AUS Women vs ENG Women, 1st ODI at Chelmsford, Jun 29 2009, Australia Women tour of England

RESULT
1st ODI, Chelmsford, June 29, 2009, Australia Women tour of England
(27/50 ov, T:134) 134/1

ENG Women won by 9 wickets (with 138 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
68 (74) & 3 catches
sarah-taylor
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Scorecard summary
Australia Women 133/10(49.4 overs)
England Women 134/1(27 overs)
end of over 2711 runs
ENG-W: 134/1CRR: 4.96 
Claire Taylor8 (7b 1x4)
Caroline Atkins48 (81b 4x4)
Shelley Nitschke 6-0-34-0

England Women win by 9 wickets, a ruthless performance from them, they dominated the match from ball one. The players shake hands and England are one up in the five match series, wonderful knocks from Sarah Taylor and Atkins. The Player-of-the-Match is Sarah Taylor.

Thanks for being with us, do join us again tomorrow for the second ODI at the same venue, it will be a day/night game, until then, bye from all of us here at Cricinfo.

26.6
4
Nitschke to Taylor, FOUR runs

moves back and cuts through point and the ball races away along the turf to the fence.

26.5
Nitschke to Taylor, no run

comes forward and defends to the off side.

26.4
3
Nitschke to Atkins, 3 runs

plays it delicately past slip to third man.

26.3
Nitschke to Atkins, no run

comes forward and defends down the track.

26.2
4
Nitschke to Atkins, FOUR runs

full toss driven nicely in the gap to the left of mid-off to the fence, wonderful placement.

26.1
Nitschke to Atkins, no run

tossed up outside the off stump, lets it go.

Nitschke is back

end of over 264 runs • 1 wicket
ENG-W: 123/1CRR: 4.73 RRR: 0.45
Claire Taylor4 (5b)
Caroline Atkins41 (77b 3x4)
Lisa Sthalekar 7-2-18-1
25.6
2
Sthalekar to Taylor, 2 runs

moves back and pushes through cover point to the deep.

25.5
Sthalekar to Taylor, no run

defended watchfully to the onside.

25.4
2
Sthalekar to Taylor, 2 runs

an outside edge past the slip to third man.

25.3
Sthalekar to Taylor, no run

defended off the back foot.

25.2
Sthalekar to Taylor, no run

comes forward and defends.

Out goes one Taylor and in comes another Taylor.

25.1
W
Sthalekar to Taylor, OUT

tossed up delivery outside the off stump and Taylor looking to sweep the ball, gets a leading edge up in the air and Fields calls for it and takes the catch. A wonderful knock from Taylor.

Sarah Taylor c †Fields b Sthalekar 68 (74b 8x4 0x6 79m) SR: 91.89

Sthalekar is back

end of over 255 runs
ENG-W: 119/0CRR: 4.76 RRR: 0.60
Sarah Taylor68 (73b 8x4)
Caroline Atkins41 (77b 3x4)
Leah Poulton 2-0-18-0
24.6
1
Poulton to Taylor, 1 run

swept away to deep backward square leg.

24.5
1
Poulton to Atkins, 1 run

cuts it late to short third man.

24.4
Poulton to Atkins, no run

nicely flighted delivery, defended down the track.

24.3
1
Poulton to Taylor, 1 run

moves back and plays through cover to the sweeper.

24.2
Poulton to Taylor, no run

uses her feet and plays it back to the bowler.

24.1
1
Poulton to Atkins, 1 run

comes forward and defends square of the wicket on the onside to square leg.

24.1
1w
Poulton to Atkins, 1 wide

tossed up too wide outside the off stump.

end of over 247 runs
ENG-W: 114/0CRR: 4.75 RRR: 0.76
Caroline Atkins39 (74b 3x4)
Sarah Taylor66 (70b 8x4)
Erin Osborne 3-0-15-0
23.6
1
Osborne to Atkins, 1 run

turns it around through the onside to the deep for another single.

Match details
County Ground, Chelmsford
TossAustralia Women, elected to bat first
Series
Season2009
Player Of The Match
Series resultEngland Women led the 5-match series 1-0
Match numberWODI no. 709
Hours of play (local time)10.45 start, First Session 10.45-13.55, Interval 13.55-14.40, Second Session 14.40-17.50
Match days29 June 2009 - day (50-over match)
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