Ellyse Perry’s 213* vs England Women: A Complete Match Analysis — Women’s Ashes Test 2017
Cricket fans across India, Australia, and the UAE witnessed history being written under the pink-ball lights of North Sydney Oval across four days in November 2017 when Ellyse Perry’s 213* not out against England Women became the defining individual batting performance in the history of Women’s Test cricket up to that point — the highest ever score by an Australian woman in Tests, the third-highest score in Women’s Test cricket, and the innings that single-handedly turned the first-ever Women’s day-night Test match into a spectacle that transcended sport and announced women’s cricket’s arrival on a new commercial and cultural platform. This comprehensive Ellyse Perry’s 213* vs England complete match analysis covers every detail — the full scorecard, batting and bowling breakdowns, partnerships, fall of wickets, records created, and the full context of a match that will be discussed as long as Women’s cricket is played. Fans across India can follow all Women’s Ashes cricket live on JioHotstar and Star Sports.
Table of Contents
- Match Overview — History Under the Lights
- Match Details Table
- Full Scorecard & Statistical Analysis
- England Women Batting — 1st Innings Breakdown
- Australia Women Bowling — England 1st Innings
- Fall of Wickets — England 1st Innings
- Australia Women Batting — Perry’s Historic 213*
- England Women Bowling — Australia 1st Innings
- Fall of Wickets — Australia 1st Innings
- England Women 2nd Innings — Survival Mission
- Perry’s Innings — Ball by Ball Analysis
- Key Partnerships
- Records Created by This Match
- Match Highlights & Turning Points
- Player of the Match Performance
- Squad Information
- Star Players Who Defined the Match
- Match Summary & Conclusion
- Frequently Asked Questions
Match Overview — History Under the Lights
The first-ever day-night Test for women was a historic affair that felt more like a festival under the Sydney lights. While the match eventually ended in a draw, it will forever be remembered as the “Ellyse Perry Show.”
When England Women elected to bat under overcast skies at North Sydney Oval on November 9, 2017, they could not have anticipated what the following four days would deliver. This was not merely a cricket match — it was women’s cricket’s most significant single moment, a confluence of history, format innovation, individual genius, and commercial milestone that would reshape perceptions of what the women’s game could offer the world.
The Commonwealth Bank Women’s Ashes Series marked the first time Cricket Australia had ticketed women’s international matches, with a record 29,158 fans attending the matches across Australia. The day-night format — pink ball, floodlights, evening sessions — was women’s cricket’s most ambitious experiment to that point, and it delivered its validation through the most extraordinary individual innings the format had yet produced.
After England opted to bat in the first innings, Perry shined with the ball and struck thrice in a tidy display. Then, with bat in hand, she produced an innings of such sustained brilliance that its statistical weight alone cannot capture what it meant — for Australian cricket, for women’s cricket broadly, and for the millions of young girls across the world who watched it unfold.
Match Details Table
| Match Information | Details |
| Match | Only Test — Women’s Ashes 2017/18 |
| Format | Women’s Test Cricket (Day-Night, Pink Ball) |
| Venue | North Sydney Oval, Sydney, Australia |
| Dates | November 9–12, 2017 |
| Toss | England Women won, elected to bat first |
| Result | Match Drawn |
| Player of the Match | Ellyse Perry (3/59, 213*) |
| Series Context | Women’s Ashes 2017/18 — Only Test |
| Historic Significance | First-ever Women’s Day-Night Test Match |
| Broadcast | All-female commentary team — Mel Jones, Lisa Sthalekar, Charlotte Edwards, Isa Guha |
| Broadcast (India) | JioHotstar / Star Sports |
Fans around the world enjoyed a world-class live stream broadcast of the historic Commonwealth Bank Women’s Ashes day-night Test at North Sydney Oval, from Thursday 9 November to 12 November 2018. Fans were able to enjoy every ball of the action, including Ellyse Perry’s record-breaking unbeaten 213, with an all-female commentary team including former Australia stars Mel Jones and Lisa Sthalekar, and former England heroes Charlotte Edwards and Isa Guha, providing expert insights throughout the game.
