Tasmania v Western Australia – Sheffield Shield, 2012/13 (16th Match) – Match Recap – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tasmania-c854 clinch innings win
Jackson Bird and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861, in their first-class match during the ongoing Sheffield Shield, played
at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart from November 25 to 27.
Western Australia won the toss on day one and elected to bat first, but the Warriors’ batsmen did not appear to be up to the challenge. Tasmania’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Faulkner-c1643 (6-2-10-1), scythed through
the opposition’s batting order, triggering a complete collapse.
Only two of the Warriors’ batsmen were able to progress into double figures – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-North-c1982 scored
just 6, while skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Travis-Birt-c2707 both contributed 4 runs each.
Wicketkeeper batsman Tom Triffitt (7), Nathan Coulter-Nile (5), and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Hogan-c1956 failed to score any runs at all. By the 38th over of their
innings, the Warriors were all out at a disappointing 67.
Tasmania, in comparison, played a composed and confident innings, posting a massive first innings total of 448 after which they were all out. Western Australia’s Mitchell Johnson (30-8-103-4), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nathan-Coulter-Nile-c2070 (30-4-110-2)
made valiant attempts to rein in the opposition, but the Tigers proved too difficult to handle.
Openers Mark Cosgrove (42) and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alex-Doolan-c983 (42) for a 74-run stand for the second
wicket.
The highlight of the Tigers’ innings was the 120-run partnership between Dunk and skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Bailey-c1480 (66), which got the team total up to 250. The Tigers underwent a brief bad period, with Dunk and Bailey’s dismissals being followed by mediocre performances
from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TD-Paine-c2652 (4), and Luke Butterworth (2).
However, Tasmania displayed remarkable depth in their batting order, and coming in at number 8, James Faulkner drove the rest of the innings forward with an unbeaten 76. He teamed up with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Evan-Gulbis-c56499 (35) for a 49-run 8th wicket stand, and followed
it up with a 93-run partnership with Jackson Bird (26), which got Tasmania up to 448 before they were all out.
The Warriors’ second turn at bat featured a few improved performances, but the team failed to muster up much of a reply to the Tigers. Whiteman (96), Voges (94), and North (33) put forth competitive performances, but the rest found themselves severely hampered
by Butterworth (25.1-8-50-5), Bird (20-3-61-2), and Faulkner (20-8-41-2). http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Western-Australia-c865 were eventually bowled for 263, and Tasmania went on to claim victory by an innings and 118 runs.
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