The Australian women's cricket team toured England in August and September 2005. They played five one-day internationals (ODIs), two Test matches and one Twenty20 International. They also played one one-day international against Ireland, which they won easily. They won two of the three ODIs, and were also looking to win the third, but a good last over from Katherine Brunt, yielding only four runs, gave England victory. Brunt was also the heroine of the second Test, where she took nine wickets in the match and made 52 in England's first Test win over the Australians since December 1984. It also gave England their first win in the Women's Ashes since 1963. England also won their next ODI thanks to a century from Claire Taylor, but Australia took the series 3–2 after winning the last ODI by just four runs. The last match of the series was a Twenty20 International, which was Australia's first, and they won it by seven wickets. The Australian womens cricket team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they lost to England two-nil in a three-Test series. ... The English womens cricket team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they beat Australia two-nil in a three-Test series. ... Womens one-day international cricket is the short form of womens international cricket. ... 2nd Womens Test match between Australia and England in Sydney in 1935 Womens test cricket is the long form of womens international cricket. ... Twenty20 cricket was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board in 2003. ... A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played between two international teams each representing a particular country. ... This article is about the cricket term. ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

ODIs in Ireland

Three ODIs in Ireland were planned, but only one was actually played - the other two were rained off. However, in the match that was played on 31 July, Australia beat the Irish women's cricket team by 240 runs, Karen Rolton and Lisa Sthalekar both making centuries as Australia made 295 for 3, and Cecelia Joyce top-scored for Ireland with a paltry 18 - Shelley Nitschke taking four for 15 as Ireland collapsed to 55 all out in 26 overs. [1] A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played between two international teams each representing a particular country. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July. ... Karen Rolton (born on 21 November 1974) is one of the biggest names in Australian womens cricket. ...

Matches in England

1st Women's Test: England v Australia (9-12 August)

Match drawn 1st Womens Test: England v Australia (9-12 August) Match drawn England got an excellent start to the first womens Test at Hove, where two debutants were to take centre stage; but the match petered out into a draw. ...

England got an excellent start to the first women's Test at Hove, where two debutants were to take centre stage; but the match petered out into a draw. The English womens cricket team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they beat Australia two-nil in a three-Test series. ... Location within the British Isles Hove is a next-door neighbour of Brighton, on the south coast of England. ...

In one of the highlights of the first day of play, Belinda Clark — arguably Australia's best batter — had been bowled by Jenny Gunn for a two-ball duck. It was to be Gunn's only wicket of the day, but probably the most vital. All-rounder Rosalie Birch and 15-year-old debutante spinner Holly Colvin then took two wickets each as Australia crumbled to 115 for 7, Karen Rolton being the only batter on top of the bowlers. Belinda Jane Clark (born 10 September 1970 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is a female Australian cricketer, who has played international cricket since 1991. ... Rosalie Ann Birch (born 6 December 1983 at St Albans, Hertfordshire) is an English cricketer and a member of the current England team. ... In the sport of cricket, left-arm orthodox spin is the equivalent of off spin bowling, but bowled with the left hand. ... Holly Louise Colvin (born 7 September 1989 in Chichester) is an English cricketer and member of the current Enlgand womens cricket team. ... Karen Rolton (born on 21 November 1974) is one of the biggest names in Australian womens cricket. ...

However, as the day wore on, England lost their stamina, and the lower order batters took over. No. 7 Cathryn Fitzpatrick, No. 9 Julie Hayes and Test debutante No. 10 Shelley Nitschke all made fifties as Australia eked out 223 more runs for the loss of only two more wickets, Nitschke being 70 not out overnight. She finished on an unbeaten 81, as Australia added a further 27 before Clea Smith was lbw to Katherine Brunt, to end with 355. England scored slowly after losing Laura Newton for 24, as they used 129 overs to make 273 — Charlotte Edwards top-scoring with 69, while Arran Brindle made her second Test half-century with 54. ... In the sport of cricket, leg before wicket (lbw) is one of the ways in which a batsman can get be dismissed. ... Laura Newton (born November 27, 1977) is a cricketer for the England womens team. ...