Full Scorecard & Statistical Analysis
Match Summary Table
| Team | Innings | Total | Wickets | Overs | Note |
| England Women | 1st Innings | 280 | 10 | — | Tammy Beaumont & Heather Knight half-centuries |
| Australia Women | 1st Innings | 448 | 9 (dec) | — | Perry 213* — match-defining innings |
| England Women | 2nd Innings | 206 | 2 | 105 | — Match drawn |
Result: Match Drawn — Australia led by 168 runs on first innings
The statistical story of the match is one of progressive Australian dominance — England batted first and ground out a solid 280, thanks to half-centuries from Tammy Beaumont and Heather Knight. At that point, the match was anyone’s. But then, Ellyse Perry walked out. Australia’s first-innings lead of 168 runs, built almost entirely through Perry’s genius, proved sufficient to push England into a survival second innings that they navigated successfully to secure the draw.
England Women Batting — 1st Innings Breakdown
England Women 1st Innings Batting Scorecard
| Batsman | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike Rate |
| Lauren Winfield-Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tammy Beaumont | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Heather Knight (c) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sarah Taylor (wk) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Natalie Sciver | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fran Wilson | — | 11* | — | — | — | — |
| Anya Shrubsole | — | 0* | — | — | — | — |
| Laura Marsh | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sophie Ecclestone | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Katherine Brunt | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total: 280 all out
Close of play Day 1: England Women 1st innings 235/7 (Fran Wilson 11*, Anya Shrubsole 0*, 100 overs).
England’s 280 — built through Beaumont and Knight’s half-centuries that gave their innings its foundation, before Australia’s bowling combination gradually worked through the middle and lower order — was a competitive first-innings total that reflected the batting-friendly nature of North Sydney Oval’s surface while also demonstrating the pink ball’s assistance to Perry’s pace bowling under the floodlights’ artificial conditions that accentuated seam movement.
The England innings required the full first day’s play to compile, a patient accumulation that reflected the conditions’ assistance to bowling in the early evening sessions when the pink ball moved most significantly under lights. Their 280 would prove sufficient to draw the match but insufficient to prevent Australia from building a first-innings lead that placed England under sustained pressure across the final two days.
Australia Women Bowling — England 1st Innings
Australia Bowling Figures
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Bowling Figures |
| Ellyse Perry | — | — | 59 | 3 | — | 3/59 |
| Rene Farrell | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Megan Schutt | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristen Beams | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jess Jonassen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
After England opted to bat in the first innings, Perry shined with the ball and struck thrice in a tidy display with the ball. Her 3/59 — achieved through the combination of genuine pace, late swing under the pink-ball floodlit conditions, and the tactical intelligence that makes her bowling so difficult to plan against — restricted England’s total below 300 and gave Australia’s batting the target they needed to build a substantial first-innings lead.
Perry’s bowling in the first innings combined with her batting in the second to produce an all-round match performance of extraordinary individual quality — a contribution that Player of the Match recognition only partially captured.
Fall of Wickets — England 1st Innings
| Wicket | Score | Batsman Dismissed | Note |
| 1st–4th | — | Top order settled but wickets fell periodically | Beaumont and Knight provided foundation |
| 5th–7th | 235/7 | — | End of Day 1 — England with tail exposed |
| 8th–10th | 280 all out | Shrubsole, Brunt, others | Lower order restricted |
England’s fall of wickets pattern — steady progress to 235/7 across the first day’s 100 overs, before the final three wickets added just 45 runs — reflected the classic Women’s Test pattern of top-order quality followed by tail vulnerability. Perry’s three wickets spanned both the middle order and lower order, her versatility in taking wickets of different types of batswomen confirming her quality across all phases of bowling.
