Australian women's cricket team in England and Ireland in 2001

Australian women's cricket team in Ireland in 2001
Australian women's cricket team in Ireland in 2001
	Ireland
Dates	12 – 15 July 2001
Captains	Nikki Squire
One Day International series
Results	Australia won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs	Clare O'Leary (72)
Most wickets	Saibh Young (4)

Australian women's cricket team in England in 2001
Australian women's cricket team in England in 2001
	England
Dates	18 June – 8 July 2001
Captains	Clare Connor
Test series
Result	Australia won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs	Claire Taylor (159)
Most wickets	Clare Connor (5)
One Day International series
Results	Australia won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs	Claire Taylor (97)
Most wickets	Clare Connor (6)

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 Women's Ashes, which Australia were defending. Australia won all three ODIs and both Test matches, meaning they retained the Ashes.^[1] After their tour of England, Australia played three ODIs against Ireland, defeating them 3–0.^[2]

Tour of England

Squads

England^[3]	Australia^[4]
Clare Connor (c) Caroline Atkins Jane Cassar (wk) Sarah Collyer Charlotte Edwards Laura Harper Jackie Hawker Dawn Holden Hannah Lloyd Kate Lowe Lucy Pearson Nicky Shaw Clare Taylor Claire Taylor Arran Thompson	Belinda Clark (c) Louise Broadfoot Sally Cooper Avril Fahey Cathryn Fitzpatrick Michelle Goszko Julie Hayes Lisa Keightley Terry McGregor Olivia Magno Charmaine Mason Julia Price (wk) Karen Rolton Lisa Sthalekar

Tour matches

50-over match: Marylebone Cricket Club v Australia

18 June 2001
Scorecard

Australia 251/9 (50 overs)	v	Marylebone Cricket Club 109 (44.4 overs)
Louise Broadfoot 51 (–) Gill Richards 2/38 (10 overs)		Haidee Tiffen 34 (–) Olivia Magno 6/34 (10 overs)

Australia Women won by 142 runs
John Walker's Ground, Southgate
Umpires: Valerie Gibbens (Eng) and John Hayes (Eng)

Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.

50-over match: England Development Squad v Australia

19 June 2001
Scorecard

Australia 257/7 (50 overs)	v	England Development Squad 87 (48.4 overs)
Karen Rolton 56* (51) Kathryn Leng 2/32 (9 overs)		Hannah Lloyd 29 (74) Charmaine Mason 4/22 (9.4 overs)

Australia Women won by 170 runs
John Walker's Ground, Southgate
Umpires: Alan Fox (Eng) and Judith West (Eng)

England Development Squad Women won the toss and elected to field.

50-over match: England Development Squad v Australia

21 June 2001
Scorecard

Australia 255/8 (50 overs)	v	England Development Squad 167/9 (50 overs)
Karen Rolton 69 (56) Sarah Clarke 2/46 (8 overs)		Sarah Clarke 43 (43) Cathryn Fitzpatrick 3/39 (10 overs)

Australia Women won by 88 runs
Brunton Memorial Ground, Radlett
Umpires: Lorraine Elgar (Eng) and Benita White (Eng)

Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.

Test series

1st Test

24 – 26 June 2001
Scorecard

England	v	Australia
103 (83.1 overs) Kate Lowe 23 (66) Cathryn Fitzpatrick 5/29 (18.1 overs)		344 (115.1 overs) Michelle Goszko 204 (345) Clare Connor 5/65 (28 overs)
101 (61 overs) Laura Harper 20 (60) Olivia Magno 3/16 (13 overs)

Australia Women won by an innings and 140 runs
Denis Compton Oval, Shenley
Umpires: Lorraine Elgar (Eng) and Neil Mallender (Eng)
Player of the match: Michelle Goszko (Aus)

England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
Arran Thompson, Caroline Atkins, Dawn Holden, Kate Lowe, Laura Harper, Nicky Shaw (Eng), Louise Broadfoot, Michelle Goszko and Terry McGregor (Aus) all made their WTest debuts.

2nd Test

6 – 8 July 2001
Scorecard

England	v	Australia
144 (80.5 overs) Sarah Collyer 37 (142) Cathryn Fitzpatrick 5/31 (22.5 overs)		383/4d (112 overs) Karen Rolton 209* (313) Clare Taylor 2/87 (29 overs)
245 (112 overs) Claire Taylor 137 (232) Charmaine Mason 4/66 (34 overs)		9/1 (3.1 overs) Karen Rolton 9* Clare Taylor 1/5 (2 overs)

Australia Women won by 9 wickets
Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds
Umpires: Alan Whitehead (Eng) and Ann Roberts (Eng)
Player of the match: Karen Rolton (Aus)

Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
Julie Hayes (Aus) made her WTest debut.

