MacGill spins NSW to a narrow victory
After New South Wales set a target of 259 to win at the Bellerive Oval, Tasmania fell short by 25 runs, managing only 233 in 62 overs due to a damaging spell by Stuart MacGill, who took 6 for 85 in 25 overs
Cricinfo staff
06-Mar-2005
New South Wales 8 for 367 dec and 7 for 292 dec (Jaques 79, Krejza 49) beat Tasmania 2 for 401 dec and 233 (Cox 84, MacGill 6-85 by 25 runs
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New South Wales won a close game against Tasmania at the Bellerive Oval due to a damaging spell by Stuart MacGill, who took 6 for 85 in 25 overs. Set 259 to win, Tasmania fell short by 25 runs, managing only 233 in 62 overs MacGill struck the middle order and ran through the tail after Tasmania recovered from a precarious position and appeared set to overhaul the target.
A little after lunch, New South Wales declared their innings for the second time in the game. Phil Jaques led the way with a solid 79 at the top of the order with crucial contributions from Greg Mail, Brad Haddin, Jason Krejza and Nathan Bracken. Apart from Mail's knock of 40, the rest were hammered at faster than a run-a-ball as NSW tried to force a victory.
Tasmania's reply began badly, with Travis Birt out early, but Jamie Cox's 84 held the innings together. He found allies in Michael Bevan (26), Daniel Marsh (20), Sean Clingeleffer (39) and Michael Di Venuto (35). But five wickets fell for only 12 runs, as they slipped from 5 for 221 to 233 all out.