Australia women's cricket team in England in 1951

Australian women's cricket team in England in 1951
	England	Australia
Dates	19 May – 4 August 1951
Captains	Myrtle Maclagan (1st & 2nd Tests) Molly Hide (3rd Test)	Mollie Dive
Test series
Result	3-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs	Cecilia Robinson (201)	Betty Wilson (175) Amy Hudson (175)
Most wickets	Mary Duggan (20)	Betty Wilson (16)

The Australian women's cricket team toured England between May and August 1951. The test series against England women's cricket team was played for the Women's Ashes, which Australia were defending. The series was drawn 1–1, meaning that Australia retained the Ashes.^[1][2]

Squads

England[3]	Australia[4]
Myrtle Maclagan (c) Betty Birch Mary Duggan Annie Geeves Molly Hide Mary Johnson Winifred Leech Margaret Lockwood (wk) Dorothy McEvoy Grace Morgan (wk) Barbara Murrey Cecilia Robinson Hazel Sanders Mary Spry Joan Wilkinson	Mollie Dive (c) Mary Allitt Valma Batty Myrtle Baylis Ruth Dow Amy Hudson June James Mavis Jones Lorna Larter (wk) Dot Laughton Una Paisley Gladys Phillips Joan Schmidt Alma Vogt Norma Whiteman Betty Wilson

Tour Matches

Single innings matches

30 May 1951 Scorecard

Australia  153/6d (52 overs)	v	Buckinghamshire and Leicestershire 62 (40 overs)
Betty Wilson 33 (–) L Freestone 2/23 (12 overs)		L Freestone 16* (–) Betty Wilson 3/12 (8 overs)

Australia Women won by 91 runs Wilton Park, Beaconsfield Umpires: Isabel Nowell-Smith (Eng) and E White (Eng)

• Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.

2 June 1951 Scorecard

Australia  237/3d (65 overs)	v	Yorkshire 108 (50 overs)
Betty Wilson 100* (–) B Nelson 1/20 (5 overs)		Mona Greenwood 34 (–) Betty Wilson 5/15 (12 overs)

Australia Women won by 129 runs Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds Umpires: Fawell (Eng) and Roker (Eng)

• Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.

5 June 1951 Scorecard

Australia  161/1d (53 overs)	v	Northern Counties 181/9 (68 overs)
Mary Allitt 80 (–) Dorothy Macfarlane 1/56 (15 overs)		H Mullen 65 (–) Mavis Jones 3/29 (13 overs)

Northern Counties Women won by 3 wickets Osborne Avenue, Jesmond Umpires: Alys Iceton (Eng) and Barbara Wood (Eng)

• Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
• Northern Counties Women batted on after winning.

13 June 1951 Scorecard

Australia  203/5d (65 overs)	v	Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire 97/9 (55 overs)
Mary Allitt 82 (–) Annie Geeves 3/79 (26 overs)		Constance Holden 31 (–) Una Paisley 4/23 (16 overs)

Match drawn Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: M Bloom (Eng) and V Brain (Eng)

• Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.

27 June 1951 Scorecard

Australia  218/0d (47 overs)	v	West of England 56 (45.1 overs)
Mary Allitt 150* (–)		J Bond 12 (–) Betty Wilson 3/19 (7 overs)

Australia Women won by 162 runs The Victoria Ground, Cheltenham Umpires: V Brain (Eng) and MJ Townsend (Eng)

• Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.

5 July 1951 Scorecard

Dorset and Hampshire 80 (46.1 overs)	v	Australia 304/7 (70.2 overs)
Nancy Joy 31 (–) Myrtle Baylis 3/1 (9 overs)		Dot Laughton 103 (–) Kay Green 3/59 (10 overs)

Australia Women won by 8 wickets King George V Sports Ground, Winchester Umpires: M Bloom (Eng) and Norah Wilcox (Eng)

• Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
• Australia Women batted on after winning.

11 July 1951 Scorecard

Surrey 172 (61.2 overs)	v	Australia 120/6 (61 overs)
Jean Cummins 35 (–) Una Paisley 3/54 (20 overs)		Amy Hudson 51* (–) Dorothy McEvoy 2/22 (16 overs)

Match drawn Mitcham Cricket Green, Mitcham Umpires: M Oliver (Eng) and Enid Stephenson (Eng)

• Surrey Women won the toss and elected to bat.

