England women's cricket team in South Africa in 1960–61

English women's cricket team in South Africa in 1960-61
	South Africa	England
Dates	12 November 1960 – 16 January 1961
Captains	Sheelagh Nefdt	Helen Sharpe
Test series
Result	England won the 4-match series 1–0
Most runs	Eileen Hurly (240)	Polly Marshall (315)
Most wickets	Lorna Ward (9) Jennifer Gove (9)	Anne Sanders (17)

The England women's cricket team toured South Africa in 1960–61, the first women's Test series ever in South Africa. England won the four match series 1–0, with three drawn Tests.

Test series

1st Test

2–5 December 1960 Scorecard

South Africa	v	England
211 (90.2 overs) Eileen Hurly 96* Anne Sanders 4/57 (18.2 overs)		187 (76.1 overs) Ruth Westbrook 58 Lorna Ward 4/47 (23 overs)
260/8d (139 overs) Sheelagh Nefdt 62* Esme Irwin 3/42 (30 overs)		202/4 (59 overs) Helen Sharpe 49 Jennifer Gove 2/34 (12 overs)

Match drawn St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Tim Gibbon (SA) and G Minnaar (SA)

• South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat.
• This was South African women's first ever Women's Test.
• Rachael Heyhoe-Flint, Mollie Hunt, Esme Irwin, Sheila Plant, Alison Ratcliffe, Margaret Rutherford and Kathleen Smith (Eng); Barbara Cairncross, Jennifer Gove, Pamela Hollett, Eileen Hurly, Joy Irwin, Audrey Jackson, Eleanor Lambert, Jean McNaughton, Sheelagh Nefdt, Yvonne van Mentz and Lorna Ward (SA) made their Test debut.

2nd Test

17–20 December 1960 Scorecard

England	v	South Africa
351/6d (104 overs) Alison Ratcliffe 95 Yvonne van Mentz 4/95 (25 overs)		134 (95 overs) Eileen Hurly 37 Esme Irwin 4/46 (33 overs)
		140/8 (f/o) (82 overs) Beverly Lang 51 Sheila Plant 2/11 (12 overs)

Match drawn Wanderers, Johannesburg Umpires: George Parry (SA) and Steward (SA)

• England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
• Barbara Pont (Eng); Beverly Lang and Maureen Payne (SA) made their Test debut.

3rd Test

31 December 1960 – 3 January 1961 Scorecard

South Africa	v	England
151 (102.4 overs) Eileen Hurly 29 Anne Sanders 4/41 (27.4 overs)		269/8d (95.5 overs) Helen Sharpe 126 Jean McNaughton 6/39 (19 overs)
166 (127.3 overs) Sheelagh Nefdt 68 Anne Sanders 3/28 (28.3 overs)		49/2 (19 overs) Ruth Westbrook 22* Jennifer Gove 2/22 (8 overs)

England Women won by 8 wickets Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Peter A'Bear (SA) and James Draper (SA)

• South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat.
• Ann Jago (Eng) and Patricia Klesser (SA) made their Test debut.

4th Test

13–16 January 1961 Scorecard

England	v	South Africa
223 (108.3 overs) Ruth Westbrook 87 Lorna Ward 5/18 (14.3 overs)		266/8d (137 overs) Yvonne van Mentz 105* Anne Sanders 2/38 (31 overs)
236/4d (88 overs) Helen Sharpe 70 Jennifer Gove 3/57 (22 overs)		126/4 (37 overs) Beverly Lang 58 Alison Ratcliffe 3/33 (6 overs)

Match drawn Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Dal Collins (SA) and Neville Howell (SA)

• England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
• Dulcie Wood (SA) made her Test debut.

Tour matches

1-day tour match: England Women v Western Province Combined XI Women

12 November 1960 Scorecard

Western Province Combined XI Women	v	England
59 (42.3 overs) Christine Bald 17 Esme Irwin 3/10 (11.3 overs)		193/3d (38 overs) Helen Sharpe 88 G Ronaldson 1/21 (5 overs)
75/4 (37 overs) J Littlewort 25* Ruth Westbrook 1/2 (2 overs)

Match drawn Paarl Cricket Club Ground, Boland Umpires: Rousseau and Walley

• Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.

