CW 1893/1894 (S2) Game 5 New South Wales vs Victoria

New South Wales (8/15) vs Victoria (8/14)

Association Ground

26th-29th January 1894

Lineups:
New South Wales - WL Murdoch, ST Callaway, H Moses, FA Iredale, H Donnan, SE Gregory, HJK MacPherson, CTB Turner, AL Newell, A Coningham, WH Moore

Victoria - FH Walters, J Harry, GHS Trott, FJ Laver, J Worrall, JH Stuckey, H Graham, H Trumble, JM Blackham, J Phillips, CE McLeod

First Innings

New South Wales, who won the toss and went in to bat first, and Victoria would both struggle with the bat as the wicket degraded quite radpidly to help the two lethal bowling attacks.

NSW 229

AL Newell 61; WL Murdoch 40
J Phillips 4-33; GHS Trott 3-31

Victoria would manage to match NSW in the first innings

NSW 229
VIC 228

FJ Laver 77; J Worrall 66; H Trumble 48
CTB Turner 5-58; AL Newell 3-70; ST Callaway 2-36

Second Innings

New South Wales would find themselves in dire straights after crashing for just 158 runs, leaving Victoria 160 to win.

NSW 229 + 158
VIC 228

AL Newell 37; FA Iredale 36
GHS Trott 5-19; CE McLeod 3-51

FH Walters' 51 would take them to 99-4, and it looked a sure thing when Victoria were on 155-6; five runs from victory but four straight wickets, three of them ducks, left them with a loss!

NSW 229 + 158
VIC 228

FH Walters 51, FJ Laver 33
A Coningham 3-25; AL Newell 3-46; ST Callaway 2-23

The season would come down to the final game, winner takes all, between South Australia and Victoria!