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Harvey, Drew tons, Johnson haul spark SA to bonus point win over Victoria
Peter Handscomb struck a century but the total was comfortably hauled in by the home side
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06-Nov-2024
Mackenzie Harvey and Daniel Drew scored magnificent One-Day Cup centuries while Spencer Johnson took four wickets to lead South Australia to an emphatic nine-wicket win over Victoria.
The victory at Karen Rolton Oval completed a wonderful week for South Australia after they earlier completed their first Sheffield Shield win over the Victoria in nine years.
Harvey's unbeaten 134 off 110 balls, his first in the format, was complemented by skipper Alex Carey initially in an 80-run opening stand before Drew (108 not out off 86) made an equally impressive ton to chase down Victoria's 286 for 7 in the 38th over to claim a vital bonus point.
Full postMooney and King too good for Brisbane Heat
Perth Scorchers were in trouble with the bat but the Australia opener lifted them to a defendable total
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05-Nov-2024
Perth Scorchers 142 for 8 (Mooney 77) beat Brisbane Heat 114 (L Harris 40, King 5-16) by 28 runs
A smart half century from Beth Mooney and a five-wicket haul for spinner Alana King have propelled Perth Scorchers to a 28-run WBBL win over Brisbane Heat at the WACA.
Mooney rescued her side after a mid innings collapse left them precariously placed at 106 for 6 in the 17th over.
Full postPope spins South Australia to drought-breaking victory
The legspinner went through Victoria's resistance in dramatic style late on the final day
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04-Nov-2024
South Australia 307 (Hunt 62, Scott 53) and 270 for 8 (Manenti 62*, Lehmann 60, Siddle 4-63) Victoria 232 (Harper 89, Manenti 5-73, Conway 4-39) & 207 (Kellaway 80, Chandrasinghe 52, Pope 6-74)
Lloyd Pope spun South Australia to their first Sheffield Shield victory over Victoria in nine years, claiming six wickets to seal victory with 16 minutes to spare.
In a thrilling and somewhat controversial finish at Adelaide Oval, Pope took 6 for 74 to have Victoria all out for 207 in pursuit of an unlikely target of 346.
Full postCouch's historic hat-trick and Agar's guile dismantle Tasmania
Defending champions Western Australia completed an innings win to put them top of the table
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04-Nov-2024
Western Australia 460 for 9 dec (Cartwright 153, Goodwin 94, Agar 74, Fanning 68, Kuhnemann 5-100) beat Tasmania 317 (Owen 83, Jewell 61, Paris 4-45) and 98 (Agar 3-12, Couch 3-15) by an innings and 45 runs
A week after George Bailey issued a call for Australia's left-arm spinners to stand up, Western Australia's Ashton Agar virtually said, "Don't forget about me".
WA extended their lead at the top of the Sheffield Shield ladder with a comprehensive thrashing of Tasmania in Hobart, with left-armer Agar claiming 3 for 12 in 17.5 testing overs in the second innings.
Full postPatterson and Davies guide New South Wales to draw
Patterson completed a very successful return to the Sheffield Shield side with twin half-centuries
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04-Nov-2024
New South Wales 239 (Patterson 91, Edwards 88, Lovell 3-13, Straker 3-69) and 256 for 4 (Davies 88, Patterson 66) drew with Queensland 406 for 5 dec (Lovell 146*, McDermott 87, Hearne 58, Khawaja 58)
Former Test batsman Kurtis Patterson underlined his successful return to the Sheffield Shield, helping New South Wales bat out a draw against Queensland.
After NSW were asked to start their second innings with a 167-run deficit on Monday morning, Patterson's 66 helped the Blues to 256 for 4 when both sides agreed to end play.
Full postCummins denies Pakistan a heist to remember as Australia go 1-0 up
A scorching spell from Starc restricted the visitors to 203, but Rauf nearly stole the game away
Alex Malcolm
04-Nov-2024
Australia 204 for 8 (Inglis 49, Smith 44, Cummins 32*, Rauf 3-67) beat Pakistan 203 (Rizwan 44, Naseem 40, Starc 3-33, Cummins 2-39) by two wickets
It was the full Pakistan experience at the MCG, a ground where they have so much great history. They were hopeless, then thrilling, then hopeless, then thrilling. And then Australia won, without much conviction. But they did what they do thanks to a sizzling spell from Mitchell Starc and yet another nerveless chasing masterclass from the ice-cool captain Pat Cummins in the face of what looked like a match-winning three-wicket haul from Haris Rauf, heroics with bat and ball from Naseem Shah and some crafty captaincy from new skipper Mohammad Rizwan.