16 July 1951 Scorecard

Australia  297/1d (49 overs)	v	Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Sussex 107 (57.1 overs)
Gladys Phillips 130* (–) Iris Doble 1/39 (11 overs)		Joan Wilkinson 33 (–) Mavis Jones 3/7 (9 overs)

Australia Women won by 190 runs Christ Church Ground, Oxford Umpires: M Bloom (Eng) and Norah Wilcox (Eng)

• Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Sussex Women won the toss and elected to field.

18 July 1951 Scorecard

Australia  206/4d (59 overs)	v	Middlesex 129/8 (59 overs)
Mary Allitt 84 (–) Mary Duggan 3/56 (22 overs)		Betty Birch 34 (–) Alma Vogt 3/22 (11 overs)

Match drawn Ealing Dean Cricket Club, Perivale, London Umpires: M Bloom (Eng) and Doris Turner (Eng)

• Middlesex Women won the toss and elected to field.

25 July 1951 Scorecard

Combined Services 160 (63.3 overs)	v	Australia 209/4 (37 overs)
Joan Wilkinson 112 (–) June James 4/30 (13.3 overs)		Mollie Dive 128 (–) A Simpson 2/40 (9 overs)

Australia Women won by 8 wickets Officers Club Services Ground, Aldershot Umpires: Louie Hibbs (Eng) and B Lloyd (Eng)

• Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
• Australia Women batted on after winning.

4 August 1951 Scorecard

Australia  213 (60 overs)	v	ME Hide's XI 193/6 (49 overs)
Una Paisley 72 (–) Mary Duggan 4/61 (24 overs)		Myrtle Maclagan 81 (–) Una Paisley 3/55 (12 overs)

Match drawn Hindhead Playing Field, Hindhead Umpires: Netta Rheinberg (Eng) and Enid Stevenson (Eng)

• ME Hide's XI won the toss and elected to field.

Two innings matches

19 May 1951 Scorecard

Kent	v	Australia
70 (33.1 overs) Doris Turner 20 (–) Norma Whiteman 3/9 (8.1 overs)		165/7d (46.3 overs) Mollie Dive 59 (–) Doris Turner 4/57 (19 overs)
53/5 (27 overs) Cecilia Robinson 37* (–) Norma Whiteman 2/15 (7 overs)

Match drawn Vine Cricket Ground, Sevenoaks Umpires: Isabel Nowell-Smith (Eng) and Enid Stevenson (Eng)

• Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
• Australia Women won by 7 wickets on first innings.

23 May 1951 Scorecard

Australia	v	Lincolnshire, Essex and Hertfordshire
193/2d (53 overs) Joan Schmidt 85 (–) Joan Robinson 1/31 (9 overs)		56 (34.5 overs) Sue Sutherland 16 (–) Myrtle Baylis 6/8 (7.5 overs)
		50/5 (16 overs) (f/o) Joan Robinson 19 (–) Una Paisley 1/7 (3 overs)

Match drawn Richmond Drive, Skegness Umpires: Ida Freestone (Eng) and Elizabeth Riley (Eng)

• Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
• Australia Women won by 137 runs on first innings.

25 – 26 May 1951 Scorecard

Australia	v	East of England
309/4d (85 overs) Valma Batty 112* (–) D Knowler 1/16 (3 overs)		82 (44.1 overs) Joan Smith 16 (–) Betty Wilson 3/14 (6 overs)
59/5d (22 overs) Alma Vogt 21 (–) Mickey Bradley 3/14 (4 overs)		92/1 (39 overs) Cecilia Robinson 40* (–) Amy Hudson 1/13 (4 overs)

Match drawn Clarence Park, St Albans Umpires: Ida Freestone (Eng) and Norah Wilcox (Eng)

• Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.

8 – 9 June 1951 Scorecard

Australia	v	North of England
282 (95 overs) Betty Wilson 98 (–) Ivy Bewley 2/43 (13 overs)		127 (46.2 overs) Mary Johnson 33 (–) Betty Wilson 3/31 (14 overs)
		114 (51.3 overs) (f/o) Joan Stephens 27 (–) Betty Wilson 3/33 (13.3 overs)

Australia Women won by an innings and 41 runs Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Umpires: Barbara Wood (Eng) and Norah Wilcox (Eng)

• Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.

23, 25 June 1951 Scorecard

Midlands	v	Australia
82 (50 overs) B Beacham 20 (–) June James 3/27 (20 overs)		335/6d (121 overs) Una Paisley 104 (–) B Bonham 2/31 (9 overs)
199/5 (84 overs) Eileen White 79 (–) Mollie Dive 2/31 (5 overs)

Match drawn Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Elizabeth Riley (Eng) and Norah Wilcox (Eng)

• Midlands Women won the toss and elected to bat.

