South Australia 283 and forty seven for 1 (Hunt 31*, McSweeney 13*) want 253 greater runs to overcome Victoria 285 and 297 (Kellaway seventy seven, Dixon seventy six, Scott four-forty nine)
Contrasting however similarly critical half-centuries from Victoria children Campbell Kellaway and Harry Dixon along 4 wickets to Liam Scott installation a tantilising very last day run chase for South Australia at Junction Oval in Melbourne.
Kellaway made seventy seven and Dixon plundered seventy six as Victoria have been bowled out for 297 at the 1/3 day. Scott took four for forty nine whilst Henry Thornton bagged three for forty four to go away South Australia wanting precisely three hundred to win. They completed the day forty seven for 1 with Henry Hunt and Nathan McSweeney, who had in advance left the sphere after bowling one ball, negotiating a hard very last hour.
Kellaway fought tough to make his 2nd half-century of the suit however Dixon’s astonishing innings withinside the afternoon ensured Victoria had a first rate overall to shield as they appearance to hold alive their hopes of creating the Sheffield Shield very last.
Marcus Harris turned into now no longer as fortunate. Harris chopped on looking to a depart a period ball that reared a hint off Doggett for a tough fought 19. Blake Macdonald turned into an awful lot greater fluent, putting 4 boundaries, however he fell looking to drop-kick Scott over midwicket and as a substitute skied a seize to mid-on.
Kellaway and Peter Handscomb seemed to settle in after lunch and regarded set to construct a hefty overall for Victoria. But simply as they did withinside the first innings, the house facet suffered a large middle-order crumble with Scott and Thornton doing the damage.
Kellaway had copped a barrage of brief balls and his strokeplay had grow to be a bit frantic earlier than he edged to slide looking to power Scott at the up. Thornton then moved quickly Handscomb with a brief ball and his tried pull became skied instantly as much as Nielsen.
Thornton determined Sam Harper’s out of doors area with some other transport that climbed earlier than he rattled the pinnacle of Sam Elliott’s off stump with a awesome ball that angled in and straightened. Scott were given one to snake thru Xavier Crone’s gate at the opposite give up to additionally easy bowl him.
Dixon watched all of this carnage spread having walked in after Kellaway had fallen. He turned into absolutely unflappable thumping a handful of excellent cowl drives each time the bowlers overpitched.
He located a excellent best friend in Fergus O’Neill who made a hectic 34, rotating the strike and irritating South Australia together along with his barely unorthodox method. The pair placed on eighty for the 8th wicket.guys stationed anywhere at the rope he thumped 5 sixes over the leg facet inclusive of in a row off Doggett, one in all which sailed out of the floor over rectangular leg. He sooner or later miscued one on 76, hitting Scott instantly up at hand the allrounder his fourth wicket.
Conor McInerney’s tortured match-up with Scott Boland continued. After being easy bowled withinside the first over of the primary innings, he nicked Boland to first slip withinside the starting over of the second one innings best for Macdonald to grass the knee excessive hazard. It did now no longer value much. McInerney made simply 1 off 24 balls earlier than nicking Boland once more with keeper Harper pouching the hazard diving low to his left.
Hunt loved a few fortune at the alternative give up nicking more than one balls brief of slip. He additionally survived a completely near lbw shout off Elliott. McSweeney, too, nicked Boland brief of slip however thereafter each gamers settled and performed undoubtedly even as protecting and leaving well.
