Series Name: | English women's cricket team in Australia in 1984–85 |
Team1 Image: | Flag of Australia.svg |
Team1 Name: | Australia |
Team2 Image: | Flag of England.svg |
Team2 Name: | England |
From Date: | 7 December 1984 |
To Date: | 3 February 1985 |
Team1 Captain: | Sharon Tredrea (1st Test) Raelee Thompson |
Team2 Captain: | Jan Southgate |
No Of Tests: | 5 |
Team1 Tests Won: | 2 |
Team2 Tests Won: | 1 |
Team1 Tests Most Runs: | Denise Emerson (453) |
Team2 Tests Most Runs: | Jan Brittin (429) |
Team1 Tests Most Wickets: | Debbie Wilson Lyn Fullston (19) |
Team2 Tests Most Wickets: | Avril Starling (21) |
No Of Odis: | 3 |
Team1 Odis Won: | 3 |
Team2 Odis Won: | 0 |
Team1 Odis Most Runs: | Jill Kennare (237) |
Team2 Odis Most Runs: | Carole Hodges (88) |
Team1 Odis Most Wickets: | Karen Price (8) |
Team2 Odis Most Wickets: | Janet Aspinall (5) |
The English women's cricket team toured Australia between 7 December 1984 and 3 February 1985 to contest The Women's Ashes for the ninth time. Australia won the five match Test series 2–1 to claim the Ashes for the first time since 1963.[1] [2]
A three match WODI series was also played where Australia won 3–0.[3] Prior to and in between the Test matches, England played 11 tour matches – winning 6, losing 3, drawing 1 and 1 ended in no result.[4]