The Women's Ashes

The Women's Ashes is the perpetual trophy in women's international cricket series between England and Australia. The name derives from the historic precedent of the Ashes in male cricket and, until 2013, was similarly decided exclusively on the outcomes of Test matches. Since the Australian tour of England in 2013, the competition is decided on a points system, taking account of One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 International matches as well as Tests. Four (previously six) points[1] are awarded for a Test victory (two points to each side in the event of a draw), and two points for a victory in a limited-overs game. As of 31 July 2019, the trophy is held by Australia.

The Women's Ashes
2017–18 Women's Ashes series logo
Countries Australia
 England
AdministratorInternational Cricket Council
FormatMixed, points based system
First edition1934–35
Latest edition2019
Next edition2021–22
Tournament formatSeries
Current champion Australia
Most successful Australia (9 titles)
Most runs Charlotte Edwards (1534)
Most wickets Betty Wilson (53)

History

Heralded in 1931,[2] the first women's Test series between England and Australia—the first women's Test series anywhere—was played in 1934–35.[3] At that time, according to the English captain, Betty Archdale, women played only "for love of the game" and did not wish to be associated with the male concepts of Tests and Ashes.[4] The contest was not officially designated "the Women's Ashes" until the 1998 series, when an autographed bat was burned before the first Test at Lord's, some ashes then being placed inside a hollowed-out wooden cricket ball replica[5] to manufacture a trophy.[6] In 2013, a new Women's Ashes trophy was produced.[5]

A total of 22 series have taken place, with 49 Test matches played (and one scheduled Test abandoned). The length of series has varied between one and five Tests. Series have been played biennially since 2001, with only one or two tests played in a series. Since the 2013 series, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 International matches have counted, as well as Tests, toward the trophy result. As of 2015, a Test victory is worth four points (two to each side for a draw), and two points are awarded for victory in a limited-overs match.[1]

In February 2007, England Women travelled to Australia to defend the Women's Ashes, doing so successfully by winning the one-off Test in Bowral by six wickets. In July 2009, England retained the Women's Ashes after the one-off test at Worcester ended in a draw. In January 2011 Australia was victorious, winning a one-off test in Sydney. England regained the trophy on the new points system in August 2013, and successfully defended it in a series played in Australia in January–February 2014.[7] Australia succeeded in regaining the trophy during the 2015 series played in England.[8]

The last Women's Ashes series was contested in England in July 2019, and was won comprehensively by Australia.[9]

Results summary
PlayedWon by
Australia		Won by
England		DrawnRef
All series23968[10]
Series in Australia11533[10]
Series in England12435[10]

Test (until 2010–11)
PlayedWon by
Australia		Won by
England		DrawnRef
All Tests4511826[11]
Tests in Australia226412[12]
Test in England235414[12]
All series18747[10]
Series in Australia9522[10]
Series in England9225[10]

Multi-format (from 2013)
PlayedWon by
Australia		Won by
England		DrawnRef
All Matches3517144[13]
Matches in Australia14752[14]
Matches in England211092[15]
All series5221[10]
Series in Australia2011[10]
Series in England3210[10]

Series

Series decided on Test results:

SeriesSeasonPlayed inFirst matchTests
played (sched)		Tests won
by Australia		Tests won
by England		Tests drawnSeries resultHolder at
series end
11934–35Australia28 December 19343021EnglandEngland
21937England12 June 19373111DrawnEngland
31948–49Australia15 January 19493102AustraliaAustralia
41951England16 June 19513111DrawnAustralia
51957–58Australia7 February 19583 (4)003DrawnAustralia
61963England15 June 19633012EnglandEngland
71968–69Australia27 December 19683003DrawnEngland
81976England19 June 19763003DrawnEngland
91984–85Australia13 December 19845212AustraliaAustralia
101987England1 August 19873102AustraliaAustralia
111991–92Australia19 February 19921100AustraliaAustralia
121998England6 August 19983003DrawnAustralia
132001England24 June 20012200AustraliaAustralia
142002–03Australia15 February 20032101AustraliaAustralia
152005England9 August 20052011EnglandEngland
162007–08Australia15 February 20081010EnglandEngland
172009England10 July 20091001DrawnEngland
182010–11Australia22 January 20111100AustraliaAustralia

