CW 1894/1895 (S3) Game 1: South Australia vs Victoria

South Australia 10/13 vs Victoria 9/14

Adelaide Oval -

30th November - 2nd December 1894

Lineups:
South Australia - JJ Lyons, JC Reedman, J Darling, RH Dyer, WF Giffen, G Giffen, H Blinman, A Jarvis, C Hill, J McKenzie, E Jones

Victoria - H Graham, GHS Trott, FJ Laver, J Worrall, J Harry, RW McLeod, CE McLeod, CJ Alsop, AE Trott, R Mitchell, JM Blackham

First Innings

The wicket would be friendly to the bowlers throughout, but South Australia started strongly thanks to the eight man.

SA 241

A Jarvis 80*; J Darling 49
RW McLeod 6-51; GHS Trott 3-39

In reply Victoria managed to keep pace with the home side thanks to some individual performances in between low scores.

SA 241
VIC 236

AE Trott 61*; GHS Trott 43; J Worrall 42
E Jones 5-29

Second Innings

The pitch really started to make a difference during the second inning, and South Australia left Victoria a target of 189 to win the match.

SA 241 + 183
VIC 236

RH Dyer 36; WF Giffen 35
RW McLeod 4-50; J Worrall 2-8

Victoria would reach 22 runs before all HEll broke loose as they lost five wickets without adding to the score. After that it ws a steep, uphill fight that they couldn't win.

SA 241 + 183
VIC 236 + 101

CJ Alsop 38*
G Giffen 4-32; E Jones 2-10

South Australia win by 87 runs