The 25,831-strong crowd looked sparse in the gargantuan MCG. But it sounded like 100,000, and it felt like it was in Lahore, as Pakistan fans drowned out the locals to help keep their side in the game. But there was only so much they could do, as Pakistan found a way to lose despite being on the brink of one of the great ODI heists.
Full postLovell's maiden ton puts Queensland in the box seat against NSW
Angus Lovell's maiden Sheffield Shield century has powered Queensland to a 167-run lead against NSW
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03-Nov-2024
Queensland 406 for 5 (Lovell 146*, McDermott 87, Hearne 58, Khawaja 58, Hadley 2-63) lead New South Wales 239 (Patterson 91, Edwards 88, Lovell 3-13) by 167 runs
Queensland No.3 Angus Lovell's maiden first-class century has powered the Bulls to a commanding 167-run lead in their Sheffield Shield clash with New South Wales.
Lovell went to stumps on day three unbeaten on 146 after crafting a patient innings at Cricket Central in western Sydney.
Full postAll-round Manenti gives South Australia chance of victory
Jake Lehmann and Alex Carey made important second-innings runs to leave Victoria a tough chase
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03-Nov-2024
Victoria 232 (Harper 89, Manenti 5-73, Conway 4-39) and 9 for 0 need 337 more runs to beat South Australia 307 and 270 for 8 (Manenti 62*, Lehmann 60, Siddle 4-63)
Offspinning allrounder Ben Manenti starred with bat and ball to leave South Australia well placed heading into the final day of the Sheffield Shield match against Victoria in Adelaide.
Victoria's openers got through six overs unscarred, requiring a further 337 runs for victory. South Australia were able to declare late in the day and set Victoria a challenging 346-run victory target thanks to some typically lusty hitting from Manenti.
Full postCartwright's ton, late wickets set up Western Australia victory push
Ashton Agar and Jayden Goodwin played important innings before the new ball struck early in Tasmania's second innings
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03-Nov-2024
Tasmania 317 and 10 for 2 trail Western Australia 460 for 9 dec (Cartwright 153, Goodwin 94, Agar 74, Fanning 68, Kuhnemann 5-100) lead by 133 runs
A superb century from Hilton Cartwright helped lift Sheffield Shield champions Western Australia to a near-unbeatable position against Tasmania at Bellerive Oval.
Cartwright, who survived a highly contentious caught-behind decision the previous evening on 38, struck 153 to lift WA to 460 for 9 dec for a first-innings lead of 143 on day three.
Full postNew Zealand do the unthinkable and hand India their first 3-0 whitewash at home
Ajaz and Phillips combined for nine wickets to defend 146 despite Pant's 64 off 57
Sidharth Monga
03-Nov-2024
New Zealand 235 (Mitchell 82, Young 71, Jadeja 5-65, Washington 4-81) and 174 (Young 51, Jadeja 5-55, Ashwin 3-63) beat India 263 (Gill 90, Pant 60, Ajaz 5-103) and 121 (Pant 64, Ajaz 6-57, Phillips 3-42) by 25 runs
New Zealand withstood the sublime genius of Rishabh Pant to enter uncharted territory: a whitewash of India in India in a series of three Tests or more. Ajaz Patel and Glenn Phillips combined for nine wickets to defend 146 despite Pant's 64 off 57 that took them from 29 for 5 to 106 for 6. Ajaz ended up with an 11-wicket haul, becoming the most successful visiting bowler at a single Indian ground.
Apart from poor batting, of course, India were also left looking at a contentious DRS call from the third umpire Paul Reiffel. Pant had all the momentum with India taking six singles and two boundaries in the first two overs after lunch, but New Zealand managed to get a decision overturned in what appeared a desperate review. Pant had padded up to Ajaz after being beaten in the air, was given not-out on a bat-pad catch, the third umpire on first viewing seemed to be ruling that the murmur of UltraEdge came from the bat on the pad. Eventually, though, a possible deflection after the sound signature convinced the third umpire to overrule the on-field call.
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