Australia Women Batting — Historic Ellyse Perry’s 213*
Australia Women 1st Innings Batting Scorecard
| Batsman | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike Rate |
| Nicole Bolton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beth Mooney | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ellyse Perry | not out | 213* | 374 | 27 | 1 | 56.95 |
| Alex Blackwell | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elyse Villani | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alyssa Healy (wk) | — | 1* | — | — | — | — |
| Rachael Haynes | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jess Jonassen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Megan Schutt | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total: 448/9 declared
Coming in at 54/2, she saw her side struggle further, losing Alex Blackwell and Elyse Villani before the team had reached 100. However, Perry had already set in and laid the foundation for an epic knock. She scored 213* in an innings in which no other Australia batter passed fifty. This was the third-highest score in women’s Tests and the highest ever for an Australia batter. She hit 27 fours and a six in her mammoth knock. Australia finished with a solid lead of 168 and dominated in a drawn Test.
The most striking statistical detail of Australia’s first innings is buried within the aggregates — no other Australia batter passed fifty. Ellyse Perry’s 213* runs from Australia’s total of 448 represents 47.5% of their entire first-innings score — an individual contribution proportion that is virtually without precedent in any Test match at any level of cricket. She was not merely the principal batsman; she was almost the entire batting team, carrying the innings from 54/2 through to the declaration with a sequence of partnerships where her partners came and went while she remained, implacable and increasingly dominant.
Close of play Day 2: Australia Women 1st innings 177/5 (Ellyse Perry 70*, Alyssa Healy 1*, 85 overs). The Day 2 close — Perry on 70 with Australia already having lost five wickets — illustrated both the depth of Perry’s concentration and the scale of the challenge she faced. Overnight, she would have known that Australia’s lead, their match position, and ultimately the result of the first-ever Women’s day-night Test rested on her ability to continue batting through a third consecutive day.
England Women Bowling — Australia 1st Innings
England Bowling Figures
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Note |
| Katherine Brunt | — | — | — | — | — | Pace spearhead |
| Anya Shrubsole | 0 | 26 | — | — | — | Tight but wicketless against Perry |
| Laura Marsh | — | — | — | — | — | Taken for four when Perry on 194 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | — | — | — | 0 | — | Hit for the six that brought Perry’s 200 |
| Natalie Sciver | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Heather Knight | — | — | — | — | — | — |
England’s bowling against Perry’s 213 represents one of the most sustained individual bowling challenges any team has faced in Women’s Test cricket — eleven sessions of attempting to dismiss a single batsman whose concentration, technique, and desire proved ultimately irresistible.
When on 194, she smacked off-spinner Laura Marsh to midwicket, and started celebrating, assuming that the ball had cleared the boundary ropes. Her moment of elation was cut short, after TV replays showed that the ball had bounced before crossing the boundary. She eventually reached the milestone by launching a six off teenage England spinner Sophie Ecclestone.
The false celebration at 194 — Perry raising her bat, believing she had reached 200 with a six, before the technology revealed a bounce on the boundary — was cricket’s most human moment within an otherwise almost superhuman performance. That she recovered her composure from that emotional rollercoaster, refocused across the remaining deliveries, and reached the milestone with an authoritative six off Ecclestone rather than a nervous edge or mistimed push, confirmed the psychological steel that underpins every statistic in her record.
Fall of Wickets — Australia 1st Innings
| Wicket | Score | Batsman Dismissed | Note |
| 1st | — | Nicole Bolton | Perry came in at 54/2 |
| 2nd | 54/2 | Beth Mooney | Perry began her innings |
| 3rd | ~70-80/3 | Alex Blackwell | Perry lost early company |
| 4th | ~90/4 | Elyse Villani | Australia struggling below 100 |
| 5th | 177/5 | — | End of Day 2 — Perry 70* |
| 6th–9th | — | — | Partners came and went; Perry carried on |
| Declared | 448/9 | — | Perry unbeaten on 213 |
The fall of wickets pattern produces the most revealing single statistic of the entire match — Australia lost four wickets for less than 100 runs while Perry was building her innings, yet she carried the total from that precarious position to 448 through partnerships of varying length with eight different partners, none of whom contributed a fifty. This is Test cricket batting at its most magnificently individual — one batsman’s concentration sustaining an entire team’s innings across two full days of play.
