The English women's cricket team toured Australia in February 2003, where Australia were defending the Women's Ashes. The two sides had just played in a ODI quadrangular tournament in New Zealand, the 2002–03 World Series of Women's Cricket, which was won by Australia.[1] Australia won the first test by five wickets, whilst the second test was drawn after being heavily affected by rain.[2] Australia therefore retained the Ashes.
| English women's cricket team in Australia in 2002–03 | |||
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| Australia | England | ||
| Dates | 12 – 25 February 2003 | ||
| Captains | Belinda Clark | Clare Connor | |
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| Result | Australia won the 2-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Lisa Sthalekar (144) | Charlotte Edwards (140) | |
| Most wickets | Cathryn Fitzpatrick (14) | Lucy Pearson (15) | |
| Player of the series | Cathryn Fitzpatrick (Aus) | ||
Squads edit
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Tour matches edit
2-day match: Australia Under-23s v England edit
Test series edit
1st Test edit
15 – 17 February 2003
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Alex Blackwell, Emma Liddell, Lisa Sthalekar (Aus) and Lydia Greenway (Eng) all made their WTest debuts.
2nd Test edit
22 – 25 February 2003
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- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Kris Britt (Aus) made their WTest debut.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "World Series of Women's Cricket 2002/03". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "England Women tour of Australia 2002/03". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Four players in line to debut for Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars in first Ashes Test in Brisbane". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ Engel, Matthew, ed. (2004). Wisden Cricketer's Almanac 2004. Alton, Hampshire: John Wisden & Co Ltd. p. 1329. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.