English cricket team in Australia in 1958–59 but that would have damaged Anglo-Australian cricketing relations. After the Australian tour May beat New Zealand 1-0, India 5-0 and led England to its first series victory in the West Indies 1-0. He lost 2-1 to the 1961 Ashes series and retired due to ill-health having been captain in a then record 41 Tests, Richie Benaud being the only man to defeat him in a Test series. The English bowling was obviously of great strength, but their batting was not far behind. The slightly-built left-handed Peter Richardson looked set for a long career for England; he had a Test average
England women's cricket team record by opponent Cricket World Cup; England won the match by 135 runs. The team won the 1973,the 1993 and the 2009 editions of the women's Cricket World Cup. England have played 91 Test matches, 286 ODI matches and 73 Twenty20 Internationals since their first such contest in 2004. England have only played five different sides in Test cricket, with their most frequent opponent being Australia, against whom England have contested 47 Tests. The only sides that have beaten England in Test cricket are Australia and India. England have similarly faced Australia more times than any other team in ODI cricket, playing 65