Australian Domestic Cricket Update – November 17th, 2011
At stumps on day three of the 11th Sheffield Shield match of Australian domestic cricket, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Australia-c844 required another 388 runs to win with 10 wickets second innings wickets remaining against Tasmania at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart, on the
17th of November, 2011.
The visitors started the third day at 216 runs for the loss of six wickets and the whole team was dismissed for 260 runs on the board, which is quite a disappointing performance, considering the nature of the pitch.
Out of favour Test fast bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Luke-Butterworth-c1850 also shined with three wickets.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Graham-Downton-c44379 Cowan was the star of the day for Tasmania as he scored a brilliant hundred and sealed the advantage
for his team. He scored 134 runs off 209 balls in which he struck 16 boundaries.
Skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Bailey-c1480, who scored a half-century in the first innings, showed his class once again and struck a ton at a rapid strike rate to support Cowan.
South Australia had to face out six overs in the evening, which they survived without losing any wicket.
On the other hand, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-South-Wales-c823 (NSW) required another 196 runs with seven wickets in hand at the close of play on day three of the 12th Sheffield Shield match of the current season against Queensland at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba,
Brisbane.
The visitors conceded a lead of five runs to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JR-Hopes-c1744 played a brilliant knock under
pressure and saved his team from complete disaster.
Australian international, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harold-William-Stephenson-c61707 O’Keefe, who picked up four wickets.
However, the situation was not that shiny for NSW at stumps as they had lost three top order wickets with only 28 runs on the board.
The final day of this match is surely going to be a thrilling one and let us hope that the match lives upto its potential.
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