Perry’s Innings — Ball by Ball Analysis
The Four Phases of Perry’s 213*
Phase 1 — Arrival & Stabilisation (0–50, balls 1–100): Perry came to the crease at 54/2 on day one, with Australia already losing two top-order wickets and in danger of falling behind England’s 280 without establishing a competitive platform. Her initial batting was characterised by careful judgment of length — leaving the balls outside off-stump that Katherine Brunt swung late under the lights, and playing firmly but without extravagance at anything offered in the scoring zone. Her first fifty arrived in approximately 100 balls — a conservative strike rate that reflected accurate threat assessment rather than any lack of intent. This phase was defined by the psychological battle of outlasting an England bowling attack that was operating with the swing assistance that pink-ball floodlit conditions specifically provided.
Phase 2 — Construction (50–100, balls 100–200): Having survived the most difficult period, Perry began to expand her shot-making range systematically. Her driving through the off-side — classical high-elbow technique producing the full arc of swing through the ball that generates both timing and power — began to find the gaps in England’s spread field with increasing regularity. Perry’s 213* remains the stuff of legend, particularly the way she accelerated as the lights took effect. The acceleration as Day 2 progressed reflected her growing command — by her second century, England’s bowlers had been bowling at her for twelve or more hours of combined effort and had found no consistent technical weakness to exploit.
Phase 3 — Dominance (100–175, balls 200–300): The middle third of Perry’s innings was characterised by increasingly confident boundary-hitting as England’s bowlers — including a young Sophie Ecclestone — threw everything at her, but Perry was impenetrable. The psychological dynamic of the match had shifted completely by this phase — England were bowling to protect their deficit rather than to dismiss Perry, while Perry was batting to maximise Australia’s lead rather than simply to survive. The transition from defensive masterclass to attacking innings construction — achieved without any visible change in Perry’s demeanour or approach — revealed the depth of her concentration and cricket intelligence.
Phase 4 — The 200 Milestone & Declaration (175–213, balls 300–374): When on 194, she smacked off-spinner Laura Marsh to midwicket, and started celebrating, assuming that the ball had cleared the boundary ropes. Her moment of elation was cut short, after TV replays showed that the ball had bounced before crossing the boundary. She eventually reached the milestone by launching a six off teenage England spinner Sophie Ecclestone. The false alarm at 194 and the eventual six off Ecclestone that brought up 200 — Perry’s only six of the entire 374-ball innings — provided the match’s single most emotional moment. Her celebration, shared with team-mates on the field and thousands of fans in the stands under the floodlights, was women’s cricket’s most celebrated individual scoring milestone.
Perry said after the day’s play: “It was fun. I think that’s probably the best way to describe it. I had an amazing time out there today batting with all the girls and just taking in what was such a special day in terms of the crowd attendance, it being day three of the first day-night pink ball Test Match and just a really great event for women’s cricket.”
Key Partnerships
| Wicket | Partners | Runs | Note |
| Pre-Perry | Bolton & Mooney | 54 | Foundation — both departed before 100 |
| 3rd wkt | Perry & Blackwell | ~30 | Blackwell fell early — 3rd wicket down below 100 |
| Late wicket stands | Perry & multiple partners | 200+ combined | Perry carried all partnerships |
| Final stand | Perry & Healy (1*) | — | Healy present at declaration |
The partnership data reveals the most extraordinary dimension of Perry’s innings beyond the headline 213 — she was required to rebuild or continue after wickets fell at 54, then again at approximately 70, then 90, then repeatedly through the middle order’s departure. No single partnership carried Australia to safety; Perry’s personal innings was the entirety of Australia’s batting story from the moment she arrived at the crease.
She scored 213* in an innings in which no other Australia batter passed fifty. That single sentence defines the partnership analysis — if any other batsman had made 50, Australia’s position would have been far more comfortable far earlier. Instead, Perry managed each partnership individually — adjusting her strike-taking based on each partner’s comfort level, protecting tail-enders from the bowling they least understood, and accelerating whenever a tail partner was at the non-striker’s end to maximise scoring from her own deliveries.
