On the first day of the only Test match of the Women’s Ashes series in Nottingham, Australian star batswoman Ellyse Perry got out for a personal score of 99. She became the fourth woman in Test cricket to miss a century by just one run.
Apart from men’s cricket, women in England are currently playing the Ashes matches as well. In the ongoing Test match in Nottingham, Australia posted a total of 328 runs on the scoreboard, losing seven wickets, thanks to the resilient innings played by their star batter Ellyse Perry. However, Perry fell just short of a century as she got dismissed for 99 runs, missing out on her third Test century. Yes, Lauren Filer dismissed Perry at a personal score of 99, who was making her Test debut in this match. With this, Perry became the fourth woman in Test cricket to get out on 99 runs. Also Read: Team India’s Defeat in the WTC Final: Key Factors Explored
Prior to Perry, two Australian and one English cricketer had been dismissed at a personal score of 99 in women’s cricket Tests. England’s Betty Snowball was the first batter to miss a century by just one run in women’s Test cricket. She got out at 99 against Australia in 1937. Apart from her, Australia’s Jill Kennare in 1984 and Jess Jonassen in 2015 also got dismissed at a score of 99.
This match holds great significance for Ellyse Perry, who made her Test debut in 2008. In fact, she became the first female player to participate in a 10-Test Ashes series. In this special contest, she played a remarkable innings of 99 runs, facing 153 deliveries and hitting 15 boundaries.
Talking about the match, Australia won the toss and elected to bat first. The team didn’t have a great start, but Ellyse Perry, along with Tahlia McGrath, contributed a partnership of 119 runs for the third wicket, helping the team reach a decent score.
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