Australian women's cricket team in England in 2009
| Australian women's cricket team in England in 2009 | |||
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| England | Australia | ||
| Dates | 25 June – 13 July 2009 | ||
| Captains |
Charlotte Edwards Nicki Shaw (first two ODIs) |
Jodie Fields | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 1-match series drawn 0–0 | ||
| Most runs | Charlotte Edwards (63) | Jodie Fields (148) | |
| Most wickets | Katherine Brunt (7) | Rene Farrell (3) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | England won the 5-match series 4–0 | ||
| Most runs | Sarah Taylor (226) | Shelley Nitschke (139) | |
| Most wickets | Laura Marsh (9) | Sarah Andrews (8) | |
| Player of the series | Sarah Taylor (England) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Claire Taylor (31) | Karen Rolton (43) | |
| Most wickets |
Holly Colvin Jenny Gunn Nicki Shaw (1 each) |
Rene Farrell Erin Osborne (2 each) |
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| Player of the series | Shelley Nitschke (Australia) | ||
The Australian women's cricket team toured England between 25 June and 13 July 2009, playing one Test match, five One Day Internationals and a Twenty20 International.
Australia won the Twenty20 International, while England won the One Day International series 4–0. The Test match, which was for the Women's Ashes, was drawn; ensuring that England retained them.
Prior to the series, both sides took part in the 2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20, which was also held in England in June. England won the tournament, in the process beating Australia by 8 wickets in the second semi-final. The semi-final defeat was Karen Rolton's final game as captain of the Australian side, having announced before the tournament she would be standing down.Jodie Fields was announced as the new captain for the tour of England, with Alex Blackwell as her deputy.
The Twenty20 International between the two sides was played as the first part of a doubleheader at Derby; with Derbyshire's match against Lancashire providing the second half of the entertainment. Australia batted first having won the toss, and recorded a "competitive" total of 151 for 3 from their allocation of 20 overs.Leah Poulton and Shelley Nitschke compiled 55 for the first wicket, a partnership that was described as "momentum-seizing", before Karen Rolton contributed an unbeaten 43 and Lauren Ebsary a 13-ball 24.
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