- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras7 (lb 1, nb 6)TOTAL154 all out (81.5 Overs, RR: 1.88, 297 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Alex Blackwell, 2 ov), 2-30 (Melissa Bulow, 17 ov), 3-37 (Lisa Sthalekar, 24 ov), 4-56 (Shelley Nitschke, 29.3 ov), 5-59 (Karen Rolton, 31.1 ov), 6-109 (Ellyse Perry, 53.6 ov), 7-137 (Leonie Coleman, 71.4 ov), 8-138 (Kate Blackwell, 72.6 ov), 9-154 (Sarah Andrews, 80.5 ov), 10-154 (Kirsten Pike, 81.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB NJ Shaw 19 9 18 2 0.94 0 0 IT Guha 18.5 1 40 5 2.12 0 5 HL Colvin 8 2 35 0 4.37 0 1 BL Morgan 10 3 20 0 2.00 0 0 LA Marsh 16 10 20 1 1.25 0 0 RA Birch 10 3 20 0 2.00 0 0 England Women Team Caroline Atkins Beth Morgan Claire Taylor Charlotte Edwards (c) Sarah Taylor † Wicketkeeper Lydia Greenway Nicky Shaw Rosalie Birch Laura Marsh Isa Guha Holly Colvin Bowler
15/02Result
Only Test, England Women tour of Australia and New Zealand at Bowral, Feb 15-18 2008
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![Australia Women]( "Australia Women")
154 (81.5 ov) & 231/9d -
![England Women]( "England Women")
244 & 144/4 (56.3 ov)
Player of the Match
15/02Result
Only Test, England Women tour of Australia and New Zealand at Bowral, Feb 15-18 2008
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![Australia Women]( "Australia Women")
154 (81.5 ov) & 231/9d -
![England Women]( "England Women")
244 & 144/4 (56.3 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras2 (b 1, lb 1)TOTAL244 all out (140.4 Overs, RR: 1.73, 497 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Caroline Atkins, 22.4 ov), 2-26 (Beth Morgan, 23.3 ov), 3-185 (Charlotte Edwards, 84.1 ov), 4-216 (Claire Taylor, 108.1 ov), 5-219 (Sarah Taylor, 110.5 ov), 6-219 (Nicky Shaw, 112.6 ov), 7-219 (Lydia Greenway, 113.4 ov), 8-233 (Laura Marsh, 127.1 ov), 9-242 (Rosalie Birch, 137.2 ov), 10-244 (Isa Guha, 140.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB EM Sampson 33 9 65 2 1.96 0 0 EA Perry 23 10 49 2 2.13 0 0 KE Pike 21 10 29 1 1.38 0 0 S Nitschke 24.4 11 27 2 1.09 0 0 LC Sthalekar 28 8 48 3 1.71 0 0 SJ Andrews 11 2 24 0 2.18 0 0 England Women Team Caroline Atkins Beth Morgan Claire Taylor Charlotte Edwards (c) Sarah Taylor † Wicketkeeper Lydia Greenway Nicky Shaw Rosalie Birch Laura Marsh Isa Guha Holly Colvin Bowler
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras7 (b 2, lb 2, nb 1, w 2)TOTAL231/9d (93 Overs, RR: 2.48, 353 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Melissa Bulow, 7.2 ov), 2-33 (Alex Blackwell, 13.2 ov), 3-34 (Karen Rolton, 13.4 ov), 4-141 (Shelley Nitschke, 56.5 ov), 5-198 (Lisa Sthalekar, 77.6 ov), 6-204 (Kate Blackwell, 80.5 ov), 7-217 (Leonie Coleman, 85.6 ov), 8-219 (Ellyse Perry, 90.3 ov), 9-231 (Kirsten Pike, 92.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB NJ Shaw 24 8 58 1 2.41 1 0 IT Guha 23 6 60 4 2.60 1 1 BL Morgan 14 6 27 1 1.92 0 0 HL Colvin 21 6 42 3 2.00 0 0 LA Marsh 7 1 25 0 3.57 0 0 RA Birch 4 0 15 0 3.75 0 0 England Women Team Caroline Atkins Beth Morgan Claire Taylor Charlotte Edwards (c) Sarah Taylor † Wicketkeeper Lydia Greenway Nicky Shaw Rosalie Birch Laura Marsh Isa Guha Holly Colvin Bowler
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras7 (lb 7)TOTAL144/4 (56.3 Overs, RR: 2.54, 198 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Caroline Atkins, 8.3 ov), 2-61 (Beth Morgan, 28.6 ov), 3-92 (Lydia Greenway, 39.4 ov), 4-121 (Sarah Taylor, 48.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB EM Sampson 11.3 3 28 1 2.43 0 0 EA Perry 13 6 17 1 1.30 0 0 LC Sthalekar 13 4 49 1 3.76 0 0 SJ Andrews 4 2 9 0 2.25 0 0 KE Pike 2 0 10 0 5.00 0 0 S Nitschke 13 3 24 1 1.84 0 0 England Women Team Caroline Atkins Beth Morgan Claire Taylor Charlotte Edwards (c) Sarah Taylor † Wicketkeeper Lydia Greenway Nicky Shaw Rosalie Birch Laura Marsh Isa Guha Holly Colvin Bowler
Match Details
Toss
England Women , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
England Women won the one-off match
Match number
Season
Match days
15,16,17,18 February 2008 (4-day match)
Women's Test debut
Umpires
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Fri, 15 Feb - day 1 - England Women 1st innings 22/0 (CMG Atkins 14*, BL Morgan 7*, 16 ov)
- Sat, 16 Feb - day 2 - England Women 1st innings 222/7 (RA Birch 1*, LA Marsh 2*, 117 ov)
- Sun, 17 Feb - day 3 - Australia Women 2nd innings 195/4 (LC Sthalekar 95*, KA Blackwell 27*, 74 ov)
- Mon, 18 Feb - day 4 - England Women 2nd innings 144/4 (56.3 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Scorers: RL Sanday & CG Wilcoxon
- England Women 1st innings
- SC Taylor 50 off 119 balls, 155 mins, 6x4
- CM Edwards 50 off 114 balls, 131 mins, 6x4
- Australia Women 2nd innings
- LC Sthalekar 50 off 102 balls, 114 mins, 9x4
- England Women 2nd innings
- SC Taylor(2) 50 off 104 balls, 122 mins, 9x4
Match Coverage
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Isa Guha, the former England seamer, has become the first woman to be appointed to the board of the Professional Cricketers' Association
Taylor sews up Ashes glory
England retained the Ashes in style thanks to Claire Taylor, whose second fifty of the match drove them home to a stylish six-wicket win in the final session after Karen Rolton's daring declaration backfired
'The best Test cricket we've played' - Taylor
Claire Taylor ranked her two matchwinning fifties up there in what she described as "one of the best Tests to play in"
Solid Sthalekar gives Australia hope
Lisa Sthalekar played the Test innings of her life, and she's not done yet, to hold off a strong England threat in Bowral and leave Australia with a 105-run lead heading into a prospectively thrilling final day
Edwards leads England with outstanding 94
Charlotte Edwards fell six short of a deserved century, but her innings kept England on track for an Ashes-retaining victory in Bowral
