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Australian women's cricket team in England in 1998
	England	Australia
Dates	5 July – 24 August 1998
Captains	Karen Smithies	Belinda Clark
Test series
Result	3-match series drawn 0–0
Most runs	Jan Brittin (450)	Karen Rolton (327)
Most wickets	Karen Smithies (5)	Cathryn Fitzpatrick (13)
One Day International series
Results	Australia won the 5-match series 5–0
Most runs	Karen Smithies (167)	Lisa Keightley (255)
Most wickets	Melissa Reynard (3) Karen Smithies (3)	Cathryn Fitzpatrick (9)

The Australian women's cricket team toured England and Ireland in July and August 1998. The matches against England women's cricket team were played for the Women's Ashes, which Australia were defending. Australia won the ODI series 5–0, whilst all three Test matches were drawn, meaning that Australia retained the Ashes. During their tour of England, Australia played three ODIs against Ireland, winning the series 3–0.

Tour of England

Squads

England	Australia
Karen Smithies (c) Jan Brittin Jane Cassar (wk) Sarah Collyer Clare Connor Barbara Daniels Charlotte Edwards Kathryn Leng Sue Metcalfe Lucy Pearson Sue Redfern Melissa Reynard Clare Taylor Claire Taylor Katharine Winks	Belinda Clark (c) Joanne Broadbent Bronwyn Calver Jodi Dannatt Avril Fahey Cathryn Fitzpatrick Jane Franklin Michelle Goszko Mel Jones Lisa Keightley Olivia Magno Charmaine Mason Julia Price (wk) Karen Rolton

Tour matches

50-over match: England Under-21s v Australia

Australia  266/4 (50 overs)	v	England Under-21s 99/7 (50 overs)
Belinda Clark 91 (96) Katharine Winks 2/57 (10 overs)		Charlotte Edwards 26 (61) Avril Fahey 2/6 (8 overs)

• England Under-21s Women won the toss and elected to bat.

50-over match: South of England v Australia

Australia  243/5 (50 overs)	v	South of England 141/5 (50 overs)
Karen Rolton 119 (111) Jackie Hawker 3/41 (10 overs)		Ruth Lupton 69 (154) Charmaine Mason 2/18 (10 overs)

• Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.

50-over match: North of England v Australia

Australia  285/6 (50 overs)	v	North of England 98/8 (50 overs)
Lisa Keightley 82* (94) Lucy McGrother 3/32 (10 overs)		Sue Redfern 33* (71) Avril Fahey 3/23 (10 overs)

• North of England Women won the toss and elected to field.

3-day match: England A v Australia

England A	v	Australia
74 (54 overs) Yvonne Craven 13 (21) Olivia Magno 5/15 (12 overs)		596 (157.1 overs) Karen Rolton 193 (227) Kelly Evenson 3/117 (41 overs)
95 (65.2 overs) Katharine Winks 28 (76) Bronwyn Calver 4/13 (16 overs)

• England A Women won the toss and elected to bat.

3-day match: Women's Cricket Association President's XI v Australia

Australia	v	Women's Cricket Association President's XI
286/4d (69 overs) Karen Rolton 144 (162) Arran Thompson 2/46 (13 overs)		128 (79.3 overs) Mandie Godliman 36 (186) Karen Rolton 2/7 (9 overs)
		121/6 (59 overs) (f/o) Debra Stock 34* (55) Michelle Goszko 2/22 (8 overs)

• Women's Cricket Association President's XI won the toss and elected to field.

WODI Series

1st ODI

Australia  166/5 (29 overs)	v	England 104/7 (20 overs)
Belinda Clark 95* (96) Karen Smithies 1/32 (6 overs)		Karen Smithies 41 (38) Cathryn Fitzpatrick 2/27 (6 overs)

• Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
• Australia Women innings reduced to 29 overs due to rain.
• England Women target was 115 runs in 20 overs due to rain.
• Sarah Collyer (Eng) made her WODI debut.

