English women's cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 2007–08
# English women's cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 2007–08

The English women's cricket team toured Australia and New Zealand between January and March 2008. In Australia, they were defending the Women's Ashes. The sides won 2 ODIs apiece, while Australia won the T20 match. The only Test match played was won by England, who thus defended the Women's Ashes. In New Zealand, the two teams played a five match ODI series, which was won by England, 3–1.

## Tour of Australia

### Squads

| Australia | England |
| - | - |
| Karen Rolton (c) Sarah Andrews Alex Blackwell Kate Blackwell Kris Britt Melissa Bulow Leonie Coleman (wk) Sarah Edwards Shelley Nitschke Ellyse Perry Kirsten Pike Jodie Purves (wk) Emma Sampson Lisa Sthalekar | Charlotte Edwards (c) Caroline Atkins Rosalie Birch Holly Colvin Steph Davies Lydia Greenway Isa Guha Jenny Gunn Laura Marsh Beth Morgan Charlie Russell Nicky Shaw Jane Smit (wk) Claire Taylor Sarah Taylor (wk) |

### Tour matches

**50-over match: Victoria v England**

* 25 January 2008 Scorecard

| England 137 (48.3 overs) | v | Victoria 143/1 (35.4 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Jenny Gunn 29 (77) Jane Franklin 2/16 (10 overs) | | Rachael Haynes 63* (102) Jenny Gunn 1/20 (5 overs) |

* Victoria Women won by 9 wickets Caulfield Grammar School, Melbourne Umpires: C Stevens (Aus) and Geoff Joshua (Aus)
* Victoria Women won the toss and elected to field.

**50-over match: Australia Under-21s v England**

* 28 January 2008 Scorecard

| Australia Under-21s 214/8 (50 overs) | v | England 162 (42 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Jess Duffin 53* (33) Steph Davies 2/28 (10 overs) | | Caroline Atkins 32* (66) Rene Farrell 3/22 (6 overs) |

* Australia Under-21s Women won by 52 runs Albert Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Ashley Barrow (Aus) and Geoff Joshua (Aus)
* Australia Under-21s Women won the toss and elected to bat.

**50-over match: Australia Under-21s v England**

* 30 January 2008 Scorecard

| England 249/9 (50 overs) | v | Australia Under-21s 174 (49.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Beth Morgan 70 (127) Delissa Kimmince 2/48 (10 overs) | | Rachael Haynes 37 (55) Rosalie Birch 3/21 (10 overs) |

* England Women won by 75 runs Geelong Cricket Ground, Geelong Umpires: Ashley Barrow (Aus) and Tony Ward (Aus)
* England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

### Only WT20I

* 1 February 2008 Scorecard

| Australia 127/5 (20 overs) | v | England 106/8 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Kate Blackwell 30* (28) Rosalie Birch 1/12 (4 overs) | | Claire Taylor 34 (32) Ellyse Perry 4/20 (4 overs) |

* Australia Women won by 21 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Geoff Joshua (Aus) and John Ward (Aus) Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Aus)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ellyse Perry and Leonie Coleman (Aus) made their WT20I debuts.

### WODI Series

**1st ODI**

* 3 February 2008 Scorecard

| England 233/6 (50 overs) | v | Australia 177 (49.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Jenny Gunn 48 (64) Shelley Nitschke 2/38 (10 overs) | | Ellyse Perry 40 (65) Laura Marsh 3/41 (8 overs) |

* England Women won by 56 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Parry (Aus) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.

**2nd ODI**

* 4 February 2008 Scorecard

| Australia 240/4 (50 overs) | v | England 156 (45.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Alex Blackwell 101 (159) Jenny Gunn 2/39 (9 overs) | | Lydia Greenway 27 (41) Ellyse Perry 3/24 (8 overs) |

* Australia Women won by 84 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Parry (Aus) and John Ward (Aus) Player of the match: Alex Blackwell (Aus)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.

**3rd ODI**

* 7 February 2008 Scorecard

| Australia | v | England |
| - | - | - |

* Match Abandoned Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Darren Goodger (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
* No toss.
* No play possible due to rain.

