- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras25 (b 4, lb 8, w 13)TOTAL355 all out (122.2 Overs, RR: 2.9)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Belinda Clark), 2-49 (Lisa Keightley), 3-57 (Lisa Sthalekar), 4-87 (Alex Blackwell), 5-101 (Karen Rolton), 6-115 (Kate Blackwell), 7-115 (Julia Price), 8-191 (Cathryn Fitzpatrick), 9-236 (Julie Hayes), 10-355 (Clea Smith)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB K Sciver-Brunt 22.2 6 64 3 2.86 2 0 JL Gunn 11 5 27 1 2.45 1 0 BL Morgan 18 7 46 0 2.55 2 0 CJ Connor 21 9 34 1 1.61 0 0 RA Birch 31 9 84 2 2.70 0 0 HL Colvin 16 2 67 3 4.18 0 0 CM Edwards 3 0 21 0 7.00 0 0
09/08Result
1st Test, Australia Women tour of England at Brighton, Aug 9-12 2005
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![Australia Women]( "Australia Women")
355 & 223 -
![England Women]( "England Women")
273 & 172/7 (95 ov)
Player of the Match
09/08Result
1st Test, Australia Women tour of England at Brighton, Aug 9-12 2005
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![Australia Women]( "Australia Women")
355 & 223 -
![England Women]( "England Women")
273 & 172/7 (95 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras7 (lb 6, w 1)TOTAL273 all out (129 Overs, RR: 2.11)Fall of wickets: 1-34 (Laura Newton), 2-115 (Claire Taylor), 3-133 (Charlotte Edwards), 4-217 (Clare Connor), 5-234 (Arran Brindle), 6-242 (Rosalie Birch), 7-245 (Jane Smit), 8-259 (Jenny Gunn), 9-265 (Katherine Sciver-Brunt), 10-273 (Holly Colvin)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB CL Fitzpatrick 30 12 57 2 1.90 0 0 CR Smith 9 4 25 1 2.77 0 0 KL Rolton 8 3 11 0 1.37 1 0 S Nitschke 30 13 59 3 1.96 0 0 J Hayes 22 11 40 0 1.81 0 0 LC Sthalekar 29 6 70 3 2.41 0 0 LM Keightley 1 0 5 0 5.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras4 (b 2, lb 1, w 1)TOTAL223 all out (86.5 Overs, RR: 2.56)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Lisa Keightley), 2-7 (Belinda Clark), 3-122 (Lisa Sthalekar), 4-149 (Alex Blackwell), 5-158 (Karen Rolton), 6-174 (Kate Blackwell), 7-187 (Clea Smith), 8-212 (Cathryn Fitzpatrick), 9-217 (Julie Hayes), 10-223 (Shelley Nitschke)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras12 (b 7, lb 5)TOTAL172/7 (95 Overs, RR: 1.81)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Laura Newton), 2-14 (Claire Taylor), 3-14 (Charlotte Edwards), 4-65 (Clare Connor), 5-104 (Jenny Gunn), 6-143 (Beth Morgan), 7-154 (Rosalie Birch)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB CL Fitzpatrick 20 9 41 1 2.05 0 0 KL Rolton 10 5 25 2 2.50 0 0 J Hayes 8 6 5 1 0.62 0 0 LC Sthalekar 30 16 44 3 1.46 0 0 S Nitschke 22 11 40 0 1.81 0 0 BJ Clark 2 1 5 0 2.50 0 0 CR Smith 3 3 0 0 0.00 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Australia Women , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
2-match series level 0-0
Match number
Season
Match days
9,10,11,12 August 2005 (4-day match)
Women's Test debut
Umpires
Close of Play
- Tue, 9 Aug - day 1 - Australia Women 1st innings 328/9 (S Nitschke 70*, CR Smith 31*, 114 ov)
- Wed, 10 Aug - day 2 - England Women 1st innings 230/4 (A Brindle 53*, JL Gunn 2*, 98 ov)
- Thu, 11 Aug - day 3 - Australia Women 2nd innings 172/5 (KA Blackwell 18*, CL Fitzpatrick 4*, 70 ov)
- Fri, 12 Aug - day 4 - England Women 2nd innings 172/7 (95 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Australia 1st Innings
- KL Rolton 50 in 109 mins off 97 balls, 10x4
- CL Fitzpatrick 50 in 77 mins off 85 balls, 9x4
- J Hayes 50 in 118 mins off 126 balls, 6x4
- S Nitschke 50 in 119 mins off 111 balls, 7x4, 1x6
- Australia 2nd Innings
- KL Rolton 50 in 90 mins off 83 balls, 9x4
- England 1st Innings
- CE Edwards 50 in 118 mins off 110 balls, 10x4
- A Brindle 50 in 136 mins off 142 balls, 7x4
- England 2nd Innings
- A Brindle 50 in 115 mins off 112 balls, 9x4
- A Brindle 100 in 247 mins off 249 balls, 16x4
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