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The England women's cricket team represents England in international women's cricket. They first competed in international cricket in 1934–35, when they played against Australia, contesting three Test matches. Their next officially recognised series was against New Zealand in 1971–72. They received their first Test defeat when they lost to Australia in 1937, and their first Test series lost was in 1949; the team lost the women's Ashes to Australia with one loss and two draws. The team played its first One Day International (ODI) match against the International XI in the 1973 Women's 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 matches. As such, Australia have recorded the most victories against England, beating them 43 times. England have beaten India more times than any other country, triumphing on 32 occasions against them. In Twenty20 Internationals, England have played more matches against Australia and New Zealand than any other countries, facing them 17 and 16 times respectively. They have recorded the most victories against New Zealand, beating them in twelve matches.