Nitschke and Lisa Sthalekar took three wickets each, but England fought back. Gunn took two more wickets, removing both openers for ducks, as Belinda Clark recorded a pair, but Karen Rolton and Sthalekar took the score beyond England's grasp. Rolton was finally run out for 97, but she had led the Australians to a 254-run lead at the end of day three. Australia added a further 51 to that on the fourth morning - slow left arm bowler Clare Connor taking four for 68 in a marathon bowling effort. England quickly determined 306 in 95 overs was too tough after they crumbled to 14 for 3, but Brindle stood firm at the crease, taking four hours for a maiden Test century, and England made it to the end of the scheduled time having only lost seven wickets. Thus, the second Test would now decide the series. [2] Belinda Jane Clark (born 10 September 1970 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is a female Australian cricketer, who has played international cricket since 1991. ... Karen Rolton (born on 21 November 1974) is one of the biggest names in Australian womens cricket. ... In the sport of cricket, left-arm orthodox spin is the equivalent of off spin bowling, but bowled with the left hand. ... Clare Joanne Connor (born 1 September 1976 in Brighton, Sussex) is an English all-round cricketer who bats right-handed but bowls slow left arm spin. ... In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in the innings. ...

1st Women's ODI: England v Australia (15 August)

Australia won by 12 runs 1st Womens ODI: England v Australia (15 August) Australia won by 12 runs England set themselves up well against Australia, but failed to hit out in the last over thanks to some accurate and fierce bowling from Cathryn Fitzpatrick, who had earlier hit 38 not out to lift Australia...

England set themselves up well against Australia, but failed to hit out in the last over thanks to some accurate and fierce bowling from Cathryn Fitzpatrick, who had earlier hit 38 not out to lift Australia to 222 for 7 after three for 39 from Clare Connor. Arran Brindle continued on her magnificent form from the first Test, when she made a fifty and a hundred, and in partnerships with Jenny Gunn and Claire Taylor she lifted the English to 198 for 4. With only 25 runs left to hit, it was there for the taking. But Fitzpatrick returned, having taken the wicket of Laura Newton earlier on, and she took three more wickets as the English lower order were strangled - and collapsed to 210 all out with five balls remaining in the innings. Fitzpatrick ended with figures of four for 19 from 10 overs, and Emma Liddell also took three for 29. [3] The English womens cricket team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they beat Australia two-nil in a three-Test series. ... Not out is a term used on cricket scorecards to signify that a batsman has not been dismissed when the innings is finished. ... Clare Joanne Connor (born 1 September 1976 in Brighton, Sussex) is an English all-round cricketer who bats right-handed but bowls slow left arm spin. ... Laura Newton (born November 27, 1977) is a cricketer for the England womens team. ...

2nd Women's ODI: England v Australia (19 August)

Australia won by 65 runs 2nd Womens ODI: England v Australia (19 August) Australia won by 65 runs Slow left arm bowler Shelley Nitschke bowled Australia to their second victory in the ODI series, after good bowling from the English women had limited Australia to 193 for 8 in 50 overs. ...

Slow left arm bowler Shelley Nitschke bowled Australia to their second victory in the ODI series, after good bowling from the English women had limited Australia to 193 for 8 in 50 overs. Kate Blackwell and Lisa Keightley both made fifties for Australia, while Belinda Clark continued her woeful form with a 45-ball 10. Claire Taylor made three stumpings, two off medium pace bowler Isa Guha. In reply, Laura Newton and Claire Taylor set England to a fine position at 80 for 1, but the English bowler just couldn't play the spin of Nitschke, who recorded a career-best analysis of 7 for 24, despite six wides. Only Newton and Taylor passed 10, while Arran Brindle's great form came to a halt as she was bowled by Nitschke for a golden duck. England's final score was 128 all out, with more than 10 overs potentially remaining in the innings. [4] In the sport of cricket, left-arm orthodox spin is the equivalent of off spin bowling, but bowled with the left hand. ... Womens one-day international cricket is the short form of womens international cricket. ... The English womens cricket team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they beat Australia two-nil in a three-Test series. ... In the sport of cricket an over is a series of six consecutive balls bowled by a single bowler. ... Belinda Jane Clark (born 10 September 1970 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is a female Australian cricketer, who has played international cricket since 1991. ... In the sport of cricket, the term stump has three different meanings: part of the wicket, a manner of dismissing a batsman, and the end of the days play (stumps). Part of the wicket The stumps are three vertical posts supporting the bails to form a wicket at each... Darren Gough bowling A bowler in the sport of cricket is usually a player whose speciality is bowling. ... Laura Newton (born November 27, 1977) is a cricketer for the England womens team. ... In the sport of cricket, a bowling analysis (sometimes shortened to just analysis, especially in the phrase innings analysis) usually refers to a notation summarising a bowlers performance in terms of overs bowled, how many of those overs are maidens (ie with no runs conceded), total runs conceded and... In the sport of cricket, a wide is one of two things: The event of a ball being delivered by a bowler too wide or high to be hit by the batsman, and ruled so by the umpire. ... Bowled is a method of dismissing a batsman in the sport of cricket. ... A golden duck is a term used in cricket, and denotes a batsman getting out for a score of zero under particular conditions. ...

