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{{Short description|Sports team tour}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name                  = Australian women's cricket team in England in 2001
| team1_image                  = Flag of England.svg
| team1_name                   = England
| team2_image                  = Flag of Australia.svg
| team2_name                   = Australia
| from_date                    = 18 June
| to_date                      = 8 July 2001
| team1_captain                = [[Clare Connor]]
| team2_captain                = [[Belinda Clark]]
| no_of_tests                  = 2
| team1_tests_won              = 0
| team2_tests_won              = 2
| team1_tests_most_runs        = [[Claire Taylor]] (159)
| team2_tests_most_runs        = [[Karen Rolton]] (218)
| team1_tests_most_wickets     = [[Clare Connor]] (5)
| team2_tests_most_wickets     = [[Cathryn Fitzpatrick]] (17)
| player_of_test_series        =
| no_of_ODIs                   = 3
| team1_ODIs_won               = 0
| team2_ODIs_won               = 3
| team1_ODIs_most_runs         = [[Claire Taylor]] (97)
| team2_ODIs_most_runs         = [[Karen Rolton]] (176)
| team1_ODIs_most_wickets      = [[Clare Connor]] (6)
| team2_ODIs_most_wickets      = [[Terry McGregor]] (8)
| player_of_ODI_series         =
}}
The [[Australian women's cricket team]] toured [[England]] and [[Ireland]] in June and July 2001. The matches against [[England women's cricket team]] were played for the [[The Women's Ashes|Women's Ashes]], which Australia were defending. Australia won all three [[Women's One Day International|ODIs]] and both [[Women's test cricket|Test matches]], meaning they retained the Ashes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-women-tour-of-england-2001-62037 |title=Australia Women tour of England 2001 |access-date=15 February 2021 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo }}</ref> After their tour of England, Australia played three ODIs against [[Ireland women's national cricket team|Ireland]], defeating them 3–0.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-women-tour-of-ireland-2001-62050 |title=Australia Women tour of Ireland 2001 |access-date=15 February 2021 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo }}</ref>
==Tour of England==
===Squads===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! {{crw|ENG}}<ref name="ENG-squad">{{cite web |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=1060;team=1026;type=series |title=RECORDS / WOMEN'S ASHES, 2001 - ENGLAND WOMEN / BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES |access-date=14 February 2021 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
! {{crw|AUS}}<ref name="AUS-squad">{{cite book |editor-last=Wright |editor-first=Graeme |date=2002 |title= [[Wisden Cricketer's Almanac|Wisden Cricketer's Almanac 2002]] |location= Alton, Hampshire |publisher= John Wisden & Co Ltd. |page=1023 |isbn=0-947-76670-7}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
* [[Clare Connor]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Caroline Atkins]]
* [[Jane Cassar]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Sarah Collyer]]
* [[Charlotte Edwards]]
* [[Laura Harper (cricketer)|Laura Harper]]
* [[Jackie Hawker]]
* [[Dawn Holden]]
* [[Hannah Lloyd]]
* [[Kate Lowe]]
* [[Lucy Pearson (cricketer)|Lucy Pearson]]
* [[Nicky Shaw]]
* [[Clare Taylor]]
* [[Claire Taylor]]
* [[Arran Thompson]]
|
* [[Belinda Clark]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Louise Broadfoot]]
* [[Sally Cooper]]
* [[Avril Fahey]]
* [[Cathryn Fitzpatrick]]
* [[Michelle Goszko]]
* [[Julie Hayes]]
* [[Lisa Keightley]]
* [[Terry McGregor]]
* [[Olivia Magno]]
* [[Charmaine Mason]]
* [[Julia Price]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Karen Rolton]]
* [[Lisa Sthalekar]]
|}
===Tour matches===
====50-over match: Marylebone Cricket Club v Australia====
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 18 June 2001
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = [[Marylebone Cricket Club]]
| score1 = 251/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Louise Broadfoot]] 51 (–)
| wickets1 = Gill Richards 2/38 (10 overs)
| score2 = 109 (44.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Haidee Tiffen]] 34 (–)
| wickets2 = [[Olivia Magno]] 6/34 (10 overs)
| result = Australia Women won by 142 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-women-tour-of-england-2001-62037/marylebone-cricket-club-women-vs-australia-women-103370/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[John Walker's Ground]], [[Southgate, London|Southgate]]
| umpires = Valerie Gibbens (Eng) and John Hayes (Eng)
| motm =
| toss = Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
