Australia Seal Rose Bowl Trophy With Convincing Win

29 January 2012

Leah Poulton's unbeaten 61 guided Australia to a series-retaining victory

©REUTERS / Action Images

Australia Women 126-1 (Poulton 61no) beat
New Zealand Women 125 by nine wickets
Third One-Day International, Blacktown

Australia Women retained the Rose Bowl Trophy with a convincing nine-wicket victory over New Zealand Women in the third and final One-Day International at Blacktown International Sportspark.

New Zealand were dismissed for 125, failing to recover from being reduced to 39 for four and their target was easily overcame by Australia, who closed on home in just 16.4 overs.

Julie Hunter returned three for 31 to lead Australia's charge with the ball and leave New Zealand reeling and although they countered through Elizabeth Perry (27) and Katie Perkins (33), Australia held sway.

Ellyse Perry took three for 16 as New Zealand were dismissed in 39.1 overs.

Leah Poulton (61 not out) and vice-captain Alex Blackwell (50 not out) then sealed victory with an unbroken 104-run partnership for the second wicket after Rachael Haynes had fallen early for eight.

Open an account with bet365 today and qualify for up to £200 in free bets with our fantastic 100% Deposit Bonus.

Other Top Stories

Australia Women End Series With A Win

Australia Women ended their series of matches against New Zealand's Women on a winning note at the MCG. In a match played prior to the men's Twenty20 against India at the same venue, Australia's ladies completed a 4-1 success in the same format to go with a 1-0 success in the Rose Bowl One-Day Internationals.

New Zealand Win Fourth T20 Over Australia

New Zealand won a low-scoring fourth Twenty20 International over Australia Women by six wickets to take their first victory of the tour. Kate Broadmore returned figures of three for nine as Australia were restricted to 92 for seven in 18 overs of a weather-interrupted encounter before New Zealand closed on 95 for four.

Australia Seal Rose Bowl Trophy With Convincing Win

Australia Women retained the Rose Bowl Trophy with a convincing nine-wicket victory over New Zealand Women in the third and final One-Day International at Blacktown International Sportspark. New Zealand were dismissed for 125, failing to recover from being reduced to 39 for four and their target was easily overcame by Australia, who closed on home in just 16.4 overs.

Second Rose Bowl ODI Abandoned Due To Rain

The second One-Day International between Australia Women and New Zealand in Sydney was abandoned without a ball being bowled. The result follows the first game, which was also abandoned after just 22 overs were possible at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Opening Rose Bowl ODI Washed Out In Sydney

The opening One-Day International between Australia Women and New Zealand Women was abandoned after just 22 overs were possible in Sydney. In that time, New Zealand had reached 100 for two as they set about building a platform before the weather intervened.

Australia Seal T20 Series With Seven-Run Win

Australia Women moved into an unassailable 3-0 series lead over New Zealand Women by winning the third Twenty20 International in Sydney by seven runs. Batting first, Australia posted 134 for eight and they then restricted New Zealand to 127 for eight in reply as Lisa Sthalekar returned four for 18.

Fixtures & Results

20th January: 1st T20I, Sydney
AUS 148-6 beat NZL 145-7 by 4 wickets: Report

21st January: 2nd T20I, Sydney
AUS 128-5 beat NZL 69 by 59 runs: Report

22nd January: 3rd ODI, Sydney
AUS 134-8 beat NZL 127-8 by 7 runs: Report

25th January: 1st ODI, Sydney
Match abandoned: Report

27th January: 2nd ODI, Sydney
Match abandoned: Report

29th January: 3rd ODI, Sydney
AUS 126-1 beat NZL 125 by 9 wickets: Report

1st February: 4th T20I, Sydney
NZL 95-4 beat AUS 92-7 by 6 wickets: Report

3rd February: 5th T20I, Melbourne
AUS 129-7 beat NZL 109-7 by 20 runs: Report

Australia ODI Statistics

New Zealand ODI Statistics

Australia T20I Statistics

New Zealand T20I Statistics

Cricket World - For all the latest international cricket news, live cricket scores, cricket videos, cricket highlights, cricket radio and cricket TV, live cricket commentary, exclusive interviews, women's cricket, club cricket, youth cricket and disabled cricket news.

Cricket scores and cricket video news from England, Australia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, West Indies, South Africa, New Zealand, Kenya, Europe and other ICC countries. Live cricket tv and radio webcasts, cricket videos, cricket player statistics and cricket player profiles.

Cricket World Media Ltd

Home » Series » Series Archive » Archive Series 2011/12 » New Zealand Women In Australia

Australia Seal Rose Bowl Trophy With Convincing Win