Shaun Marsh ton, Marcus Stoinis 56 lead Western Australia's reply

Shaun Marsh followed up his half-century against Tasmania last week with an unbeaten 101 in Perth on Saturday, while Marcus Stoinis scored his third consecutive fifty this Shield season, leading Western Australia's strong reply to Victoria's 341.

Seamers Matt Kelly and David Moody allowed Victoria to add just 64 runs to their overnight score. Sam Harper contributed 55 of those runs on the day, as he went on to score 72, and became the last man to fall after Moody cleaned up the tail.

Western Australia lost Cameron Bancroft within the first five overs, following which Marsh joined Sam Whiteman. The duo put on a steady 47-run partnership before Peter Siddle struck in his first over of the day to break the stand. This brought together Marsh and Stoinis, who combined to make a strong 115-run stand. Stoinis smashed nine fours in his 76-ball 56 before he was bowled by Glenn Maxwell.

Hilton Cartwright at No. 5 kept the momentum going with a 62-ball 42 while Marsh played cautiously to bring up his 27th first-class century during the course of their 69-run stand. Cartwright became Siddle's second close to the end of day's play, leaving Marsh and Josh Phillipe unbeaten at stumps at 256 for 4.