====50-over match: England Development Squad v Australia====
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 19 June 2001
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{crw|ENG|name=England Development Squad}}
| score1 = 257/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Karen Rolton]] 56[[not out|*]] (51)
| wickets1 = [[Kathryn Leng]] 2/32 (9 overs)
| score2 = 87 (48.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Hannah Lloyd]] 29 (74)
| wickets2 = [[Charmaine Mason]] 4/22 (9.4 overs)
| result = Australia Women won by 170 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-women-tour-of-england-2001-62037/england-development-squad-women-vs-australia-women-587981/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[John Walker's Ground]], [[Southgate, London|Southgate]]
| umpires = Alan Fox (Eng) and Judith West (Eng)
| motm =
| toss = England Development Squad Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
====50-over match: England Development Squad v Australia====
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 21 June 2001
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{crw|ENG|name=England Development Squad}}
| score1 = 255/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Karen Rolton]] 69 (56)
| wickets1 = [[Sarah Clarke (cricketer)|Sarah Clarke]] 2/46 (8 overs)
| score2 = 167/9 (50 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sarah Clarke (cricketer)|Sarah Clarke]] 43 (43)
| wickets2 = [[Cathryn Fitzpatrick]] 3/39 (10 overs)
| result = Australia Women won by 88 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-women-tour-of-england-2001-62037/england-development-squad-women-vs-australia-women-587984/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Brunton Memorial Ground]], [[Radlett]]
| umpires = Lorraine Elgar (Eng) and Benita White (Eng)
| motm =
| toss = Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
===Test series===
====1st Test====
{{Test match
|date = 24 – 26 June 2001
|team1 = {{crw-rt|ENG}}
|team2 = {{crw|AUS}}
|score-team1-inns1 = 103 (83.1 overs)
|runs-team1-inns1 = [[Kate Lowe]] 23 (66)
|wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Cathryn Fitzpatrick]] 5/29 (18.1 overs)
|score-team2-inns1 = 344 (115.1 overs)
|runs-team2-inns1 = [[Michelle Goszko]] 204 (345)
|wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Clare Connor]] 5/65 (28 overs)
|score-team1-inns2 = 101 (61 overs)
|runs-team1-inns2 = [[Laura Harper (cricketer)|Laura Harper]] 20 (60)
|wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Olivia Magno]] 3/16 (13 overs)
|score-team2-inns2 =
|runs-team2-inns2 =
|wickets-team2-inns2 =
|result = Australia Women won by an innings and 140 runs
|venue = [[Denis Compton Oval]], [[Shenley]]
|umpires = Lorraine Elgar (Eng) and [[Neil Mallender]] (Eng)
|motm = [[Michelle Goszko]] (Aus)
|report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-women-tour-of-england-2001-62037/england-women-vs-australia-women-1st-test-67511/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|toss = England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
|rain =
|notes = [[Arran Thompson]], [[Caroline Atkins]], [[Dawn Holden]], [[Kate Lowe]], [[Laura Harper (cricketer)|Laura Harper]], [[Nicky Shaw]] (Eng), [[Louise Broadfoot]], [[Michelle Goszko]] and [[Terry McGregor]] (Aus) all made their WTest debuts.
}}
====2nd Test====
{{Test match
|date = 6 – 8 July 2001
|team1 = {{crw-rt|ENG}}
|team2 = {{crw|AUS}}
|score-team1-inns1 = 144 (80.5 overs)
|runs-team1-inns1 = [[Sarah Collyer]] 37 (142)
|wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Cathryn Fitzpatrick]] 5/31 (22.5 overs)
|score-team2-inns1 = 383/4[[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (112 overs)
|runs-team2-inns1 = [[Karen Rolton]] 209[[not out|*]] (313)
|wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Clare Taylor]] 2/87 (29 overs)
|score-team1-inns2 = 245 (112 overs)
|runs-team1-inns2 = [[Claire Taylor]] 137 (232)
|wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Charmaine Mason]] 4/66 (34 overs)
|score-team2-inns2 = 9/1 (3.1 overs)
|runs-team2-inns2 = [[Karen Rolton]] 9[[not out|*]]
|wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Clare Taylor]] 1/5 (2 overs)
|result = Australia Women won by 9 wickets
|venue = [[Headingley Cricket Ground]], [[Leeds]]
|umpires = Alan Whitehead (Eng) and Ann Roberts (Eng)
|motm = [[Karen Rolton]] (Aus)
|report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-women-tour-of-england-2001-62037/england-women-vs-australia-women-2nd-test-67512/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|toss = Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
|rain =
|notes = [[Julie Hayes]] (Aus) made her WTest debut.
