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

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

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]

Test series

1st Test

2–5 December 1960 Scorecard

South Africa	v	England
211 (90.2 overs) Eileen Hurly 96* Anne Sanders 4/57		187 (76.1 overs) Ruth Westbrook 58 Lorna Ward 4/47
260/8d (139.0 overs) Sheelagh Nefdt 62* Esme Irwin 3/42		202/4 (59.0 overs) Helen Sharpe 49 Jennifer Gove 2/34

Match drawn St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Tim Gibbon and G Minnaar

2nd Test

17–20 December 1960 Scorecard

England	v	South Africa
351/6d (104.0 overs) Alison Ratcliffe 95 Yvonne van Mentz 4/95		134 (95.0 overs) Eileen Hurly 37 Esme Irwin 4/46
		140/8 (f/o) (82.0 overs) Beverly Lang 51 Sheila Plant 2/11

Match drawn Wanderers, Johannesburg Umpires: George Parry and Steward

3rd Test

31 December 1960 – 3 January 1961 Scorecard

South Africa	v	England
151 (102.4 overs) Eileen Hurly 29 Anne Sanders 4/41		269/8d (95.5 overs) Helen Sharpe 126 Jean McNaughton 6/39
166 (127.3 overs) Sheelagh Nefdt 68 Anne Sanders 3/28		49/2 (19.0 overs) Ruth Westbrook 22* Jennifer Gove 2/22

England women won by 8 wickets Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Peter A'Bear and James Draper

4th Test

13–16 January 1961 Scorecard

England	v	South Africa
223 (108.3 overs) Ruth Westbrook 87 Lorna Ward 5/18		266/8d (137.0 overs) Yvonne van Mentz 105* Anne Sanders 2/38
236/4d (88.0 overs) Helen Sharpe 70 Jennifer Gove 3/57		126/4 (37.0 overs) Beverly Lang 58 Alison Ratcliffe 3/33

Match drawn Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Dal Collins and Neville Howell

Tour matches

1-day tour match: England Women v Western Province Combined XI Women

12 November 1960 Scorecard

Western Province Combined XI Women	v	England
59 (42.3 overs) C Bald 17 Esme Irwin 3/10		193/3d (38 overs) Helen Sharpe 88 G Ronaldson 1/21
75/4 J Littlewort 25* Ruth Westbrook 1/2

Match drawn Paarl Cricket Club Ground, Boland Umpires: Rousseau and Walley

2-day tour match: England Women v Western Province Women

14,15 November 1960 Scorecard

England	v	Western Province Women
189 (66.4 overs) Polly Marshall 84* Maureen Payne 9/56		143 (94.0 overs) C Peirce 37 Mollie Hunt 6/27
106/3d (48.0 overs) Alison Ratcliffe 33* N Dowling 1/21		32 (18.2 overs) N Dowling 21 Mollie Hunt 7/12

England women won by 120 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Gunther Goldman and P Kruger

2-day tour match: England Women v South African XI Women

19,21 November 1960 Scorecard

England	v	South African XI Women
205/6d (67.2 overs) Ruth Westbrook 58 Maureen Payne 3/84		104 (52.0 overs) Eileen Hurly 52 Sheila Plant 6/30
19/1 (6.5 overs) Ruth Westbrook 10* D Evenden 1/10		171/9d (f/o) (63.0 overs) Joy Irwin 34 Anne Sanders 4/33

Match drawn Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein Umpires: Harold Melzer and G Niddrie

2-day tour match: England Women v Southern Transvaal Women

25,26 November 1960 Scorecard

Southern Transvaal Women	v	England
147 (68.3 overs) Yvonne van Mentz 68 Barbara Pont 4/16		206/1d (52.0 overs) Helen Sharpe 103* R Campbell 1/35
106/2 (53.0 overs) Barbara Cairncross 48 Barbara Pont 1/13

Match drawn Wanderers, Johannesburg Umpires: Frank Osman and D Sutherland

2-day tour match: England Women v South African XI Women

9,10 December 1960 Scorecard

South African XI Women	v	England
190 (106.5 overs) Beverly Lang 56 Alison Ratcliffe 2/13		190 (65.0 overs) Ruth Westbrook 34 Maureen Payne 5/54
91/7d (61.0 overs) S Netdt[2] 36* Polly Marshall 3/18		94/0 (13.3 overs) Ruth Westbrook 61* Jennifer Gove 0/7

England women won by 10 wickets Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Umpires: Rachael Heyhoe-Flint and A Holtz

1-day tour match: England Women v Southern Transvaal B Women

14 December 1960 Scorecard

Southern Transvaal B Women	v	England
72 (50.2 overs) L Walker 19 Barbara Pont 2/8		231/3d (58.4 overs) Rachael Heyhoe-Flint 102* D Ten-Cate 1/97
69 (33.0 overs) D Ten-Cate 29 Ruth Westbrook 4/5

England women won by an innings and 90 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Louw and van der Sadt

2-day tour match: England Women v Natal Women

22,23 December 1960 Scorecard

Natal Women	v	England
92 (104.2 overs) C Mortimer 24 Margaret Rutherford 2/4		149/2d (40.0 overs) Ruth Westbrook 60* Joy Irwin 1/22
41 (37.0 overs) Joy Irwin, Lorna Ward 6 Ann Jago 5/14

England women won by an innings and 16 runs Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Leslie Lamble and Pritchard

1-day tour match: England Women v Border Women

7 January 1961 Scorecard

Border Women	v	England
60 (36.0 overs) R Knott 26 Ann Jago 4/3		246/5d (53.0 overs) Kathleen Smith 102 S Gersowsky 4/62
61/3 (43.0 overs) A Cronin 30* Esme Irwin 2/5

Match drawn Jan Smuts Ground, East London Umpires: TMA Gunton and Arthur Kidson

1-day single-innings tour match: England Women v Eastern Province Women

9 January 1961 Scorecard

England  251/9d (92.0 overs)	v	Eastern Province Women 139 (61.4 overs)
Pamela Crain 44 Audrey Jackson 4/30		Audrey Jackson 39 Polly Marshall 5/30

England women won by 112 runs St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Millar and G Minnaar

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