Cleary and Bailey punish Tasmania

South Australia 9 for 581 dec (Lehmann 182, Cleary 109*) lead Tasmania 5 for 162 (Clingeleffer 41*, Bailey 4-58) by 419 runs
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Mark Cleary's quickfire debut century and an impressive haul from Cullen Bailey put South Australia well on top of Tasmania on the second day at Adelaide. Bailey, a 20-year-old legspinner playing his fourth first-class match, ended with the impressive figures of 4 for 58 to give the hosts a comfortable lead of 419 runs.

Cleary came to the crease when Graham Manou fell without adding to his overnight 67 and with Darren Lehmann, who continued his brilliant innings to finish with 182 from 186 balls, the pair put on 115 in 18 overs. Cleary was unbeaten on 109, his first Pura Cup century, after hitting 18 fours and one six from 104 deliveries, allowing South Australia to declare on the imposing total of 9 for 581.

It was Cleary who then made the first breakthrough in Tasmania's reply, removing Michael Di Venuto for a duck with his first ball. "It's just my day this, my day," Cleary told AAP. "I'm happy to take that one because I don't think the quicks will be getting that many more for the rest of the game.

"Fifteen wickets to get, it should normally swing our way with the wicket getting fluffier and up and down. [We are] definitely in the box seat ... we would be absolutely devastated if we didn't get six points out of it from our position at the moment."