2nd ODI

Australia  204/6 (50 overs)	v	England 140 (47.2 overs)
Lisa Keightley 59 (101) Clare Taylor 1/20 (10 overs)		Karen Smithies 44 (71) Charmaine Mason 4/24 (9.2 overs)

• England Women won the toss and elected to field.
• Lucy Pearson (Eng) made her WODI debut.

3rd ODI

Australia  237/4 (50 overs)	v	England 202/9 (50 overs)
Joanne Broadbent 70 (124) Clare Taylor 1/24 (10 overs)		Charlotte Edwards 75 (119) Olivia Magno 3/46 (10 overs)

• Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
• Katharine Winks (Eng) made her WODI debut.

4th ODI

England  102 (49.2 overs)	v	Australia 106/2 (24.5 overs)
Clare Connor 20 (42) Bronwyn Calver 1/13 (10 overs)		Lisa Keightley 56* (82) Karen Smithies 1/32 (6.5 overs)

• England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
• Claire Taylor (Eng) and Jane Franklin (Aus) made their WODI debuts.

5th ODI

Australia  256/1 (50 overs)	v	England 142/7 (50 overs)
Lisa Keightley 113* (143) Melissa Reynard 1/28 (5 overs)		Karen Smithies 62* (98) Cathryn Fitzpatrick 5/47 (10 overs)

• Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.

Test series

1st Test

England	v	Australia
414 (189 overs) Jan Brittin 146 (490) Olivia Magno 5/87 (43 overs)		569/6d (180 overs) Joanne Broadbent 200 (476) Charlotte Edwards 2/79 (27 overs)
160/1 (62 overs) Charlotte Edwards 77 (160) Cathryn Fitzpatrick 1/20 (12 overs)

• England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
• Sarah Collyer (Eng), Bronwyn Calver and Mel Jones (Aus) all made their WTest debuts.

2nd Test

Australia	v	England
306/3d (92.3 overs) Karen Rolton 82 (113) Charlotte Edwards 2/28 (11 overs)		326/8d (139 overs) Jan Brittin 167 (402) Cathryn Fitzpatrick 4/91 (43 overs)
303/5d (104 overs) Lisa Keightley 90 (191) Karen Smithies 2/32 (14 overs)		64/0 (15.4 overs) Charlotte Edwards 42* (52)

• Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd Test

England	v	Australia
243 (135.4 overs) Jan Brittin 72 (318) Cathryn Fitzpatrick 4/100 (40 overs)		427/4d (103.2 overs) Karen Rolton 176* (236) Karen Smithies 2/83 (27 overs)
190/6 (74 overs) Charlotte Edwards 87 (154) Cathryn Fitzpatrick 3/58 (27 overs)

• England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
• Jane Franklin (Aus) made her WTest debut.

Tour of Ireland

Australian women's cricket team in Ireland in 2001
	Ireland	Australia
Dates	24 – 27 July 1998
Captains	Miriam Grealey	Belinda Clark
One Day International series
Results	Australia won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs	Miriam Grealey (65)	Joanne Broadbent (115)
Most wickets	Clare Shillington (8)	Olivia Magno (4) Joanne Broadbent (4) Jodi Dannatt (4)

Squads

Ireland	Australia
Miriam Grealey (c) Caitriona Beggs Anne Linehan (wk) Barbara McDonald Clare O'Leary Davina Pratt Cliodhna Sharp Clare Shillington Tracey Skoyles Nikki Squire Heather Whelan Saibh Young	Belinda Clark (c) Joanne Broadbent Bronwyn Calver Jodi Dannatt Avril Fahey Cathryn Fitzpatrick Jane Franklin Michelle Goszko Mel Jones Lisa Keightley Olivia Magno Charmaine Mason Julia Price (wk) Karen Rolton

WODI Series

1st ODI

Australia  261/4 (50 overs)	v	Ireland 89 (44.3 overs)
Joanne Broadbent 82* (70) Clare Shillington 3/34 (10 overs)		Caitriona Beggs 26 (47) Olivia Magno 3/9 (8.3 overs)

• Ireland Women won the toss and elected to field.

