CW 1897/98 (S6), Game 3: South Australia vs New South Wales

South Australia 10/113 vs New South Wales 9/14

Adelaide Oval-

8th-12th January 1898

Lineups:
South Australia - J Darling, JJ Lyons, C Hill, JC Reedman, G Giffen, A Jarvis, WF Giffen, TM Drew, AE Evans, J McKenzie, E Jones


New South Wales - H Donnan, MA Noble, FA Iredale, LW Pye, ACK Mackenzie, VT Trumper, TW Garrett, JJ Ferris, WP Howell, TR McKibben, H Carter


First Innings


A solid outing from the South Australia lineup saw them past the 400-run mark again, but only a couple of players reached the half-century.


SA 416


JC Reedman 84; G Giffen 77
TR McKibben 5-99


New South Wales stumbled to their total after a tenth-wicket partnership of 58.


SA 416
NSW 351


FA Iredale 67; WP Howell 47*
G Giffen 5-87


Second Innings


A terrific bowling attack cut South Australia down in less than two sessions to give NSW a good chance of victory.


SA 416 + 168
NSW 351


JC Reedman 37
LW Pye 3-19; MA Noble 3-52; WP Howell 3-60


It was a nailbiting finish after what looked like a foregone conclusion. New South Wales were 229-6, but lost three wickets without adding another run, but JJ Ferris managed to secure the win.


SA 416 + 168
NSW 351 + 234-9


VT Trumper 75; MA Noble 48
AE Evans 3-48; G Giffen 3-52


New South Wales win by one wicket