English Women's Cricket Team In South Africa In 1960–61
The England women's cricket team toured South Africa in 1960–61, the first women's Test series ever in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri .... England won the four match series 1–0, with three drawn Tests. Test series 1st Test 2nd Test 3rd Test 4th Test Tour matches 1-day tour match: England Women v Western Province Combined XI Women 2-day tour match: England Women v Western Province Women 2-day tour match: England Women v South African XI Women 2-day tour match: England Women v Southern Transvaal Women 2-day tour match: England Women v South African XI Women 1-day tour match: England Women v Southern Transvaal B Women 2-day tour match: England Women v Natal Women 1-day tour match: England Women v Border Women 1-day ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sheelagh Nefdt
Sheelagh Mary Nefdt () is a South African former cricketer who played as an all-rounder. She appeared in four Test matches for South Africa in 1960 and 1961, all against England, and captained the side throughout the series. She played domestic cricket for Western Province, and in 1953–54, she made the first recorded hattrick in South African women's cricket at Cape Town, taking a double hattrick. Western Province went on to win the Simon Trophy that season, as they had in the two previous to it. Test career She was named captain of the South African squad to play the touring English women in 1960–61. Sheelagh Nefdt batted at number five in the first Test, scoring 24 runs in the first-innings before being stumped. For the second-innings, she dropped herself one place down the batting order, to allow Eileen Hurly, scorer of 96* in the first-innings to come ahead of her. Hurly, however, was run out for just 38, while Nefdt made 62 before declaring the innings with Sou ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rachael Heyhoe-Flint
Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe Flint, ( Heyhoe; 11 June 1939 – 18 January 2017) was an English cricketer, businesswoman and philanthropist. She was best known for being captain of England from 1966 to 1978, and was unbeaten in six Test series: in total, she played for the English women's cricket team from 1960 to 1982. Heyhoe Flint was captain when her team won the inaugural 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup, which England hosted. She was also the first female cricketer to hit a six in a Test match, and one of the first ten women to become a member of the MCC. She also played as goalkeeper for the England national field hockey team in 1964. According to Scyld Berry: "She was, among other achievements, the Dr WG Grace of women's cricket – the pioneer without whom the game would not be what it is." Early life Rachael Heyhoe was born in Wolverhampton. Her parents Roma Crocker and Geoffrey Heyhoe were teachers of physical education who met at a college in Denmark. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Follow-on
In the game of cricket, a team who batted second and scored significantly fewer runs than the team who batted first may be forced to follow-on: to take their second innings immediately after their first. The follow-on can be enforced by the team who batted first, and is intended to reduce the probability of a drawn result, by allowing the second team's second innings to be completed sooner. The follow-on occurs only in those forms of cricket where each team normally bats twice: notably in domestic first class cricket and international Test cricket. In these forms of cricket, a team cannot win a match unless at least three innings have been completed. If fewer than three innings are completed by the scheduled end of play, the result of the match can only be a draw. The decision to enforce the follow-on is made by the captain of the team who batted first, who considers the score, the apparent strength of the two sides, the conditions of weather and the pitch, and the time rema ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yvonne Van Mentz
Yvonne van Mentz is a South African former cricketer who played as an all-rounder. She appeared in four Test matches for South Africa in 1960 and 1961, all against England. She scored South African's first century in Women's Test cricket, with 105 * in the fourth Test of the series. She played domestic cricket for Southern Transvaal and Natal. Career All of van Mentz's appearances for South Africa occurred during the England women's cricket team tour of South Africa in 1960–61. She first faced England during a warm-up match for the touring side, appearing for Southern Transvaal. Batting as part of the top order, she top-scored for her side, scoring nine fours as part of her 68 runs. She also opened the bowling for Southern Transvaal, but bowled for 15 overs without taking a wicket. In the first Test against England, she batted at number seven, and made scores of 11 and 15 in the two innings. She also claimed three wickets in the match. After playing for a South African X ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jean McNaughton
Jean Fay Field (; born 10 April 1936) is a South African former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium-fast bowler. She appeared in three Test matches for South Africa in 1960 and 1961, all against England. She was the first South African woman to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match. She played domestic cricket for Southern Transvaal. Career Part of the Southern Transvaal women's cricket team, McNaughton made her first appearance on the English tour in 1960–61 for her club side. Batting at number five, she scored 15 runs in 22 minutes. In the English innings, she only bowled four overs, taking no wickets and conceding 22 runs. Playing in South Africa's first Test match she made a pair, becoming only the second woman, after England's player/manager Netta Rheinberg in 1949, to do so on debut. She also remained wicket-less in the match, bowling a total of nine overs. She did not play in the second Test, and scored one run in each of her two innings for South Africa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eleanor Lambert (cricketer)
