Sheffield Shield - 17th Match: Western Australia v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Australia-c844 – Match Update
South Australia 93 & 206/2 (66.0 ov) v Western Australia 368 - South Australia trail by 69 runs with 8 wickets remaining
South Australia trail by 69 runs at stumps on the third day of the four-day Test against Western Australia in the 17th Match of the ongoing Sheffield Shield at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth, on Wednesday, December 07, 2011.
After ending their first innings on 183 for the loss of one wicket, Western Australia came out to bat and post a mammoth total in response to South Australia’s first innings tally of 93 runs.
After no play on the second day due to rain, both teams were seeking to give a befitting performance on the third day of the game in order to grab a win.
Opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Craig-Joseph-Simmons-c51706 came out to bat to add more runs to their overnight tallies of 71 and 52 runs.
With 197 runs on the board, Western Australia lost the wicket of Simmons, who found his way back to the pavilion after scoring 60 runs.
Ribbons then formed a potent partnership with skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Voges-c925, as both batsmen took the team tally to 223 runs before Ribbons was dismissed after clobbering a stupendous innings of 91 runs.
With the departure of Ribbons, South Australia finally saw a chance to make a comeback in the match.
However, the lower-middle-order batsmen kept chipping in and managed to take the score to 368 runs as Western Australia ended their innings.
From South Australia, pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Western-Australia-c865 as the youngster grabbed seven wickets in his 29.4 overs.
South Australia then lost the wickets of openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daniel-Harris-c1310, who went back to the pavilion after scoring four runs each.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CJ-Ferguson-c1264 then played sensationally as they scored 80 and 113 runs to help their side post 206 runs on the board at stumps on the third day of play.
With both batsmen still standing, South Australia have a chance to post a daunting total before lunch tomorrow, and then invite the opposition to bat in order to avoid a draw.
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