Marsh's 186 sets up big WA win

Western Australia 5 for 347 (S Marsh 186, Klinger 64, Hatcher 3-76) beat Cricket Australia XI 101 (Harris 44*, Tye 4-35, Agar 3-8) by 246 runs
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Shaun Marsh struck the fifth-highest score of all time in Australia's domestic one-day competition as Western Australia crushed the Cricket Australia XI by 246 runs at North Sydney Oval. Marsh's 186 set the Warriors up for a hefty total of 5 for 347 and the youth side had no answers in the chase, rolled for 101 in the 28th over to hand Western Australia two bonus points.

Marsh hit 23 fours and six sixes in his 148-ball innings, using the small dimensions of the ground to his advantage. It was the third time a score of such magnitude had been plundered in one-day cricket at North Sydney Oval; Ben Dunk clubbed an unbeaten 229 there for Tasmania last season and David Warner struck 197 there for New South Wales in 2013-14.

Marsh had support from Cameron Bancroft (48) and Michael Klinger (64), and it was a tough day for the Cricket Australia XI, who started the tournament with two heavy losses but had bounced back with victory over Tasmania. Liam Hatcher picked up 3 for 76, but his wickets all came after the damage had been done, and the target of 348 was a huge ask for a young side.

Two early wickets to Joel Paris made things even tougher, and the middle order then struggled against the spin of Ashton Agar (3 for 8), before Andrew Tye ran through the lower order and finished with 4 for 35. Opener Marcus Harris carried his bat for 44 not out, but he was one of only four batsmen to reach double figures in the Cricket Australia XI innings.