Series decided on a points system:

SeriesSeasonPlayed inFirst matchTests
played		Tests won
by Australia		Tests won
by England		Tests drawnODIsTwenty20sAustralia
points		England
points		Series resultHolder at
series end
192013England11 August 20131001Eng 2–1 AusEng 3–0 Aus412EnglandEngland
202013–14Australia10 January 20141010Aus 2–1 EngAus 2–1 Eng810EnglandEngland
212015England21 July 20151100Eng 1–2 AusEng 2–1 Aus106AustraliaAustralia
222017–18Australia22 October 20171001Aus 2–1 EngAus 1–2 Eng88DrawnAustralia
232019England2 July 20191001Eng 0–3 AusEng 1–2 Aus124AustraliaAustralia

Player statistics

Tests (until 2010–11)

Batting
Most runs[16]
PlayerTeamSpanMatchesRunsAverageHighest10050
Jan Brittin England1984–199811102456.8816735
Myrtle Maclagan England1934–19511291943.7611926
Charlotte Edwards England1998–20111089656.00114*17
Karen Rolton Australia1998–20091187458.26209*24
Rachael Heyhoe-Flint England1963–1976974049.3317924

Bowling
Most wickets[17]
PlayerTeamSpanMatchesWicketsRunsAverageBBIEconomy510
Betty Wilson Australia1949–195895367312.697/71.6731
Cathryn Fitzpatrick Australia1998–200595295018.265/292.0120
Myrtle Maclagan England1934–1951125186216.907/101.6820
Mary Duggan England1949–1963114769414.767/61.8830
Peggy Antonio Australia1934–193763143113.906/492.6130

Multi-format (from 2013)

Batting (all matches)
Most runs[18]
PlayerTeamMatchesRunsAverageHighest10050
Ellyse Perry Australia35142559.38213*29
Meg Lanning Australia28112738.86133*27
Heather Knight England3297730.5315717
Natalie Sciver England3382630.598804
Sarah Taylor England3182225.697707

Updated as per end of the 2019 Women's Ashes.

Bowling (all matches)
Most wickets[19]
PlayerTeamMatchesWicketsRunsAverageBBI5
Ellyse Perry Australia3555123222.407/223
Megan Schutt Australia2543129717.374/220
Jess Jonassen Australia313797526.354/380
Anya Shrubsole England2836124234.504/110
Katherine Brunt England2835105630.173/210

Updated as per end of the 2019 Women's Ashes.

References
  1. (Formerly six points were awarded for a Test victory, prior to the 2015 series.) Women's Ashes 2015: England v Australia schedule announced, BBC News, 11 November 2014.
  2. Cricket Booming Among Women in "Woman's Ways" feature, The Worker (Brisbane), 29 April 1931, at Trove
  3. English Women's Team Kalgoorlie Miner, 12 March 1947, at Trove
  4. Women Cricketers. No Ashes or Tests. Playing for Love of Game The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 Nov 1934, at Trove
  5. The Women’s Ashes Trophy Made in Kyneton Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine Kyneton Connect, August 2013
  6. Starting a tradition: Australia and England to play for Women's Ashes at sportsillustrated.cnn.com, 20 July 1998. Accessed 4 September 2013
  7. England retains women's Ashes with nine-wicket Twenty20 win against Australia ABC News (Australia), 29 January 2014.
  8. Collins Adam. "Women's Ashes: Australia clinches the series with 20-run win over England in second T20 in Hove" ABC News, 29 August 2015
  9. https://www.espncricinfo.com/scores/series/19044/womens-ashes. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. "Records – Women's Ashes –All Matches- Team Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  11. "Statsguru Records – Women's Ashes from 2013 – Team Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  12. "Records – Women's Ashes until 2011 – Team Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  13. "Records – Women's Ashes –All Matches- Team Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  14. "Records – Women's Ashes –All Matches in Australia- Team Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  15. "Records – Women's Ashes –All Matches in Australia- Team Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  16. "Records – Women's Ashes until 2011 – Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  17. "Records – Women's Ashes until 2011 – Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  18. "Records / Women's Ashes/ All matches / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
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