Sheffield Shield Cup: Victoria defeat http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Western-Australia-c865 by 8 wickets
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Victoria-c859 Bushrangers, the defending champions of the Sheffield Shield, started their campaign with an imposing 8-wicket victory over Western Australia. In the match played at the Western Australia Cricket Association ground in Perth, the Bushrangers controlled
the fight and were left needing just 62 to win after the home side was bowled for a fighting total of 400 soon after lunch.
Luke Pomersbach turned out to be saviour for the Warriors on the final day, saving them from a humiliating innings defeat with his patient innings of 89 runs. Pomersbach was well supported by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ryan-Duffield-c2387 with steady contributions. Ashley
Noffke shared a 55-run stand with Pomersbach for the seventh wicket partnership while Duffield posted a 44-run partnership with the fluent Pomersbach. The Warriors started the final day of the 4-day contest at 271 for 5 with Luke Ronchi and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Luke-Pomersbach-c1856
on the crease but lost Ronchi quite early. As a result, they had to rely solely on Pomersbach until he was the last man to lose his wicket after being stumped by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Wade-c1933 off David Hussey.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Darren-Pattinson-c1321, who had scythed through the Warriors line-up in the first innings to finish with eight wickets, took only one wicket in the second innings.
The run chase of the visitors was completed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Hill-c1955, plundering two sixes off the last three balls in his unbeaten cameo of 17 runs, taking his side home with 8 wickets intact. Nick Jewell was the first victim who mistimed Michael Hogan to Noffke
standing at gully for 20 while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aaron-Finch-c881 scored 26 before slicing Ashley Noffke to third man.
Earlier, Western Australia was bundled out for only 190 in reply to Victoria’s daunting first innings total of 529. Pattinson’s outstanding performance of 8 for 35 in the first innings set the Victoria Bushrangers on their way to an 8-wicket victory over
the hosts at WACA. Michael Swart and Luke Pomersbach earned the hosts some respectability with 104 and 89 respectively in the second innings.
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