**4th ODI**

* 10 February 2008 Scorecard

| Australia 177 (49.2 overs) | v | England 178/3 (46 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Karen Rolton 65 (71) Nicky Shaw 3/37 (10 overs) | | Charlotte Edwards 70* (100) Ellyse Perry 2/24 (8 overs) |

* England Women won by 7 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Darren Goodger (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.

**5th ODI**

* 11 February 2008 Scorecard

| Australia 211/9 (50 overs) | v | England 170 (46.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Alex Blackwell 61 (125) Steph Davies 4/47 (9 overs) | | Charlotte Edwards 44 (88) Ellyse Perry 3/30 (8 overs) |

* England Women won by 7 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Gerard Abood (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* Steph Davies (Eng) made her WODI debut.

### Test Match

* 15 – 18 February 2008 Scorecard
* England Women won by 6 wickets Bradman Oval, Bowral Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Isa Guha (Eng)
* England Women won the toss and elected to field.
* Ellyse Perry, Emma Sampson, Kirsten Pike and Leonie Coleman (Aus) all made their WTest debuts.

## Tour of New Zealand

### Squads

| New Zealand | England |
| - | - |
| Haidee Tiffen (c) Nicola Browne Sarah Burke Rachel Candy Ingrid Cronin-Knight Sophie Devine Lucy Doolan Ros Kember Katey Martin (wk) Sara McGlashan Beth McNeill Amy Satterthwaite Sarah Tsukigawa Aimee Watkins | Charlotte Edwards (c) Caroline Atkins Rosalie Birch Holly Colvin Steph Davies Lydia Greenway Isa Guha Jenny Gunn Laura Marsh Beth Morgan Charlie Russell Nicky Shaw Jane Smit (wk) Claire Taylor Sarah Taylor (wk) |

### Tour matches

**50-over match: New Zealand A v England**

* 22 February 2008 Scorecard

| England 183/9 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 86 (37.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Claire Taylor 62 (72) Lucy Doolan 3/21 (10 overs) | | Rachel Priest 22 (58) Isa Guha 3/9 (6.2 overs) |

* England Women won by 97 runs Lincoln No. 3, Lincoln Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Glenn Holden (NZ)
* England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

### WODI Series

**1st ODI**

* 24 February 2008 Scorecard

| New Zealand 261/9 (50 overs) | v | England 138 (40.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Nicola Browne 52 (65) Isa Guha 3/47 (10 overs) | | Charlotte Edwards 70* (87) Beth McNeill 6/32 (10 overs) |

* New Zealand Women won by 123 runs Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln Umpires: Glenn Holden (NZ) and Tim Parlane (NZ)
* England Women won the toss and elected to field.

**2nd ODI**

* 24 February 2008 Scorecard

| New Zealand 242/8 (50 overs) | v | England 243/1 (44.4 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Sarah Tsukigawa 73 (54) Isa Guha 2/22 (10 overs) | | Claire Taylor 111* (111) Beth McNeill 1/38 (10 overs) |

* England Women won by 9 wickets Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Evan Watkin (NZ)
* New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.

**3rd ODI**

* 24 February 2008 Scorecard

| New Zealand 199 (49 overs) | v | England 200/4 (48.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Sarah Tsukigawa 37 (52) Katherine Brunt 2/18 (7 overs) | | Sarah Taylor 86* (137) Sarah Tsukigawa 2/29 (10 overs) |

* England Women won by 6 wickets Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
* England Women won the toss and elected to field.
* Ingrid Cronin-Knight (NZ) made her WODI debut.

**4th ODI**

* 24 February 2008 Scorecard

| New Zealand 258/9 (50 overs) | v | England |
| - | - | - |
| Katey Martin 79 (100) Charlotte Edwards 3/47 (10 overs) | | |

* No result Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Derek Walker (NZ)
* England Women won the toss and elected to field.
* No further play possible due to rain.
* Lucy Doolan (NZ) made her WODI debut.

**5th ODI**

* 24 February 2008 Scorecard

| New Zealand 241/9 (50 overs) | v | England 242/4 (47.4 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Aimee Watkins 67 (92) Isa Guha 2/24 (8 overs) | | Charlotte Edwards 83* (69) Aimee Watkins 3/42 (10 overs) |

* England Women won by 6 wickets Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Derek Walker (NZ)
* England Women won the toss and elected to field.
