Western http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tasmania-c854: Sheffield Shield – Westers Australia’s Innings Recap
Western Australia (WA) were bowled out for 176 runs on day one of a Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania at the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Western-Australia-c865 Cricket Association (WACA) Ground, Perth in Australia on Tuesday, October 11, 2011.
The hosts’ middle-order batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Voges-c925 was the only player to make a solid impression, as he top scored the innings with 58 runs.
Earlier, The Tasmanian skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Bailey-c1480 elected to field first after winning the toss. The wicket in Perth is historically known for offering a lot of pace and bounce to the pace bowlers and it lived up to the reputation in today’s game as well.
WA’s innings was started by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marcus-Harris-c1897. The pair were troubled by the pace and bounce of the pitch and failed to carry onto the starts to their respective outings.
They put on 29 runs for the first wicket before the former got out after adding 14 runs to the total with the help of three boundaries.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harris-c61739 also struggled to score runs and was sent back to the pavilion after collecting 18 runs off 27 balls.
The WA skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-North-c1982 was also unable to rescue his side from trouble and was dismissed after scoring six runs, leaving the team in a spot of bother at 41 for the loss of three batsmen.
Voges and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Travis-Birt-c2707 gave some momentum to the innings with a 50-run stand for the fourth wicket. However, the latter was unable to make most of the start to his innings and got out for 18 runs off 45 deliveries.
The bigger blow for the home team was the wicket of Voges, who was batting extremely well. He ended up being the top scorer of the day with 58 runs, smashing 11 boundaries.
Wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Anthony-Johnson-c75758 was the next man to be dismissed in the innings. He failed to make a big impression and managed just five runs in his short stay at the crease.
Next to go was star Australian player http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.
Johnson has been out of form for the past few months and will be aiming to perform well at the domestic level in order to fight his way back in the team.
Middle-order batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tom-Beaton-c94177 was running out of partners at the other end and failed to cope up with the pressure. He got out after scoring 32 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Beer-c1949 were the final two wickets to fall in the WA’s innings, as the team was all out for 176.
Tasmania’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Luke-Butterworth-c1850 was impressive with the ball, pciking up four wickets in the day.
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