Western Australia v South Australia – Sheffield Shield, 2012/13 (13th Match) – Match Update – Warriors clinch 110-run victory
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Australia-c844 throughout their Sheffield Shield match, played from November 12 to 15, and ended by securing a comprehensive 110-run win over the Redbacks at the Western Australia Cricket Association Ground in Perth.
The Warriors won the toss on the first day of play, and elected to bat first. Their first innings was driven largely by centurion http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nathan-Coulter-Nile-c2070 (52). The Redbacks’ Joe Mennie (25-2-115-4) and Jake Haberfield (15-0-91-2) put in decent efforts to keep their opposition in check, but the Warriors remained unfazed, and declared at a total of 400 for 9 on the second day of play.
The Warriors then followed up with a potent bowling attack, led by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Hogan-c1956 (20-8-58-2), and Michael Beer (23-9-41-2). South Australia’s batsmen failed to rise to the challenge, and Phillip Hughes remained the top-scorer for the team with 92, while Michael Klinger (37) was the only other batsman who managed to put up a bit of a fight. On day three, the Redbacks were bowled for a first innings total of 237.
Western Australia were less impressive with the bat the second time around, troubled as they were by South Australia’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sam-Whiteman-c88206 (15) – were able to reach double figures, and on day three, the team was all out at 191.
However, their first innings had proved substantial enough and that, coupled with their second innings score, saw the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861 setting the Redbacks a final target of 355 to chase.
Johnson (19.2-2-52-3), Hogan (24-12-28-2), and Player of the Match Coulter-Nile (18-2-67-2) launched a spirited defence of their total, which saw only two batsmen – Travis Head (95*) and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Klinger-c76093 (56) – managing to post competitive individual totals. On the final day of play, South Australia were reduced, all out, to 244, with Western Australia managing to clinch an emphatic win by a margin of 110 runs.
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