Australia women's cricket team in England in 1963
Australian women's cricket team in England in 1963 | |||
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England | Australia | ||
Dates | 20 May – 8 August 1963 | ||
Captains | Mary Duggan | Mary Allitt | |
Test series | |||
Result | England won the 3-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Mary Duggan (195) | Hazel Buck (169) | |
Most wickets | Mary Duggan (15) | Miriam Knee (16) |
The Australian women's cricket team toured England between May and August 1963. The test series against England women's cricket team was played for the Women's Ashes, which Australia were defending. England won the series 1–0, winning the third test, therefore regaining the Ashes.[1][2]
Squads
England[3] | Australia[4] |
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Tour Matches
1-day single innings matches
20 May 1963 Scorecard |
v | Western Counties 90 (52.2 overs) | |
A Beaufoy 20 (–) Patricia Thomson 4/33 (18.2 overs) |
Australia Women won by 132 runs Recreation Ground, Torquay Umpires: Doris Turner (Eng) and Anne Flann (Eng) |
- Western Counties Women won the toss and elected to field.
30 May 1963 Scorecard |
v | ||
June Howard 79 (–) Muriel Picton 1/11 (9 overs) | Janice Parker 91* (102) |
Australia Women won by 10 wickets Danescourt, Wolverhampton Umpires: Isabel Nowell-Smith (Eng) and Betty Snowball (Eng) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
6 June 1963 Scorecard |
v | East Midlands 60 (32.4 overs) | |
Shirley Banfield 55 (–) S Lloyd 1/13 (6 overs) | P Richardson 20 (–) Miriam Knee 3/15 (9 overs) |
- East Midlands Women won the toss and elected to field.
12 June 1963 Scorecard |
Northern Counties 152/9d (57 overs) | v | |
Margaret Rutherford 49 (–) Lorraine Kutcher 4/34 (19 overs) |
Australia Women won by 4 wickets Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport Umpires: D Elleray (Eng) and Margaret Lockwood (Eng) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
22 June 1963 Scorecard |
Yorkshire 122 (51.3 overs) | v | |
Australia Women won by 6 wickets Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds Umpires: Ora Carse (Eng) and Barbara Wood (Eng) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
26 June 1963 Scorecard |
East Anglia 96 (50.3 overs) | v | |
Jean Lillico 17 (–) Miriam Knee 4/16 (7.3 overs) | Hazel Buck 34 (–) S Hughes 1/20 (6 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
25 July 1963 Scorecard |
Combined Services 120/5d (72 overs) | v | |
Janice Parker 69* (–) |
Australia Women won by 10 wickets Officers Club Services Ground, Aldershot Umpires: Doris Turner (Eng) and Isabel Nowell-Smith (Eng) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
31 July 1963 Scorecard |
Surrey 129 (54 overs) | v | |
Marjorie Adam 40 (–) Muriel Picton 5/25 (12 overs) | Lynn Denholm 66 (–) |
Australia Women won by 9 wickets Mitcham Cricket Green, Mitcham Umpires: Enid Stevenson (Eng) and Sylvia Swinburne (Eng) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
5 August 1963 Scorecard |
Middlesex 180 (64.2 overs) | v | |
Diana Brickell 58 (–) Miriam Knee 7/54 (18.2 overs) |
Match drawn Headstone Lane Staff Association Sports Ground, Harrow Umpires: Jane Ayres (Eng) and May Howard (Eng) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
8 August 1963 Scorecard |
Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire | v | |
- No toss.
- No play possible due to rain.
2-day matches
25, 27 May 1963 Scorecard |
v | ||
Australia Women won by an innings and 75 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Peggy Culver (Eng) and May Howard (Eng) |
- West of England Women won the toss and elected to field.
1, 3 June 1963 Scorecard |
v | Midlands | |
- Midlands Women won the toss and elected to field.
8, 10 June 1963 Scorecard |
v | North of England | |
- North of England Women won the toss and elected to field.
6, 8 July 1963 Scorecard |
East of England | v | |
- East of England Women won the toss and elected to field.
13, 15 July 1963 Scorecard |
v | South of England | |
Match drawn Central Recreation Ground, Hastings Umpires: Doris Turner (Eng) and Sylvia Swinburne (Eng) |
- South of England Women won the toss and elected to field.
27, 29 July 1963 Scorecard |
v | ||
Australia Women won by 136 runs Dane Park, Margate Umpires: Doris Turner (Eng) and Netta Rheinberg (Eng) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
Test Series
1st Test
15 – 19 June 1963 Scorecard |
v | ||
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- June Bragger, Sandra Brown, Jacqueline Elledge, Mary Pilling, Eileen Vigor (Eng), Hazel Buck, Lynn Denholm, Lorraine Kutcher and Janice Parker (Aus) all made their WTest debuts.
2nd Test
29 June – 3 July 1963 Scorecard |
v | ||
Match drawn North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Umpires: Doris Turner (Eng) and Isabel Nowell-Smith (Eng) |
- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Helen Lee (Aus) made her WTest debut.
3rd Test
20 – 24 July 1963 Scorecard |
v | ||
- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Margaret Jude (Aus) made her WTest debut.
- Rachael Heyhoe Flint hit the first six in Women's Tests.
References
- ^ "Australia Women tour of England 1963". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Australia Women in England 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 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.
External links
- Australia Women tour of England 1963 from Cricinfo