West Indies women's cricket team in England in 1979
	England	West Indies
Dates	2 June – 8 July 1979
Captains	Susan Goatman	Patricia Whittaker
Test series
Result	England won the 3-match series 2–0
Most runs	Enid Bakewell (309)	Patricia Whittaker (165)
Most wickets	Julia Greenwood (23)	Patricia Whittaker (9)
One Day International series
Results	3-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs	Enid Bakewell (92)	Louise Browne (82)
Most wickets	Julia Greenwood (4)	Patricia Whittaker (3) Dorothy Hobson (3)

The West Indies women's cricket team toured England in June and July 1979. They played England in three Test matches and three One Day Internationals, with the Test series ending as a 2–0 victory for England and the ODI series finishing as a 1–1 draw, with one match abandoned.^[1]

England[2]	West Indies[3]
Susan Goatman (c) Enid Bakewell Jan Brittin Katherine Brown Jacqueline Court Julia Greenwood Rachael Heyhoe Flint Shirley Hodges (wk) Glynis Hullah Catherine Mowat Margaret Peear Jill Powell Jan Southgate Janet Tedstone Lynne Thomas Jacqueline Wainwright Chris Watmough	Patricia Whittaker (c) Patricia Alfred Sheryl Bayley Shirley-Ann Bonaparte Beverly Browne Louise Browne Merlyn Edwards Peggy Fairweather Yolande Geddes-Hall (wk) Gloria Gill Dorothy Hobson Vivalyn Latty-Scott Jasmine Sammy Grace Williams

2 June 1979 Scorecard

Southern Counties 141/9d (54 overs)	v	West Indies 130 (47.2 overs)
Chris Watmough 57 (–) Sheryl Bayley 3/27 (11 overs)		Grace Williams 59 (–) Glynis Hullah 3/8 (6.2 overs)

Southern Counties Women won by 11 runs Greater London Council Ground, Sutton Umpires: Esme Irwin (Eng) and Veronica Reichwald (Eng)

• West Indies Women won the toss and elected to field.

2 June 1979 Scorecard

West Indies  141 (54.1 overs)	v	Young England 114 (51.1 overs)
Merlyn Edwards 46 (–) Helen Stother 4/35 (10.1 overs)		Jan Brittin 35 (–) Sheryl Bayley 5/27 (12 overs)

West Indies Women won by 27 runs The Oval, Kennington, London Umpires: June Bragger (Eng) and Anne Garton (Eng)

• Young England Women won the toss and elected to field.

9 June 1979 Scorecard

South of England 181 (58 overs)	v	West Indies 111/6 (41 overs)
Jan Brittin 62 (–) Peggy Fairweather 2/45 (17 overs)		Gloria Gill 26 (–) Jacqueline Court 2/23 (6 overs)

Match drawn Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick, London Umpires: Sheila Hill (Eng) and Esme Irwin (Eng)

• South of England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

10 June 1979 Scorecard

West Indies  162/8d (69 overs)	v	East of England 108/3 (32 overs)
Shirley-Ann Bonaparte 67 (–) Mary Pilling 3/30 (11 overs)		Susan Goatman 35 (–) Dorothy Hobson 1/23 (8 overs)

Match drawn Goddington Dene, Orpington, London Umpires: May Howard (Eng) and Pip Vyvyan (Eng)

• East of England Women won the toss and elected to field.

20 June 1979 Scorecard

Northern Counties 144 (52.4 overs)	v	West Indies 145/6 (44 overs)
Enid Bakewell 47* (–) Patricia Whittaker 3/13 (8.4 overs)		Shirley-Ann Bonaparte 49* (–) Carole Hodges 3/21 (8 overs)

West Indies Women won by 4 wickets Tickhill Sports Ground, Tickhill Umpires: Peggy Culver (Eng) and May Howard (Eng)

• West Indies Women won the toss and elected to field.

27 June 1979 Scorecard

West of England 167/9d (63.4 overs)	v	West Indies 152/6 (44 overs)
Lynne Thomas 61 (–) Patricia Whittaker 3/27 (15 overs)		Patricia Whittaker 50* (–) Mary Weaver 4/52 (15 overs)

Match drawn Backwell Flax Bourton Cricket Club Ground, Flax Bourton Umpires: Jane Ayres (Eng) and Peggy Culver (Eng)

• West of England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

5 July 1979 Scorecard

West Indies  207/6d (65 overs)	v	Women's Cricket Association President's XI 89/4 (33 overs)
Patricia Whittaker 40* (–) Mary Pilling 2/39 (14 overs)		June Stephenson 38 (–) Dorothy Hobson 3/31 (9 overs)

Match drawn Danescourt, Wolverhampton Umpires: Jane Ayres (Eng) and Pip Vyvyan (Eng)

• West Indies Women won the toss and elected to bat.

