Australian_women's_cricket_team_in_England_in_1937

Australia women's cricket team in England in 1937

Australia women's cricket team in England in 1937

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The Australian women's cricket team toured England from May to July 1937.[1] The tour was the second series of the Women's Ashes.

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They played 3 Tests against the English women's cricket team, with the series finishing 1-1, with one game drawn.[2] The Australian women also played 16 tour games.[3]

Test series

1st Test

12–15 June 1937
Scorecard
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300 (119.5 overs)
Kath Smith 88
Molly Hide 3/50 (22 overs)
204 (88.2 overs)
Myrtle Maclagan 89
Peggy Antonio 6/51 (18.2 overs)
102 (56.1 overs)
Nell McLarty 23
Molly Hide 2/10 (11 overs)
167 (88.2 overs)
Betty Snowball 72
Kath Smith 4/50 (32 overs)
Australia won by 31 runs
County Ground, Northampton
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No play on Sunday 13 June, which was a rest day

2nd Test

26–29 June 1937
Scorecard
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222 (86 overs)
Myrtle Maclagan 115
Peggy Antonio 3/34 (9 overs)
302 (117.2 overs)
Hazel Pritchard 67
Molly Hide 3/38 (19 overs)
231 (97 overs)
Muriel Lowe 57
Peggy Antonio 5/31 (14 overs)
126 (57.2 overs)
Winnie George 34
Molly Hide 5/20 (12.2 overs)
England won by 25 runs
Stanley Park, Blackpool
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No play on Sunday 27 June, which was a rest day

3rd Test

10–13 July 1937
Scorecard
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207/9 dec (101 overs)
Patricia Holmes 70
Joan Davis 5/31 (13 overs)
308/9 dec (124.4 overs)
Betty Snowball 99
Nell McLarty 3/29 (37 overs)
224 (93.4 overs)
Hazel Pritchard 66
Joan Davis 3/55 (17.4 overs)
9/3 (3 overs)
Betty Belton 8
Molly Flaherty 2/4 (2 overs)
Match drawn
The Oval, London
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No play on Sunday 11 July, which was a rest day

References

  1. [1]
    "Australian Women's Cricket Team In England". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 June 1937. pp. 20S. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Australian Women tour of England, 1937". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  3. [3]
    "AUSTRALIA WOMEN IN ENGLAND 1937". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.

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