South Africa women's cricket team in England in 1997

The South Africa national women's cricket team toured England in 1997, playing five women's One Day Internationals.

South African women's cricket team in England in 1997
	England	South Africa
Dates	12 August 1997 – 30 August 1997
Captains	Karen Smithies	Kim Price
One Day International series
Results	England won the 5-match series 2–1
Most runs	Charlotte Edwards 151	Linda Olivier 176
Most wickets	Sue Redfern 9	Cindy Eksteen 4

One Day International series

1st ODI

15 August 1997 Scorecard

England 227/6 (50 overs)	v	South Africa 148/9 (50 overs)
Susan Metcalfe 51* (58) Alta Kotze 1/38 (10 overs)		Helen Davies 64 (95) Sue Redfern 4/21 (10 overs)

England won by 79 runs County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Lorraine Elgar and Judith West

• South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

2nd ODI

17 August 1997 Scorecard

England 253/5 (50 overs)	v	South Africa 254/8 (50 overs)
Charlotte Edwards 102 (118) Kim Price 2/50 (10 overs)		Linda Olivier 60 (76) Sue Redfern 2/41 (10 overs)

South Africa won by 2 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Alan Fox and Kathy Taylor Player of the match: Charlotte Edwards (Eng)

• England won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI

20 August 1997 Scorecard

South Africa 134 (46.3 overs)	v	England 135/3 (40.3 overs)
Linda Olivier 57 (83) Karen Smithies 3/15 (10 overs)		Barbara Daniels 53 (86) Cindy Eksteen 2/24 (10 overs)

England won by 7 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Valerie Gibbens and Ann Roberts Player of the match: Barbara Daniels (Eng)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

4th ODI

27 August 1997 Scorecard

South Africa 59/5 (27 overs)	v	England
Linda Olivier 34* (79) Sue Redfern 2/17 (6 overs)

No result Leicester Road, Hinckley Umpires: Alan Fox and John Hayes

• England won the toss and elected to field.

5th ODI

30 August 1997 Scorecard

England	v	South Africa

Match abandoned without a ball bowled. Campbell Park, Milton Keynes Umpires: Ann Garton and Alan Heath

Tour matches

50-over match: South Africa women v England Under-23s women

12 August 1997 Scorecard

South Africa 178/7 (50 overs)	v	England Under-23s Women 173/4 (50 overs)
Daleen Terblanche 62 (105) Mandy Cawley 4/49 (4 overs)		Jo Robinson 60 (115) Kim Price 3/24 (10 overs)

South Africa won by 5 runs Midland Bank Sports Ground, Beckenham Umpires: Lorraine Elgar and Ann Garton

3-day match: South Africa women v Women's Cricket Association President's XI

23–24 August 1997 Scorecard

Women's Cricket Association President's XI	v	South Africa
263/4d (89 overs) Ella Donnison 72 (145) Kim Price 2/39 (23 overs)		256/8 (93.4 overs) Kerri Laing 72 (118) Nicola Holt 3/50 (20.4 overs)

Match drawn Christ Church Ground, Oxford Umpires: David Bryant and Benita White