South Australia (10/12) vs New South Wales (10/13)
Adelaide Oval -
16th-22nd December 1892
First Innings
On an overcast day, the captains stepped out onto the pitch to inspect the wicket prior to the coin-toss. New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat on a Normal Wicket that was always likely to favour the batsmen.
(Weather and Pitch conditions are determined through the roll of two dice at the start of each day, and can change somewhat during the match as well.)
SP Jones and AC Bannerman were the openers and, with an eye on those clouds, it was time for the first over. But it was the perfect over for E Jones as he caught Bannerman L.B.W. for a duck, and NSW start out 0-1.
H Moses was his replacement, but was walking back to the pavilion for just 13 as E Jones claimed his second vicitim; caught at mid-wicket. 23-2.
SE Gregory also had a short stay at the crease, falling for 8 off A Jarvis; caught at mid-on. 39-3. SP Jones continued to limp along, and was even threatening to open up a decent partnership with H Donnan, but G Giffen had other ideas as he gets his man caught by the wicket keeper for 24, and NSW were looking down the barrel, going into lunch at 87-4.
But a partnership of 125 runs from Donnan and FA Iredale took them through the afternoon session on 184-4. Straight after tea, however, both men fell to JJ Lyons with H Donnan (78) caught from behind and FA Iredale (56) going L.B.W. to put New South Wales on 184-6.
It looked like it would be a formality for the South Australian bowlers as they stepped up their attack.
(An optional rule sees you add one red (bowling) card to the discard pile for every three they already have. This can stop the tail from wagging. In other words, the lesser batsmen found at the bottom of the order have less chance of sticking around. The numbers next to the team names in the title signify how many bowling (red) and batting (black) cards are used in the deck of playing cards. So in this match, both sides would add four red cards to the pile after the sixth wickets fall)
GJ Youill (10) was bowled by Jones for his third wicket of the innings, before AL Newell (6) fell; caught from behind off Giffin to put NSW on 216-8. ST Callaway was gone for 22 as Giffen had him caught at silly mid-off for 22, and it was 228-9 and so nearly time for South Australia's batsmen to get to work. But a defiant effort from M Pierce and I Wales carried over into the second day, where a thunderstorm washed out the whole of the morning session, and saw them put another 75 runs on the board for the final wicket, with Pierce ending on an unbeaten 51.
With this last stand, New South Wales can feel better as they end at 303- all out.
Best Batters: H Donnan 78; FA Iredale 56; M Pierce 51*
Best Bowlers: E Jones 3-44; G Giffen 3-96; JJ Lyons 2-14; A Jarvis 2-36
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It was mid-afternoon when the South Australian batsmen walked out to the crease as they set out to turn the screws on their opponents in their first innings. Openers JJ Lyons and AH Jarvis put up 25-0 at Tea, and were 130-2 at the end of day two when Lyons (34) was caught-behind off ST Callaway, and Jarvis (52) was clean-bowled by M Pierce.
The sun would stay out during the third day, and the SA bats were also hot in the early going as A Wilkinson and G Giffen moved the side upto 190-2 at lunch, but a tremendous disaster awaited South Australia immediately after the break.
First up, M Pierce took G Giffen (37) caught at short-leg; and A Wilkinson (59), L.B.W. The total collapse would continue with SP Jones getting A Hill for a lone run, and this was followed by Pierce bowling out A Jarvis (0), and ST Callaway taking the wicket of JC Reedman (2), as New South Wales fall from 190-2 to 193-7.
South Australia wouldn't let up and only allowed a further 26 runs as the wicket of H Blinman (c mid-wicket, b ST Callaway) for 3 was next to go, and M Pierce would finish on a flourish for his fifth and sixth wickets. First, W Delaney was caught mid-off for a duck, and wasn't far behind, caught mid-off for 4. GT Parkin would end on 17 unbeaten.
SA ended on 219- all out, after looking strong on 190-2.
Best Batters: A Wilkinson 59; AH Jarvis 52
Best Bowlers: M Pierce 6-72; ST Callaway 3-53
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