- South Africa national women's cricket team
The South African women's cricket team is the team that represents the country of
South Africa in internationalwomen's cricket matches.History
Pre-expulsion
Prior to South Africa's exclusion from international cricket (see
Gleneagles Agreement ), South Africa played host to two touring sides. There was a four match test series against England in1960 /61, which England won 1-0, with three games drawn. South Africa did not return to the international arena until1972 when New Zealand toured for a three match test series. New Zealand won the series 1-0, in what was to be the last official international cricket for a South African side for more than 20 years. It was also the last Test match for the South African women until2002 .Post-expulsion
1990s
Thirty five years after their home series against New Zealand, South Africa returned to international women's cricket with a tour of Ireland and England in
1997 . They beat Ireland 3-0 in that ODI series, but lost 2-1 to England in the ODI series against them. That one win though was their first in international cricket. Later that year, they competed in their first World Cup inIndia , reaching the quarter finals.1999 saw a tour of Australia and New Zealand, which went without any success.2000s
2000 saw a return trip to England, this time losing 3-2. An improvement in form was forthcoming in that year's World Cup, as they reached the semi finals, losing to Australia. In2002 , South Africa made their return to Test cricket, losing to India. They also played two Test matches on a tour to England the following year.In
2005 , South Africa hosted the Women's World Cup, two years after they hosted the men's event. It was not a successful tournament for the hosts, and they finished in seventh place, meaning that they will have to qualify for the 2009 World Cup inAustralia Tournament History
*1973 to 1993: Did not participate
*1997: Quarter Finals
*2000: Semi Finals
*2005: 7th placeCricket in 2007
South Africa will travel to
Pakistan in January for a five match ODI series. In July, they be touring theNetherlands , where they will take part in that countries first ever Test match, in addition to three ODIs. At a currently unknown date, they will play in theWomen's Cricket World Cup Qualifier inIreland , where they will play the hosts as well as Bermuda, The Netherlands, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Scotland and an African qualifier.Records
Test cricket
*Highest team total: 316 v England,
7 August 2003 atDenis Compton Oval , Shenley,England
*Highest individual innings: 105 not out,Yvonne van Mentz v England,13 January 1961 at Newlands,Cape Town ,South Africa
*Best innings bowling: 6/39,Jean McNaughton v England,31 December 1960 atKingsmead ,Durban ,South Africa
*Best match bowling: 7/76,Lorna Ward v New Zealand,24 March 1972 atNew Wanderers Stadium ,Johannesburg ,South Africa ODI cricket
*Highest team total: 258/7 v Pakistan,
16 December 1997 atBaroda ,India
*Highest individual innings: 101 not out,Linda Olivier v Ireland,16 December 2000 atChristchurch ,New Zealand
*Best innings bowling: 4/4,Cindy Eksteen v Ireland,5 August 1997 atBelfast ee also
* South African men's cricket team
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