3rd Women's ODI: England v Australia (21 August)

England won by two runs 3rd Womens ODI: England v Australia (21 August) England won by two runs England needed a victory to keep the one-day international series alive, and with Australia needing six runs off the last over, it looked like the Australians would secure the series with two matches to spare. ...

England needed a victory to keep the one-day international series alive, and with Australia needing six runs off the last over, it looked like the Australians would secure the series with two matches to spare. However, Katherine Brunt had the last say, first dismissing Cathryn Fitzpatrick with a stumping, then having Julie Hayes run out for a duck. Suddenly, Australia needed four from the last ball to win, and they could only get one, as England went into scenes of jubilation - having secured their first victory over the Australian women since 1993. Earlier, Claire Taylor had lifted England to 200 for 7 with her 82, slaying Fitzpatrick who conceded 61 runs in 10 overs. All the six Australian bowlers got a wicket. Belinda Clark continued her woeful form, with a six-ball duck, and Australia lost wickets at regular intervals. Yet, at 195 for 5 with an over to spare, the wise money would normally have been on the tourists, but thanks to Brunt, it went England's way. [5] Womens one-day international cricket is the short form of womens international cricket. ... In the sport of cricket an over is a series of six consecutive balls bowled by a single bowler. ... In the sport of cricket, the term stump has three different meanings: part of the wicket, a manner of dismissing a batsman, and the end of the days play (stumps). Part of the wicket The stumps are three vertical posts supporting the bails to form a wicket at each... Run out is a method of dismissal in the sport of cricket. ... Belinda Jane Clark (born 10 September 1970 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is a female Australian cricketer, who has played international cricket since 1991. ...

2nd Women's Test: England v Australia (24-27 August)

England won by six wickets and win the Ashes 1–0 2nd Womens Test: England v Australia (24-27 August) England won by six wickets and win the Ashes 1–0 Despite rain washing out parts of the first day at New Road, England took their first Test victory over Australia since December 1984, and their first Ashes series win...

Despite rain washing out parts of the first day at New Road, England took their first Test victory over Australia since December 1984, and their first Ashes series win since 1963. Having won the toss, England captain Clare Connor opted to bowl, and after Belinda Clark had slashed 18 runs she was trapped lbw by pacer Katherine Brunt. Wickets were shared out among the entire England team, no Australian passed 40, and by the end of the day they had crashed to 126 for 7. It took 33 deliveries for Australia to be all out on the second morning - for a paltry 131, as the tail-end heroics from the last Test vanished. Batting was clearly difficult, but Jenny Gunn, Clare Connor and Claire Taylor all dug in to make scores above 30. A vital partnership between Taylor and Beth Morgan took England to a relatively comfortable lead. Australia relied on their two main bowlers, Emma Liddell and Cathryn Fitzpatrick, who between them bowled 59 overs on the second day, and although they shared seven wickets they could not stop England from gaining a 91-run lead by stumps on day two. New Road, Worcester, England has been the home of Worcestershire County Cricket Club since 1899. ... The English womens cricket team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they beat Australia two-nil in a three-Test series. ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Clare Joanne Connor (born 1 September 1976 in Brighton, Sussex) is an English all-round cricketer who bats right-handed but bowls slow left arm spin. ... Belinda Jane Clark (born 10 September 1970 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is a female Australian cricketer, who has played international cricket since 1991. ... In the sport of cricket, leg before wicket (lbw) is one of the ways in which a batsman can get be dismissed. ... A delivery in cricket is simply the bowling of a ball towards the batsman, performed by a designated bowler as part of their over. ... Clare Joanne Connor (born 1 September 1976 in Brighton, Sussex) is an English all-round cricketer who bats right-handed but bowls slow left arm spin. ... In the sport of cricket, two batsmen bat in partnership, although only one is on strike at any time. ... In the sport of cricket an over is a series of six consecutive balls bowled by a single bowler. ... This article is about the cricket term. ...

