The Australian women's cricket team toured England between May and August 1976. The test series against England women's cricket team was played for the Women's Ashes, which England were defending. The series was drawn 0–0, meaning that England retained the Ashes. England won the three-match ODI series 2–1.[1] The second ODI, won by England, was the first women's cricket match ever played at Lord's.[2]
| Australian women's cricket team in England in 1976 | |||
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| England | Australia | ||
| Dates | 29 May – 8 August 1976 | ||
| Captains | Rachael Heyhoe Flint | Anne Gordon | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 3-match series drawn 0–0 | ||
| Most runs | Rachael Heyhoe Flint (350) | Jan Lumsden (260) | |
| Most wickets | Enid Bakewell (10) | Raelee Thompson (10) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | England won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Megan Lear (109) | Lorraine Hill (132) | |
| Most wickets | Jacqueline Court (5) | Karen Price (3) | |
Squads
edit England[3]
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Tour Matches
edit1-day single innings matches
edit 29 May 1976
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Thames Valley
64 (35.5 overs) |
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Pauline Gibbon 28 (–)
Lorraine Hill 4/18 (6 overs) |
Lorraine Hill 40* (–)
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
2 June 1976
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Middlesex
98/7 (57 overs) | |
Janette Tredrea 64 (–)
Val Castle 2/55 (12 overs) |
June Green 32 (–)
Lorraine Hill 2/10 (8 overs) |
- Toss not known.
4 June 1976
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Civil Service
88 (47.4 overs) | |
Margaret Jennings 66 (–)
Dot Fearnley 1/69 (20 overs) |
Julia Goodwin 19 (–)
Marie Lutschini 3/20 (9 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
9 June 1976
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Yorkshire
62/6 (57 overs) | |
Lorraine Hill 108* (–)
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
23 June 1976
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West of England
86 (56.2 overs) | |
- West of England Women won the toss and elected to field.
30 June 1976
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West Midlands
150/8 (68 overs) | |
- West Midlands Women won the toss and elected to field.
7 July 1976
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East Midlands
73 (46.2 overs) | |
Mal Deeman 37 (–)
Karen Price 5/10 (10 overs) |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
14 July 1976
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East Anglia
139/7 (74 overs) | |
- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
18 July 1976
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Kent
184/4 (62 overs) | |
Lorraine Hill 108* (–)
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- Kent Women won the toss and elected to field.
2-day matches
edit10 – 11 July 1976
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East of England
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- East of England Women won the toss and elected to field.
Test Series
edit1st Test
edit19 – 21 June 1976
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- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Glynis Hullah, Jan Southgate and Julia Greenwood (Eng) all made their WTest debuts.
2nd Test
edit3 – 5 July 1976
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Megan Lear (Eng) and Betty McDonald (Aus) made their WTest debuts.
3rd Test
edit24 – 27 July 1976
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jacqueline Court (Eng) made her WTest debut.
WODI Series
edit1st ODI
edit 1 August 1976
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jan Southgate (Eng), Marie Cornish, Jan Lumsden, Karen Price, Julie Stockton and Janette Tredrea (Aus) all made their WODI debuts.
2nd ODI
edit 4 August 1976
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Wendy Hills (Aus) made her WODI debut.
3rd ODI
edit 8 August 1976
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kerry Mortimer (Aus) made her WODI debut.
References
edit- ^ "Australia Women tour of England 1976 Match Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Lord's finally opens the doors for women to play their first-ever cricket match at the hallowed venue". Cricket Country. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "RECORDS / WOMEN'S ASHES, 1976 - ENGLAND WOMEN / BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "RECORDS / AUSTRALIA WOMEN TOUR OF ENGLAND, JUN-AUG 1976 / ALL MATCHES / BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.