2-day tour match: England Women v Western Province Women

14,15 November 1960 Scorecard

England	v	Western Province Women
189 (66.4 overs) Polly Marshall 84* Maureen Payne 9/56 (22.4 overs)		143 (94 overs) C Peirce 37 Mollie Hunt 6/27 (23 overs)
106/3d (48 overs) Alison Ratcliffe 33* N Dowling 1/21 (17 overs)		32 (18.2 overs) N Dowling 21 Mollie Hunt 7/12 (7.2 overs)

England Women won by 120 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Gunther Goldman (SA) and P Kruger (SA)

• England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

2-day tour match: England Women v South African XI Women

19,21 November 1960 Scorecard

England	v	South African XI Women
205/6d (67.2 overs) Ruth Westbrook 58 Maureen Payne 3/84 (26 overs)		104 (52 overs) Eileen Hurly 52 Sheila Plant 6/30 (17 overs)
19/1 (6.5 overs) Ruth Westbrook 10* D Evenden 1/10 (3.5 overs)		171/9d (f/o) (63 overs) Joy Irwin 34 Anne Sanders 4/33 (14 overs)

Match drawn Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein Umpires: Harold Melzer and G Niddrie

• England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

2-day tour match: England Women v Southern Transvaal Women

25,26 November 1960 Scorecard

Southern Transvaal Women	v	England
147 (68.3 overs) Yvonne van Mentz 68 Barbara Pont 4/16 (15 overs)		206/1d (52 overs) Helen Sharpe 103* R Campbell 1/35 (14 overs)
106/2 (53 overs) Barbara Cairncross 48* Barbara Pont 1/13 (6 overs)

Match drawn Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Frank Osman and D Sutherland

• Southern Transvaal Women won the toss and elected to bat.

2-day tour match: England Women v South African XI Women

9,10 December 1960 Scorecard

South African XI Women	v	England
190 (106.5 overs) Beverly Lang 56 Alison Ratcliffe 2/13 (4 overs)		190 (65 overs) Ruth Westbrook 34 Maureen Payne 5/54 (19 overs)
91/7d (61 overs) Sheelagh Nefdt 36* Polly Marshall 3/18 (21 overs)		94/0 (13.3 overs) Ruth Westbrook 61*

England Women won by 10 wickets Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Umpires: TV Burnard and George Hawkins

• South African XI Women won the toss and elected to bat.

1-day tour match: England Women v Southern Transvaal B Women

14 December 1960 Scorecard

Southern Transvaal B Women	v	England
72 (50.2 overs) L Walker 19 Barbara Pont 2/8 (6.2 overs)		231/3d (58.4 overs) Rachael Heyhoe-Flint 102* Doris Ten-Cate 1/97 (29.4 overs)
69 (33 overs) Doris Ten-Cate 29 Ruth Westbrook 4/5 (5 overs)

England Women won by an innings and 90 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Louw and van der Sadt

• Southern Transvaal B Women won the toss and elected to bat.

2-day tour match: England Women v Natal Women

22,23 December 1960 Scorecard

Natal Women	v	England
92 (104.2 overs) C Mortimer 24 Margaret Rutherford 2/4 (17 overs)		149/2d (40 overs) Ruth Westbrook 60* Joy Irwin 1/22 (7 overs)
41 (37 overs) Joy Irwin 6 Lorna Ward 6 Ann Jago 5/14 (16 overs)

England Women won by an innings and 16 runs Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Leslie Lamble and Pritchard

• England Women won the toss and elected to field.

1-day tour match: England Women v Border Women

7 January 1961 Scorecard

Border Women	v	England
60 (36 overs) R Knott 26 Ann Jago 4/3 (11 overs)		246/5d (53 overs) Kathleen Smith 102 S Gersowsky 4/62 (16 overs)
61/3 (43 overs) A Cronin 30* Esme Irwin 2/5 (8 overs)

Match drawn Jan Smuts Ground, East London Umpires: TMA Gunton and Arthur Kidson

• Border Women won the toss and elected to bat.

1-day single-innings tour match: England Women v Eastern Province Women

9 January 1961 Scorecard

England 251/9d (92 overs)	v	Eastern Province Women 139 (61.4 overs)
Pamela Crain 44 Audrey Jackson 4/30 (22 overs)		Audrey Jackson 39 Polly Marshall 5/30 (14.4 overs)

England Women won by 112 runs St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Millar and G Minnaar

• Eastern Province Women won the toss and elected to field.