# Australia women's cricket team in England in 1951

The Australian women's cricket team toured England between May and August 1951. The test series against England women's cricket team was played for the Women's Ashes, which Australia were defending. The series was drawn 1–1, meaning that Australia retained the Ashes.

## Squads

| England | Australia |
| Myrtle Maclagan (c) Betty Birch Mary Duggan Annie Geeves Molly Hide Mary Johnson Winifred Leech Margaret Lockwood (wk) Dorothy McEvoy Grace Morgan (wk) Barbara Murrey Cecilia Robinson Hazel Sanders Mary Spry Joan Wilkinson | Mollie Dive (c) Mary Allitt Valma Batty Myrtle Baylis Ruth Dow Amy Hudson June James Mavis Jones Lorna Larter (wk) Dot Laughton Una Paisley Gladys Phillips Joan Schmidt Alma Vogt Norma Whiteman Betty Wilson |

## Tour Matches
### Single innings matches

* 30 May 1951 Scorecard
| Australia 153/6d (52 overs) | v | Buckinghamshire and Leicestershire 62 (40 overs) |
| Betty Wilson 33 (–) L Freestone 2/23 (12 overs) | | L Freestone 16* (–) Betty Wilson 3/12 (8 overs) |
* Australia Women won by 91 runs Wilton Park, Beaconsfield Umpires: Isabel Nowell-Smith (Eng) and E White (Eng)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* 2 June 1951 Scorecard
| Australia 237/3d (65 overs) | v | Yorkshire 108 (50 overs) |
| Betty Wilson 100* (–) B Nelson 1/20 (5 overs) | | Mona Greenwood 34 (–) Betty Wilson 5/15 (12 overs) |
* Australia Women won by 129 runs Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds Umpires: Fawell (Eng) and Roker (Eng)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* 5 June 1951 Scorecard
| Australia 161/1d (53 overs) | v | Northern Counties 181/9 (68 overs) |
| Mary Allitt 80 (–) Dorothy Macfarlane 1/56 (15 overs) | | H Mullen 65 (–) Mavis Jones 3/29 (13 overs) |
* Northern Counties Women won by 3 wickets Osborne Avenue, Jesmond Umpires: Alys Iceton (Eng) and Barbara Wood (Eng)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* Northern Counties Women batted on after winning.
* 13 June 1951 Scorecard
| Australia 203/5d (65 overs) | v | Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire 97/9 (55 overs) |
| Mary Allitt 82 (–) Annie Geeves 3/79 (26 overs) | | Constance Holden 31 (–) Una Paisley 4/23 (16 overs) |
* Match drawn Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: M Bloom (Eng) and V Brain (Eng)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27 June 1951 Scorecard
| Australia 218/0d (47 overs) | v | West of England 56 (45.1 overs) |
| Mary Allitt 150* (–) | | J Bond 12 (–) Betty Wilson 3/19 (7 overs) |
* Australia Women won by 162 runs The Victoria Ground, Cheltenham Umpires: V Brain (Eng) and MJ Townsend (Eng)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* 5 July 1951 Scorecard
| Dorset and Hampshire 80 (46.1 overs) | v | Australia 304/7 (70.2 overs) |
| Nancy Joy 31 (–) Myrtle Baylis 3/1 (9 overs) | | Dot Laughton 103 (–) Kay Green 3/59 (10 overs) |
* Australia Women won by 8 wickets King George V Sports Ground, Winchester Umpires: M Bloom (Eng) and Norah Wilcox (Eng)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
* Australia Women batted on after winning.
* 11 July 1951 Scorecard
| Surrey 172 (61.2 overs) | v | Australia 120/6 (61 overs) |
| Jean Cummins 35 (–) Una Paisley 3/54 (20 overs) | | Amy Hudson 51* (–) Dorothy McEvoy 2/22 (16 overs) |
* Match drawn Mitcham Cricket Green, Mitcham Umpires: M Oliver (Eng) and Enid Stephenson (Eng)
* Surrey Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* 16 July 1951 Scorecard
| Australia 297/1d (49 overs) | v | Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Sussex 107 (57.1 overs) |
| Gladys Phillips 130* (–) Iris Doble 1/39 (11 overs) | | Joan Wilkinson 33 (–) Mavis Jones 3/7 (9 overs) |
* Australia Women won by 190 runs Christ Church Ground, Oxford Umpires: M Bloom (Eng) and Norah Wilcox (Eng)
* Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Sussex Women won the toss and elected to field.
* 18 July 1951 Scorecard
| Australia 206/4d (59 overs) | v | Middlesex 129/8 (59 overs) |
| Mary Allitt 84 (–) Mary Duggan 3/56 (22 overs) | | Betty Birch 34 (–) Alma Vogt 3/22 (11 overs) |
* Match drawn Ealing Dean Cricket Club, Perivale, London Umpires: M Bloom (Eng) and Doris Turner (Eng)
* Middlesex Women won the toss and elected to field.
* 25 July 1951 Scorecard
| Combined Services 160 (63.3 overs) | v | Australia 209/4 (37 overs) |
| Joan Wilkinson 112 (–) June James 4/30 (13.3 overs) | | Mollie Dive 128 (–) A Simpson 2/40 (9 overs) |
* Australia Women won by 8 wickets Officers Club Services Ground, Aldershot Umpires: Louie Hibbs (Eng) and B Lloyd (Eng)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
* Australia Women batted on after winning.
* 4 August 1951 Scorecard
| Australia 213 (60 overs) | v | ME Hide's XI 193/6 (49 overs) |
| Una Paisley 72 (–) Mary Duggan 4/61 (24 overs) | | Myrtle Maclagan 81 (–) Una Paisley 3/55 (12 overs) |
* Match drawn Hindhead Playing Field, Hindhead Umpires: Netta Rheinberg (Eng) and Enid Stevenson (Eng)
* ME Hide's XI won the toss and elected to field.

