CW 1906/07 (S15), Game 2: South Australia vs New South Wales

South Australia (9/12) vs New South Wales (14/15)
Adelaide Oval
15th, 17th-19th December 1906

Lineups:
South Australia- DRA Gehrs, JH Pellew, C Hill, N Claxton, D McRae, CE Dolling, JDA O'Connor, ER Mayne, JPF Travers, A McBeath, AW Wright

New South Wales- RA Duff, A Diamond, MA Noble, EF Waddy, CW Gregory, AJY Hopkins, EL Waddy, CG Macartney, A Cotter, H Carter, GL Garnsey

First Innings
C Hill saved the day for South Australia as everyone else bar N Claxton failed to impress. Reaching only 22-3 early on, the aforementioned pairing got things moving along nicely, helping their side bat into a second day, if only to lose their final two wickets in the opening over.

SA 253
C Hill 102; N Claxton 51
A Cotter 3-64; CG Macartney 3-76

An expected replay from New South Wales had them storm into the lead, but what was surprising was a lack of any centuries. Four players made their half-centuries, but their wings were always clipped before getting too close to the next milestone.

SA 253
NSW 453
A Cotter 79; CG Macartney 72; EF Waddy 60; AJY Hopkins 54
AW Wright 4-101; JDA O'Connor 3-124

Second Innings
A better start, and a fine tailend performance from A McBeath, saw the hosts creep above the total needed in order to make New South Wales bat again. It was only a small victory though as C Hill once again was the one bright spot against a formidable bowling attack.

SA 253 + 213
NSW 453
C Hill 58
AJY Hopkins 4-44; MA Noble 3-65

The away team kept it clean, and easily made the runs needed for victory.

SA 253 + 213
NSW 453 + 14-0
RA Duff 7*; A Diamond 6*
JDA O'Connor 0-6

New South Wales win by ten wickets