On the third day, England powered on, Brunt staking her claim for Player of the Match with a vital, powerful 52 - her first Test fifty - as England eked out 83 runs for the tenth wicket. Number 11 Isa Guha also made 31 not out. Leading by 158, England got a dream start by dismissing Lisa Keightley for a duck, and wickets just kept falling. Gunn and Brunt took two wickets each as the Australians faltered to 18 for 4, before the twin sisters Kate and Alex Blackwell fought back. However, Isa Guha removed Alex, another two wickets fell, and by tea Australia were 67 for 7. It took an attritional partnership for the seventh wicket between Kate Blackwell and Shelley Nitschke, which yielded 112 runs, to carry Australia past 100, but still they were only 21 ahead with three wickets in hand. The last day started brilliantly for England, Katherine Brunt dismissing Kate Blackwell and wicket-keeper Julia Price with successive deliveries, and all that was left was to take the last wicket. England toiled, but the Australians defended for 35 overs, until number 11 Emma Liddell finally edged behind to Jane Smit, who took the catch. Shelley Nitschke made her second fifty in two Tests and was left stranded on 88 not out, while slow left arm bowler Clare Connor ended with the strange bowling analysis of 26-20-25-1. Not out is a term used on cricket scorecards to signify that a batsman has not been dismissed when the innings is finished. ... Duck can refer to The group of water birds, the ducks A slang term for the WWII amphibious vehicle called a DUKW A cricketing term denoting a batsman being dismissed with a score of zero; see golden duck. ... Julia Price (born January 11, 1972) is a cricketer for the Australian womens cricket team. ... Jane Smit (born 24 December 1972 at Ilkeston, Derbyshire) is an English cricketer and current member of the England team. ... Not out is a term used on cricket scorecards to signify that a batsman has not been dismissed when the innings is finished. ... In the sport of cricket, left-arm orthodox spin is the equivalent of off spin bowling, but bowled with the left hand. ... In the sport of cricket, a bowling analysis (sometimes shortened to just analysis, especially in the phrase innings analysis) usually refers to a notation summarising a bowlers performance in terms of overs bowled, how many of those overs are maidens (ie with no runs conceded), total runs conceded and...

England were thus left to chase 75, but Emma Liddell didn't want to be beaten, and her pace trapped Laura Newton and Jenny Gunn lbw in the second over as England crashed to one run for two wickets. However, Liddell couldn't get any further luck, and even though England lost Connor and Edwards to Fitzpatrick - both lbw - Arran Brindle batted out an hour for 24 not out to see England to the target about three hours before the scheduled close. [6] Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. ... Laura Newton (born November 27, 1977) is a cricketer for the England womens team. ... In the sport of cricket, leg before wicket (lbw) is one of the ways in which a batsman can get be dismissed. ... Not out is a term used on cricket scorecards to signify that a batsman has not been dismissed when the innings is finished. ...

4th Women's ODI: England v Australia (30 August)

England won by four wickets 4th Womens ODI: England v Australia (30 August) England won by four wickets England, buoyed by having won their first Ashes Test series in 42 years, tied the series at 2–2 with a victory at The County Ground, Taunton. ...

England, buoyed by having won their first Ashes Test series in 42 years, tied the series at 2–2 with a victory at The County Ground, Taunton. Australia, however, made a good start with Laura Keightley and Karen Rolton making fifties to propel the team to 142 for 1. Two quick wickets from Clare Connor, however, slowed them down, and they finished on 215 for 5. Batting second, England lost Charlotte Edwards for 1 in the second over, but Laura Newton and Claire Taylor put them back with a 65-run partnership. Spinner Lisa Sthalekar then took two quick wickets, and England were set back to 79 for 3 after 19.3 overs. Despite two maiden overs from left-arm bowler Karen Rolton, Taylor kept hitting boundaries, ending with 116 before finally letting a ball onto her stumps - bowled for 116. By that time, though, she had made the first century of the series, and England only needed five more runs to win. Lydia Greenway and Jane Smit carried England over the target with nine balls to spare, setting up a series decider two days later at the same place. [7] The English womens cricket team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they beat Australia two-nil in a three-Test series. ... Karen Rolton (born on 21 November 1974) is one of the biggest names in Australian womens cricket. ... This article is about the cricket term. ... Clare Joanne Connor (born 1 September 1976 in Brighton, Sussex) is an English all-round cricketer who bats right-handed but bowls slow left arm spin. ... In the sport of cricket an over is a series of six consecutive balls bowled by a single bowler. ... Laura Newton (born November 27, 1977) is a cricketer for the England womens team. ... In the sport of cricket an over is a series of six consecutive balls bowled by a single bowler. ... Karen Rolton (born on 21 November 1974) is one of the biggest names in Australian womens cricket. ... In the sport of cricket, the term stump has three different meanings: part of the wicket, a manner of dismissing a batsman, and the end of the days play (stumps). Part of the wicket The stumps are three vertical posts supporting the bails to form a wicket at each... Bowled is a method of dismissing a batsman in the sport of cricket. ... Jane Smit (born 24 December 1972 at Ilkeston, Derbyshire) is an English cricketer and current member of the England team. ...

