The Women's Ashes

The Women's Ashes
Countries  Australia
 England
Administrator International Cricket Council
Format Mixed, points based system
First tournament 1934
Last tournament 2015
Next tournament 2017
Tournament format Series
Current champion  Australia
Most successful  Australia (8 titles)
Most runs England Charlotte Edwards (1534)
Most wickets Australia Betty Wilson (53)

The Women's Ashes is the perpetual trophy in women's international cricket series between England and Australia. The name derives from the historic precedent of the Ashes in male cricket and, until 2013, was similarly decided exclusively on the outcomes of Test matches. Since the Australian tour of England in 2013, the competition is decided on a points system, taking account of One Day Internationals and Twenty20 International matches as well as Tests. Four (previously six) points[1] are awarded for a Test victory (two points to each side in the event of a draw), and two points for a victory in a limited-overs game. As of 29 August 2015, the trophy is held by Australia.

History

Heralded in 1931,[2] the first women's Test series between England and Australia—the first women's Test series anywhere—was played in 1934-35.[3] At that time, according to the English captain, Betty Archdale, women played only "for love of the game" and did not wish to be associated with the male concepts of Tests and Ashes.[4] The contest was not officially designated "the Women's Ashes" until the 1998 series, when an autographed bat was burned before the first Test at Lord's, some ashes then being placed inside a hollowed-out wooden cricket ball replica[5] to manufacture a trophy.[6] In 2013 a new Women's Ashes trophy was produced.[5]

A total of 21 series have taken place, with 48 Test matches played (and one scheduled Test abandoned). The length of series has varied between one and five Tests. Series have been played biennially since 2001, with only one or two tests played in a series. Since the 2013 series, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 International matches have counted, as well as Tests, toward the trophy result. As of 2015, a Test victory is worth four points (two to each side for a draw), and two points are awarded for victory in a limited-overs match.[1]

In February 2007, England Women travelled to Australia to defend the Women's Ashes, doing so successfully by winning the one-off Test in Bowral by six wickets. In July 2009, England retained the Women's Ashes after the one-off test at Worcester ended in a draw. In January 2011 Australia was victorious, winning a one-off test in Sydney. England regained the trophy on the new points system in August 2013, and successfully defended it in a series played in Australia in January–February 2014.[7] Australia succeeded in regaining the trophy during the 2015 series played in England.[8]

Results summary

PlayedWon by
Australia		Won by
England		Drawn
All Tests4812927
Tests in Australia236512
Test in England256415
All Series21867
Series in Australia10532
Series in England11335

Series

Series decided on Test results:

SeriesSeasonPlayed inFirst matchTests
played (sched)		Tests won
by Australia		Tests won
by England		Tests drawnSeries resultHolder at
series end
11934-35Australia28 December 19343021EnglandEngland
21937England12 June 19373111DrawnEngland
31948-49Australia15 January 19493102AustraliaAustralia
41951England16 June 19513111DrawnAustralia
51957-58Australia7 February 19583 (4)003DrawnAustralia
61963England15 June 19633012EnglandEngland
71968-69Australia27 December 19683003DrawnEngland
81976England19 June 19763003DrawnEngland
91984-85Australia13 December 19845212AustraliaAustralia
101987England1 August 19873102AustraliaAustralia
111991-92Australia19 February 19921100AustraliaAustralia
121998England6 August 19983003DrawnAustralia
132001England24 June 20012200AustraliaAustralia
142002-2003Australia15 February 20032101AustraliaAustralia
152005England9 August 20052011EnglandEngland
162007-2008Australia15 February 20081010EnglandEngland
172009England10 July 20091001DrawnEngland
182010-11Australia22 January 20111100AustraliaAustralia

Series decided on a points system:

SeriesSeasonPlayed inFirst matchTests
played		Tests won
by Australia		Tests won
by England		Tests drawnODIsTwenty20sAustralia
points		England
points		Series resultHolder at
series end
192013England11 August 20131 0 0 1Eng 2-1 AusEng 3-0 Aus412EnglandEngland
202013–14Australia10 January 20141 0 1 0Aus 2-1 EngAus 2-1 Eng810EnglandEngland
212015England21 July 20151100Eng 1-2 Aus Eng 2–1 Aus 106 AustraliaAustralia

Player statistics

Tests (until 2010–11)

Batting

Most runs[9]
PlayerTeamSpanMatchesRunsAverageHighest10050
Jan Brittin  England 1984–1998 11 1024 56.88 167 3 5
Myrtle Maclagan  England 1934–1951 12 919 43.76 119 2 6
Charlotte Edwards  England 1998–2011 10 896 56.00 114* 1 7
Karen Rolton  Australia 1998–2009 11 874 58.26 209* 2 4
Rachael Heyhoe-Flint  England 1963–1976 9 740 49.33 179 2 4

Bowling

Most wickets[10]
PlayerTeamSpanMatchesWicketsRunsAverageBBIEconomy510
Betty Wilson  Australia 1949–1958 9 53 673 12.69 7/7 1.67 3 1
Cathryn Fitzpatrick  Australia 1998–2005 9 52 950 18.26 5/29 2.01 2 0
Myrtle Maclagan  England 1934–1951 12 51 862 16.90 7/10 1.68 2 0
Mary Duggan  England 1949–1963 11 47 694 14.76 7/6 1.88 3 0
Peggy Antonio  Australia 1934–1937 6 31 431 13.90 6/49 2.61 3 0

Multi-format (from 2013)

Batting (all matches)

Most runs[11][12][13]
PlayerTeamMatchesRunsAverageHighest10050
Meg Lanning  Australia 21 768 33.39 104 1 5
Ellyse Perry  Australia 21 696 46.40 90* 0 5
Charlotte Edwards  England 21 638 29.00 92* 0 5
Sarah Taylor  England 21 621 28.23 77 0 6
Alex Blackwell  Australia 21 604 33.56 82* 0 5

Updated as per end of the 2015 Women's Ashes.

Bowling (all matches)

Most wickets[14][15][16]
PlayerTeamMatchesWicketsRunsAverageBBI5
Ellyse Perry  Australia 21 30 780 26.00 6/32 2
Anya Shrubsole  England 16 28 723 25.82 4/11 0
Erin Osborne  Australia 17 25 620 24.80 4/67 0
Sarah Coyte  Australia 16 23 518 22.52 2/9 0
Katherine Brunt  England 15 20 578 28.90 3/29 0

Updated as per end of the 2015 Women's Ashes.

References

  1. 1 2 (Formerly six points were awarded for a Test victory, prior to the 2015 series.) Women's Ashes 2015: England v Australia schedule announced, BBC News, 11 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Cricket Booming Among Women in "Woman's Ways" feature, The Worker (Brisbane), 29 April 1931, at Trove
  3. ↑ English Women's Team Kalgoorlie Miner, 12 March 1947, at Trove
  4. ↑ Women Cricketers. No Ashes or Tests. Playing for Love of Game The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 Nov 1934, at Trove
  5. 1 2 The Women’s Ashes Trophy Made in Kyneton Kyneton Connect, August 2013
  6. ↑ Starting a tradition: Australia and England to play for Women's Ashes at sportsillustrated.cnn.com, 20 July 1998. Accessed 4 September 2013
  7. ↑ England retains women's Ashes with nine-wicket Twenty20 win against Australia ABC News (Australia), 29 January 2014.
  8. ↑ Collins Adam. "Women's Ashes: Australia clinches the series with 20-run win over England in second T20 in Hove" ABC News, 29 August 2015
  9. ↑ "Records - Women's Ashes until 2011 - Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Records - Women's Ashes until 2011 - Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Records / Women's Ashes, 2013 / All matches / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Records / Women's Ashes, 2013/14 / All matches / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "Records / Women's Ashes, 2015 / All matches / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Records / Women's Ashes, 2013 / All matches / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "Records / Women's Ashes, 2013/14 / All matches / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Records / Women's Ashes, 2015 / All matches / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
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