Magoffin and Voges give Western Australia lead

Tasmania 187 and 1 for 59 (Lockyear 42*) trail Western Australia 283 (Magoffin 79, Voges 69, Geeves 5-76) by 37 runs
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Half-centuries from the nightwatchman Steve Magoffin and Adam Voges gave Western Australia the first-innings points against Tasmania and helped their team take a 96-run lead at the WACA. At the end of the second day the Tigers were 1 for 59, still trailing by 37 runs, with Rhett Lockyear on 42 and Travis Birt on 12.

The Warriors found an unlikely batting hero in Magoffin, who had come in to shield the specialist batsmen late on the first day, with his team struggling at 4 for 33. His 79 was his maiden first-class half-century and he batted through the whole of the first session - he later said his four-hour innings was his longest in any form of cricket - with Adam Voges.

They added 103 in 33 overs on the second day at a run-rate of nearly three before Voges was dismissed for 69, bowled by Brett Geeves in the first over after lunch. Magoffin, however, forged another substantial partnership with Theo Doropoulos, adding 79 for the sixth wicket, a stand which took the Warriors past the Tigers' first-innings total. Two wickets fell quickly: Doropoulos was leg before to Luke Butterworth, and Magoffin was the fourth of Geeves' five wickets

However, the Warriors were boosted by Luke Ronchi who hit 40 off 33 balls and added 56 with Brett Dorey. Dorey extended the Warriors' advantage by having Michael Dighton caught at slip for 4 in Tasmania's reply.