Western Australia v South Australia – Sheffield Shield 2012/13 (13th Match) – Match Update [Day 1]
Courtesy a steady century from Marcus Harris, the Western Australia Warriors got their ongoing Sheffield Shield match against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Australia-c844 Redbacks off to a strong start on the first day, finishing at 327 for 7 by stumps on November 12 at the Western
Australia Cricket Association Ground in Perth.
The match kicked off with the Warriors winning the toss and electing to bat first. However, the team’s innings got off to a faltering start, with opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marcus-Harris-c1897, on
the other hand, helped the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861 regain their balance with a fluent 114, including 19 boundaries.
Coming in at number 3, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-North-c1982 was unable to contribute much,
managing to score 7 before he was swept off the crease by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jake-Haberfield-c1629 (15-0-91-2).
The Warriors struck gold with skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Voges-c925, who contributed an individual score of 47, in addition to setting up a massive 120-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Harris. Their combined efforts got Western Australia up to 180, after which Voges
was finally dislodged by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Joe-Mennie-c1711 (14-0-83-2).
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harris-c61739 was eventually dismissed by Haberfield in the 68th over, leaving the team at 200 for 5. However, Mithcell Marsh took it from there, and scored 51, remaining unbeaten until the end of day one. Marsh and wicketkeeper Tom Triffitt (24) teamed
up for a 52-run partnership for the 6th wicket, and following Triffitt’s dismissal at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nathan-Coulter-Nile-c2070 (52) in setting up a 70-run stand.
By the time Coulter-Nile was sent packing by Mennie, Western Australia’s total has swelled to 322 for 7. The next batsman to step up to the crease was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MG-Johnson-c1945, who remained unbeaten at 4 until the end of the day. Johnson and Marsh contributed 5
more runs to the total before play came to an end for the day, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Western-Australia-c865 at 327 for 7 by stumps.
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