Elliott and Hodge flay Tasmania
Matthew Elliott and Brad Hodge passed 1000 runs for the domestic season as Victoria piled up 1 for 312 on the opening day of their Pura Cup game against Tasmania at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Wisden Cricinfo staff
16-Feb-2004
Victoria 1 for 312 (Elliott 162*, Hodge 115*) against Tasmania
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Another century for the in-form Elliott |
Matthew Elliott and Brad Hodge passed 1000 runs for the domestic season as Victoria piled up 1 for 312 on the opening day of their Pura Cup game against Tasmania at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. They added 241 for the second wicket, with Elliott ending the day on 162 to Hodge's 115.
On a perfect batting pitch, Matthew Mott was the only batsman to be dismissed, caught by Shane Watson at mid-off from the bowling of Xavier Doherty for 32. For Elliott, it was the fifth Australian season in which he had tallied more than 1000 runs.
Hodge batted with extreme circumspection between lunch and tea, but raced from 29 to 115 by the close with an array of attacking shots in a final session that produced 135 runs.
Jamie Cox missed out for Tasmania with a back injury - Rhett Lockyear had to be flown in today - while Shane Warne, the cynosure of most eyes in his first four-day game on returning from suspension, will have to wait until tomorrow at the very least to make an impact.