8 July 1979 Scorecard

West Indies  108 (46.3 overs)	v	North of England 109/8 (41 overs)
Vivalyn Latty-Scott 38 (–) Julia Greenwood 5/33 (13 overs)		Sandra Lister 29* (–) Peggy Fairweather 4/39 (17 overs)

North of England Women won by 2 wickets Steetley Company Ground, Shireoaks Umpires: June Bragger (Eng) and Sheila Hill (Eng)

• North of England Women won the toss and elected to field.

6 June 1979 Scorecard

West Indies  159/7 (54 overs)	v	England 161/2 (50.3 overs)
Beverly Browne 47 (–) Enid Bakewell 3/22 (11 overs)		Rachael Heyhoe Flint 53* (–) Dorothy Hobson 2/35 (9 overs)

England Women won by 8 wickets Lensbury Sports Ground, Teddington, London Umpires: Peggy Culver (Eng) and Veronica Reichwald (Eng)

• England Women won the toss and elected to field.
• Match reduced to 54 overs per side.
• Jan Brittin, Margaret Peear, Jacqueline Wainwright (Eng), Sheryl Bayley, Shirley-Ann Bonaparte and Gloria Gill (WI) all made their WODI debuts.

13 June 1979 Scorecard

England	v	West Indies

Match Abandoned Mote Park, Maidstone Umpires: June Bragger (Eng) and Sheila Hill (Eng)

• No toss.
• No play possible due to rain.

7 July 1979 Scorecard

England  167/6 (50 overs)	v	West Indies 169/8 (49.4 overs)
Enid Bakewell 57 (–) Patricia Whittaker 3/36 (10 overs)		Louise Browne 45 (–) Julia Greenwood 3/36 (10 overs)

West Indies Women won by 2 wickets Steetley Company Ground, Shireoaks Umpires: June Bragger (Eng) and Sheila Hill (Eng)

• England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
• Match reduced to 50 overs per side.
• Jill Powell, Janet Tedstone, (Eng) Patricia Alfred and Patricia Whittaker (WI) all made their WODI debuts.

16 – 18 June 1979 Scorecard

West Indies	v	England
185 (81.1 overs) Grace Williams 44 (–) Julia Greenwood 6/46 (21 overs)		184/7d (59.5 overs) Jacqueline Court 44 (–) Peggy Fairweather 3/58 (24 overs)
67 (37.5 overs) Patricia Whittaker 28 (–) Julia Greenwood 5/17 (15 overs)		71/1 (26.2 overs) Enid Bakewell 38* (–) Patricia Whittaker 1/26 (7 overs)

England Women won by 9 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: May Howard (Eng) and Peggy Culver (Eng)

• England Women won the toss and elected to field.
• Jan Brittin, Susan Goatman, Catherine Mowat, Jacqueline Wainwright, (Eng) Patricia Alfred and Shirley-Ann Bonaparte (WI) all made their WTest debuts.

23 – 25 June 1979 Scorecard

West Indies	v	England
207 (79 overs) Patricia Whittaker 51 (–) Julia Greenwood 5/43 (18 overs)		208/6d (67.2 overs) Rachael Heyhoe Flint 62 (–) Patricia Whittaker 4/38 (16.2 overs)
151/8d (54 overs) Shirley-Ann Bonaparte 61 (–) Julia Greenwood 4/36 (15 overs)		107/4 (17 overs) Chris Watmough 40 (–) Peggy Fairweather 1/14 (2 overs)

Match drawn Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Esme Irwin (Eng) and Sheila Hill (Eng)

• West Indies Women won the toss and elected to bat.
• Merlyn Edwards (WI) made her WTest debut.

1 – 3 July 1979 Scorecard

England	v	West Indies
214/4d (63 overs) Susan Goatman 71 (–) Patricia Whittaker 2/45 (14 overs)		188 (58.2 overs) Beverly Browne 72 (–) Enid Bakewell 3/14 (10.2 overs)
164 (83 overs) Enid Bakewell 112* (–) Jasmine Sammy 3/22 (19 overs)		166 (68.4 overs) Patricia Whittaker 65 (–) Enid Bakewell 7/61 (28.4 overs)

England Women won by 24 runs Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: Jane Ayres (Eng) and June Bragger (Eng)

• West Indies Women won the toss and elected to field.
• Jill Powell and Katherine Brown (Eng) both made their WTest debuts.

• West Indies Women tour of England 1979 from Cricinfo