English women's cricket team in South Africa in 1960–61
English women's cricket team in South Africa in 1960-61 | |||
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South Africa | England | ||
Dates | 12 November 1960 – 16 January 1961 | ||
Captains | Sheelagh Nefdt | Helen Sharpe | |
Test series | |||
Result | England won the 4-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Eileen Hurly (240) | Polly Marshall (315) | |
Most wickets | Lorna Ward (9) Jennifer Gove (9) | Anne Sanders (17) |
The England women's cricket team toured South Africa in 1960–61, the first women's Test series ever in South Africa. England won the four match series 1–0, with three drawn Tests.[1]
Test series
1st Test
2–5 December 1960 Scorecard |
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211 (90.2 overs) Eileen Hurly 96* Anne Sanders 4/57 (18.2 overs) | 187 (76.1 overs) Ruth Westbrook 58 Lorna Ward 4/47 (23 overs) | |
260/8d (139 overs) Sheelagh Nefdt 62* Esme Irwin 3/42 (30 overs) |
- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was South African women's first ever Women's Test.
- Rachael Heyhoe-Flint, Mollie Hunt, Esme Irwin, Sheila Plant, Alison Ratcliffe, Margaret Rutherford and Kathleen Smith (Eng); Barbara Cairncross, Jennifer Gove, Pamela Hollett, Eileen Hurly, Joy Irwin, Audrey Jackson, Eleanor Lambert, Jean McNaughton, Sheelagh Nefdt, Yvonne van Mentz and Lorna Ward (SA) made their Test debut.
2nd Test
17–20 December 1960 Scorecard |
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Barbara Pont (Eng); Beverly Lang and Maureen Payne (SA) made their Test debut.
3rd Test
31 December 1960 – 3 January 1961 Scorecard |
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England Women won by 8 wickets Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Peter A'Bear (SA) and James Draper (SA) |
- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ann Jago (Eng) and Patricia Klesser (SA) made their Test debut.
4th Test
13–16 January 1961 Scorecard |
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dulcie Wood (SA) made her Test debut.
Tour matches
1-day tour match: England Women v Western Province Combined XI Women
12 November 1960 Scorecard |
Western Province Combined XI Women | v | |
- Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.
2-day tour match: England Women v Western Province Women
14,15 November 1960 Scorecard |
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England Women won by 120 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Gunther Goldman (SA) and P Kruger (SA) |
- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
2-day tour match: England Women v South African XI Women
19,21 November 1960 Scorecard |
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
2-day tour match: England Women v Southern Transvaal Women
25,26 November 1960 Scorecard |
Southern Transvaal Women | v | |
- Southern Transvaal Women won the toss and elected to bat.
2-day tour match: England Women v South African XI Women
9,10 December 1960 Scorecard |
South African XI Women | v | |
94/0 (13.3 overs) Ruth Westbrook 61* |
- South African XI Women won the toss and elected to bat.
1-day tour match: England Women v Southern Transvaal B Women
14 December 1960 Scorecard |
Southern Transvaal B Women | v | |
- Southern Transvaal B Women won the toss and elected to bat.
2-day tour match: England Women v Natal Women
22,23 December 1960 Scorecard |
Natal Women | v | |
England Women won by an innings and 16 runs Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Leslie Lamble and Pritchard |
- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
1-day tour match: England Women v Border Women
7 January 1961 Scorecard |
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- Border Women won the toss and elected to bat.
1-day single-innings tour match: England Women v Eastern Province Women
9 January 1961 Scorecard |
v | Eastern Province Women 139 (61.4 overs) | |
- Eastern Province Women won the toss and elected to field.
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International cricket in 1960–61
Preceding season: International cricket in 1960
- England women in South Africa
- Marylebone Cricket Club in New Zealand
Following season: International cricket in 1961
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