English women's cricket team in South Africa in 1960–61

The England women's cricket team toured South Africa in 1960–61, the first women's Test series ever in South Africa. England won the four match series 1–0, with three drawn Tests.[1]

English women's cricket team in South Africa in 1960-61
 
  South Africa England
Dates 12 November 1960 – 16 January 1961
Captains Sheelagh Nefdt Helen Sharpe
Test series
Result England won the 4-match series 1–0
Most runs Eileen Hurly (240) Polly Marshall (315)
Most wickets Lorna Ward (9)
Jennifer Gove (9)		 Anne Sanders (17)

Test series

1st Test
2–5 December 1960
Scorecard
v
211 (90.2 overs)
Eileen Hurly 96*
Anne Sanders 4/57 (18.2 overs)
187 (76.1 overs)
Ruth Westbrook 58
Lorna Ward 4/47 (23 overs)
260/8d (139 overs)
Sheelagh Nefdt 62*
Esme Irwin 3/42 (30 overs)
202/4 (59 overs)
Helen Sharpe 49
Jennifer Gove 2/34 (12 overs)
Match drawn
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: Tim Gibbon (SA) and G Minnaar (SA)

2nd Test
17–20 December 1960
Scorecard
v
351/6d (104 overs)
Alison Ratcliffe 95
Yvonne van Mentz 4/95 (25 overs)
134 (95 overs)
Eileen Hurly 37
Esme Irwin 4/46 (33 overs)
140/8 (f/o) (82 overs)
Beverly Lang 51
Sheila Plant 2/11 (12 overs)
Match drawn
Wanderers, Johannesburg
Umpires: George Parry (SA) and Steward (SA)

3rd Test
31 December 1960 –
3 January 1961
Scorecard
v
151 (102.4 overs)
Eileen Hurly 29
Anne Sanders 4/41 (27.4 overs)
269/8d (95.5 overs)
Helen Sharpe 126
Jean McNaughton 6/39 (19 overs)
166 (127.3 overs)
Sheelagh Nefdt 68
Anne Sanders 3/28 (28.3 overs)
49/2 (19 overs)
Ruth Westbrook 22*
Jennifer Gove 2/22 (8 overs)
England Women won by 8 wickets
Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
Umpires: Peter A'Bear (SA) and James Draper (SA)

4th Test
13–16 January 1961
Scorecard
v
223 (108.3 overs)
Ruth Westbrook 87
Lorna Ward 5/18 (14.3 overs)
266/8d (137 overs)
Yvonne van Mentz 105*
Anne Sanders 2/38 (31 overs)
236/4d (88 overs)
Helen Sharpe 70
Jennifer Gove 3/57 (22 overs)
126/4 (37 overs)
Beverly Lang 58
Alison Ratcliffe 3/33 (6 overs)
Match drawn
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Dal Collins (SA) and Neville Howell (SA)
  • England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Dulcie Wood (SA) made her Test debut.

Tour matches

1-day tour match: England Women v Western Province Combined XI Women
12 November 1960
Scorecard
Western Province Combined XI Women
v
59 (42.3 overs)
Christine Bald 17
Esme Irwin 3/10 (11.3 overs)
193/3d (38 overs)
Helen Sharpe 88
G Ronaldson 1/21 (5 overs)
75/4 (37 overs)
J Littlewort 25*
Ruth Westbrook 1/2 (2 overs)
Match drawn
Paarl Cricket Club Ground, Boland
Umpires: Rousseau and Walley
  • Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.

