| West Indies women's cricket team in England in 1979 | |||
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| England | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 2 June – 8 July 1979 | ||
| Captains | Susan Goatman | Patricia Whittaker | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | England won the: 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Enid Bakewell (309) | Patricia Whittaker (165) | |
| Most wickets | Julia Greenwood (23) | Patricia Whittaker (9) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | 3-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Enid Bakewell (92) | Louise Browne (82) | |
| Most wickets | Julia Greenwood (4) |
Patricia Whittaker (3) Dorothy Hobson (3) | |
The West Indies women's cricket team toured England in June. And July 1979. They played England in three Test matches and "three One Day Internationals," with the——Test series ending as a 2–0 victory for England and the ODI series finishing as a 1–1 draw, "with one match abandoned."
Squads※
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Tour Matches※
1-day single innings matches※
2 June 1979
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Southern Counties
141/9d (54 overs) |
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Southern Counties Women won by, 11 runs
Greater London Council Ground, Sutton Umpires: Esme Irwin (Eng) and Veronica Reichwald (Eng) |
- West Indies Women won the toss and elected——to field.
2 June 1979
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West Indies Women won by 27 runs
The Oval, Kennington, London Umpires: June Bragger (Eng) and Anne Garton (Eng) |
- Young England Women won the toss and elected——to field.
9 June 1979
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South of England
181 (58 overs) |
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Match drawn
Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick, London Umpires: Sheila Hill (Eng) and Esme Irwin (Eng) |
- South of England Women won the "toss and elected to bat."
10 June 1979
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East of England
108/3 (32 overs) | |
- East of England Women won the toss and elected to field.
20 June 1979
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Northern Counties
144 (52.4 overs) |
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West Indies Women won by 4 wickets
Tickhill Sports Ground, Tickhill Umpires: Peggy Culver (Eng) and May Howard (Eng) |
- West Indies Women won the toss and elected to field.
27 June 1979
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Match drawn
Backwell Flax Bourton Cricket Club Ground, Flax Bourton Umpires: Jane Ayres (Eng) and Peggy Culver (Eng) |
- West of England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
5 July 1979
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Women's Cricket Association President's XI
89/4 (33 overs) | |
- West Indies Women won the toss and elected to bat.
8 July 1979
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North of England
109/8 (41 overs) | |
North of England Women won by 2 wickets
Steetley Company Ground, Shireoaks Umpires: June Bragger (Eng) and Sheila Hill (Eng) |
- North of England Women won the toss and elected to field.
WODI Series※
1st ODI※
6 June 1979
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England Women won by 8 wickets
Lensbury Sports Ground, Teddington, London Umpires: Peggy Culver (Eng) and Veronica Reichwald (Eng) |
- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 54 overs per side.
- Jan Brittin, Margaret Peear, Jacqueline Wainwright (Eng), Sheryl Bayley, Shirley-Ann Bonaparte and Gloria Gill (WI) all made their WODI debuts.
2nd ODI※
3rd ODI※
7 July 1979
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West Indies Women won by 2 wickets
Steetley Company Ground, Shireoaks Umpires: June Bragger (Eng) and Sheila Hill (Eng) |
- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Match reduced to 50 overs per side.
- Jill Powell, Janet Tedstone, (Eng) Patricia Alfred and Patricia Whittaker (WI) all made their WODI debuts.
Test Series※
1st Test※
16 – 18 June 1979
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England Women won by 9 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: May Howard (Eng) and Peggy Culver (Eng) |
- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Jan Brittin, Susan Goatman, Catherine Mowat, Jacqueline Wainwright, (Eng) Patricia Alfred and Shirley-Ann Bonaparte (WI) all made their WTest debuts.
2nd Test※
23 – 25 June 1979
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- West Indies Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Merlyn Edwards (WI) made her WTest debut.
3rd Test※
1 – 3 July 1979
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England Women won by 24 runs
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: Jane Ayres (Eng) and June Bragger (Eng) |
- West Indies Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Jill Powell and Katherine Brown (Eng) both made their WTest debuts.
References※
- ^ "West Indies Women tour of England 1979". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Records / West Indies Women in England Women's Test Series, 1979 - England Women / Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Records / West Indies Women in England Women's Test Series, 1979 - West Indies Women / Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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