Eleanor Lambert (died 1994) was a South African cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper. She appeared in two Test matches for South Africa in 1960 and 1961, both against England. Opening the batting, she scored 12 runs in the first innings of the first Test, and scored 34 in the second innings as South Africa drew the match. Opening again in the second Test, she could only manage 2 runs in the first-innings, and with South Africa following on, 17 runs in the second. She did not appear in the last two Tests of the series, and was not to play for South Africa again. She played domestic cricket for Natal NATAL or Natal may refer to: Places * Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, a city in Brazil * Natal, South Africa (other), a region in South Africa ** Natalia Republic, a former country (1839–1843) ** Colony of Natal, a former British colony .... References External links * * 1994 deaths Date of birth missing Year of birth missing Place of birth missing South Afr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Audrey Jackson
Audrey Wood (; born 1944) is a South African former cricketer who played as a right-arm pace bowler. She appeared in two Test matches for South Africa in 1960 and 1961, both against England, and took South Africa's first ever Women's Test wicket. She played domestic cricket for Eastern Province, making her debut at age 12. She batted left-handed. Early life and career Jackson grew up in Sydenham and, being the only girl on the street, played cricket in the street with the local boys. She was unaware of women's cricket until she saw a game in progress one afternoon in 1956. Later that year, she made her first appearance in provincial cricket. Her debut for Eastern Province, coming at the age of 12, almost certainly makes her the youngest senior provincial player in South African history. Jackson was well known in South Africa for her fast bowling, and was even advised by teammates that it was not necessary to bowl so quickly. Recalling this, Jackson recounts: "Shame, I sti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Joy Irwin
Joy Irwin is a South African former cricketer who played as a batter. She appeared in three Test matches for South Africa in 1960 and 1961, all against England, scoring 40 runs in her six innings. She played domestic cricket for Durban and Natal. Career Irwin, a record-breaking opening batsman for Natal, was selected to play for South Africa women against the touring English women in 1960–61. In the first tour match, playing for South African XI Women, Irwin scored 5 & 34 opening alongside Barbara Cairncross as the South African team forced a draw after following on In the game of cricket, a team who batted second and scored significantly fewer runs than the team who batted first may be forced to follow-on: to take their second innings immediately after their first. The follow-on can be enforced by the team .... References External links * * Living people Date of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pamela Hollett
Pamela Hollett is a South African former cricketer who played as an all-rounder. She appeared in four Test matches for South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ... between in 1960 and 1961, all against England, scoring 71 runs in her seven innings. She played domestic cricket for Southern Transvaal. References External links * * Living people Date of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) South African women cricketers South Africa women Test cricketers Central Gauteng women cricketers {{SouthAfrica-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Barbara Cairncross
Barbara Cairncross is a South African former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in three Test matches for South Africa in 1960 and 1961, all against England, scoring 65 runs in her six innings. She played domestic cricket for Southern Transvaal. Cairncross made her first appearance in the series against England for South African XI Women, opening the innings alongside captain Joy Irwin. After making a duck in the first-innings, she scored 27 in the second, putting on 53 for the first-wicket with Irwin. In the subsequent tour match, she captained a Southern Transvaal side that included five players who would go on to play Test cricket for South Africa. Opening the batting once more, with Eileen Hurly this time, Cairncross fell for 17 as her side could only muster 147 runs, rescued by 68 from Yvonne van Mentz. In the second innings, needing 59 to avoid defeat, Cairncross remained 48 * as the match was drawn. On South Africa's Test debut, Cairncross ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kathleen Smith (cricketer)
Kathleen Smith (27 April 1927 – March 1998) was an English cricketer who played as a batter. She appeared in one Test match for England in 1960, against South Africa. She played domestic cricket for Kent. Smith died in Meopham, Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ... in March 1998, at the age of 70. References External links * * 1927 births 1998 deaths Cricketers from Sheffield English women cricketers England women Test cricketers Kent women cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Margaret Rutherford (cricketer)
Sheila Margaret Rutherford (born 15 June 1935) is an English former cricketer who played primarily as a bowler. She appeared in four Test matches for England in 1960 and 1961, all against South Africa. She played domestic cricket for various North of England composite XIs, as well as her home county of Northumberland Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey. It is bordered by land on .... References External links * * 1935 births Living people Cricketers from Northumberland English women cricketers England women Test cricketers Northumberland women cricketers People from Seghill {{england-cricket-bio-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |