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
[edit] England[3]
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Tour Matches
[edit]1-day single innings matches
[edit] 20 May 1963
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Western Counties
90 (52.2 overs) | |
A Beaufoy 20 (–)
Patricia Thomson 4/33 (18.2 overs) |
- Western Counties Women won the toss and elected to field.
30 May 1963
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June Howard 79 (–)
Muriel Picton 1/11 (9 overs) |
Janice Parker 91* (102)
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
6 June 1963
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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
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Northern Counties
152/9d (57 overs) |
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
22 June 1963
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Yorkshire
122 (51.3 overs) |
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
26 June 1963
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East Anglia
96 (50.3 overs) |
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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
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Combined Services
120/5d (72 overs) |
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Janice Parker 69* (–)
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
31 July 1963
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Surrey
129 (54 overs) |
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Marjorie Adam 40 (–)
Muriel Picton 5/25 (12 overs) |
Lynn Denholm 66 (–)
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
5 August 1963
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Middlesex
180 (64.2 overs) |
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Diana Brickell 58 (–)
Miriam Knee 7/54 (18.2 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
8 August 1963
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Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire
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- No toss.
- No play possible due to rain.
2-day matches
[edit]8, 10 June 1963
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North of England
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- North of England Women won the toss and elected to field.
13, 15 July 1963
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South of England
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- South of England Women won the toss and elected to field.
Test Series
[edit]1st Test
[edit]15 – 19 June 1963
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- 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
[edit]29 June – 3 July 1963
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Helen Lee (Aus) made her WTest debut.
3rd Test
[edit]20 – 24 July 1963
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- 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
[edit]- ^ "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
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