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England Women 2nd Innings — Survival Mission
England Women 2nd Innings Batting
| Batsman | Runs | Note |
| Lauren Winfield-Hill | 12* (end Day 3) | Opened the second innings |
| Tammy Beaumont | 25* (end Day 3) | Survived Day 3 evening session |
| Multiple batswomen | Survival batting | England blocked for draw |
Close of play Day 3: England Women 2nd innings 40/0 (Lauren Winfield-Hill 12*, Tammy Beaumont 25*, 17 overs). Day 4: England Women 2nd innings 206/2 (105 overs) — end of match.
England’s second innings — 206/2 from 105 overs, with only two wickets lost across the entire final day’s play — demonstrated their batting determination and tactical clarity in survival cricket. Having conceded a first-innings lead of 168 against an opponent of Australia’s quality, the draw was a creditable result achieved through sustained concentration from their top order. Tammy Beaumont and Lauren Winfield-Hill’s overnight partnership set the platform, and England’s decision to bat positively rather than defensively ensured that Australia’s bowling attack could not manufacture the aggressive field placements that wicket-taking specifically requires.
The drawn result meant Australia retained the Women’s Ashes across the multi-format points system — the Test result having provided the platform for their overall series success — while Perry’s individual achievement stood independent of the match result as the enduring legacy of these four days.
Records Created by This Match
The Ellyse Perry 213 vs England match scorecard produced a statistical legacy that reshaped Women’s Test cricket’s record books comprehensively:
| Record | Detail | Previous Record |
| Highest score by Australian woman in Tests | 213* | 209 — Karen Rolton vs England, 2001 |
| Third-highest score in Women’s Test cricket | 213* | Kiran Baluch 242 (PAK), Mithali Raj 214 (IND) |
| Best all-round match by an Australian (Women’s Tests) | 3/59 & 213* | Multiple previous holders |
| First Women’s day-night Test match | Historic format landmark | — |
| Highest individual score in Women’s Ashes Tests | 213* | Previous: Karen Rolton 209 |
She holds the record for the highest score by an Australian woman in Test matches (213 not out).
The 27-year-old, playing her seventh Test for Australia, had debuted against the English way back in 2008. She went past 209, the previous highest score by a Southern Stars player, set by Karen Rolton against England in 2001.
The record’s additional significance lies in its specific context — a performance against England, the nation against whom Women’s Ashes Tests carry their greatest cultural weight, in the inaugural Women’s day-night Test, at a venue watching women’s cricket in greater numbers than ever before. Records achieved in ordinary circumstances carry statistical weight. Records achieved on the biggest possible stage carry historical permanence.
Match Highlights & Turning Points
Turning Point 1 — Perry’s Entry at 54/2: When Perry walked to the crease with Australia’s top order already dismantled, the match balance tilted toward England. Two early wickets in a Test innings can trigger collapse or inspire reconstruction — Perry’s response was to choose the latter with total conviction and to maintain that choice across 374 consecutive deliveries.
Turning Point 2 — Australia at 90/4, Perry 30-something: The loss of Alex Blackwell and Elyse Villani in quick succession before Australia had reached 100 represented the match’s most precarious moment for the home side. At this point, Perry’s innings ceased to be about individual statistics and became about survival — carrying Australia through the most dangerous phase of the batting collapse before converting the platform into a match-winning lead.
Turning Point 3 — The False 200 Celebration at 194: When on 194, she smacked off-spinner Laura Marsh to midwicket, and started celebrating, assuming that the ball had cleared the boundary ropes. Her moment of elation was cut short, after TV replays showed that the ball had bounced before crossing the boundary. Cricket’s most human moment within an inhuman performance — the false alarm at 194 tested Perry’s composure at precisely the moment when composure was most required.
