2/27 (24.4 overs) | |
231/9d (93 overs)
Lisa Sthalekar 98 (204) Isa Guha 4/60 (23 overs) |
144/4 (56.3 overs)
Claire Taylor 64* (142) Ellyse Perry 1/17 (13 overs) |
- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Ellyse Perry, Emma Sampson, Kirsten Pike and Leonie Coleman (Aus) all made their WTest debuts.
Tour of New Zealand[]
| English women's cricket team in New Zealand in 2007–08 | |||
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| New Zealand | England | ||
| Dates | 22 February – 3 March 2008 | ||
| Captains | Haidee Tiffen | Charlotte Edwards | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | England won the 5-match series 3–1 | ||
| Most runs | Sarah Tsukigawa (163) | Claire Taylor (242) | |
| Most wickets | Beth McNeill (8) | Charlotte Edwards (10) | |
| Player of the series | Claire Taylor (Eng) | ||
Squads[]
 New Zealand[5]
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Tour matches[]
50-over match: New Zealand A v England[]
22 February 2008
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Claire Taylor 62 (72)
Lucy Doolan 3/21 (10 overs) |
Rachel Priest 22 (58)
Isa Guha 3/9 (6.2 overs) |
- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
WODI Series[]
1st ODI[]
24 February 2008
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Nicola Browne 52 (65)
Isa Guha 3/47 (10 overs) |
Charlotte Edwards 70* (87)
Beth McNeill 6/32 (10 overs) |
- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
2nd ODI[]
24 February 2008
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Sarah Tsukigawa 73 (54)
Isa Guha 2/22 (10 overs) |
Claire Taylor 111* (111)
Beth McNeill 1/38 (10 overs) |
- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd ODI[]
24 February 2008
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Sarah Tsukigawa 37 (52)
Katherine Brunt 2/18 (7 overs) |
Sarah Taylor 86* (137)
Sarah Tsukigawa 2/29 (10 overs) |
- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Ingrid Cronin-Knight (NZ) made her WODI debut.
4th ODI[]
24 February 2008
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Katey Martin 79 (100)
Charlotte Edwards 3/47 (10 overs) |
- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play possible due to rain.
- Lucy Doolan (NZ) made her WODI debut.
5th ODI[]
24 February 2008
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Aimee Watkins 67 (92)
Isa Guha 2/24 (8 overs) |
Charlotte Edwards 83* (69)
Aimee Watkins 3/42 (10 overs) |
- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
References[]
- ^ "Tour diary/Giant steps". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "England Women tour of Australia and New Zealand 2007/08/Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Australia name Ashes and ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ a b "England recall Birch and offer Davies debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand Women Squad/England tour of Australia and New Zealand 2007/08". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
External links[]
- England Women tour of Australia and New Zealand 2007/08 from Cricinfo
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Categories:
- International cricket competitions in 2008
- The Women's Ashes
- 2007–08 Australian women's cricket season
- England women's cricket team tours
- Women's international cricket tours of Australia
- Women's international cricket tours of New Zealand
- 2008 in women's cricket