WEST Cambewarra’s Naomi Woods has just wrapped up a successful tour of the United Kingdom, where she was representing the Aboriginal Women’s XI side on the 1868 pioneers commemoration tour.
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Woods and her team opened the first ever tour to the UK by a female Indigenous team, with a loss against Surrey on June 7 at the Oval.
Batting first, Surrey posted 6/149, before the tourists were rolled for 113 – with Woods making four runs.
The following day, Woods’ side suffered the same fate, falling to Sussex (4/182 to 8/103) at Hove – with the North Nowra-Cambewarra junior finishing with 0/21.
On June 10, the Aussies broke through for their first win, defeating the National Cricket Conference (4/199 to 5/62) at Derby – with Woods starring with 1/11 and 11 not out.
Woods’ side ended their tour with a loss against the England Women’s Academy (5/228 to 9/112) at Trent Bridge.