by SOUTH AUSTRALIA V NEW SOUTH WALES
Played at the Adelaide Oval, 16,17,18,19 December
Match
Day 1: South Australia 4-317 (Lehmann 86* McIntyre 12*)
Debutant Ben Johnson's 56 and Greg Blewett's 50 gave South Australia
it's first century opening stand as the bowlers struggled. The closest
they came to a breakthrough was Glenn McGrath's near censure for
behaviour on a turned down dismissal. A wild slash just before lunch
brought the first wicket Blewett caught first slip. After lunch Nobes
attacked and Johnson was out caught at square leg off Robertson.
Lehmann subdued and Nobes his typically ungainly but successful self.
Nobes out to the second new ball slashed to gullt and then McGrath
bowled by a leg-cutter late in the day.
Day 2:
Day 3:
Day 4:
South Australia 1st innings
G.S. Blewett c Taylor b Robertson 50
B. Johnson c Bevan b Robertson 56
P.C. Nobes c S Waugh b McGrath 97
D.S. Lehmann not out 86
J.A. Brayshaw b McGrath 0
P.E. McIntyre not out 12
Extras (3b 5lb 2w 3nb) 16
TOTAL (4 wickets, 100 ov, 372 mins) 317
FOW: 103,124,295,295
Bowling O M R W
McGrath 24 8 69 2 (3nb)
Lee 13 3 64 0 (2w)
M Waugh 13 1 49 0
Maxwell 10 3 41 0
Kershler 15 4 27 0
Robertson 25 7 59 2
WESTERN AUSTRALIA V VICTORIA
Played at the WACA, 16,17,18,19 December
Match
Day 1: Victoria 9-342 (Elliott 171* Fleming 20*)
Having won the toss and elected to bat, Victoria stumbled initially
before finishing the day in a position that suggests an outright is
entirely likely in this game. The early loss of Ayres to one of the
few balls Julian managed to get near the crease was quickly followed
by Jones who elected to play across the line to the second ball Julian
got near the crease. Angel didn't even need to get it too near the
crease as Hodge chased a wide delivery and sent it straight to second
slip. The lefthanders Gardiner and Elliott then punished the bowling
to make it 3-97 at lunch, immediately after Gardiner hooked Angel to
fine leg. Wrigglesworth and Elliott took it further adding 85 runs
before Wrigglesworth cut one to slip, Reiffel edging to the keeper
shortly afterwards left it at 6-200. 6-200 frequently leads to 220 all
out but this time the WA bowlers showed just how far they have come
down, by allowing all the lower orders batsmen (bar Hughes) to score
runs. In fact they tok it to 342 at stumps, scoring at almost four an
over, an excellent more positive display from the Victorians. And with
47 runs for the last wicket added, it is not over yet. The *** pin
of the innings of course was Matthew Elliott who again passed 170
against WA and held the entire innings together.
Day 2:
Day 3:
Day 4:
South Australia 1st innings
W. Ayres c Moody b Julian 4
M.T.G. Elliott not out 171
D.M. Jones lbw b Julian 4
B.J. Hodge c Moody b Angel 3
G. Gardiner c Cary b Angel 43
I.A. Wrigglesworth c Veletta b Angel 31
P.R. Reiffel c Gilchrist b Moody 0
S.K. Warne c Veletta b Angel ??
D.S. Berry b Cary 39
M.G. Hughes lbw b Cary 0
D.W. Fleming not out 20
Extras
TOTAL (9 wickets) 317
FOW: 24,30,39,112,197,200,???,???,295
(Tea bowling figures)
Bowling O M R W
Angel 17 4 71 3 (6nb 2w)
Julian 16 5 46 2
Moody 11 3 21 1
Cary 8 3 26 0
Stewart 8 1 34 0
Martyn 2 0 12 0