2nd ODI

Australia  267/5 (50 overs)	v	Ireland 97/8 (50 overs)
Karen Rolton 73 (70) Clare Shillington 2/61 (10 overs)		Miriam Grealey 38 (77) Joanne Broadbent 2/10 (5 overs)

• Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI

Australia  190/8 (46 overs)	v	Ireland 90 (41.1 overs)
Jodi Dannatt 43 (80) Clare Shillington 2/61 (10 overs)		Miriam Grealey 27 (86) Jodi Dannatt 2/11 (3 overs)

• Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
• Australia Women innings reduced to 46 overs due to rain.
• Ireland Women target of 186 runs in 42 overs due to rain.

References

1. "Australia Women tour of England 1998". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
2. "Australia Women tour of Ireland 1998". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
3. "RECORDS / WOMEN'S ASHES, 1998 - ENGLAND WOMEN / BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
4. "RECORDS / AUSTRALIA WOMEN TOUR OF ENGLAND, JUL-AUG 1998 / ALL MATCHES / BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
5. "RECORDS / AUSTRALIA WOMEN IN IRELAND WOMEN'S ODI SERIES, 1998 - IRELAND WOMEN / BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
6. "RECORDS / AUSTRALIA WOMEN IN IRELAND WOMEN'S ODI SERIES, 1998 - AUSTRALIA WOMEN / BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

External links

• Australia Women tour of England 1998 from Cricinfo
• Australia Women tour of Ireland 1998 from Cricinfo

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Tours	England 1937 New Zealand 1947–48 England 1951 New Zealand 1960–61 England 1963 New Zealand 1974–75 West Indies 1975–76 England 1976 India 1983–84 New Zealand 1985–86 Ireland 1987 England 1987 New Zealand 1987–88 New Zealand 1989–90 New Zealand 1993–94 New Zealand 1994–95 New Zealand 1996–97 England/Ireland 1998 New Zealand 1998–99 England/Ireland 2001 New Zealand 2001–02 New Zealand 2003–04 India 2004–05 England 2005 New Zealand 2007–08 New Zealand 2008–09 England 2009 New Zealand 2009–10 New Zealand 2011 India 2011–12 England 2013 England 2015 Ireland 2015 New Zealand 2015–16 New Zealand 2016–17 Sri Lanka 2016–17 India 2017–18 Malaysia 2018–19 England 2019 West Indies 2019–20 South Africa 2019–20 New Zealand 2020–21 India 2022–23 England 2023 Ireland 2023 India 2023–24 Bangladesh 2023–24
Home series	England 1934–35 England 1948–49 New Zealand 1956–57 England 1957–58 England 1968–69 New Zealand 1971–72 India 1976–77 New Zealand 1978–79 England 1984–85 New Zealand 1984–85 New Zealand 1986–87 New Zealand 1990–91 India 1990–91 England 1991–92 New Zealand 1992–93 New Zealand 1995–96 Pakistan 1996–97 New Zealand 1997–98 South Africa 1998–99 England 1999–2000 New Zealand 1999–2000 New Zealand 2001–02 England 2002–03 New Zealand 2003–04 New Zealand 2004–05 India 2005–06 New Zealand 2006–07 New Zealand 2007 England 2007–08 India 2008–09 New Zealand 2008–09 New Zealand 2009 New Zealand 2009–10 England 2010–11 New Zealand 2011 New Zealand 2011–12 New Zealand 2012–13 England 2013–14 Pakistan 2014 West Indies 2014–15 India 2015–16 New Zealand 2016–17 South Africa 2016–17 England 2017–18 New Zealand 2018–19 Sri Lanka 2019–20 New Zealand 2020–21 India 2021–22 England 2021–22 Pakistan 2022–23 West Indies 2023–24 South Africa 2023–24
Competitions	The Ashes 1934–35 1937 1948–49 1951 1957–58 1963 1968–69 1976 1984–85 1987 1991–92 1998 2001 2002–03 2005 2007–08 2009 2010–11 2013 2013–14 2015 2017–18 2019 2021–22 2023 Rose Bowl 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2006–07 2007 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2015–16 2016–17 2018–19 2020–21 Tri-Nations 1991–92 1994–95 2017–18 2020 2022 Quadrangular Series 2002–03 2006–07 2011 (T20) 2011 (ODI)
Matches	World Cup Finals 1982 1988 1997 2000 2005 2013 2022 T20 World Cup Finals 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2023

