England women's cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1934–35

[2] These photographs show the cricketers playing the game on a long tour, which took in many matches apart from the international series.

However, there are others showing the players relaxing on their vessel, the SS Rotorua, and on trips, such as to Melbourne Zoo or up New Zealand glaciers.

So dominant was her performance that just after the men's team had lost the men's version of the Ashes, the Morning Post praised Maclagan's batting prowess with the quatrain: However, she was outscored by Betty Snowball, who made 381 runs, including a mammoth 189 against the Kiwis.

KM Smith 25 ME Maclagan 7/10 EM Shevill 63* MF Spear 5/15 Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, Australia Umpires: FJ Bartlett (Aus) and JA Scott (Aus) ME Maclagan 72 A Palmer 7/18 EA Snowball 18* P Antonio 1/20 Australian captain, Margaret Peden, won the toss and chose to bat.

During that first innings, Australian wicket-keeper, Hilda Hills retired hurt on 2, with a broken nose.

KM Smith 47 ME Maclagan 4/33 EM Shevill 36* JE Partridge 6/96 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Umpires: Puffet (Aus) and Simpkins (Aus) ME Maclagan 119 KM Smith 3/42 EA Snowball 4* EA Shevill 1/2 Peden won the toss for the second time, and chose to bat.

Maclagan had taken four wickets in Australia's innings, and she now proceeded to make the first century in Women's Test history, putting on 119 before being third out for 230.

ME Maclagan 50 P Antonio 6/49 EA Snowball 83* A Palmer 3/17 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Umpires: HE Nichols (Aus) and WR Wettenhall (Aus) A Palmer 39 MF Spear 3/21 JP Brewer 31 ME Maclagan 4/28 Archdale won the toss and chose to bat.

M Hollis 24 ME Maclagan 5/22 MC Bishop 27 JE Partridge 4/60 Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand Umpires: R Coleman and J McGuinness EA Snowball 189 RE Symons 2/71 Although scheduled as a three-day match, it was soon clear that it would not last the course.