Series Name: | Australian women's cricket team in England in 1987 |
Team1 Image: | Flag of England.svg |
Team1 Name: | England |
Team2 Image: | Flag of Australia.svg |
Team2 Name: | Australia |
From Date: | 8 July |
To Date: | 29 August 1987 |
Team1 Captain: | Carole Hodges |
Team2 Captain: | Lyn Larsen |
No Of Tests: | 3 |
Team1 Tests Won: | 0 |
Team2 Tests Won: | 1 |
Team1 Tests Most Runs: | Carole Hodges (152) |
Team2 Tests Most Runs: | Denise Annetts (352) |
Team1 Tests Most Wickets: | Gillian McConway (8) |
Team2 Tests Most Wickets: | Jenny Owens (14) |
No Of Odis: | 3 |
Team1 Odis Won: | 1 |
Team2 Odis Won: | 1 |
Team1 Odis Most Runs: | Jacqueline Court (77) |
Team2 Odis Most Runs: | Lindsay Reeler (129) |
Team1 Odis Most Wickets: | Sarah Potter (3) |
Team2 Odis Most Wickets: | Lyn Fullston (4) |
The Australian women's cricket team toured England 8 July – 29 August 1987 to contest The Women's Ashes for the tenth time. Australia won the three match Test series 1–0 to retain the Ashes.[1] [2]
Prior to the Test series, a three match WODI series was drawn at one match each.[3] Australia also played 15 tour matches – winning 8, losing none, drawing 3, 1 match was abandoned and for 3 of the matches, the result is unknown.[4]
In the lead up to this tour, Australia toured Ireland and won all three WODI matches.[5]