}}
===WODI Series===
====1st ODI====
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 29 June 2001
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{crw|ENG}}
| score1 = 238/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Karen Rolton]] 79 (68)
| wickets1 = [[Clare Connor]] 2/33 (10 overs)
| score2 = 139 (47.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Claire Taylor]] 39 (88)
| wickets2 = [[Terry McGregor]] 4/15 (10 overs)
| result = Australia Women won by 99 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-women-tour-of-england-2001-62037/england-women-vs-australia-women-1st-odi-67213/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Derby|County Ground]], [[Derby]]
| umpires = John Hayes (Eng) and [[Paul Adams (umpire)|Paul Adams]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Karen Rolton]] (Aus)
| toss = England Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = [[Lisa Sthalekar]] (Aus) made her WODI debut.
}}
====2nd ODI====
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 2 July 2001
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{crw|ENG}}
| score1 = 238/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Belinda Clark]] 69 (110)
| wickets1 = [[Dawn Holden]] 3/48 (10 overs)
| score2 = 109 (47.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sarah Collyer]] 26 (74)
| wickets2 = [[Karen Rolton]] 3/14 (8 overs)
| result = Australia Women won by 118 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-women-tour-of-england-2001-62037/england-women-vs-australia-women-2nd-odi-67214/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Northampton|County Ground]], [[Northampton]]
| umpires = Kathy Taylor (Eng) and Kevin Lyons (Eng)
| motm = [[Karen Rolton]] (Aus)
| toss = Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Sally Cooper]] (Aus) made her WODI debut.
}}
====3rd ODI====
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 3 July 2001
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{crw|ENG}}
| score1 = 206/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Lisa Keightley]] 54 (92)
| wickets1 = [[Sarah Collyer]] 2/30 (10 overs)
| score2 = 140/8 (50 overs)
| runs2 = [[Claire Taylor]] 50[[not out|*]] (77)
| wickets2 = [[Terry McGregor]] 2/14 (10 overs)
| result = Australia Women won by 66 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-women-tour-of-england-2001-62037/england-women-vs-australia-women-3rd-odi-66897/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Lord's]], [[London]]
| umpires = John West (Eng) and [[Nigel Llong]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Terry McGregor]] (Aus)
| toss = Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Caroline Atkins]] (Eng) made her WODI debut.
