The West Indies women's cricket team toured England in June and July 1979. They played England in three Test matches and three One Day Internationals, with the Test series ending as a 2–0 victory for England and the ODI series finishing as a 1–1 draw, with one match abandoned.[1]
| West Indies women's cricket team in England in 1979 | |||
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| England | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 2 June – 8 July 1979 | ||
| Captains | Susan Goatman | Patricia Whittaker | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | England won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Enid Bakewell (309) | Patricia Whittaker (165) | |
| Most wickets | Julia Greenwood (23) | Patricia Whittaker (9) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | 3-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Enid Bakewell (92) | Louise Browne (82) | |
| Most wickets | Julia Greenwood (4) |
Patricia Whittaker (3) Dorothy Hobson (3) | |
Squads
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Tour Matches
edit1-day single innings matches
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Southern Counties
141/9d (54 overs) |
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- West Indies Women won the toss and elected to field.
9 June 1979
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South of England
181 (58 overs) |
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- South of England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
10 June 1979
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East of England
108/3 (32 overs) | |
- East of England Women won the toss and elected to field.
20 June 1979
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Northern Counties
144 (52.4 overs) |
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- West Indies Women won the toss and elected to field.
5 July 1979
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Women's Cricket Association President's XI
89/4 (33 overs) | |
- West Indies Women won the toss and elected to bat.
8 July 1979
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North of England
109/8 (41 overs) | |
- North of England Women won the toss and elected to field.
WODI Series
edit1st ODI
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- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 54 overs per side.
- Jan Brittin, Margaret Peear, Jacqueline Wainwright (Eng), Sheryl Bayley, Shirley-Ann Bonaparte and Gloria Gill (WI) all made their WODI debuts.
2nd ODI
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Match reduced to 50 overs per side.
- Jill Powell, Janet Tedstone, (Eng) Patricia Alfred and Patricia Whittaker (WI) all made their WODI debuts.
Test Series
edit1st Test
edit16 – 18 June 1979
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- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Jan Brittin, Susan Goatman, Catherine Mowat, Jacqueline Wainwright, (Eng) Patricia Alfred and Shirley-Ann Bonaparte (WI) all made their WTest debuts.
2nd Test
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- West Indies Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Merlyn Edwards (WI) made her WTest debut.
3rd Test
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- West Indies Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Jill Powell and Katherine Brown (Eng) both made their WTest debuts.
References
edit- ^ "West Indies Women tour of England 1979". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Records / West Indies Women in England Women's Test Series, 1979 - England Women / Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Records / West Indies Women in England Women's Test Series, 1979 - West Indies Women / Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.