International Tours 1934-1998
Test Matches:
Date Touring Team Matches Result 1934-35 England to Australia 3 Drawn 1 England 2 1934-35 England to New Zealand 1 Won by England 1937 Australia to England 3 Drawn 1 England 1 Australia 1 1948-49 England to Australia 3 Drawn 2 Australia 1 1948-49 England to New Zealand 1 England 1 1951 Australia to England 3 Drawn 1 England 1 Australia 1 1954 New Zealand to England 3 Drawn 2 England 1 1957 New Zealand to England 2 Drawn 2 1957-58 England to New Zealand 2 Drawn 2 1957-58 England to Australia 4 Drawn 3 1 Abandoned 1960-61 England to South Africa 4 Drawn 3 England 1 1963 Australia to England 3 Drawn 2 England 1 1966 New Zealand to England 3 Drawn 3 1968-69 England to Australia 3 Drawn 3 1968-69 England to New Zealand 3 Drawn 1 England 2 1976 Australia to England 3 Drawn 3 1979 West Indies to England 3 Drawn 1 England 2 1984 New Zealand to England 3 Drawn 3 1984-85 England to Australia 5 Drawn 2 Australia 2 England 1 1986 India to England 3 Drawn 3 1987 Australia to England 3 Drawn 2 Australia 1 1991-92 England to New Zealand 3 Drawn 2 England 1 1991-92 England to Australia 1 Won by Australia 1995-96 England to India 3 Drawn 2 England 1 1996 New Zealand to England 3 Drawn 3 1998 Australia to England 3 Drawn 3
First Ashes Test (see below)Official England One-Day Internationals:
Date Touring Team Matches Result 1976 Australia to England 3 England won 2-1 1979 West Indies to England 3 Drawn 1 match abandoned 1984 New Zealand to England 3 England won 3-0 1984-85 England to Australia 3 Australia won 3-0 1986 India to England 3 England won 3-0 1987 Australia to England 3 Drawn 1 match abandoned 1989 European Cup Denmark 3 Won by England 1990 European Cup - England 4 Won by England 1991 European Cup - Netherlands 4 Won by England 1990 England to Ireland 2 England won 2-0 1991-92 Triangular Series - New Zealand 5 Australia won 2 England won 1 England and Australia to New Zealand New Zealand won 1 No Result 1 Abandoned 1 1995 European Cup 4 Won by England 1995-96 England to India 5 India won 3-2 1996 New Zealand to England 3 New Zealand won 3-0 1997 South Africa to England 5 England won 2-0 1 No Result 1 Abandoned 1998 Australia to England 5 Australia won 5-0 World Cups:
Date Venue Matches Result 1973 England 6 England win 1978 India 3 Australia win 1982 New Zealand 13 Australia win 1988 Australia 9 Australia win 1993 England 8 England win 1997 India 7 Australia win
The Women's Ashes
The Ashes, or the Women's Ashes, is the Women's Test Cricket Series between England and Australia. The Series was first played in 1934 and was the first ever Women's Test Series. It only became officially known as the Ashes in 1998 when the Series was drawn.
A ceremony took place in the Harrison Gardens at Lord's Cricket Ground on Monday the 20th July 1998 when a miniature bat, signed by the English and Australian Women's Cricket Squads, together with a copy of the WCA Constitution and Rules Book, were burnt and some of the ashes were subsequently sealed in this Trophy, from then to be known as "The Ashes".
The Trophy and the replica were designed and made by Brian Hodges of Twigfolly Trophies of Littlehampton, Sussex, from a 300 year old English Yew Tree which had been blown down in the 1987 gales.
The Trophy was presented by Mrs. Norma Izard OBE, the last President of the Women's Cricket Association (1994-1998), in commemoration of the dissolution of the Association which had been formed in 1926.
The Trophy will remain at Lord's Cricket Ground whilst the replica will be held by the winning Country.
Under the auspices of the WCA (Women's Cricket Association) a total of 11 Series have been played. There is no set length of the Series with it varying between 1 and 5 Tests.
