Victoria have claimed a thumping 177-run win over South Australia inside three days to maneuver a step nearer to a spot in subsequent month’s Sheffield Shield ultimate.
South Australia had few solutions with the bat in pursuit of an unlikely 368 to win, and had been bowled out for 190 simply after the scheduled tea break at Junction Oval on Wednesday.
Youngster Mitch Perry continued his constant type with career-best figures of 5-64.
Strike companion Fergus O’Neill (2-3) claimed two top-order scalps but it surely wasn’t all good news with the rookie paceman compelled from the sphere after delivering simply 3.3 overs.
South Australia’s hopes had been partly extinguished inside an hour on the crease after slipping to 4-27.
The solely severe resistance got here from Daniel Drew and Ben Manenti, who mixed for a defiant 96-run stand.
Victoria skipper Will Sutherland secured the important thing wicket of Drew, who had scored a double century towards leaders Western Australia final week, with a pointy catch taken at quick mid-on by Campbell Kellaway eradicating the No.3 batter for 38.
Spinner Manenti, once more said his case to be thought of an allrounder with a crunching 82 off simply 96 balls – a second half century in as many matches – earlier than Perry struck.
While the affect of different ongoing matches is but to be decided, the win lifted Victoria into outright second with two rounds additional remaining.
It was a second one-sided win for Victoria in as many matches below performing skipper Sutherland.
While Perry loved the spoils on the ultimate day, the victory was arrange by Matt Short’s batting in each innings.
Short hit 70 within the first innings – the one half century for both staff within the first innings – and adopted that up with 119 within the second dig, his maiden Shield century.
Short’s run-scoring was all of the extra meritorious on a difficult Junction Oval wicket the place 22 wickets fell in the course of the first 4 periods of the match.
The match additionally marked the return of veteran worldwide Glenn Maxwell after a three-month absence from the sport with a damaged leg.
Maxwell, who solely returned to the sport on the weekend in grade cricket, mustered simply 5 runs after which a second-ball duck within the second innings.
Despite the heavy defeat South Australia’s hopes are nonetheless intact, with the Redbacks now one win in arrears of Victoria forward of concluding matches towards Queensland and New South Wales.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
