Australian women's cricket team in England and Ireland in 2015

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Australian women's cricket team in England and Ireland in 2015
  Flag of England.svg Flag of Australia.svg
  England Australia
Dates 21 July – 31 August 2015
Captains Charlotte Edwards Meg Lanning
Player of the series Ellyse Perry (Aus)
Most runs Lydia Greenway (202) Ellyse Perry (264)
Most wickets Anya Shrubsole (13) Ellyse Perry (16)
Test series
Result Australia won the 1-match series 1–0
Most runs Georgia Elwiss (63) Jess Jonassen (153)
Most wickets Anya Shrubsole (5) Ellyse Perry (9)
One Day International series
Results Australia won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Lydia Greenway (118) Meg Lanning (195)
Most wickets Heather Knight (4) Sarah Coyte (5)
Player of the series Ellyse Perry (Aus)
Twenty20 International series
Results England won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Nat Sciver (67) Ellyse Perry (53)
Most wickets Anya Shrubsole (7) Rene Farrell (5)
Player of the series Anya Shrubsole (Eng)
Total Ashes points
England 6, Australia 10

The Australian women's cricket team toured England and Ireland in 2015. The matches against England were played for the Women's Ashes, which since 2013 consists of a multi-format series with points awarded for each of the matches. Two points were awarded for each Twenty20 International (T20I) or One Day International (ODI) win, and four points to the Test winner (compared with six in the previous series) or two points to each team in the event of a Test draw. [1]

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The Women's Ashes were held by England before the series but, after winning two ODIs, the Test match and the second T20I, Australia regained the Ashes on 28 August 2015 with one T20I match to play. It was also the first time Australia had won the Ashes in England since 2001, after a draw in 2009 and defeats in the 2005 and 2013 series.

Australia won the ODI match series (2–1) and the sole Test match. England won the T20I match series (2–1). Overall Australia won the Ashes (10 points to 6). Australia's Ellyse Perry scored 264 runs, took 16 wickets and was named the player of the series. [2]

The ODI matches were also part of the 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship.

Apart from their games in England, Australia also defeated Ireland 3–0 in a T20I series played in Dublin. [3]

The Women's Ashes

Squads

ODIsTestT20Is
Flag of England.svg  England [4] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [5] Flag of England.svg  England [6] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [5] Flag of England.svg  England [7] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [5]

1 Delissa Kimmince was Replaced in the T20I squad by Grace Harris as she was unable to recover from a lower back issue. [8]

ODI series

1st ODI

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
238/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
240/6 (45.4 overs)
Ellyse Perry 78 (96)
Katherine Brunt 3/48 (10 overs)
Nat Sciver 66 (75)
Erin Osborne 3/39 (6.4 overs)
England won by 4 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Nat Sciver (Eng)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ellyse Perry (Aus) passed 1,000 runs in ODIs. [9]
  • Ashes points: England Women 2, Australia Women 0.
  • ICC Women's Championship points: England Women 2, Australia Women 0.

2nd ODI

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
259/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
196 (43 overs)
Meg Lanning 104 (98)
Nat Sciver 2/27 (3 overs)
Charlotte Edwards 58 (85)
Megan Schutt 4/47 (10 overs)
Australia won by 63 runs
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Aus)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ashes points: England Women 0, Australia Women 2.
  • ICC Women's Championship points: England Women 0, Australia Women 2.

3rd ODI

26 July
09:30 (UTC)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
  • Due to rain the match was abandoned and moved to the reserve day. [10]
  • No toss had been made or teams announced.

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
241/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
152 (43.1 overs)
Meg Lanning 85 (89)
Jenny Gunn 2/52 (9 overs)
Lydia Greenway 45 (69)
Kristen Beams 3/13 (4.1 overs)
Australia won by 89 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Aus)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • This is the re-scheduled 3rd ODI.
  • Ashes points: England Women 0, Australia Women 2.
  • ICC Women's Championship points: England Women 0, Australia Women 2.

Test series

Only Test

11–14 August
Scorecard
v
274/9d (101 overs)
Jess Jonassen 99 (197)
Anya Shrubsole 4/63 (25 overs)
168 (84.4 overs)
Katherine Brunt 39 (73)
Megan Schutt 4/26 (18.4 overs)
156/6d (55.5 overs)
Jess Jonassen 54 (72)
Katherine Brunt 2/41 (14 overs)
101 (59.1 overs)
Georgia Elwiss 46 (118)
Ellyse Perry 6/32 (13 overs)
Australia won by 161 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Neil Mallender (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Jess Jonassen (Aus)

T20I series

1st T20I

26 August
18:00 (UTC) (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
122/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
125/3 (17.3 overs)
Ellyse Perry 30 (37)
Nat Sciver 2/18 (4 overs)
Sarah Taylor 50 (43)
Erin Osborne 2/22 (3 overs)
England won by 7 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Nick Cook (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
Player of the match: Sarah Taylor (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ashes points: England Women 2, Australia Women 0.