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Players	Test cricketers ODI cricketers Twenty20 International cricketers
Related teams	Young England
Tours	Australia/New Zealand 1934–35 Australia/New Zealand 1948–49 Australia/New Zealand 1957–58 South Africa 1960–61 Australia/New Zealand 1968–69 Australia 1984–85 Ireland 1990 Australia/New Zealand 1991–92 India 1995–96 Australia/New Zealand 1999–2000 New Zealand 2000–01 India 2001–02 Australia 2002–03 South Africa 2003–04 South Africa 2004–05 India/Sri Lanka 2005–06 Australia/New Zealand 2007–08 West Indies 2009–10 India 2009–10 Sri Lanka 2010–11 Australia 2010–11 South Africa 2011–12 New Zealand 2011–12 West Indies 2013–14 Australia 2013–14 New Zealand 2014–15 South Africa 2015–16 Sri Lanka 2016–17 West Indies 2016–17 India 2017–18 Australia 2017–18 India 2018–19 Sri Lanka 2018–19 Pakistan 2019–20 New Zealand 2020–21 Pakistan 2021–22 Australia 2021–22 West Indies 2022–23 India 2023–24 New Zealand 2023–24 Ireland 2024 South Africa 2024–25
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See also	Record by opponent

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WTEST	Home Pakistan 2000
WODI	Home series Australia 1987 England 1990 New Zealand 1996 South Africa 1997 Australia 1998 Pakistan 2000 Australia 2001 New Zealand 2002 India 2002 New Zealand 2004 India 2006 West Indies 2008 Pakistan 2009 Bangladesh 2012 Pakistan 2013 South Africa 2016 Bangladesh 2016 New Zealand 2018 South Africa 2022 Australia 2023 Sri Lanka 2024 England 2024 Tours India in England 1999 South Africa in England 2008 England 2010 Netherlands 2011 India in England 2012 Zimbabwe 2021-22 Netherlands 2022 Pakistan 2022–23 West Indies 2023 Scotland in Spain 2023-24 Zimbabwe 2023-24 Bangladesh 2024-25 Women's Cricket World Cup 1988 1993 1997 2000 2005 Women's world cup qualifier 2011 2017 2021 Women's European Cricket Cup 1989 1990 1991 1995 1999 2001 2009 2010 2011 Tournaments 2003 IWCC Trophy 2008 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2010 ICC Women's Cricket Challenge 2011 Sri Lanka Quadrangular Series Tri-Nations 2012 Ireland 2013–14 Qatar 2022
WT20I	Home series West Indies 2008 Pakistan 2009 Pakistan 2013 Australia 2015 South Africa 2016 Bangladesh 2016 New Zealand 2018 Bangladesh 2018 West Indies 2019 Scotland 2021 Netherlands 2021 Sri Lanka 2024 England 2024 Tours South Africa in England 2008 Netherlands 2011 England 2012 Pakistan in England 2013 South Africa in England 2014 Scotland 2022 Pakistan 2022-23 West Indies 2023 Netherlands 2023 Scotland in Spain 2023-24 Zimbabwe 2023-24 Thailand in UAE 2024 Bangladesh 2024-25 Women's T20 World Cup 2014 2016 2018 2023 Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2013 2015 2018 2019 2022 2024 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier 2021 Women's European Championship Twenty20 2009 2011 Tournaments 2009 RSA T20 Cup 2010 ICC Women's Cricket Challenge Quadrangular Series 2011 Sri Lanka 2019 Netherlands Tri-Series 2012 Ireland 2013–14 Qatar 2022 Ireland

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