2-day tour match: England Women v Western Province Women
14,15 November 1960
Scorecard
v
Western Province Women
189 (66.4 overs)
Polly Marshall 84*
Maureen Payne 9/56 (22.4 overs)
143 (94 overs)
C Peirce 37
Mollie Hunt 6/27 (23 overs)
106/3d (48 overs)
Alison Ratcliffe 33*
N Dowling 1/21 (17 overs)
32 (18.2 overs)
N Dowling 21
Mollie Hunt 7/12 (7.2 overs)
England Women won by 120 runs
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Gunther Goldman (SA) and P Kruger (SA)
  • England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

2-day tour match: England Women v South African XI Women
19,21 November 1960
Scorecard
v
South African XI Women
205/6d (67.2 overs)
Ruth Westbrook 58
Maureen Payne 3/84 (26 overs)
104 (52 overs)
Eileen Hurly 52
Sheila Plant 6/30 (17 overs)
19/1 (6.5 overs)
Ruth Westbrook 10*
D Evenden 1/10 (3.5 overs)
171/9d (f/o) (63 overs)
Joy Irwin 34
Anne Sanders 4/33 (14 overs)
Match drawn
Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein
Umpires: Harold Melzer and G Niddrie
  • England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

2-day tour match: England Women v Southern Transvaal Women
25,26 November 1960
Scorecard
Southern Transvaal Women
v
147 (68.3 overs)
Yvonne van Mentz 68
Barbara Pont 4/16 (15 overs)
206/1d (52 overs)
Helen Sharpe 103*
R Campbell 1/35 (14 overs)
106/2 (53 overs)
Barbara Cairncross 48*
Barbara Pont 1/13 (6 overs)
Match drawn
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Umpires: Frank Osman and D Sutherland
  • Southern Transvaal Women won the toss and elected to bat.

2-day tour match: England Women v South African XI Women
9,10 December 1960
Scorecard
South African XI Women
v
190 (106.5 overs)
Beverly Lang 56
Alison Ratcliffe 2/13 (4 overs)
190 (65 overs)
Ruth Westbrook 34
Maureen Payne 5/54 (19 overs)
91/7d (61 overs)
Sheelagh Nefdt 36*
Polly Marshall 3/18 (21 overs)
94/0 (13.3 overs)
Ruth Westbrook 61*
England Women won by 10 wickets
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Umpires: TV Burnard and George Hawkins
  • South African XI Women won the toss and elected to bat.

1-day tour match: England Women v Southern Transvaal B Women
14 December 1960
Scorecard
Southern Transvaal B Women
v
72 (50.2 overs)
L Walker 19
Barbara Pont 2/8 (6.2 overs)
231/3d (58.4 overs)
Rachael Heyhoe-Flint 102*
Doris Ten-Cate 1/97 (29.4 overs)
69 (33 overs)
Doris Ten-Cate 29
Ruth Westbrook 4/5 (5 overs)
England Women won by an innings and 90 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Umpires: Louw and van der Sadt
  • Southern Transvaal B Women won the toss and elected to bat.

2-day tour match: England Women v Natal Women
22,23 December 1960
Scorecard
Natal Women
v
92 (104.2 overs)
C Mortimer 24
Margaret Rutherford 2/4 (17 overs)
149/2d (40 overs)
Ruth Westbrook 60*
Joy Irwin 1/22 (7 overs)
41 (37 overs)
Joy Irwin 6
Lorna Ward 6
Ann Jago 5/14 (16 overs)
England Women won by an innings and 16 runs
Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
Umpires: Leslie Lamble and Pritchard
  • England Women won the toss and elected to field.

1-day tour match: England Women v Border Women
7 January 1961
Scorecard
Border Women
v
60 (36 overs)
R Knott 26
Ann Jago 4/3 (11 overs)
246/5d (53 overs)
Kathleen Smith 102
S Gersowsky 4/62 (16 overs)
61/3 (43 overs)
A Cronin 30*
Esme Irwin 2/5 (8 overs)
Match drawn
Jan Smuts Ground, East London
Umpires: TMA Gunton and Arthur Kidson
  • Border Women won the toss and elected to bat.

1-day single-innings tour match: England Women v Eastern Province Women
9 January 1961
Scorecard
England 
251/9d (92 overs)
v
Eastern Province Women
139 (61.4 overs)
Pamela Crain 44
Audrey Jackson 4/30 (22 overs)
Audrey Jackson 39
Polly Marshall 5/30 (14.4 overs)
England Women won by 112 runs
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: Millar and G Minnaar
  • Eastern Province Women won the toss and elected to field.

References
  1. "England Women in South Africa Women's Test Series 1960/61 / Results". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
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