2nd T20I

28 August
18:00 (UTC) (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
107/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
87 (19.1 overs)
Jess Cameron 21* (17)
Anya Shrubsole 2/9 (4 overs)
Lydia Greenway 26 (39)
Rene Farrell 3/17 (3.1 overs)
Australia won by 20 runs
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Nick Cook (Eng) and Peter Hartley (Eng)
Player of the match: Rene Farrell (Aus)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ashes points: England Women 0, Australia Women 2.
  • By winning this match, Australia Women regained the Ashes.

3rd T20I

31 August
09:30 (UTC)
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
111 (20 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
114/5 (18.1 overs)
Grace Harris 24 (14)
Anya Shrubsole 4/11 (4 overs)
Nat Sciver 47 (44)
Rene Farrell 2/14 (4 overs)
England won by 5 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Rob Bailey (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Nat Sciver (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ashes points: England Women 2, Australia Women 0.

Results

MatchDateResultPoints wonRunning total
EnglandAustraliaEnglandAustralia
ODI series
WODI 954 21 JulyFlag of England.svg  England by 4 wickets2020
WODI 955 23 JulyFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia by 63 runs0222
WODI 956 27* JulyFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia by 89 runs0224
Only Test
WTest 138 11–14 AugustFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia by 161 runs0428
T20I series
WT20I 313 26 AugustFlag of England.svg  England by 7 wickets2048
WT20I 314 28 AugustFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia by 20 runs02410
WT20I 315 31 AugustFlag of England.svg  England by 5 wickets20610

*Match was originally scheduled on 26 July but due to rain was abandoned and moved to the reserve day (27 July).

Statistics

Batting

Most runs [12]
PlayerTeamMatchesRunsAverageHighest10050
Ellyse Perry Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 726433.007802
Meg Lanning Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 724931.1210411
Lydia Greenway Flag of England.svg  England 720233.665301
Jess Jonassen Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 720025.009902
Alex Blackwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 717729.505801

Bowling

Most wickets [13]
PlayerTeamMatchesWicketsRunsAverageBBI45
Ellyse Perry Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 71621513.436/3201
Anya Shrubsole Flag of England.svg  England 71323418.004/1120
Megan Schutt Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 61217214.334/2620
Sarah Coyte Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 71021821.802/1500
Nat Sciver Flag of England.svg  England 7915817.554/1510

Ireland

Australian women's cricket team in Ireland in 2015
  Cricket Ireland flag.svg Flag of Australia.svg
  Ireland Australia
Dates 19 – 22 August 2015
Captains Isobel Joyce Meg Lanning
Twenty20 International series
Results Australia won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Kim Garth (60) Elyse Villani (126)
Most wickets Elena Tice (3)
Kim Garth (3)
Jess Jonassen (5)
Player of the series Grace Harris (Aus)

A scheduled break between the Test and Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against England during the Women's Ashes allowed Australia to travel and play a three T20I match series against Ireland between 19 and 22 August. Australia won all three matches and the series with Grace Harris being named player of the series. [14]

Squads

T20Is
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland [15] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [5]

T20I series

1st T20I

19 August
15:30 (UTC)
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
140/5 (20 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
115/8 (20 overs)
Meg Lanning 43 (38)
Elena Tice 2/35 (4 overs)
Cecelia Joyce 26 (25)
Grace Harris 2/15 (3 overs)
Australia won by 25 runs
Claremont Road Cricket Ground, Dublin
Umpires: Azam Ali Baig and Gordon Black
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Grace Harris (Aus) made her T20I debut.

2nd T20I

21 August
15:30 (UTC)
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
131/6 (20 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
76/7 (20 overs)
Ellyse Perry 39 (32)
Kim Garth 3/17 (4 overs)
Isobel Joyce 24 (29)
Jess Jonassen 2/8 (4 overs)
Australia won by 55 runs
Claremont Road Cricket Ground, Dublin
Umpires: Kevin Gallagher and Martin Block (Eng)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd T20I

22 August
11:00 (UTC)
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
186/1 (20 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
87/7 (20 overs)
Elyse Villani 80 (53)
Elena Tice 1/24 (3 overs)
Kim Garth 30* (35)
Jess Jonassen 2/7 (4 overs)
Australia won by 99 runs
Claremont Road Cricket Ground, Dublin
Umpires: Azam Ali Baig and Clive Colloran
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Batting

Most runs [16]
PlayerTeam Mat Runs Avg Highest SR 10050
Elyse Villani Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 312642.0080135.4801
Ellyse Perry Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 311155.5055* 115.6201
Kim Garth Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 36060.0030* 90.9000
Grace Harris Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 35858.0039* 193.3300
Meg Lanning Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 35527.5043114.5800

Bowling

Most wickets [17]
PlayerTeam Mat Wkts Runs Avg BBI 45
Jess Jonassen Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 35377.402/700
Grace Harris Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 334816.002/1500
Elena Tice Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 335919.662/3500
Kim Garth Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 336622.003/1700
Rene Farrell Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 222713.501/1200

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