CW 1911/12 (S20), Game 2: Victoria vs South Australia

Victoria vs South Australia
Melbourne Cricket Ground
24th-25th, 27th-30th November 1911

Lineups:
Victoria- JA Seitz, HHL Kortlang, VS Ransford, DBM SMith, WW Armstrong, TJ Matthews, NE Brown, JH Kyle, HW Hart, W Carkeek, WRF Macrow

South Australia- ER Mayne, CE Dolling, C Hill, JN Crawford, WL Chamberlain, GJS Down, S Hill, WS Stirling, RBC Rees, HW Webster, WJ Whitty

First Innings
South Australia started brightly and went on through the first day and a half compiling a good score.

SA 458
ER Mayne 99; JN Crawford 84; GJS Down 60; CE Dolling 57
TJ Matthews 4-107

Victoria just beat their opponents total, but it needed a a few good men to get them on their way as the top and bottom of the order failed to impress.

SA 458
VIC 461
WW Armstrong 139; TJ Matthews 105; DBM Smith 95
RBC Rees 4-83; WJ Whitty 4-129

South Australia
ER Mayne led by example again; this time making his century. The rest of the order struggled to hold off the bowling attack however and Victoria were left with an achievable score to chase, but South Australia can have confidence in their bowlers.

SA 458 + 313
VIC 461
ER Mayne 112
JH Kyle 5-101; TJ Matthews 3-64

Victoria were on the ropes at 145-8 as the wickets tumbled consistently. NE Brown stood firm and found a partner in W Carkeek who took the hosts twenty-one runs away from victory before the tenth man fell. It then became a nailbiting finish, and Victoria squeaked home the final runs for victory, leaving South Australia ruing the missed chance.

SA 458 + 313
VIC 461 + 311-9
NE Borwn 104*; W Carkeek 63
JN Crawford 4-58; WJ Whitty 3-99

Victoria wins by a wicket.