| English women's cricket team in South Africa in 1960-61 | |||||
| South Africa | England | ||||
| Dates | 12 November 1960 – 16 January 1961 | ||||
| Captains | Sheila 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 | |||
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]
| 2–5 December 1960 Scorecard |
South Africa 211 (90.2 overs) |
v | England 187 (76.1 overs) |
Match drawn St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Tim Gibbon and G Minnaar |
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| Eileen Hurly 96* Anne Sanders 4/57 |
Ruth Westbrook 58 Lorna Ward 4/47 |
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| 260/8d (139.0 overs) | 202/4 (59.0 overs) | ||||
| Sheila Nefdt 62* Esme Irwin 3/42 |
Helen Sharpe 49 Jennifer Gove 2/34 |
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| 17–20 December 1960 Scorecard |
England 351/6d (104.0 overs) |
v | South Africa 134 (95.0 overs) |
Match drawn Wanderers, Johannesburg Umpires: George Parry and Steward |
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| Alison Ratcliffe 95 Yvonne van Mentz 4/95 |
Eileen Hurly 37 Esme Irwin 4/46 |
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| 140/8 (f/o) (82.0 overs) | |||||
| Beverly Lang 51 Sheila Plant 2/11 |
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| 31 December 1960 – 3 January 1961 Scorecard |
South Africa 151 (102.4 overs) |
v | England 269/8d (95.5 overs) |
England women won by 8 wickets Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Peter A'Bear and James Draper |
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| Eileen Hurly 29 Anne Sanders 4/41 |
Helen Sharpe 126 Jean McNaughton 6/39 |
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| 166 (127.3 overs) | 49/2 (19.0 overs) | ||||
| Sheila Nefdt 68 Anne Sanders 3/28 |
Ruth Westbrook 22* Jennifer Gove 2/22 |
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| 13–16 January 1961 Scorecard |
England 223 (108.3 overs) |
v | South Africa 266/8d (137.0 overs) |
Match drawn Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Dal Collins and Neville Howell |
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| Ruth Westbrook 87 Lorna Ward 5/18 |
Yvonne van Mentz 105* Anne Sanders 2/38 |
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| 236/4d (88.0 overs) | 126/4 (37.0 overs) | ||||
| Helen Sharpe 70 Jennifer Gove 3/57 |
Beverly Lang 58 Alison Ratcliffe 3/33 |
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| 12 November 1960 Scorecard |
Western Province Combined XI Women 59 (42.3 overs) |
v | England 193/3d (38 overs) |
Match drawn Paarl Cricket Club Ground, Boland Umpires: Rousseau and Walley |
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| C Bald 17 Esme Irwin 3/10 |
Helen Sharpe 88 G Ronaldson 1/21 |
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| 75/4 | |||||
| J Littlewort 25* Ruth Westbrook 1/2 |
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| 14,15 November 1960 Scorecard |
England 189 (66.4 overs) |
v | Western Province Women 143 (94.0 overs) |
England women won by 120 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Gunther Goldman and P Kruger |
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| Polly Marshall 84* Maureen Payne 9/56 |
C Peirce 37 Mollie Hunt 6/27 |
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| 106/3d (48.0 overs) | 32 (18.2 overs) | ||||
| Alison Ratcliffe 33* N Dowling 1/21 |
N Dowling 21 Mollie Hunt 7/12 |
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| 19,21 November 1960 Scorecard |
England 205/6d (67.2 overs) |
v | South African XI Women 104 (52.0 overs) |
Match drawn Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein Umpires: Harold Melzer and G Niddrie |
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| Ruth Westbrook 58 Maureen Payne 3/84 |
Eileen Hurly 52 Sheila Plant 6/30 |
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| 19/1 (6.5 overs) | 171/9d (f/o) (63.0 overs) | ||||
| Ruth Westbrook 10* D Evenden 1/10 |
Joy Irwin 34 Anne Sanders 4/33 |
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| 25,26 November 1960 Scorecard |
Southern Transvaal Women 147 (68.3 overs) |
v | England 206/1d (52.0 overs) |
Match drawn Wanderers, Johannesburg Umpires: Frank Osman and D Sutherland |
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| Yvonne van Mentz 68 Barbara Pont 4/16 |
Helen Sharpe 103* R Campbell 1/35 |
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| 106/2 (53.0 overs) | |||||
| Barbara Cairncross 48 Barbara Pont 1/13 |
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| 9,10 December 1960 Scorecard |
South African XI Women 190 (106.5 overs) |
v | England 190 (65.0 overs) |
England women won by 10 wickets Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Umpires: Rachael Heyhoe-Flint and A Holtz |
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| Beverly Lang 56 Alison Ratcliffe 2/13 |
Ruth Westbrook 34 Maureen Payne 5/54 |
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| 91/7d (61.0 overs) | 94/0 (13.3 overs) | ||||
| S Netdt[2] 36* Polly Marshall 3/18 |
Ruth Westbrook 61* Jennifer Gove 0/7 |
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| 14 December 1960 Scorecard |
Southern Transvaal B Women 72 (50.2 overs) |
v | England 231/3d (58.4 overs) |
England women won by an innings and 90 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Louw and van der Sadt |
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| L Walker 19 Barbara Pont 2/8 |
Rachael Heyhoe-Flint 102* D Ten-Cate 1/97 |
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| 69 (33.0 overs) | |||||
| D Ten-Cate 29 Ruth Westbrook 4/5 |
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| 22,23 December 1960 Scorecard |
Natal Women 92 (104.2 overs) |
v | England 149/2d (40.0 overs) |
England women won by an innings and 16 runs Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Leslie Lamble and Pritchard |
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| C Mortimer 24 Margaret Rutherford 2/4 |
Ruth Westbrook 60* Joy Irwin 1/22 |
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| 41 (37.0 overs) | |||||
| Joy Irwin, Lorna Ward 6 Ann Jago 5/14 |
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| 7 January 1961 Scorecard |
Border Women 60 (36.0 overs) |
v | England 246/5d (53.0 overs) |
Match drawn Jan Smuts Ground, East London Umpires: TMA Gunton and Arthur Kidson |
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| R Knott 26 Ann Jago 4/3 |
Kathleen Smith 102 S Gersowsky 4/62 |
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| 61/3 (43.0 overs) | |||||
| A Cronin 30* Esme Irwin 2/5 |
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| 9 January 1961 Scorecard |
England 251/9d (92.0 overs) |
v | Eastern Province Women 139 (61.4 overs) |
England women won by 112 runs St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Millar and G Minnaar |
| Pamela Crain 44 Audrey Jackson 4/30 |
Audrey Jackson 39 Polly Marshall 5/30 |
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