Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1902–03
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South Africa | Australia | ||
Dates | 11 October 1902 – 11 November 1902 | ||
Captains |
HM Taberer (1st Test) JH Anderson (2nd Test) EA Halliwell (3rd Test) | J Darling | |
Test series | |||
Result | Australia won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
Most runs | JH Sinclair (286)[1] | C Hill (327)[1] | |
Most wickets | CB Llewellyn (25)[2] | JV Saunders (15)[2] |
The Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1902–03 played six matches including three Tests. Australia won two of the Tests and one other match, and the other three matches were drawn.[3] The opening Test was the first one between the two sides.[4]
Australia was captained by Joe Darling. The team was the same one that had toured England in 1902; they made a one-month stopover from their home voyage via the Cape of Good Hope.
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
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- 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
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- 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
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59/0 (9.5 overs)
VT Trumper 38* |
- 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 |
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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.
- ^ Roy Webber, The Playfair Book of Cricket Records, Playfair Books, 1951.
- ^ "An insomniac's dream". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ 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
Annual reviews[]
Further reading[]
- Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
Categories:
- 1902 in Australian cricket
- 1902 in South African cricket
- International cricket competitions from 1888–89 to 1918
- Australian cricket tours of South Africa
- South African cricket seasons from 1888–89 to 1917–18