The Australian women's cricket team toured England 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]
| 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) | |
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
edit55-over match: Middlesex Women vs Australia Women
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128 (48.4 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
edit55-over match: South Women vs Australia Women
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136 (48.2 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
edit55-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) | |
- Women's Cricket Association President's XI won the toss and elected to field.
55-over match: South East Women vs Australia Women
editKent Women vs Australia Women
edit1-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) | |
- East Anglia and Thames Valley Women won the toss and elected to field.
55-over match: East Midlands Women vs Australia Women
editEast Midlands Women
78 (45.1 overs) |
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- 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) | |
- 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) | |
- North Women won the toss and elected to field.
North Women vs Australia Women
edit55-over match: Yorkshire Women vs Australia Women
editYoung England Women vs Australia Women
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WODI series
edit1st WODI
edit 16 July 1987
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- 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
edit3rd WODI
edit 25 July 1987
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- 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
edit1st Test
edit1–3 August 1987
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- 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
edit21–24 August 1987
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- 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
edit29 August – 1 September 1987
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- 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
edit- ^ "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.