Sheffield Shield: Henriques, Smith restrict http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Australia-c844 to 188 in their first innings
Steven Smith and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Moises-Henriques-c2021 restricted South Australia to a below-par first innings total of just 188 runs on the first day of the Sheffield Shield clash at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Both Henriques and Smith picked up four wickets
each with the former being more economical; an economy of just 1.44 in his spell of nine overs.
At stumps, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Phillip-Hughes-c2185, who will in most probability open the Perth Test for
Australia, failed to spark when New South Wales started their first innings late in the day, after rolling over the Redbacks. Hughes could compile only 4 runs before nicking Peter George to the Redbacks' skipper and the stand-in wicketkeeper Michael Klinger
behind the stumps. Klinger was keeping the stumps after the regular glove man http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Manou-c1504 was off the ground.
Hughes is the first choice replacement for the injured Simon Katich when Australia take on England in the third Ashes Test in Perth on 16th of December. Hughes can face a contest from his New South Wales teammate http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Usman-Khawaja-c2729,
who is also in good form. All-rounder Steven Smith is also a possibility for the Test call-up but he also struggled with the bat and was trapped leg before by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ben-Edmondson-c1134 for a 19-ball 8. Earlier, Smith scythed through the lower order of South Australia
to finish the first innings with 4 for 57 as the Redbacks lost their six wickets for just 12 runs.
Despite losing opener Tom Moffat in the second over of the day, the Redbacks were given a solid start by Tom Cooper and skipper Michael Klinger as both shared 97-run stand for the second wicket. The Blues had to wait for the next 40
overs for another breakthrough which was then provided by Copeland as Cooper was caught by Maddinson for 57.
Henriques sacked Callum Ferguson for 14 in his opening over of the game leaving the Redbacks 133 for 3 and the things continued to go downhill from there. Henriques struck back in his next over removing fluent Klinger for 59 and Manou from the next delivery
for a golden duck. He removed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Cooper-c51561 and skipper Michael Klinger.
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