Victoria vs South Australia – Sheffield Shield First – Class Match – Day 1 Update
Winning the toss and batting first, Victoria were restricted to a meagre 220-run total by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Australia-c844, in a four-day first-class Sheffield Shield match, played at the MCG, on February 13, 2012.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aaron-Finch-c881 early on.
The skipper, Cameron White, and left-handed Quiney then took to bat for a useful, 74-run partnership, which was finally broken when pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clairmonte-Christopher-Lewis-c51079 Tietjens sent White packing at 31, being caught by Travis Head.
Reeling at 79 for 3, the Victorian side was shown no mercy by South Australia, as Tietjens went ahead to remove dangerman Quiney, who contributed with a valuable 45-run knock in an otherwise crumbling batting order.
After the top order's fall, Victoria still managed to post 220 on the board, thanks to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PM-Siddle-c2197 (41).
Mennie, with his impressive pace and movement, picked up 5 wickets, while conceding only 43 runs in 21.1 overs.
When South Australians came out to bat, the openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598 (8), caught cleanly by Quniey.
Stray and skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ryan-Carters-c2386, who made no mistake.
The batting side further went into trouble as they lost a couple of wickets before the end of play. The medium pace of McDonald accounted for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CJ-Ferguson-c1264, who contributed only 2.
Stray became the final wicket to fall on the day after he became the victim of the left-arm fast bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/William-Sheridan-c2797 - offering a loose shot to depart for a well made 29.
South Australians had lost all four of their top batters on 65 before right-hander, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tom-Lexley-William-Cooper-c94199, and left-handed wicket-keeper batman, Travis Head, added a slow 16 to close the team’s proceedings at 81 for 4 – still trailing their opponents by 139 runs.
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