CW 1899/00 (S8), Game 1: South Australia vs Victoria

South Australia 10/8 vs Victoria 10/11

Adelaide Oval -

  24th-25th, 27th-29th November 1899

Lineups:
South Australia - JJ Lyons, J Darling, C Hill, FT Hack, JC Reedman, G Giffen, A Jarvis, EH Leak, E Jones, JPF Travers, PM Newland


Victoria - PA McAlister, SA McMichael, H Graham, JH Stuckey, H Trumble, D Sutherland, W Bruce, WW Armstrong, RW McLeod, CH Ross, FB Collins


First Innings


South Australia elected to bat on a tricky pitch, and put up a good total that gave their bowling attack a chance to pile on the pressure. 


SA 340


FT Hack 122; E Jones 48; JC Reedman 47
H Trumble 5-91; FB Collins 4-85


A Stunning reply saw Victoria surge ahead with confident strokes played up and down the order. 


SA 340
VIC 523-7 dec


SA McMichael 197; WW Armstrong 63*; W Bruce 59; H Graham 57; PA McAlister 56
A Jarvis 3-104


Second Innings


South Australia may have crumbled after starting out 28-4, but the ship was steadied and the game was by no means over just yet


SA 340 + 395
VIC 523-7 dec


G Giffen 96; JPF Travers 72; JC Reedman 70
RW McLeod 3-60; FB Collins 3-96


More resilient batting from the visitors however saw them win out


SA 340 + 395
VIC 523-7 dec + 213-4


H Graham 98; H Trumble 54*


Victoria wins by six wickets