AND THERE IT IS, WILD WRIGHT GETS A FIVE-fer, he's got Doug Bolly plumb and the Tasmanian players, the fans, the kids, the mums and dads, the shop-keepers, the chemists, the miners, the candlestick makers, the whole island state is up!
Tasmania vs NSW, Final at Hobart, Mar 19 2007 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Wonderful scenes here for Tasmania, there's David Boon looking on like a godfather, great win for the locals in a hard-fought game that NSW never gave up on but in the end Tasmania's destiny was to win this cricket match. Good on em.
And that's it from us here at Bellerive, conggratulations to Tasmania, enjoy the win it's been emotional.
magilla off the mark with a prod off the body, and the Tassie boys lining up to take the wicket that'll be the on the telly for a week
tail-enders decision for MJ Nicko, it was angling down leg but probably looked a bit out on first glance, was certainly a good shout as shouts tend to be, and the locals are one wicket from everlastin glory
turned off the pads nicely fine, pretty decent leg glance off leg-stump
donked to cover. C'mon Tassie let's get into the pub
blocked
whacked in the air over square leg. Looking for a cheap wicket, Marshy
very late cut, nice shot, but very late cut
tossing it up, inviting the tonk, does not desist but rather tonks it over long off
tossing it up, inviting the tonk, does not desist but rather tonks it into the carpark over mid-wicket, big hit from the big man
tossing it up, inviting the tonk, resistst
blocked to cover. Have another over marshy, that last one was fun
beats gully off the thick edge outside of his bat
off the back foot, kept a bit low. Comikng aroudn the ... coming around the wicket here Wild, looking to uproot Bolly's off-stump
hit hard again to the offside off the back foot, one bounce in front of the gully
whacked to cover off the back foot
blocked, inside edge to leg
swung hard again but he can't be the man at midwicket
launched at and it flies off to deep midwicket where it pitches, and sucks back into the hole for a birdie two
beaten Bolly, in two minds, he needs to empty the head and just swing, batter