}}
==Tour of Ireland==
{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name                  = Australian women's cricket team in Ireland in 2001
| team1_image                  = Cricket Ireland flag.svg
| team1_name                   = Ireland
| team1_captain                = [[Nikki Squire]]
| team2_image                  = Flag of Australia.svg
| team2_name                   = Australia
| team2_captain                = [[Belinda Clark]]
| from_date                    = 12
| to_date                      = 15 July 2001
| player_of_ODI_series         =
| no_of_ODIs                   = 3
| team1_ODIs_won               = 0
| team2_ODIs_won               = 3
| team1_ODIs_most_runs         = [[Clare O'Leary (cricketer)|Clare O'Leary]] (72)
| team2_ODIs_most_runs         = [[Belinda Clark]] (96)
| team1_ODIs_most_wickets      = [[Saibh Young]] (4)
| team2_ODIs_most_wickets      = [[Cathryn Fitzpatrick]] (8)
}}
===Squads===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! {{crw|IRE}}<ref name="IRE-squad">{{cite web |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=984;team=2285;type=series |title=RECORDS / AUSTRALIA WOMEN IN IRELAND WOMEN'S ODI SERIES, 2001 - IRELAND WOMEN / BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES
|access-date=15 February 2021 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
! {{crw|AUS}}<ref name="AUS-squad"/>
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
* [[Nikki Squire]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Caitriona Beggs]]
* [[Aoife Budd]]
* [[Miriam Grealey]]
* [[Isobel Joyce]]
* [[Cecelia Joyce]]
* [[Grainne Leahy]]
* [[Anne Linehan]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Barbara McDonald]]
* [[Ciara Metcalfe]]
* [[Lara Molins]]
* [[Clare O'Leary (cricketer)|Clare O'Leary]]
* [[Clare Shillington]]
* [[Saibh Young]]
|
* [[Belinda Clark]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Louise Broadfoot]]
* [[Sally Cooper]]
* [[Avril Fahey]]
* [[Cathryn Fitzpatrick]]
* [[Michelle Goszko]]
* [[Julie Hayes]]
* [[Lisa Keightley]]
* [[Terry McGregor]]
* [[Olivia Magno]]
* [[Charmaine Mason]]
* [[Julia Price]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Karen Rolton]]
* [[Lisa Sthalekar]]
|}
===WODI Series===
====1st ODI====
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 12 July 2001
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|IRE}}
| team2 = {{crw|AUS}}
| score1 = 132 (49.1 overs)
| runs1 = [[Caitriona Beggs]] 45 (–)
| wickets1 = [[Terry McGregor]] 3/21 (10 overs)
| score2 = 119/5 (36.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Michelle Goszko]] 36[[not out|*]] (–)
| wickets2 = [[Barbara McDonald]] 1/15 (10 overs)
| result = Australia Women won by 5 wickets (D/L)
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-women-tour-of-ireland-2001-62050/ireland-women-vs-australia-women-1st-odi-67299/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Observatory Lane]], [[Rathmines]], [[Dublin]]
| umpires = Ray Cutland (Ire) and M McIlroy (Ire)
| motm =
| toss = Ireland Women won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = Reduced target of 117, due to rain in 2nd innings.
| notes =
}}
====2nd ODI====
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 14 July 2001
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|IRE}}
| team2 = {{crw|AUS}}
| score1 = 119/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Miriam Grealey]] 57 (89)
| wickets1 = [[Cathryn Fitzpatrick]] 5/14 (10 overs)
| score2 = 120/1 (27.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Karen Rolton]] 51[[not out|*]] (34)
| wickets2 = [[Saibh Young]] 1/15 (4 overs)
| result = Australia Women won by 9 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-women-tour-of-ireland-2001-62050/ireland-women-vs-australia-women-2nd-odi-67134/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[College Park, Dublin|College Park]], [[Dublin]]
| umpires = Leslie Hewson (Ire) and M McIlroy (Ire)
| motm =
| toss = Ireland Women won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Cecelia Joyce]] (Ire) made her WODI debut.
}}
====3rd ODI====
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 15 July 2001
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{crw|IRE}}
| score1 = 247/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sally Cooper]] 85 (119)
| wickets1 = [[Ciara Metcalfe]] 3/43 (10 overs)
| score2 = 46 (23 overs)
| runs2 = [[Nikki Squire]] 11[[not out|*]] (39)
| wickets2 = [[Terry McGregor]] 4/8 (6 overs)
| result = Australia Women won by 201 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-women-tour-of-ireland-2001-62050/ireland-women-vs-australia-women-3rd-odi-67135/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[College Park, Dublin|College Park]], [[Dublin]]
| umpires = David Walsh (Ire) and Desmond Watson (Ire)
| motm =
| toss = Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-women-tour-of-england-2001-62037 Australia Women tour of England 2001] from [[Cricinfo]]
*[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-women-tour-of-ireland-2001-62050 Australia Women tour of Ireland 2001] from [[Cricinfo]]
{{2001 English cricket season}}
{{Women's Ashes}}
{{Australia women's national cricket team}}
{{England women's cricket team}}
{{Ireland women's cricket team}}
{{International cricket in 2001}}
{{International women's cricket tours of England}}
{{International women's cricket tours of Ireland}}
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[[Category:The Women's Ashes]]
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[[Category:Women's cricket tours of England]]
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