CW 1897/98 (S6), Game 1: South Australia vs Victoria

South Australia 10/13 vs Victoria 9/14

Adelaide Oval -

13th-16th November 1897

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


Victoria - W Bruce, J Worrall, CE McLeod, H Graham, GHS Trott, JF Giller, J Harry, FJ Laver, SA McMichael, W Roche, AE Johns


First Innings

Victoria put themselves into bat and looked decent at 200-5 at tea, but the loss of JF Giller (75) started a collapse at 268-6 that saw the visitors put up just three more runs for the final wickets.


VIC 271

JF Giller 75; J Worrall 47
E Jones 4-64; G Giffen 3-54




The confident displays of J Darling and WF Giffen were enough to offset the dismal showings of half the order.


VIC 271
SA 431


WF Giffen 125; J Darling 111; G Giffen 65
GHS Trott 3-77


Second Innings


Victoria again looked strong through the first half of the order, but the loss of JF Giller again shook the side, although they managed to keep going for longer just with the same result.


VIC 271 + 271
SA 431


JF Giller 70; GHS Trott 59; J Worrall 54
JJ Lyons 3-52


An early wicket did little to stall South Australia's chances of winning, and taking the first win of the new season.


VIC 271 + 271
SA 431 + 112-3


JJ Lyons 50; C Hill 42*
CE McLeod 2-26; W Roche 1-34


South Australia wins by seven wickets