# England women's cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1957–58

The English women's cricket team toured New Zealand and Australia between November 1957 and March 1958. Against New Zealand they played two Test matches, which were both drawn.
Against Australia, they contested The Women's Ashes for the fifth time. The four match Test series was drawn 0–0, which resulted in Australia retaining the Ashes.

## Tour of New Zealand
### Tour matches
#### 2-day match: North Island vs England

* 5–6 November 1957 Scorecard
* Match drawn Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Ron Dore (NZ) and Mandy Maris (NZ)
* North Island Women won the toss and elected to bat.

#### 2-day match: Canterbury vs England

* 9, 11 November 1957 Scorecard
* Match drawn Hagley Oval, Christchurch
* England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

#### 2-day match: Otago vs England

* 15–16 November 1957 Scorecard
* Match drawn North Ground, Dunedin Umpires: Jim Harwood (NZ) and H Singleton (NZ)
* Otago Women won the toss and elected to bat.

#### 1-day match: Southland vs England

* 20 November 1957 Scorecard
* Match drawn Waverley Park, Invercargill Umpires: George Ayres (NZ) and Bob Pollok (NZ)
* Southland Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* England Women won by 10 wickets on first innings.

#### 2-day match: South Island vs England

* 23, 25 November 1957 Scorecard
* Match drawn Carisbrook, Dunedin Umpires: Jim Harwood (NZ) and Eric Proctor (NZ)
* England Women won the toss and elected to field.

#### 1-day match: Nelson vs England

* 4 December 1957 Scorecard
| England 8d/191 (48.1 overs) | v | Nelson 71 (56.5 overs) |
| Edna Barker 74 Dorothy Bennett 3/18 (6 overs) | | Sally Davies 18 Polly Marshall 3/6 (17 overs) |
* England Women won by 120 runs Trafalgar Park, Nelson Umpires: A Paterson (NZ) and Laurie Quinton (NZ)
* England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

#### 2-day match: Wellington vs England

* 23, 25 November 1957 Scorecard
* England Women won by 5 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Tony Ferrers (NZ) and Jack Loftus (NZ)
* Wellington Women won the toss and elected to bat.

#### 1-day match: Wanganui and Wellington vs England

* 9 December 1957 Scorecard
| England 9d/180 (59.5 overs) | v | Wanganui and Wellington 101 (41.1 overs) |
| Polly Marshall 57 Gwen Sutherland 3/16 (8 overs) | | Gwen Sutherland 60 Polly Marshall 4/4 (6.1 overs) |
* England Women won by 79 runs Cooks Gardens, Wanganui Umpires: Frank Gilligan (NZ) and Ina Lamason (NZ)
* England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

#### 2-day match: Auckland vs England

* 14, 16 December 1957 Scorecard
* England Women won by 9 wickets Melville Park, Auckland Umpires: David Bindon (NZ) and Alf Jones (NZ)
* Auckland Women won the toss and elected to bat.

#### 1-day match: Matamata vs England

* 21 December 1957 Scorecard
| Matamata 81 (51.4 overs) | v | England 191/9 (72 overs) |
| Joyce Powell 37 Helene Hegarty 4/25 (15.4 overs) | | Joan Wilkinson 76 Anne Skinner 4/46 (29 overs) |
* England Women won by 7 wickets Bedford Park, Matamata Umpires: Rona McKenzie (NZ) and Joan Rich (NZ)
* Matamata Women won the toss and elected to bat.

#### 2-day match: New Zealand England Touring Team vs England

* 1–2 January 1958 Scorecard
* Match drawn Cornwall Park, Auckland Umpires: Roy Blennerhassett (NZ) and Bill Sewell (NZ)
* England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

### Test series
#### 1st Test

* 29, 30 November, 2 December 1957 Scorecard
* Match drawn Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: Eric Milne (NZ) and WH Barnes (NZ)
* New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* Edna Barker, Audrey Disbury, Dorothy Macfarlane, Ruth Westbrook (Eng) and Evon Dickson (NZ) all made their women's Test debuts.

#### 2nd Test

* 27, 28, 29 December 1957 Scorecard
* Match drawn Eden Park, Auckland
* England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* Shirley Driscoll, Joan Hawes, Helen Sharpe (Eng) and Carolyn Sinton (NZ) all made their women's Test debuts.

## Tour of Australia
### Tour matches
#### 1-day match: Bathurst vs England

* 11 January 1958 Scorecard
* Match drawn Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst Umpires: W Hadley (Aus) and C Stone (Aus)
* England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

#### 2-day match: Queensland vs England

* 17–18 January 1958 Scorecard
* England Women won by an innings and 113 runs Athletic Oval, Toowoomba Umpires: T Harvey (Aus) and J Sommerfield (Aus)
* Queensland Women won the toss and elected to bat.