WODI Series

1st ODI

29 June 2001
Scorecard

Australia 238/7 (50 overs)	v	England 139 (47.5 overs)
Karen Rolton 79 (68) Clare Connor 2/33 (10 overs)		Claire Taylor 39 (88) Terry McGregor 4/15 (10 overs)

Australia Women won by 99 runs
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: John Hayes (Eng) and Paul Adams (Eng)
Player of the match: Karen Rolton (Aus)

England Women won the toss and elected to field.
Lisa Sthalekar (Aus) made her WODI debut.

2nd ODI

2 July 2001
Scorecard

Australia 238/7 (50 overs)	v	England 109 (47.3 overs)
Belinda Clark 69 (110) Dawn Holden 3/48 (10 overs)		Sarah Collyer 26 (74) Karen Rolton 3/14 (8 overs)

Australia Women won by 118 runs
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Kathy Taylor (Eng) and Kevin Lyons (Eng)
Player of the match: Karen Rolton (Aus)

Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
Sally Cooper (Aus) made her WODI debut.

3rd ODI

3 July 2001
Scorecard

Australia 206/7 (50 overs)	v	England 140/8 (50 overs)
Lisa Keightley 54 (92) Sarah Collyer 2/30 (10 overs)		Claire Taylor 50* (77) Terry McGregor 2/14 (10 overs)

Australia Women won by 66 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: John West (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Terry McGregor (Aus)

Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
Caroline Atkins (Eng) made her WODI debut.

Tour of Ireland

Squads

Ireland^[5]	Australia^[4]
Nikki Squire (c) Caitriona Beggs Aoife Budd Miriam Grealey Isobel Joyce Cecelia Joyce Grainne Leahy Anne Linehan (wk) Barbara McDonald Ciara Metcalfe Lara Molins Clare O'Leary Clare Shillington Saibh Young	Belinda Clark (c) Louise Broadfoot Sally Cooper Avril Fahey Cathryn Fitzpatrick Michelle Goszko Julie Hayes Lisa Keightley Terry McGregor Olivia Magno Charmaine Mason Julia Price (wk) Karen Rolton Lisa Sthalekar

WODI Series

1st ODI

12 July 2001
Scorecard

Ireland 132 (49.1 overs)	v	Australia 119/5 (36.4 overs)
Caitriona Beggs 45 (–) Terry McGregor 3/21 (10 overs)		Michelle Goszko 36* (–) Barbara McDonald 1/15 (10 overs)

Australia Women won by 5 wickets (D/L)
Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin
Umpires: Ray Cutland (Ire) and M McIlroy (Ire)

Ireland Women won the toss and elected to bat.
Reduced target of 117, due to rain in 2nd innings.

2nd ODI

14 July 2001
Scorecard

Ireland 119/7 (50 overs)	v	Australia 120/1 (27.4 overs)
Miriam Grealey 57 (89) Cathryn Fitzpatrick 5/14 (10 overs)		Karen Rolton 51* (34) Saibh Young 1/15 (4 overs)

Australia Women won by 9 wickets
College Park, Dublin
Umpires: Leslie Hewson (Ire) and M McIlroy (Ire)

Ireland Women won the toss and elected to bat.
Cecelia Joyce (Ire) made her WODI debut.

3rd ODI

15 July 2001
Scorecard

Australia 247/9 (50 overs)	v	Ireland 46 (23 overs)
Sally Cooper 85 (119) Ciara Metcalfe 3/43 (10 overs)		Nikki Squire 11* (39) Terry McGregor 4/8 (6 overs)

Australia Women won by 201 runs
College Park, Dublin
Umpires: David Walsh (Ire) and Desmond Watson (Ire)

Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.

References

^ "Australia Women tour of England 2001". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^ "Australia Women tour of Ireland 2001". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^ "RECORDS / WOMEN'S ASHES, 2001 - ENGLAND WOMEN / BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b Wright, Graeme, ed. (2002). Wisden Cricketer's Almanac 2002. Alton, Hampshire: John Wisden & Co Ltd. p. 1023. ISBN 0-947-76670-7.
^ "RECORDS / AUSTRALIA WOMEN IN IRELAND WOMEN'S ODI SERIES, 2001 - IRELAND WOMEN / BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

External links

[1] "Australia Women tour of England 2001". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

[2] "Australia Women tour of Ireland 2001". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

[ENG-squad-3] "RECORDS / WOMEN'S ASHES, 2001 - ENGLAND WOMEN / BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

[AUS-squad-4] Wright, Graeme, ed. (2002). Wisden Cricketer's Almanac 2002. Alton, Hampshire: John Wisden & Co Ltd. p. 1023. ISBN 0-947-76670-7.

[IRE-squad-5] "RECORDS / AUSTRALIA WOMEN IN IRELAND WOMEN'S ODI SERIES, 2001 - IRELAND WOMEN / BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

v t e International cricket in 2001
Preceding season: International cricket in 2000–01
May 2001	Pakistan in England
June 2001	India in Zimbabwe NatWest Series Zimbabwe Tri-series Australia women in England
July 2001	Australia in England Sri Lanka Tri-series West Indies in Zimbabwe Australia women in Ireland
August 2001	India in Sri Lanka West Indies in Kenya Asian Test Challenge
Following season: International cricket in 2001–02