CW 1902/03 (S11), Game 1: South Australia vs New South Wales

South Australia 9/11 vs New South Wales 12/14
Adelaide Oval
19th-20th, 22nd-24th December 1902

Lineups:
South Australia- JC Reedman, FT Hack, C Hill, G Giffen, HP Kirkwood, N Claxton, DRA Gehrs, RW Waters, E Jones, JPF Travers, CFW Thamm

New South Wales- RA Duff, VT Trumper, MA Noble, N Ebsworth, WP Howell, JJ Kelly, CW Gregory, A McBeath, AJY Hopkins, ACK Mackenzie, LW Pye

First Innings
New South Wales batted well on a difficult pitch for the bowlers, and set the bar high for South Australia to chase with good scores and consistency through most of the order. Only the 8th, 9th, and 10th men had a hard time of it, combining for just two runs.

NSW 437
CW Gregory 101; VT Trumper 68; JJ Kelly 68; WP Howeel 59
JPF Travers 5-89; E Jones 3-108

In a surprising turn, South Australia also took advantage of the batting-friendly pitch, falling just shy of their opponents score, but lacked any of the consistency that New South Wales had shown with five batsmen registering five runs or less.

NSW 437
SA 413
G Giffen 170; FT Hack 104
VT Trumper 3-31; WP Howell 3-133

Second Innings
New South Wales didn't miss a beat between their innings and soon surpassed their previous score with only four wickets lost, declaring in the process.

NSW 437 + 477-4 dec.
SA 413
N Ebsworth 153*; RA Duff 143; MA Noble 76; WP Howell 64

South Australia started their second innings by losing three wickets with only as many runs on the board. After that, it was just a matter of time as no-one was able to take control and lead the way for any significant length of time.

NSW 437 + 477-4 dec.
SA 413 + 210
G Giffen 49
A McBeath 3-44; LW Pye 3-63; WP Howell 3-67

New South Wales wins by 294 runs