Gloucestershire Cricket to host 2015 Women’s Ashes Series Match in Bristol
11 November 2014
Gloucestershire Cricket is proud to announce that on Thursday 23 July 2015 the Club will be hosting the second match in the 2015 Women’s Ashes Series as England take on Australia in a Royal London One-Day International Match (ODI) at the Bristol County Ground.
Having hosted International cricket at the Bristol County Ground since 1999, this is the first time Gloucestershire Cricket has had an opportunity to showcase a women’s 50 over match.
England will be hoping to emulate their performances from the first two multi-format Women’s Ashes contests and retain the Ashes, having won twelve points to four on home soil in 2013 and ten points to eight ‘Down Under’ at the start of this year.
England Women’s Captain, Charlotte Edwards, said: “I’m absolutely delighted that the second Royal London Women’s Ashes ODI will be played at the Bristol County Ground on 23 July. It is always good to play at new venues and spread the Women’s International game across the country, so I’m already really looking forward to heading to Bristol and playing in front of a passionate local crowd next summer.”
Gloucestershire Cricket’s Chief Executive, Will Brown, added: “We are very excited and honoured to be hosting the second Royal London Women’s Ashes ODI here at the Bristol County Ground next summer. This fits perfectly with our ambition to bring more world class cricket to Bristol and we can’t wait to be part of the Women’s Ashes Summer and to celebrate some great cricket with players and fans alike.”
It’s been an exciting year for Charlotte Edwards’ side, which has culminated in the women’s team being shortlisted for the ‘Team of the Year’ in the 2014 Sunday Times and Sky Sports Sportswomen of the Year Awards. The success of the team was such that the captain was also nominated for the coveted 2014 ICC People’s Choice Award, becoming the first female cricketer to be shortlisted to receive the honour.
The 2015 Series will be the third time that the Women’s Ashes have been contested across all three formats of the game – one Test match, three One-Day Internationals and three Twenty20 Internationals – and following a review of the first two encounters by the ECB and Cricket Australia, the number of points awarded for winning the Test match will be reduced from six to four. Two points will still be awarded to each side in the event of a drawn Test, and the ODIs and T20Is will still be worth two points each for a win.
Full Schedule Women’s Ashes Series 2015:
| Date | Format | Venue | Points for a win | Points for a draw |
| July 21 | Royal London ODI* | The County Ground, Taunton | 2 points | 1 point |
| July 23 | Royal London ODI* | Bristol County Ground | 2 points | 1 point |
| July 26 | Royal London ODI* | New Road, Worcester | 2 points | 1 point |
| August11 – 14 | Kia Women’s Test | The Spitfire Ground, Canterbury | 4 points | 2 points |
| August 26 | NatWest T20I# | The Essex County Ground, Chelmsford | 2 points | N/A |
| August 28 | NatWest T20I# | The BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground, Hove | 2 points | N/A |
| August 31 | NatWest T20I+# | SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff | 2 points | N/A |
*ICC Women’s Championship fixture
#In the event of a draw in the NatWest T20I matches, a super over will be played
+Double-header with men’s NatWest T20I (England v Australia)
- Sky Sports and BBC Radio will live broadcast all seven Women’s Ashes matches next summer. By providing live coverage of every ball of the Series, Sky Sports will cover a Women’s Test match for the very first time.
- Ticket and hospitality information will be announced in due course.
