Australia women's cricket team in England in 1976
International cricket tour
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] The second ODI, won by England, was the first women's cricket match ever played at Lord's.[2]
Squads
England[3] | Australia[4] |
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Tour Matches
1-day single innings matches
29 May 1976 Scorecard |
Thames Valley 64 (35.5 overs) | v | |
Pauline Gibbon 28 (–) Lorraine Hill 4/18 (6 overs) | Lorraine Hill 40* (–) |
Australia Women won by 10 wickets Aspro Sports Ground, Slough Umpires: Sheila Hill (Eng) and Pip Vyvyan (Eng) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
30 May 1976 Scorecard |
v | ||
Match drawn Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge Umpires: Peggy Culver (Eng) and Isabel Nowell-Smith (Eng) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
2 June 1976 Scorecard |
v | 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 Scorecard |
v | 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 by 89 runs Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick Umpires: Peggy Culver (Eng) and Esme Irwin (Eng) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
9 June 1976 Scorecard |
v | Yorkshire 62/6 (57 overs) | |
Lorraine Hill 108* (–) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
16 June 1976 Scorecard |
v | ||
- Lancashire and Cheshire Women won the toss and elected to field.
23 June 1976 Scorecard |
v | West of England 86 (56.2 overs) | |
Lorraine Hill 58 (–) Lynne Thomas 2/42 (16 overs) | Lynne Thomas 40 (–) Betty McDonald 4/11 (15.2 overs) |
Australia Women won by 123 runs The Maer Ground, Exmouth Umpires: Peggy Culver (Eng) and Kay Green (Eng) |
- West of England Women won the toss and elected to field.
30 June 1976 Scorecard |
v | West Midlands 150/8 (68 overs) | |
- West Midlands Women won the toss and elected to field.
7 July 1976 Scorecard |
v | East Midlands 73 (46.2 overs) | |
Mal Deeman 37 (–) Karen Price 5/10 (10 overs) |
Australia Women won by 151 runs Snibston Colliery Ground, Coalville Umpires: F Palmer (Eng) and A Swift (Eng) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
14 July 1976 Scorecard |
v | East Anglia 139/7 (74 overs) | |
Julia Lloyd 45 (–) Raelee Thompson 3/21 (15 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
18 July 1976 Scorecard |
v | Kent 184/4 (62 overs) | |
Lorraine Hill 108* (–) |
- Kent Women won the toss and elected to field.
21 July 1976 Scorecard |
v | Surrey 104 (54.5 overs) | |
Australia Women won by 69 runs Mitcham Cricket Green, Mitcham Umpires: B Hill (Eng) and Veronica Reichwald (Eng) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
6 August 1976 Scorecard |
v | ||
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 Scorecard |
South of England | v | |
Australia Women won by 6 wickets Recreation Ground, Banstead Umpires: Veronica Reichwald (Eng) and Pyp Vyvyan (Eng) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
13 – 14 June 1976 Scorecard |
v | North of England | |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
26 – 27 June 1976 Scorecard |
v | ||
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
10 – 11 July 1976 Scorecard |
v | East of England | |
- East of England Women won the toss and elected to field.
Test Series
1st Test
19 – 21 June 1976 Scorecard |
v | ||
- 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 Scorecard |
v | ||
- 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 Scorecard |
v | ||
134 (102.2 overs) Lynne Thomas 73 (–) Karen Price 3/6 (14.2 overs) | ||
- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jacqueline Court (Eng) made her WTest debut.
WODI Series
1st ODI
1 August 1976 Scorecard |
v | ||
Australia Women won by 87 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Elizabeth Riley (Eng) and Kay Green (Eng) |
- 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 Scorecard |
v | ||
England Women won by 8 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Isabel Nowell-Smith (Eng) and June Bragger (Eng) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Wendy Hills (Aus) made her WODI debut.
3rd ODI
8 August 1976 Scorecard |
v | ||
England Women won by 9 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: May Howard (Eng) and Sheila Hill (Eng) |
- 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.
- ^ "Lord's finally opens the doors for women to play their first-ever cricket match at the hallowed venue". Cricket Country. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "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