http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Luke-Butterworth-c1850 gives Tasmania the edge against Western Australia in Sheffield Shield
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tasmania-c854 on the first day of play of a Sheffield Shield match in Perth. Batting first, the hosts were bowled-out for just 160 runs.
WA Captain Marcus North won the toss and decided to bat first. The wicket didn’t seem to have too much assistance for the bowlers. However, Perth is traditionally known for its pace and bounce, which proved to be too much for the WA batsmen.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Luke-Towers-c1858 only lasted for two balls and was cleaned up for a duck. This brought North to the crease and he tried to steady the innings along with Robinson.
However, the WA captain failed to stay at the wicket for long, and was sent back to the pavilion after a 30-run partnership. North scored just 17 runs before he was dismissed. The problems continued for the hosts as none of their batsmen were able to capitalise on the starts they got. Robinson was dismissed after scoring 18 runs, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Voges-c925 only managed 12 runs before getting out.
The trend continued as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ryan-Duffield-c2387 as the pair put together a 35-run stand for the ninth wicket. However, this effort wasn’t enough for WA as the team was bundled out for just 160 runs. Coulter-Nile top scored in the innings with 40 runs, while Duffield remained unbeaten on 19 until he ran out of partners at the other end.
Luke Butterworth was exceptional with the ball as he took six wickets for his team. He did everything right today and troubled the batsmen continuously with swing and bounce off the wicket. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Maher-c923 was also impressive as he grabbed two wickets in the innings.
Nick Kruger and Ed Cowan made sure that Tasmania didn’t lose any wickets today and scored 79 runs until the close of play. Kruger was unbeaten on 38 whereas; Cowan was not-out on 29 when the umpires called off the day’s play.
The Tasmanian batsmen will try to bat just once in this match and win the match by an innings margin. There is plenty of time for the batsman to settle down and play big innings. On the other hand, WA tried four different bowlers in the day but none of them was successful. However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Hogan-c1956 bowled well and troubled the batsmen in his spell. He will be looking to take some quick wickets tomorrow.
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