Turning Point 4 — The Six Off Ecclestone That Brought 200: Having recovered from the 194 disappointment, Perry launched Ecclestone over the boundary for the six that brought her 200 — the only six of her 374-ball innings. The crowd’s response — North Sydney Oval on its feet, floodlights illuminating a moment that women’s cricket had never previously produced — became the defining image of the match and of the inaugural Women’s day-night Test.
Turning Point 5 — Australia’s Declaration at 448/9: The declaration — leaving England facing a 168-run deficit with sufficient overs remaining to theoretically force a result — reflected Meg Lanning’s tactical confidence in Perry’s bowling to take five more wickets. England’s survival second innings ultimately denied Australia the victory their first innings dominance deserved, but the match result was secondary to its individual and historical legacy.
Player of the Match Performance
3/59 and 0/26, 213 vs England in North Sydney, 2017. After England opted to bat in the first innings, Perry shined with the ball and struck thrice in a tidy display with the ball. With England bowled out, Perry took over with the bat. Coming in at 54/2, she saw her side struggle further, losing Alex Blackwell and Elyse Villani before the team had reached 100. However, Perry had already set in and laid the foundation for an epic knock.
Ellyse Perry’s Player of the Match award encompassed a complete four-day Test performance — three wickets with the ball across both innings combined (3/59 in the first innings plus 0/26 in the second) and 213 runs with the bat from 374 deliveries, including 27 fours and the single match-defining six.
She was the first player to amass a combined 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in T20Is, she holds the record for the highest score by an Australian woman in Test matches (213 not out), and she was the third player to claim 150 wickets in women’s ODIs. The 213 sits within a career record of statistical achievements that collectively define the most accomplished all-round cricketer in Women’s cricket history — yet the 213 remains, by almost unanimous agreement, Perry’s single greatest batting achievement.
In December 2020, she was named ICC Female Player of the Decade, as well as the women’s one-day international and T20 cricketer of the decade.
Squad Information
Australia Women Playing XI
| Player | Role | Batting Style | Bowling Style |
| Nicole Bolton | Batsman | Right-hand bat | — |
| Beth Mooney | Batsman | Left-hand bat | — |
| Ellyse Perry | All-rounder | Right-hand bat | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Alex Blackwell | Batsman | Right-hand bat | — |
| Elyse Villani | Batsman | Right-hand bat | — |
| Rachael Haynes | Batsman | Left-hand bat | — |
| Alyssa Healy (wk) | Batsman | Right-hand bat | — |
| Jess Jonassen | All-rounder | Left-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Kristen Beams | Bowler | Right-hand bat | Right-arm leg-break |
| Megan Schutt | Bowler | Right-hand bat | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Rene Farrell | Bowler | Right-hand bat | Right-arm fast-medium |
England Women Playing XI
| Player | Role | Batting Style | Bowling Style |
| Lauren Winfield-Hill | Batsman | Right-hand bat | — |
| Tammy Beaumont | Batsman | Right-hand bat | — |
| Heather Knight (c) | All-rounder | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium |
| Sarah Taylor (wk) | Batsman | Right-hand bat | — |
| Natalie Sciver | All-rounder | Right-hand bat | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Fran Wilson | Batsman | Right-hand bat | — |
| Katherine Brunt | All-rounder | Right-hand bat | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Anya Shrubsole | Bowler | Right-hand bat | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Laura Marsh | Bowler | Right-hand bat | Right-arm off-break |
| Sophie Ecclestone | Bowler | Left-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Jenny Gunn | All-rounder | Right-hand bat | Right-arm fast-medium |
Star Players Who Defined the Match
Ellyse Perry (Australia): The match’s undisputed protagonist — her 213* redefined what Women’s Test cricket could produce and announced her unambiguously as the greatest all-round cricketer in the women’s game’s history. In years to come, when people recall the first ever women’s day-night Test match, one name will stand out above all others: Player of the Match and Australian all-rounder, Ellyse Perry.
Tammy Beaumont (England): Her half-century in England’s first innings set the tone for a competitive England batting performance, and her contribution to the second-innings survival mission — overnight at 25* and continuing through Day 4 to help England secure the draw — demonstrated the class and composure that make her England’s most technically accomplished opener.
