CW 1904/05 (S13), Game 3: Victoria vs New South Wales

Victoria 10/11 vs New South Wales 14/14
Melbourne Cricket Ground
24th, 26th-28th December 1904

Lineups:
Victoria- JH STuckey, PA McAlister, VS Ranford, FB Collins, RM Osborne, WW Armstrong, FJ Laver, CE McLeod, WJ Scott, W Carkeek, JV Saunders

New South Wales- RA Duff, JJ Kelly, MA Noble, EF Waddy, SE Gregory, AJY Hopkins, JRM Mackay, GL Garnsey, WP Howell, A Cotter, FB Johnson

First Innings
A few solid performances helped New South Wales take control of the match early on, but EF Waddy stole the show as he gave the opposing bowlers a torrid time before FB Collins finally bowled him out. The side batted for almost two days amid changing weather conditions, and looked big favourites for victory.

NSW 516
EF Waddy 174; JJ Kelly 78; SE Gregory 64
CE McLeod 4-106; FJ Laver 3-106; FB Collins 3-150

New South Wales were as ferocious with ball in hand as they were with the bat. Victoria struggled, and were following-on less than twenty-four hours after first stepping to the crease.

NSW 516
VIC 235
FJ Laver 64; FB Collins 55
FB Johnson 4-55; WP Howell 4-60

Second Innings
A better start was undone by lower scores from most of the order as the home side failed to match their first innings total to give NSW a very convincing victory.

NSW 516
VIC 235 + 218
JH Stuckey 46
A Cotter 4-45; AJY Hpkins 3-56; GL Garnsey 1-0

New South Wales wins by an innings and sixty-three runs.