Australia women's cricket team in England in 1937
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| Australian women's cricket team in England in 1937 | |||
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| England | Australia | ||
| Dates | 2 June 1937 – 28 July 1937 | ||
| Captains | Molly Hide | Margaret Peden | |
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| Result | 3-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Myrtle Maclagan (315) | Hazel Pritchard (306) | |
| Most wickets | Molly Hide (14) | Peggy Antonio (19) | |
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. 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play on Sunday 11 July, which was a rest day
References
- ↑ "Australian Women's Cricket Team In England". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 June 1937. pp. 20S. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "Australian Women tour of England, 1937". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "AUSTRALIA WOMEN IN ENGLAND 1937". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
Further reading
- Stell, Marion K. (2022). The Bodyline Fix: How women saved cricket. St Lucia, Qld: University of Queensland Press. ISBN 9780702265785.
External links
- First Test on English Soil – Talkin' About Women's Cricket description of day one of the First Test