5th Women's ODI: England v Australia (1 September)

Australia won by four runs 5th Womens ODI: England v Australia (1 September) Australia won by four runs Englands Cinderella-like run came to an end at The County Ground, Taunton as Australia recorded their first win in four matches against the English. ...

England's Cinderella-like run came to an end at The County Ground, Taunton as Australia recorded their first win in four matches against the English. It was another close bout, with the match coming down to the last over. Australia batted first, and made 260 for 6, with Lisa Keightley, Karen Rolton and Lisa Sthalekar all making fifties, and Belinda Clark recording her highest score of the series with 36. Leg-spinner Charlotte Edwards took three for 47 to set Australia back somewhat in the late overs, however. Edwards paired up with Laura Newton for an opening partnership of 94, and both made half-centuries as England paced themselves well, keeping the required run rate just around six per over. However, fast bowler Cathryn Fitzpatrick took four wickets to trouble the English middle order, bowling Arran Brindle out for 50 to see England to 240 for 6. England's captain Clare Connor had been forced down the order due to an injury, but hit a couple of fours off Rolton in the dying overs to ensure England needed six off the last six deliveries to win with one wicket in hand - having suffered two run outs as well. Isa Guha hit the first ball for a single, bringing Connor on strike with five needed. However, Kirsten Pike held a catch off Connor's top-edge, and England were all out for 256, five short of their first ODI series victory over Australia since 1976. [8] The English womens cricket team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they beat Australia two-nil in a three-Test series. ... Gustave Dorés illustration for Cendrillon Cinderella is a popular fairy tale; embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward, which received literally hundreds of tellings before modern times. ... In the sport of cricket an over is a series of six consecutive balls bowled by a single bowler. ... Karen Rolton (born on 21 November 1974) is one of the biggest names in Australian womens cricket. ... Belinda Jane Clark (born 10 September 1970 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is a female Australian cricketer, who has played international cricket since 1991. ... A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. ... Laura Newton (born November 27, 1977) is a cricketer for the England womens team. ... Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. ... Bowled is a method of dismissing a batsman in the sport of cricket. ... Clare Joanne Connor (born 1 September 1976 in Brighton, Sussex) is an English all-round cricketer who bats right-handed but bowls slow left arm spin. ... ... Run out is a method of dismissal in the sport of cricket. ...

Women's Twenty20 International: England v Australia (2 September)

Australia won by seven wickets Womens Twenty20 International: England v Australia (2 September) Australia won by seven wickets Cathryn Fitzpatrick, playing her last international match in England, combined with Karen Rolton to give Australia a comfortable victory in the second womens Twenty20 international ever to have been played. ...

Cathryn Fitzpatrick, playing her last international match in England, combined with Karen Rolton to give Australia a comfortable victory in the second women's Twenty20 international ever to have been played. England batted first, and Charlotte Edwards and Laura Newton added 77 for the first wicket, but when Newton and Edwards departed England began to struggle. Fitzpatrick's economical bowling yielded only 14 runs from four overs, including a maiden over to Rosalie Birch. Some boundaries in the late overs from Clare Connor and Katherine Brunt, however, saw England to 151. For England, Brunt took three early wickets as Australia faltered to six runs for three wickets, England's hopes were increasing. No one could support Brunt, however, and Karen Rolton slashed 16 fours and one six in an impervious, unbeaten 96 to guide Australia home with fourteen deliveries remaining. Kate Blackwell supported her well, making 43, and no one except Brunt could keep the run rate below 8 an over. [9] Karen Rolton (born on 21 November 1974) is one of the biggest names in Australian womens cricket. ... Twenty20 cricket was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board in 2003. ... The English womens cricket team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they beat Australia two-nil in a three-Test series. ... Laura Newton (born November 27, 1977) is a cricketer for the England womens team. ... Rosalie Ann Birch (born 6 December 1983 at St Albans, Hertfordshire) is an English cricketer and a member of the current England team. ... Clare Joanne Connor (born 1 September 1976 in Brighton, Sussex) is an English all-round cricketer who bats right-handed but bowls slow left arm spin. ... Karen Rolton (born on 21 November 1974) is one of the biggest names in Australian womens cricket. ... Not out is a term used on cricket scorecards to signify that a batsman has not been dismissed when the innings is finished. ... A delivery in cricket is simply the bowling of a ball towards the batsman, performed by a designated bowler as part of their over. ...