English women's cricket team in Australia in 1984–85

The English women's cricket team toured Australia between 7 December 1984 and 3 February 1985 to contest The Women's Ashes for the ninth time. Australia won the five match Test series 2–1 to claim the Ashes for the first time since 1963.[1][2]

English women's cricket team in Australia in 1984–85
 
  Australia England
Dates 7 December 1984 – 3 February 1985
Captains Sharon Tredrea (1st Test)
Raelee Thompson
Jan Southgate
Test series
Result Australia won the 5-match series 2–1
Most runs Denise Emerson (453) Jan Brittin (429)
Most wickets Debbie Wilson
Lyn Fullston (19)
Avril Starling (21)
One Day International series
Results Australia won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Jill Kennare (237) Carole Hodges (88)
Most wickets Karen Price (8) Janet Aspinall (5)

A three match WODI series was also played where Australia won 3–0.[3] Prior to and in between the Test matches, England played 11 tour matches – winning 6, losing 3, drawing 1 and 1 ended in no result.[4]

Tour matches

50-over match: Western Australia Women vs England Women

7 December 1984
Scorecard
England 
7/121 (50 overs)
v
Western Australia
123 (48.1 overs)
Jan Brittin 50
Peta Verco 3/28 (10 overs)
Peta Verco 57
Carole Hodges 2/24 (7 overs)
Western Australia Women won by 5 wickets
Rosalie Park, Perth
Umpires: R. Gates (Aus) and Don Weser (Aus)
  • England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

50-over match: Western Australia Women vs England Women

9 December 1984
Scorecard
England 
7/127 (50 overs)
v
Western Australia
2/128 (45.2 overs)
Jan Southgate 42
Tania Meintanis 2/12 (4 overs)
Peta Verco 40
Carole Hodges 2/19 (8 overs)
Western Australia Women won by 8 wickets
Rosalie Park, Perth
Umpires: Graham Bibby (Aus) and B. Robertson (Aus)
  • Western Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.

50-over match: Western Australia Women vs England Women

10 December 1984
Scorecard
Western Australia
7/115 (50 overs)
v
England 
9/119 (50 overs)
Carol Caporn 23 (65)
Jacqueline Court 2/20 (10 overs)
Megan Lear 37 (87)
Tania Meintanis 3/16 (9 overs)
England Women won by 1 wicket
Rosalie Park, Perth
Umpires: R. Gates (Aus) and Terry Prue (Aus)
  • England Women won the toss and elected to field.

60-over match: South Australia Women vs England Women

19 December 1984
Scorecard
England 
130 (55.4 overs)
v
South Australia
8/123 (60 overs)
Chris Watmough 46 (69)
Lee-Anne Hunter 4/7 (9.4 overs)
Robbie Ellis 29* (82)
Gillian McConway 3/21 (12 overs)
England Women won by 7 runs
Thebarton Oval, Adelaide
  • England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

60-over match: Queensland Women vs England Women

29 December 1984
Scorecard
England 
5/99 (47 overs)
v
Megan Lear 45
Ailsa Rowell 3/15 (12 overs)
  • England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

60-over match: Queensland Women vs England Women

30 December 1984
Scorecard
England 
5/202 (60 overs)
v
Queensland
7/145 (60 overs)
Carole Hodges 65
Sharon Wass 1/24 (10 overs)
Lyn Hughes (47)
Jacqueline Court 2/18 (5 overs)
England Women won by 57 runs
St Joseph's College, Brisbane
  • England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

2-day match: New South Wales Women vs England Women

7–8 January 1985
Scorecard
v
222 (104.2 overs)
Lyn Larsen 51 (158)
Janet Aspinall 2/23 (18.2 overs)
9d/129 (70.1 overs)
Janet Aspinall 35 (123)
Sally Griffiths 3/8 (14 overs)
1d/30 (8.2 overs)
Lisa Davies 24 (34)
Susan Metcalfe 1/19 (4.2 overs)
4/78 (29 overs)
Carole Hodges 51 (78)
Sally Griffiths 2/12 (9 overs)
Match drawn
Pratten Park, Sydney
  • New South Wales Women won the toss and elected to bat.

50-over match: New South Wales Country Women vs England Women

10 January 1985
Scorecard
New South Wales Country
9/113 (50 overs)
v
 England
6/114 (49.1 overs)
S. McMicking 28
Jacqueline Court 4/25 (10 overs)
Jan Brittin 28
D. Scurr 2/18 (7 overs)
England Women won by 4 wickets
Primary Club Field, Dooralong
  • New South Wales Country Women won the toss and elected to bat.

55-over match: Australian Women's Cricket Council President's XI vs England Women

17 January 1985
Scorecard
Australian Women's Cricket Council President's XI
182 (54.2 overs)
v
 England
5/183 (54.2 overs)
Lynette Cook 42 (97)
Gillian McConway 2/31 (11 overs)
Jane Powell 53* (87)
Marie Cornish 2/20 (11 overs)
England Women won by 5 wickets
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Umpires: BC Richings
  • Australian Women's Cricket Council President's XI won the toss and elected to bat.

55-over match: Victoria Women vs England Women

20 January 1985
Scorecard
Victoria
9/127 (55 overs)
v
 England
2/128 (48.4 overs)
Karen Brown 43* (38)
Jan Brittin 3/5 (11 overs)
Carole Hodges 53 (94)
Leah Gallagher 1/24 (11 overs)
England Women won by 8 wickets
Aberfeldie Park, Melbourne
Umpires: Adrian Grant
  • Victoria Women won the toss and elected to bat.

