The

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toured South Africa as part of the 1902 season as they played in three

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against

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. The tour was part of a home voyage from touring England with the national team making a one-month stopover via the Cape of Good Hope. Australia captain was

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while South Africa had three different captains throughout the series with

Henry Taberer Henry Melville Taberer (7 October 1870 – 5 June 1932) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test match in 1902, when he captained South Africa. He was the son of the Revd C. Taberer and was born at a mission station in Keiskammahoe ...

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and

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. The first test at the

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was also the first match between the two sides. Six players made their debuts for South Africa as despite getting Australia to

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, the match would end in a draw. One week at the same venue, Australia would take the test out by 159 runs off the back of a

Warwick Armstrong Warwick Windridge Armstrong (22 May 1879 – 13 July 1947) was an Australian cricketer who played 50 Test matches between 1902 and 1921. An all-rounder, he captained Australia in ten Test matches between 1920 and 1921, and was undefeated, winn ...

century and a seven wicket haul in the second innings from Jack Saunders. Two weeks at the final test which was held at the

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, Australia would cruise to a ten wicket victory.

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, ''The Playfair Book of Cricket Records'', Playfair Books, 1951. Australian player

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was the leading run scorer of the series with 327 runs while South African,

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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

Second Test

Third Test

Tour matches

References

External links

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