Nottingham, June 24 (BNA): Australia’s Annabelle Sutherland entered the record books for highest-scoring for a women’s batsman at number eight or lower with an unbeaten 137 before taking a wicket in her maiden victory on Friday as England took a 255-run lead. in the ash test.
After dismissing Australia for 473, the highest total in women’s Test history for a team batting first, the hosts were 218-2 at stumps with Tammy Beaumont leading the charge on an unbeaten hundred, Reuters reports.
Beaumont also made full use of the flat pitch for piling, becoming only the second English woman after Heather Knight to score a century in all three formats.
“I didn’t even think about it!” Beaumont told the BBC.
“I think he’s well-balanced. I think he’s a very good bat wicket… I don’t think I hit my best, I was stubborn, which is what I called Heather for years.”
Australia’s Elise Perry missed a century trial by a single run on a rain-hit first day, but Sutherland, unbeaten on 39 on Thursday, picked up where she left off to guide her team to a leading total at Trent. Bridge.
After losing partner of the night Alana King, who was bowled by a player from Lauren Bell, Sutherland was joined by Kim Garth in the middle before patting her century with a flick to the deep center boundary.
Her hundred off 148 balls was the fastest by an Australian woman, breaking the 39-year-old record held by Jill Kenary’s century of 156 against England.
“Hopefully I’ll pick it up,” Sutherland told Sky Sports at a luncheon. “I’ve been telling the coach that for a little while. I’m just happy to do my part in this team… It’s just about scoring.”
However, their partners ran out when England’s Sophie Ecclestone cleaned the tail to finish with a five-wicket haul (5-129) after bowling nearly 47 overs.
Sutherland wasn’t done yet and fired in her first goal to dislodge Emma Lamb, sending England’s opener a slam dunk to slip the ball through to Jess Jonassen in the balls for a low shot.
Australia struggled for a breakthrough after the first wicket as Beaumont and Knight chipped Mammoth’s total and sewed them together into a 115-run stand.
But as daylight faded and stadium lights turned on, Ashley Gardner Knight was sacked for 57 when the England captain was caught.
Nat Sciver-Brunt joined Beaumont and, as if inspired by the men’s gritty “Bazball” style, scored a near run with the ball, smashing seven boundaries to end the second day on 41 not out.
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