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.
Test series
1st Test
2–5 December 1960 Scorecard |
South Africa | v | England |
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) |
202/4 (59 overs) Helen Sharpe 49 Jennifer Gove 2/34 (12 overs) |
Match drawn St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Tim Gibbon (SA) and G Minnaar (SA) |
- 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 |
England | v | South Africa |
351/6d (104 overs) Alison Ratcliffe 95 Yvonne van Mentz 4/95 (25 overs) |
134 (95 overs) Eileen Hurly 37 Esme Irwin 4/46 (33 overs) | |
140/8 (f/o) (82 overs) Beverly Lang 51 Sheila Plant 2/11 (12 overs) |
Match drawn Wanderers, Johannesburg Umpires: George Parry (SA) and Steward (SA) |
- 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 |
South Africa | v | England |
151 (102.4 overs) Eileen Hurly 29 Anne Sanders 4/41 (27.4 overs) |
269/8d (95.5 overs) Helen Sharpe 126 Jean McNaughton 6/39 (19 overs) | |
166 (127.3 overs) Sheelagh Nefdt 68 Anne Sanders 3/28 (28.3 overs) |
49/2 (19 overs) Ruth Westbrook 22* Jennifer Gove 2/22 (8 overs) |
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 |
England | v | South Africa |
223 (108.3 overs) Ruth Westbrook 87 Lorna Ward 5/18 (14.3 overs) |
266/8d (137 overs) Yvonne van Mentz 105* Anne Sanders 2/38 (31 overs) | |
236/4d (88 overs) Helen Sharpe 70 Jennifer Gove 3/57 (22 overs) |
126/4 (37 overs) Beverly Lang 58 Alison Ratcliffe 3/33 (6 overs) |
Match drawn Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Dal Collins (SA) and Neville Howell (SA) |
- 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 | England |
59 (42.3 overs) Christine Bald 17 Esme Irwin 3/10 (11.3 overs) |
193/3d (38 overs) Helen Sharpe 88 G Ronaldson 1/21 (5 overs) | |
75/4 (37 overs) J Littlewort 25* Ruth Westbrook 1/2 (2 overs) |
Match drawn Paarl Cricket Club Ground, Boland Umpires: Rousseau and Walley |
- Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.
2-day tour match: England Women v Western Province Women
14,15 November 1960 Scorecard |
England | v | Western Province Women |
189 (66.4 overs) Polly Marshall 84* Maureen Payne 9/56 (22.4 overs) |
143 (94 overs) C Peirce 37 Mollie Hunt 6/27 (23 overs) | |
106/3d (48 overs) Alison Ratcliffe 33* N Dowling 1/21 (17 overs) |
32 (18.2 overs) N Dowling 21 Mollie Hunt 7/12 (7.2 overs) |
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 |
England | v | South African XI Women |
205/6d (67.2 overs) Ruth Westbrook 58 Maureen Payne 3/84 (26 overs) |
104 (52 overs) Eileen Hurly 52 Sheila Plant 6/30 (17 overs) | |
19/1 (6.5 overs) Ruth Westbrook 10* D Evenden 1/10 (3.5 overs) |
171/9d (f/o) (63 overs) Joy Irwin 34 Anne Sanders 4/33 (14 overs) |
Match drawn Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein Umpires: Harold Melzer and G Niddrie |
- 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 | England |
147 (68.3 overs) Yvonne van Mentz 68 Barbara Pont 4/16 (15 overs) |
206/1d (52 overs) Helen Sharpe 103* R Campbell 1/35 (14 overs) | |
106/2 (53 overs) Barbara Cairncross 48* Barbara Pont 1/13 (6 overs) |
Match drawn Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Frank Osman and D Sutherland |
- 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 | England |
190 (106.5 overs) Beverly Lang 56 Alison Ratcliffe 2/13 (4 overs) |
190 (65 overs) Ruth Westbrook 34 Maureen Payne 5/54 (19 overs) | |
91/7d (61 overs) Sheelagh Nefdt 36* Polly Marshall 3/18 (21 overs) |
94/0 (13.3 overs) Ruth Westbrook 61* |
England Women won by 10 wickets Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Umpires: TV Burnard and George Hawkins |
- 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 | England |
72 (50.2 overs) L Walker 19 Barbara Pont 2/8 (6.2 overs) |
231/3d (58.4 overs) Rachael Heyhoe-Flint 102* Doris Ten-Cate 1/97 (29.4 overs) | |
69 (33 overs) Doris Ten-Cate 29 Ruth Westbrook 4/5 (5 overs) |
England Women won by an innings and 90 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Louw and van der Sadt |
- 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 |
92 (104.2 overs) C Mortimer 24 Margaret Rutherford 2/4 (17 overs) |
149/2d (40 overs) Ruth Westbrook 60* Joy Irwin 1/22 (7 overs) | |
41 (37 overs) Joy Irwin 6 Lorna Ward 6 Ann Jago 5/14 (16 overs) |
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 |
Border Women | v | England |
60 (36 overs) R Knott 26 Ann Jago 4/3 (11 overs) |
246/5d (53 overs) Kathleen Smith 102 S Gersowsky 4/62 (16 overs) | |
61/3 (43 overs) A Cronin 30* Esme Irwin 2/5 (8 overs) |
Match drawn Jan Smuts Ground, East London Umpires: TMA Gunton and Arthur Kidson |
- 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 |
England 251/9d (92 overs) |
v | Eastern Province Women 139 (61.4 overs) |
Pamela Crain 44 Audrey Jackson 4/30 (22 overs) |
Audrey Jackson 39 Polly Marshall 5/30 (14.4 overs) |
England Women won by 112 runs St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Millar and G Minnaar |
- Eastern Province Women won the toss and elected to field.
References
- "England Women in South Africa Women's Test Series 1960/61 / Results". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
International cricket in 1960–61 | |
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Preceding season: International cricket in 1960 | |
October 1960 | |
November 1960 | |
December 1960 | |
April 1961 | |
Following season: International cricket in 1961 |
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