7, 9 July 1951 Scorecard

Australia	v	West of England
261/2d (88.3 overs) Joan Schmidt 122* (–) Nancy Joy 1/18 (3 overs)		110 (79.2 overs) Nancy Joy 22 (–) Betty Wilson 3/13 (17 overs)
		141 (67.3 overs) (f/o) Kay Green 37 (–) June James 4/33 (17.3 overs)

Australia Women won by an innings and 10 runs Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth Umpires: M Bloom (Eng) and E White (Eng)

• Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.

13 – 14 July 1951 Scorecard

England Women Australia Touring Team	v	Australia
199 (67 overs) Cecilia Robinson 87 (–) Una Paisley 6/43 (15 overs)		179 (63.4 overs) Valma Batty 61* (–) Mary Duggan 5/76 (21 overs)
133/9d (43 overs) Mary Hide 77 (–) Betty Wilson 3/25 (9 overs)		158/6 (50.3 overs) Lorna Larter 40* (–) Myrtle Maclagan 4/31 (13 overs)

Match drawn Chalkwell Park, Southend-on-Sea Umpires: M Oliver (Eng) and Enid Stevenson (Eng)

• England Women Australia Touring Team won the toss and elected to bat.

21, 23 July 1951 Scorecard

Australia	v	South of England
262 (87 overs) Una Paisley 99* (–) Mary Duggan 4/54 (27 overs)		214/9d (88 overs) Mary Hide 37 (–) Mavis Jones 2/30 (15 overs)
93/3d (35 overs) Mollie Dive 47 (–) Myrtle Maclagan 1/8 (5 overs)		80/3 (19 overs) Hazel Sanders 34 (–) Mavis Jones 2/37 (10 overs)

Match drawn The Saffrons, Eastbourne Umpires: Netta Rheinberg (Eng) and Enid Stevenson (Eng)

• Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.

Test Series

1st Test

16 – 20 June 1951 Scorecard

England	v	Australia
283 (154 overs) Cecilia Robinson 105 (–) Amy Hudson 2/21 (10 overs)		248 (98 overs) Betty Wilson 81 (–) Myrtle Maclagan 5/43 (28 overs)
178/8d (75.3 overs) Cecilia Robinson 36 (–) Myrtle Baylis 2/39 (22 overs)		111/2 (47 overs) Amy Hudson 48* (–) Winifred Leech 1/23 (11 overs)

Match drawn North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Umpires: Elizabeth Riley (Eng) and Isabel Nowell-Smith (Eng)

• England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
• Annie Geeves, Winifred Leech, Margaret Lockwood, Barbara Murrey, Mary Spry (Eng), Mary Allitt, Valma Batty and Mavis Jones (Aus) all made their WTest debuts.

2nd Test

30 June – 4 July 1951 Scorecard

England	v	Australia
158 (73.3 overs) Barbara Murrey 39* (–) Betty Wilson 3/40 (20 overs)		120 (72.2 overs) Joan Schmidt 42 (–) Mary Duggan 5/40 (22.2 overs)
120 (55.3 overs) Barbara Murrey 34 (–) Betty Wilson 4/42 (15.3 overs)		160/8 (60.5 overs) Betty Wilson 35 (–) Mary Duggan 4/68 (24 overs)

Australia Women won by 2 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Ida Freestone (Eng) and Betty Snowball (Eng)

• England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd Test

28 July – 1 August 1951 Scorecard

England	v	Australia
238 (98 overs) Molly Hide 65 (–) Norma Whiteman 4/56 (31 overs)		192 (110 overs) Norma Whiteman 36* (–) Mary Duggan 4/74 (37 overs)
174/7d (74 overs) Molly Hide 42 (–) June James 2/33 (16 overs)		83 (59.4 overs) Amy Hudson 17* (–) Mary Duggan 5/30 (20 overs)

England Women won by 137 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Enid Stevenson (Eng) and Elizabeth Riley (Eng)

• England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
• Betty Birch (Eng) and June James (Aus) made their WTest debuts.

References

1. "Australia Women tour of England 1951". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
2. "Australia Women in England 1951". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
3. "RECORDS / WOMEN'S ASHES, 1963 - ENGLAND WOMEN / BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
4. "RECORDS / WOMEN'S ASHES, 1963 / BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

External links

• Australia Women tour of England 1951 from Cricinfo