The Australian innings was a dream for Darren Gough (3 wickets), Jon Lewis (4 wickets) and all Englishmen as the Aussies were reduced to 31 for 7.
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Karen Rolton then hit 96 not out in the second women's Twenty20 international ever to be played, as Australia won by seven wickets.
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On 3 September, Hampshire batted first to make 290 in the C&G Trophy final, and Andy Bichel, Shane Watson and Chris Tremlett combined to bowl their final opponents Warwickshire out for 272 to win the Trophy, becoming the third club to win a major trophy in England this season.
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The men's win got much more media coverage than the women's first Ashes victory since 1963, achieved through a six-wicket victory in the second and final Test inspired by the all-round efforts of Katherine Brunt (who took nine wickets and made 52 runs in her only innings).
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Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club won the Championship for the sixth time in their history, the first time since 2005.
Butt played three matches in the 2005 season for Scotland, taking three wickets but being expensive, before he tested positive for Ecstasy during a match with Somerset.