Tait spearheads South Australia to victory

South Australia 254 and 6 for 289 dec beat Victoria 223 and 202 (Moss 50, Tait 4-34) by 118 runs
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A young South Australian side has upstaged the champions Victoria by grabbing an outright victory in the Pura Cup match at Adelaide. The emerging paceman Shaun Tait led South Australia, who included four debutants, with match figures of 9 for 73 as Victoria fell well short of their target of 321.

Tait's returns of 5 for 39 and 4 for 34 were more reminders to the national selectors, and earned him the Man of the Match award. "Whenever you throw the ball to him in times of need he delivers and that's what you want from a premier fast bowler," said SA's captain Graham Manou.

Victoria resumed at 1 for 7, but a spirited run-chase never looked likely - they were soon in deep trouble at 3 for 17. Some resistance in the middle order, helped by a swag of dropped catches, gave Victoria a chance before their captain Jonathan Moss (50) went after lunch.

Paul Rofe picked up three wickets for the Redbacks while the debutant Dan Cullen collected two with his offspin. The win earned South Australia the David Hookes Memorial Trophy, which was established earlier this year as a tribute to the state's former captain and Victoria's coach.