Heather Knight (England): The England captain’s half-century in the first innings gave England the foundation total of 280 that ultimately proved sufficient for the draw, and her leadership across four days — managing a bowling attack that was required to bowl at an in-form Perry for seven-plus hours — reflected the calm tactical intelligence that has defined her captaincy throughout.
Sophie Ecclestone (England): The teenage England spinner — a young Sophie Ecclestone threw everything at her — was the bowler who delivered the ball that Perry hit for six to reach 200. That Ecclestone became, in subsequent years, arguably the world’s best Women’s Test bowler adds retrospective poignancy to her role in this particular match’s most celebrated moment.
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Match Summary & Conclusion
The Ellyse Perry 213 vs England Women’s Ashes Test 2017 complete match analysis encompasses far more than a scorecard or a list of records — it tells the story of four days at North Sydney Oval that changed Women’s cricket’s trajectory permanently. Ellyse Perry notched up the highest score by an Australian woman in Test cricket, compiling an unbeaten 213 against England in the only Test of the Women’s 2017 Ashes. The 27-year-old, playing her seventh Test for Australia, had debuted against the English way back in 2008.
The drawn result conceals the match’s true outcome — Australia’s psychological, statistical, and historical dominance across four days that left Women’s cricket’s record books permanently altered and its commercial possibilities permanently expanded. Perry said: “More than anything I think what’s been the biggest thrill has been the people who have come to this match and the atmosphere that has been created.”
Her 213* achieved exactly what the best individual performances in cricket’s history always achieve — it made the audience, however large or small, grateful to have been present, and it made the sport’s potential feel limitless. While the match itself was drawn, there’s no doubt Ellyse Perry’s standout performance will have inspired the next generation. That inspiration — converting spectators into cricketers, converting casual observers into passionate supporters, converting a sport into a movement — is ultimately the most significant legacy of Ellyse Perry’s 213* not out against England at North Sydney Oval on November 11, 2017.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ellyse Perry’s 213* score?
Ellyse Perry scored 213* in an innings in which no other Australia batter passed fifty. This was the third-highest score in women’s Tests and the highest ever for an Australia batter. She hit 27 fours and a six in her mammoth knock. She faced 374 balls across over seven hours of batting.
When did Ellyse Perry score 213 against England?
The match was played at North Sydney Oval, Sydney from November 9–12, 2017 — the Only Test of the Women’s Ashes 2017/18. Perry’s double century was completed on Day 3, November 11, 2017.
What was the match result when Perry scored 213?
The match ended in a draw — Australia finished with a solid lead of 168 and dominated in a drawn Test. England’s second innings of 206/2 from 105 overs on Day 4 secured the draw.
What record did Perry break with her 213?
She went past 209, the previous highest score by a Southern Stars player, set by Karen Rolton against England in 2001. It also became the third-highest score in Women’s Test cricket history and remains the highest score by any Australian woman in Tests.
How did Perry reach her double century?
When on 194, she smacked off-spinner Laura Marsh to midwicket, and started celebrating, assuming that the ball had cleared the boundary ropes. Her moment of elation was cut short, after TV replays showed that the ball had bounced before crossing the boundary. She eventually reached the milestone by launching a six off teenage England spinner Sophie Ecclestone.
What was significant about this Test match beyond Perry’s innings?
The Commonwealth Bank Women’s Ashes Series marked the first time Cricket Australia had ticketed women’s international matches, with a record 29,158 fans attending the matches across Australia. This was also the first-ever Women’s day-night Test match, played under floodlights with a pink ball — a historic format milestone that Perry’s innings made permanently memorable.
Where can fans watch Women’s Ashes cricket in India?
All Women’s Ashes matches — Tests, ODIs, and T20Is — are broadcast on the Star Sports network in India and streamed live on JioHotstar, with free mobile streaming options available. JioHotstar offers multiple language commentary and is the primary digital home of international women’s cricket for fans across India and the UAE.
