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]
| 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) | |
Tour of Australia
editSquads
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 England[4]
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Tour matches
edit50-over match: Victoria v England
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50-over match: Australia Under-21s v England
edit50-over match: Australia Under-21s v England
editOnly WT20I
edit 1 February 2008
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ellyse Perry and Leonie Coleman (Aus) made their WT20I debuts.
WODI Series
edit1st ODI
edit2nd ODI
edit3rd ODI
edit4th ODI
edit5th ODI
edit 11 February 2008
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Steph Davies (Eng) made her WODI debut.
Test Match
edit15 – 18 February 2008
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- 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
edit| 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
edit New Zealand[5]
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England[4]
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Tour matches
edit50-over match: New Zealand A v England
editWODI Series
edit1st ODI
edit2nd ODI
edit3rd ODI
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- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Ingrid Cronin-Knight (NZ) made her WODI debut.
4th ODI
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- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.