NSW vs Victoria, at Melbourne, Nov 30 2007 - Match Result

RESULT

Melbourne, November 30 - December 03, 2007, Pura Cup

New South Wales

253/9d & 323/7d

(T:321) 256/8d & 117/2

Match drawn

Player Of The Match

, NSW

141

Blues and Bushrangers draw in rainy Melbourne

Blues and Bushrangers draw in rainy Melbourne

Rain ruined the final day of a closely-fought top-of-the-table contest at the MCG where Victoria and New South Wales played out a tame draw

03-Dec-2007•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

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Scorecard summary

New South Wales • 253/9(86 overs)

1st INNINGS

141 (239)

4/54 (17)

43 (64)

4/49 (15)

Victoria • 256/8(96.4 overs)

1st INNINGS

95 (166)

4/40 (25)

32 (102)

Dominic Thornely

1/7 (5)

New South Wales • 323/7(103 overs)

2nd INNINGS

125 (276)

5/112 (41)

Dominic Thornely

76* (154)

1/38 (14)

Victoria • 117/2(42 overs)

2nd INNINGS

52* (130)

Matthew Nicholson

1/8 (3)

49 (100)

1/28 (10)

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Match details

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	Victoria, elected to field first
Series	Pura Cup
Season	2007/08
Player Of The Match	Simon Katich
Match days	day (4-day match)
Umpires	Bob Parry Tony Ward
Points	New South Wales 0, Victoria 2

Match Coverage

Captains raise concerns over MCG pitch

The MCG drop-in pitch used for the Pura Cup match this week has been called "average" by Brad Hodge

Captains raise concerns over MCG pitch

Blues and Bushrangers draw in rainy Melbourne

Rain ruined the final day of a closely-fought top-of-the-table contest at the MCG where Victoria and New South Wales played out a tame draw

Blues and Bushrangers draw in rainy Melbourne

Mail posts selectors a thankyou century

Greg Mail, who was a late addition for New South Wales, registered his first Pura Cup century since 2005-06 to give the Blues a healthy lead of 278 at the MCG

Mail posts selectors a thankyou century

Hussey gives Victoria the edge

David Hussey's 95 helped Victoria scrape into a first-innings lead despite Nathan Bracken's best efforts to shake off his limited-overs tag at the MCG

Hussey gives Victoria the edge

Katich fights off rampant Bushrangers

Simon Katich's third century of the season was not pretty but it did rescue New South Wales from annihilation as only three of his team-mates registered any score against Victoria

Katich fights off rampant Bushrangers

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Victoria Innings

Player Name		R	B
N Jewell	caught	49	100
RJ Quiney	not out	52	130
BJ Hodge	lbw	4	24
Extras	(b 8, lb 2, nb 2)
Total	117(2 wkts; 42 ovs)

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Pura Cup

Team	M	W	L	D	PT	Quotient
NSW	10	6	0	4	39	1.680
VIC	10	6	2	2	39	1.208
WA	10	5	3	2	32	1.326
TAS	10	2	4	4	16	0.737
SOA	10	2	7	1	14.5	0.713
QLD	10	1	6	3	12	0.705