Official match archive · Universal Date: January 24, 1900
FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD
Cricket at the turn of the century
New Zealand’s touring cricketersNew Zealand team on its 1898–99 Australian tour. 1899.Kerry & Co. · Wikimedia Commons; scan credited to Men in White (1986). Photo sourceA pavilion from cricket’s early yearsMembers’ stand at the Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground, Hobart. circa 1900.Unidentified photographer · Tasmanian Archives, PH30/1/1256, via Wikimedia Commons. Photo source
Historical context photographs. The replay results and scorebooks below belong to the ASN matches.
5 official matches recorded. Practice and TEST results are excluded.
OFFICIAL MATCH
South Australia won by 10 wickets
C&D game used: Minden Basic
Victoria 266/10; South Australia 456/10; Victoria 224/10; South Australia 46/0. The final-innings target was 35. The opening innings includes the historical 243/7 carried into January 1.
The match began December 30, 1899, at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Earlier overs and full bowling figures are unavailable; replay overs remain separate.
Victoria 266/10 · earlier overs unavailable; 8 replay overs
Derived from the recorded Minden Basic match; historical carried scores retain their supplied source. Approved estimates: VH Waters M, WAA Webb S, AD Eckhoff M; 1899 follow-on/declaration replay policy.
OFFICIAL MATCH
New South Wales won by 460 runs
C&D game used: Minden Basic
SYDNEY — New South Wales turn an 88-run first-innings advantage into a commanding victory. Their second innings reaches 638, led by VT Trumper with 156, FA Iredale with 152 and MA Noble with 101. South Australia face a target of 727 and finish at 266, despite FT Hack’s 126. Earlier, SE Gregory’s 131 anchored NSW’s opening 356.
New South Wales 356/10; South Australia 268/10; New South Wales 638/10; South Australia 266/10.
Scheduled for January 6, 1900, at Sydney Cricket Ground. Historical no play on January 6 and 8; the replay starts with the January 9 playing scope at 0/0. All scorebook play was recorded in the replay.
Derived from the recorded Minden Basic match; historical carried scores retain their supplied source. Approved estimates: LW Pye M; timeless 1899 compulsory follow-on and no-fixed-last-day declaration convention.
Filed under the January 9 historical playing start. The timeless simulation continued through replay clock day 8; that internal clock does not advance the Universal date or establish a historical finish date.
These are ASN tabletop replay scores. January 6 and 8 were historical no-play days; no scoring from the historical result has been substituted.
Tasmania 421/10; New South Wales 305/10; Tasmania 179/10; New South Wales 296/9. The final-innings target was 296. The opening innings includes the historical 341/5 carried into January 1.
The match began December 30, 1899, at Tasmania C.A. Ground, Hobart. Earlier overs and full bowling figures are unavailable; replay overs remain separate.
Derived from the owner-recorded official Minden Basic match. Historical carried scores retain their source. Bowling-family estimates and the timeless 1899 follow-on/declaration convention were acknowledged before official play; local historical adoption remains unconfirmed.
OFFICIAL MATCH · JANUARY 4–6
Otago holds on by 17 runs
C&D game used: Minden Basic
Otago 105 and 149; Canterbury 60 and 177. Canterbury’s final-innings target was 195.
Lancaster Park, Christchurch · January 4–6, 1900. Otago batted first after the reported historical toss. This replay began fresh at 0/0; all four innings were recorded in Minden Basic.
Derived from the owner-recorded official Minden Basic result. Reported historical XIs and venue; full-season cards use the owner-supported rating method. Bowling-family and local period-policy estimates were acknowledged before play. Balls faced and individual catch credits are unavailable.