#### 1-day match: Queensland vs England

* 18 January 1958 Scorecard
| England 323 (69.3 overs) | v | Queensland |
| Marjorie Holdsworth 70 Val Slater 3/35 (12 overs) | | |
* Match drawn Athletic Oval, Toowoomba Umpires: T Harvey (Aus) and J Sommerfield (Aus)
* England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

#### 1-day match: Brisbane vs England

* 22 January 1958 Scorecard
| England 5d/151 (47.4 overs) | v | Brisbane 66 (58.3 overs) |
| Hazel Sanders 50* H Doherty 3/21 (9 overs) | | D Adams 30 Audrey Disbury 3/16 (10.3 overs) |
* England Women won by 85 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: T Harvey (Aus) and Reg Tickle (Aus)
* England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

#### 2-day match: Australian XI vs England

* 24–25 January 1958 Scorecard
* England Women won by 10 wickets The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Col Hoy (Aus)
* Australian XI Women won the toss and elected to bat.

#### 1-day match: Metropolitan XI vs England

* 27 January 1958 Scorecard
| England 9d/186 (54.1 overs) | v | Metropolitan XI 6/128 (65 overs) |
| Mary Duggan 52 Muriel Picton 3/40 (13 overs) | | Joyce Christ 38* Dorothy Macfarlane 3/33 (24 overs) |
* Match drawn Grahame Park, Gosford
* England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

#### 2-day match: New South Wales vs England

* 31 January – 1 February 1958 Scorecard
* England Women won by 9 wickets University Oval, Sydney Umpires: Paul Berridge (Aus)
* England Women won the toss and elected to field.

#### 1-day match: New South Wales XI vs England

* 3 February 1958 Scorecard
| England 2d/169 (52 overs) | v | New South Wales XI 126 (45.3 overs) |
| Josephine Batson 62* S Collins 1/21 (12 overs) | | Mollie Dive 46 Dorothy Macfarlane 4/31 (18 overs) |
* England Women won by 43 runs Goulburn Sportsground, Goulburn Umpires: O Bishop (Aus) and J Korff (Aus)
* England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

#### 2-day match: Victoria vs England

* 18–19 February 1958 Scorecard
* Match drawn Junction Oval, Melbourne
* The result of the toss is unknown.
* There was no play on Day 2 due to rain.

#### 2-day match: South Australia vs England

* 28 February – 1 March 1958 Scorecard
* England Women won by an innings and 47 runs Vansittart Park, Mount Gambier Umpires: M Burke (Aus) and J Ingham (Aus)
* England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

#### 1-day match: South Australia vs England

* 1 March 1958 Scorecard
| England 7/87 (41 overs) | v | South Australia |
| Shirley Driscoll 27 Ruth Dow 5/22 (14 overs) | | |
* Match drawn Vansittart Park, Mount Gambier Umpires: M Burke (Aus) and J Ingham (Aus)
* The result of the toss is unknown.

#### 1-day match: Western Australia vs England

* 17 March 1958 Scorecard
| England 4d/160 (52 overs) | v | Western Australia 55 (47 overs) |
| Cecilia Robinson 45 Betty Newman 3/46 (18 overs) | | P Mace 15 Joan Wilkinson 5/1 (7 overs) |
* England Women won by 105 runs WACA Ground, Perth
* Western Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.

### Test series
#### 1st Test

* 7, 8, 10 February 1958 Scorecard
* Match abandoned North Sydney Oval, Sydney

#### 2nd Test

* 21, 22, 24 February 1958 Scorecard
* Match drawn Junction Oval, Melbourne
* England Women won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible on Day 1 due to rain.
* Faith Coulthard, Joyce Dalton and Nell Massey (Aus) all made their women's Test debut.
* Betty Wilson (Aus) became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in women's Test cricket.
* Wilson became the first Test player (man or woman) to score a century and take ten wickets in a match.
* Both Australia and England scored their lowest first innings total.

#### 3rd Test

* 8, 10, 11 March 1958 Scorecard
* Match drawn Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Arthur Cocks (Aus) and John McMenamin (Aus)
* Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* Marjorie Marvell (Aus) and Josephine Batson (Eng) both made their women's Test debut.

#### 4th Test

* 21, 22, 24 March 1958 Scorecard
* Match drawn WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Jack Gillott (Aus) and Stanley McDonald (Aus)
* England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* Marie McDonough (Aus) made her women's Test debut.
* Cecilia Robinson (Eng) was the first batter to carry the bat in women's Test cricket.