Tasmania take a 21 run lead over Victoria in the first innings
Tasmania took a 21-run lead against Victoria in the first innings of the Ryobi One Day Cup. The match is being played at Hobart in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tasmania-c854 had scored 80 runs in their first innings and they lost just two wickets. In reply, the Victorian team was below par and the batsman failed to score runs freely. There wasn’t much assistance in the wicket for the bowlers but the ball remained low
on some occasions, which made scoring difficult for the batsmen.
The start to the innings was not bad for Victoria but the team lost four quick wickets in a span of just 14 runs.
Wicketkeeper-batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aaron-Finch-c881 started the innings for their team and the pair took the team’s total to 42 steadily. However, Finch failed to carry onto the start he got and gave away a simple catch to Rhett Lockyear off the bowling of
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Faulkner-c1643.
Finch scored just 15 runs off 30 balls before getting out and his innings included two boundaries.
The first-drop batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Evan-Gulbis-c56499 struggled to get going and got out after scoring just one run from eight balls. He was caught behind the stumps by the young wicketkeeper Thomas Triffitt off the bowling off Faulkner.
Veteran batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brad-Hodge-c1184 was the next man to be dismissed after he just scored four runs in his innings. Although the batsman would consider himself a touch unlucky as he was undone by uneven bounce and the ball crashed into the stumps.
The captain of the Victorian team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Victoria-c859 were struggling at 56 for four.
Robert Quiney and Wade made sure that their team finished the innings without losing another wicket. After the completion of their first innings, Wade was unbeaten on 31 off 62 balls whereas; Quiney was not-out on two.
The left-arm medium pacer, Faulkner was the pick of the bowers as he bowled consistently on a good channel. He took the first two wickets for his side.
Nick Kruger and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brendan-Drew-c1192 were the other wicket-takers for their team as they took one wicket each.
Tasmania will resume their innings from 80 for two with their captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Bailey-c1480 and Mark Cosgrove on the crease.
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