Tasmania seal fine win in less than an over
David Dawson sealed Tasmania's six-wicket win over Queensland on the fifth ball of the fourth morning
Cricinfo staff
18-Dec-2008
David Dawson sealed Tasmania's six-wicket win over Queensland on the fifth ball of the fourth morning as the home side completed a fine comeback at Bellerive Oval. The Tigers were in trouble until they dismissed the Bulls for 93 in their second innings and the only local doubts came when rain arrived when they were three short of their target of 110 on Thursday afternoon.
The weather on Friday was kind and Tasmania reached 4 for 111, with George Bailey on 31 and Dawson, who hit a four to cover, on 6. Tasmania moved to 18 points with the win, two behind the second-placed Bulls.
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Day 3 Tasmania 214 & 4 for 107 (Bailey 31*) trail Queensland 230 & 93 (Butterworth 5-13) by 2 runs
Queensland's strong morning turned into a horror afternoon when they were dismissed for 93, but a heavy shower late in the day delayed an almost certain defeat. Tasmania staged a fine comeback through Luke Butterworth's five wickets and need only three runs to win on the fourth morning after moving to 4 for 107.
Butterworth's spree quickly destroyed the Bulls, who lost 6 for 11 to fall to 7 for 41 after the boost of two first-innings points. Some late contributions from Chris Hartley (14), Ryan Harris (16) and Nathan Rimmington (16) extended Tasmania's target to 110. The Tigers lost the openers Rhett Lockyear (34) and Jonathan Wells (22) and James Hopes picked up three victims, but George Bailey (31 not out) was on the verge of sealing the success when the rain came.
Tasmania resumed the third day on 8 for 186 and while Ben Hilfenhaus added 18, his dismissal, hooking Chris Swan to fine leg on 20, ended the innings at 214. Harris had picked up Gerard Denton for 14, finishing with 4 for 59, and Swan had 3 for 57.
With a lead of 16, Queensland were looking for a big total, but things quickly went bad. Nick Kruger was beaten by Denton on 2 before Martin Love (7) and Ryan Broad (16) left by lunch. The situation became even worse after the break when Butterworth stepped in with a brutal spell. Butterworth captured 5 for 13 off 11.3 overs to set his side up for what should be a satisfying victory.
