2015 Women's Ashes series
The Australian women's cricket team toured England in 2015. The matches against England were played for the Women's Ashes, which since 2013 consists of a multi-format series with points awarded for each of the matches. Two points were awarded for each Twenty20 International (T20I) or One Day International (ODI) win, and four points to the Test winner (compared with six in the previous series) or two points to each team in the event of a Test draw.[1]
| 2015 Women's Ashes | |||
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| England | Australia | ||
| Dates | 21 July – 31 August 2015 | ||
| Captains | Charlotte Edwards | Meg Lanning | |
| Player of the series | Ellyse Perry (Aus) | ||
| Most runs | Lydia Greenway (202) | Ellyse Perry (264) | |
| Most wickets | Anya Shrubsole (13) | Ellyse Perry (16) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Australia won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Georgia Elwiss (63) | Jess Jonassen (153) | |
| Most wickets | Anya Shrubsole (5) | Ellyse Perry (9) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Lydia Greenway (118) | Meg Lanning (195) | |
| Most wickets | Heather Knight (4) | Sarah Coyte (5) | |
| Player of the series | Ellyse Perry (Aus) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | England won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Nat Sciver (67) | Ellyse Perry (53) | |
| Most wickets | Anya Shrubsole (7) | Rene Farrell (5) | |
| Player of the series | Anya Shrubsole (Eng) | ||
| Total Ashes points | |||
| England 6, Australia 10 | |||
The Women's Ashes were held by England before the series but, after winning two ODIs, the Test match and the second T20I, Australia regained the Ashes on 28 August 2015 with one T20I match to play. It was also the first time Australia had won the Ashes in England since 2001, after a draw in 2009 and defeats in the 2005 and 2013 series.
Australia won the ODI match series (2–1) and the sole Test match. England won the T20I match series (2–1). Overall Australia won the Ashes (10 points to 6). Australia's Ellyse Perry scored 264 runs, took 16 wickets and was named the player of the series.[2]
The ODI matches were also part of the 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship.
Squads
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1 Delissa Kimmince was Replaced in the T20I squad by Grace Harris as she was unable to recover from a lower back issue.[7]
ODI series
edit1st ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ellyse Perry (Aus) passed 1,000 runs in ODIs.[8]
- Ashes points: England Women 2, Australia Women 0.
- ICC Women's Championship points: England Women 2, Australia Women 0.
2nd ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashes points: England Women 0, Australia Women 2.
- ICC Women's Championship points: England Women 0, Australia Women 2.
3rd ODI
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- Due to rain the match was abandoned and moved to the reserve day.[9]
- No toss had been made or teams announced.
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- This is the rescheduled 3rd ODI.
- Ashes points: England Women 0, Australia Women 2.
- ICC Women's Championship points: England Women 0, Australia Women 2.
Test series
editOnly Test
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain stopped play on the morning session of day 3, with lunch taken early.[10]
- Kristen Beams, Nicole Bolton, Jess Jonassen (all Aus) and Georgia Elwiss (Eng) made their Test debuts.
- Ashes points: England Women 0, Australia Women 4.
T20I series
edit1st T20I
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashes points: England Women 2, Australia Women 0.
2nd T20I
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashes points: England Women 0, Australia Women 2.
- By winning this match, Australia Women regained the Ashes.
3rd T20I
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashes points: England Women 2, Australia Women 0.
Results
edit| Match | Date | Result | Points won | Running total | ||
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| England | Australia | England | Australia | |||
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| WODI 954 | 21 July | England by 4 wickets
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| WODI 955 | 23 July | Australia by 63 runs
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0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| WODI 956 | 27* July | Australia by 89 runs
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0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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| WTest 138 | 11–14 August | Australia by 161 runs
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0 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
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| WT20I 313 | 26 August | England by 7 wickets
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2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| WT20I 314 | 28 August | Australia by 20 runs
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0 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| WT20I 315 | 31 August | England by 5 wickets
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2 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
*Match was originally scheduled on 26 July but due to rain was abandoned and moved to the reserve day (27 July).
Statistics
editBatting
edit- Most runs[11]
| Player | Team | Matches | Runs | Average | Highest | 100 | 50 |
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| Ellyse Perry | Australia |
7 | 264 | 33.00 | 78 | 0 | 2 |
| Meg Lanning | Australia |
7 | 249 | 31.12 | 104 | 1 | 1 |
| Lydia Greenway | England |
7 | 202 | 33.66 | 53 | 0 | 1 |
| Jess Jonassen | Australia |
7 | 200 | 25.00 | 99 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Blackwell | Australia |
7 | 177 | 29.50 | 58 | 0 | 1 |
Bowling
edit- Most wickets[12]
| Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Runs | Average | BBI | 4 | 5 |
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| Ellyse Perry | Australia |
7 | 16 | 215 | 13.43 | 6/32 | 0 | 1 |
| Anya Shrubsole | England |
7 | 13 | 234 | 18.00 | 4/11 | 2 | 0 |
| Megan Schutt | Australia |
6 | 12 | 172 | 14.33 | 4/26 | 2 | 0 |
| Sarah Coyte | Australia |
7 | 10 | 218 | 21.80 | 2/15 | 0 | 0 |
| Nat Sciver | England |
7 | 9 | 158 | 17.55 | 4/15 | 1 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Women's Ashes 2015: England v Australia schedule announced". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Women's Ashes: England beat Australia in final T20 at Cardiff". BBC Sport. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Women's Ashes 2015 the biggest ever - Clare Connor". BBC Sport. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ a b c "Australia Women Name Squad for England and Ireland Series". ESPN. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Eng only Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo (Sport Media). 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Hazell and Wyatt called up for Ashes T20s". ESPN Cricinfo (Sport Media). 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Delissa Kimmince out of Women's Ashes T20s". Cricket World. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Women's Ashes 2015: England beat Australia in first ODI". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "Women's Ashes: Rain means third ODI goes to reserve day". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Australia build large lead at Canterbury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ "Records / Women's Ashes, 2015 / All matches / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Records / Women's Ashes, 2015 / All matches / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
Further reading
edit- Tossell, David (2016). The Girls of Summer: An Ashes Year with the England Women's Cricket Team. Worthing, Sussex: Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785311352.