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.[1]
Test series
1st Test
- 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
3rd Test
4th Test
- 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
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- Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.
2-day tour match: England Women v Western Province Women
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32 (18.2 overs) N Dowling 21Mollie Hunt 7/12 (7.2 overs) |
- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
2-day tour match: England Women v South African XI Women
- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
2-day tour match: England Women v Southern Transvaal Women
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- Southern Transvaal Women won the toss and elected to bat.
2-day tour match: England Women v South African XI Women
- South African XI Women won the toss and elected to bat.
1-day tour match: England Women v Southern Transvaal B Women
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- Southern Transvaal B Women won the toss and elected to bat.
2-day tour match: England Women v Natal Women
- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
1-day tour match: England Women v Border Women
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60 (36 overs) R Knott 26Ann Jago 4/3 (11 overs) |
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61/3 (43 overs) A Cronin 30*Esme Irwin 2/5 (8 overs) |
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- Border Women won the toss and elected to bat.
1-day single-innings tour match: England Women v Eastern Province Women
- Eastern Province Women won the toss and elected to field.
References
International cricket in 1960–61 |
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Preceding season: International cricket in 1960 |
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| November 1960 | |
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| December 1960 | |
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| April 1961 | |
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Following season: International cricket in 1961 |
International women's cricket tours of South Africa |
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