55-over match: Victoria Women vs England Women

21 January 1985
Scorecard
England 
136 (52.5 overs)
v
Victoria
6/139 (50.4 overs)
Jan Southgate 47 (95)
Karen Brown 3/29 (10.5 overs)
Wendy Napier 35 (80)
Carole Hodges 2/27 (8 overs)
Victoria Women won by 4 wickets
Aberfeldie Park, Melbourne
Umpires: Adrian Grant
  • Victoria Women won the toss and elected to field.

Test series

1st Test

13–16 December 1984
Scorecard
v
290 (133.1 overs)
Jacqueline Court 90 (149)
Lyn Fullston 4/61 (40.1 overs)
251 (118.3 overs)
Denise Emerson 84 (238)
Avril Starling 3/40 (32 overs)
9d/242 (105 overs)
Jan Brittin 112 (162)
Raelee Thompson 4/47 (20 overs)
8/209 (80 overs)
Jill Kennare 103 (165)
Helen Stother 2/44 (13 overs)
Match drawn
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Peter McConnell (Aus) and Donald Weser (Aus)

2nd Test

21–24 December 1984
Scorecard
v
91 (67.4 overs)
Jan Brittin 22 (39)
Karen Price 4/22 (17 overs)
262 (119 overs)
Denise Emerson 121 (329)
Gillian McConway 4/32 (27 overs)
296 (174.1 overs)
Chris Watmough 70 (123)
Lyn Fullston 4/96 (54 overs)
120 (65.5 overs)
Karen Price 51 (74)
Avril Starling 5/36 (16.5 overs)
England Women won by 5 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Tony Crafter (Aus) and Max O'Connell (Aus)
  • England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd Test

1–4 January 1985
Scorecard
v
275 (152 overs)
Jan Southgate 74 (160)
Lyn Larsen 4/33 (21 overs)
9d/326 (166 overs)
Denise Emerson 84 (264)
Avril Starling 4/50 (36 overs)
7/204 (120 overs)
Carole Hodges 95 (244)
Raelee Thompson 2/25 (15 overs)
Match drawn
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Michael King (Aus) and Colin Timmins (Aus)
  • England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Wendy Napier (Aus) made her women's Test debut.

4th Test

12–15 January 1985
Scorecard
v
8d/232 (110 overs)
Denise Emerson 58 (186)
Gillian McConway 3/39 (26 overs)
140 (81.1 overs)
Jan Brittin 45 (122)
Denise Martin 4/24 (19 overs)
9d/153 (95 overs)
Raelee Thompson 24* (98)
Avril Starling 4/57 (26 overs)
128 (106 overs)
Jan Brittin 65 (280)
Lyn Fullston 4/53 (25 overs)
Australia Women won by 117 runs
Grahame Park, Gosford
Umpires: Alf Debnam (Aus) and Don Gray (Aus)
  • England Women won the toss and elected to field.

5th Test

25–28 January 1985
Scorecard
v
196 (109.1 overs)
Jan Southgate 59 (158)
Raelee Thompson 5/33 (28 overs)
8d/285 (122.1 overs)
Jill Kennare 104 (204)
Gillian McConway 2/52 (28.1 overs)
204 (141.4 overs)
Jacqueline Court 41 (131)
Peta Verco 3/30 (24.4 overs)
3/118 (50 overs)
Jill Kennare 42 (49)
Jan Brittin 1/11 (3 overs)
Australia Women won by 7 wickets
Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo
Umpires: Michael Gandy (Aus) and Angelo Nicosia (Aus)
  • England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

WODI series

1st WODI

31 January 1985
Scorecard
Australia 
6/169 (57 overs)
v
 England
163 (56.2 overs)
Denise Emerson 70 (162)
Janet Aspinall 2/16 (10 overs)
Jan Brittin 73 (113)
Denise Martin 2/19 (12 overs)
Australia Women won by 6 runs
South Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Robin Baillache (Aus) and Graham Bugge (Aus)
  • Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Debbie Wilson (Aus) and Jan Southgate (Eng) both made their WODI debut.
  • The match was reduced before play started to 57 overs per side.[5]

2nd WODI

2 February 1985
Scorecard
Australia 
7/253 (59 overs)
v
 England
115 (47.1 overs)
Jill Kennare 122 (139)
Janet Aspinall 3/48 (12 overs)
June Edney 35 (72)
Denise Martin 3/8 (7.1 overs)
Australia Women won by 138 runs
Aberfeldie Park, Melbourne
Umpires: Daryl Holt (Aus) and Alan Richardson (Aus)
  • Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 59 overs per side.[6]
  • Jill Kennare (Aus) made her maiden women's ODI century.[6]

3rd WODI

3 February 1985
Scorecard
England 
9/157 (60 overs)
v
 Australia
1/158 (46.5 overs)
Jacqueline Court 45 (98)
Karen Price 3/15 (12 overs)
Jill Kennare 100* (149)
Avril Starling 1/15 (9 overs)
Australia Women won by 9 wickets
Aberfeldie Park, Melbourne
Umpires: Dan Bomford (Aus) and David Holden (Aus)

References

  1. "Women's Ashes 1984–85". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  2. "Overall series results of the Women's Ashes". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. "England Women in Australia Women's ODI Series 1984–85". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  4. "England Women in Australia 1984–85". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  5. "England Women in Australia 1984/85 (1st ODI)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  6. "England Women in Australia 1984/85 (2nd ODI)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
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