| Series Name: | Australia in South Africa in 1902–03 |
| Team1 Image: | Flag of the Cape Colony 1876-1910.svg |
| Team1 Name: | South Africa |
| Team2 Image: | Flag of Australia (1901–1903).svg |
| Team2 Name: | Australia |
| From Date: | 11 October 1902 |
| To Date: | 11 November 1902 |
| Team1 Captain: | HM Taberer (1st Test) JH Anderson (2nd Test) EA Halliwell (3rd Test) |
| Team2 Captain: | J Darling |
| No Of Tests: | 3 |
| Team1 Tests Won: | 0 |
| Team2 Tests Won: | 2 |
| Team1 Tests Most Runs: | JH Sinclair (286)[1] |
| Team2 Tests Most Runs: | C Hill (327) |
| Team1 Tests Most Wickets: | CB Llewellyn (25)[2] |
| Team2 Tests Most Wickets: | JV Saunders (15) |
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.
Australia won the Test series 2–0 with one match drawn.
Match length: 3 days (excluding Sundays). Balls per over: 6.
| No. | Date | Opponents | Result | Batting first | Batting second | Venue | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTH AFRICA (1st Test) | Match drawn | South Africa 454 (95 overs) &<br>101/4 (32 overs) | Australia 296 (51 overs) &<br>372/7d (f/o) (78 overs) | [5] | |||
| XV of Transvaal | Match drawn | Transvaal 462 (91.4 overs) &<br>201/8d (56 overs) | Australians 392 (59.2 overs) &<br>158/3 (26 overs) | [6] | ||||
| 2 | SOUTH AFRICA (2nd Test) | Australians won by 159 runs | Australia 175 (55.1 overs) &<br>309 (81.4 overs) | South Africa 240 (53 overs) &<br>85 (22 overs) | [7] | |||
| Match drawn | Australians 268 (71.2 overs) &<br>203/6d (37 overs) | Natal 206 (75 overs) &<br>69/6 (42 overs) | [8] | |||||
| 3 | Australians won by 282 runs | Australians 172 (42.1 overs) &<br>274 (58 overs) | Western Province 84 (22.4 overs) &<br>80 (28.5 overs) | [9] | ||||
| 4 | SOUTH AFRICA (3rd Test) | Australia won by 10 wickets | Australia 252 (70.5 overs) &<br>59/0 (9.5 overs) | South Africa 85 (33.2 overs) &<br>225 (f/o) (63.1 overs) | [10] |