South African women's cricket team in England in 1997

South African women's cricket team in England in 1997
England South Africa
Dates 12 August 1997 – 30 August 1997
Captains Karen Smithies Kim Price
One Day International series
Result England won the 5-match series 2–1
Most runs Charlotte Edwards 151 Linda Olivier 176
Most wickets Sue Redfern 9 Cindy Eksteen 4

The South Africa national women's cricket team toured England in 1997, playing five women's One Day Internationals.[1]

Contents

One Day International series

1st ODI

15 August 1997
Scorecard
England 
227/6 (50 overs)
v  South Africa
148/9 (50 overs)
England won by 79 runs
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Lorraine Elgar and Judith West
Sue Metcalfe 51* (58)
Alta Kotze 1/38 (10 overs)
Helen Davies 64 (95)
Sue Redfern 4/21 (10 overs)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

2nd ODI

17 August 1997
Scorecard
England 
253/5 (50 overs)
v  South Africa
254/8 (50 overs)
South Africa won by 2 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Alan Fox and Kathy Taylor
Player of the match: Charlotte Edwards (Eng)
Charlotte Edwards 102 (118)
Kim Price 2/50 (10 overs)
Linda Olivier 60 (76)
Sue Redfern 2/41 (10 overs)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI

20 August 1997
Scorecard
South Africa 
134 (46.3 overs)
v  England
135/3 (40.3 overs)
England won by 7 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Valerie Gibbens and Ann Roberts
Player of the match: Barbara Daniels (Eng)
Linda Olivier 57 (83)
Karen Smithies 3/15 (10 overs)
Barbara Daniels 53 (86)
Cindy Eksteen 2/24 (10 overs)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

4th ODI

27 August 1997
Scorecard
South Africa 
59/5 (27 overs)
v  England
No result
Leicester Road, Hinckley
Umpires: Alan Fox and John Hayes
Linda Olivier 34* (79)
Sue Redfern 2/17 (6 overs)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.

5th ODI

30 August 1997
Scorecard
England 
v  South Africa
Match abandoned without a ball bowled.
Campbell Park, Milton Keynes
Umpires: Ann Garton and Alan Heath

Tour matches

50-over match: South Africa women v England Under-23s women

12 August 1997
Scorecard
South Africa 
178/7 (50 overs)
v  England Under-23s Women
173/4 (50 overs)
South Africa won by 5 runs
Midland Bank Sports Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: Lorraine Elgar and Ann Garton
Daleen Terblanche 62 (105)
Mandy Cawley 4/49 (4 overs)
Jo Robinson 60 (115)
Kim Price 3/24 (10 overs)

3-day match: South Africa women v Women's Cricket Association President's XI

23–24 August 1997
Scorecard
Women's Cricket Association President's XI
263/4d (89 overs)
v  South Africa
256/8 (93.4 overs)
Match drawn
Christ Church Ground, Oxford
Umpires: David Bryant and Benita White
Ella Donnison 72 (145)
Kim Price 2/39 (23 overs)
Kerri Laing 72 (118)
Nicola Holt 3/50 (20.4 overs)

References