### Two innings matches

* 19 May 1951 Scorecard
* Match drawn Vine Cricket Ground, Sevenoaks Umpires: Isabel Nowell-Smith (Eng) and Enid Stevenson (Eng)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
* Australia Women won by 7 wickets on first innings.
* 23 May 1951 Scorecard
* Match drawn Richmond Drive, Skegness Umpires: Ida Freestone (Eng) and Elizabeth Riley (Eng)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* Australia Women won by 137 runs on first innings.
* 25 – 26 May 1951 Scorecard
* Match drawn Clarence Park, St Albans Umpires: Ida Freestone (Eng) and Norah Wilcox (Eng)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* 8 – 9 June 1951 Scorecard
* Australia Women won by an innings and 41 runs Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Umpires: Barbara Wood (Eng) and Norah Wilcox (Eng)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* 23, 25 June 1951 Scorecard
* Match drawn Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Elizabeth Riley (Eng) and Norah Wilcox (Eng)
* Midlands Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* 7, 9 July 1951 Scorecard
* Australia Women won by an innings and 10 runs Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth Umpires: M Bloom (Eng) and E White (Eng)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* 13 – 14 July 1951 Scorecard
* Match drawn Chalkwell Park, Southend-on-Sea Umpires: M Oliver (Eng) and Enid Stevenson (Eng)
* England Women Australia Touring Team won the toss and elected to bat.
* 21, 23 July 1951 Scorecard
* Match drawn The Saffrons, Eastbourne Umpires: Netta Rheinberg (Eng) and Enid Stevenson (Eng)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.

## Test Series
### 1st Test

* 16 – 20 June 1951 Scorecard
* Match drawn North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Umpires: Elizabeth Riley (Eng) and Isabel Nowell-Smith (Eng)
* England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* Annie Geeves, Winifred Leech, Margaret Lockwood, Barbara Murrey, Mary Spry (Eng), Mary Allitt, Valma Batty and Mavis Jones (Aus) all made their WTest debuts.

### 2nd Test

* 30 June – 4 July 1951 Scorecard
* Australia Women won by 2 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Ida Freestone (Eng) and Betty Snowball (Eng)
* England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

### 3rd Test

* 28 July – 1 August 1951 Scorecard
* England Women won by 137 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Enid Stevenson (Eng) and Elizabeth Riley (Eng)
* England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* Betty Birch (Eng) and June James (Aus) made their WTest debuts.