The English women's cricket team toured India in November and December 1995. They played India in 5 One Day Internationals and 3 Test matches. India won the ODI series 3–2, whilst England won the Test series 1–0.[1] England's Test win, by 2 runs, is the narrowest winning margin by runs in Women's Test history.[2] In the same Test, Neetu David took the best bowling figures in an innings in Women's Test history, with 8/53.[3]
| English women's cricket team in India in 1995–96 | |||
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| India | England | ||
| Dates | 7 November – 15 December 1995 | ||
| Captains | Purnima Rau | Karen Smithies | |
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| Result | England won the 3-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Sangita Dabir (194) | Jan Brittin (229) | |
| Most wickets |
Sangita Dabir (10) Neetu David (10) | Debra Stock (11) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | India won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | Anju Jain (136) | Jan Brittin (145) | |
| Most wickets | Pramila Bhatt (10) | Karen Smithies (8) | |
Squads edit
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Tour Matches edit
45-over match: Indian XI v England edit
7 November 1995
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Jane Smit 45 (104)
Preeti Dudhe 2/32 (9 overs) |
- Indian XI Women won the toss and elected to field.
45-over match: Women's Cricket Association of India President's XI v England edit
9 November 1995
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Women's Cricket Association of India President's XI
121/7 (45 overs) |
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- Toss not known.
45-over match: Air India v England edit
8 December 1995
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Air India
155/4 (45 overs) |
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- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
WODI Series edit
1st ODI edit
2nd ODI edit
14 November 1995
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- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 45 overs per side due to rain.
3rd ODI edit
1 December 1995
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- India Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Manju Nadgoda and Shyama Shaw (Ind) both made their WODI debuts.
4th ODI edit
5th ODI edit
15 December 1995
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- India Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Lissy Samuel (Ind) made her WODI debut.
Test Series edit
1st Test edit
17 – 20 November 1995
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- India Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Barbara Daniels, Kathryn Leng, Melissa Reynard, Clare Taylor (Eng), Anjum Chopra and Shyama Shaw (Ind) all made their WTest debuts.
2nd Test edit
24 – 27 November 1995
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sue Redfern (Eng) made her WTest debut.
- England's victory margin of 2 runs is the narrowest winning margin by runs in Women's Test match history.[2]
- Neetu David's 8/53 in the third innings of the match is the best bowling figures in an innings in Women's Test match history.[3]
3rd Test edit
10 – 13 December 1995
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- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Clare Connor (Eng) made her WTest debut.
References edit
- ^ "England Women tour of India 1995/96". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Records/Women's Test Matches/Team Records/Smallest Margin of Victory (By Runs)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Records/Women's Test Matches/Bowling Records/Best Bowling Figures in an Innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Records/England Women in India Women's Test Series, 1995/96 - India Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Records/England Women Tour of India, Nov-Dec 1995/All Matches/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
External links edit
- England Women tour of India 1995/96 from ESPNcricinfo