Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1902–03

Australia in South Africa in 1902–03
Australia in South Africa in 1902–03
	South Africa
Dates	11 October 1902 – 11 November 1902
Captains	HM Taberer (1st Test); JH Anderson (2nd Test); EA Halliwell (3rd Test)
Test series
Result	Australia won the 3-match series 2–0
Most runs	JH Sinclair (286)
Most wickets	CB Llewellyn (25)

The Australia national cricket team toured several British colonies in the area that is present-day South Africa between 1902 and 1903, playing in three test matches against the South Africa national cricket team. The tour was a one-month stop-off for Australia after touring England. The Australian captain was Joe Darling, while South Africa had three different captains throughout the series: Henry Taberer, Biddy Anderson and Ernest Halliwell.

The first test at the Old Wanderers was also the first match ever between the two sides.^[3] Six players made their debuts for South Africa as they forced Australia to follow-on; however, the match ended in a draw. Four days later at the same venue, Australia won the second test by 159 runs off the back of a Warwick Armstrong century and a seven-wicket haul in the second innings from Jack Saunders. The final test was played at the Newlands Cricket Ground, where Australia cruised to a ten wicket victory.^[4] Australian player Clem Hill was the leading run scorer of the series with 327 runs while South African, Charlie Llewellyn was the leading wicket taker with 25 wickets.

Test series summary

Australia won the Test series 2–0 with one match drawn.

Match length: 3 days (excluding Sundays). Balls per over: 6.

First Test

11–14 October 1902
Scorecard

South Africa	v	Australia
454 (95 overs) LJ Tancred 97 AJY Hopkins 3/59 (12 overs)		296 (51 overs) RA Duff 82 CB Llewellyn 6/92 (22 overs)
101/4 (32 overs) CMH Hathorn 31 WW Armstrong 2/24 (7 overs)		372/7d (f/o) (78 overs) C Hill 142 CB Llewellyn 3/124 (26 overs)

Match drawn
Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
Umpires: F Hearne and A Soames

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
12 October was taken as a rest day
LJ Tancred, CMH Hathorn, CJE Smith, HM Taberer, AW Nourse and G Thornton (all SA) made their Test debuts.

Second Test

18–21 October 1902
Scorecard

Australia	v	South Africa
175 (55.1 overs) WW Armstrong 49 CB Llewellyn 5/43 (18.1 overs)		240 (53 overs) JH Sinclair 101 VT Trumper 3/60 (12 overs)
309 (81.4 overs) WW Armstrong 159* CB Llewellyn 5/73 (31.4 overs)		85 (22 overs) LJ Tancred 29 JV Saunders 7/34 (11 overs)

Australia won by 159 runs
Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
Umpires: F Hearne and FE Smith

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
19 October was taken as a rest day
JH Anderson and JJ Kotze (both SA) made their Test debuts.

Third Test

8–11 November 1902
Scorecard

Australia	v	South Africa
252 (70.5 overs) C Hill 91* CB Llewellyn 6/97 (30.5 overs)		85 (33.2 overs) CMH Hathorn 19 WP Howell 4/18 (17 overs)
59/0 (9.5 overs) VT Trumper 38*		225 (f/o) (63.1 overs) JH Sinclair 104 WP Howell 5/81 (26 overs)

Australia won by 10 wickets
Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires: WH Creese and F Hearne

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
9 November was taken as a rest day
PS Twentyman-Jones (SA) made his Test debut.

Tour matches

No.	Date	Opponents	Result	Batting first	Batting second	Venue	Ref
1	11–14 October 1902	SOUTH AFRICA (1st Test)	Match drawn	South Africa 454 (95 overs) & 101/4 (32 overs)	Australia 296 (51 overs) & 372/7d (f/o) (78 overs)	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	^[5]
	15–17 October 1902	XV of Transvaal	Match drawn	Transvaal 462 (91.4 overs) & 201/8d (56 overs)	Australians 392 (59.2 overs) & 158/3 (26 overs)	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	^[6]
2	18–21 October 1902	SOUTH AFRICA (2nd Test)	Australians won by 159 runs	Australia 175 (55.1 overs) & 309 (81.4 overs)	South Africa 240 (53 overs) & 85 (22 overs)	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	^[7]
	25–27 October 1902	XV of Natal	Match drawn	Australians 268 (71.2 overs) & 203/6d (37 overs)	Natal 206 (75 overs) & 69/6 (42 overs)	Lord's, Durban	^[8]
3	5–6 November 1902	Western Province	Australians won by 282 runs	Australians 172 (42.1 overs) & 274 (58 overs)	Western Province 84 (22.4 overs) & 80 (28.5 overs)	Newlands, Cape Town	^[9]
4	8–11 November 1902	SOUTH AFRICA (3rd Test)	Australia won by 10 wickets	Australia 252 (70.5 overs) & 59/0 (9.5 overs)	South Africa 85 (33.2 overs) & 225 (f/o) (63.1 overs)	Newlands, Cape Town	^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "Records–Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1902/03–Most Runs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Records–Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1902/03–Most Wickets". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
^ "An insomniac's dream". ESPN Cricinfo. 11 October 2005. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
^ Roy Webber, The Playfair Book of Cricket Records, Playfair Books, 1951.
^ South Africa v Australia (1st Test), 1902/03 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
^ Transvaal v Australians, 1902/03 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
^ South Africa v Australia (2nd Test), 1902/03 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
^ Natal v Australians, 1902/03 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
^ Western Province v Australians, 1902/03 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
^ South Africa v Australia (3rd Test), 1902/03 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2017.

External links

Australia in South Africa, 1902–03 at Cricinfo
Australia in South Africa 1902/03 at CricketArchive
Australia to England 1902 at Test Cricket Tours
Wisden Online 1904

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Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1904

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