Western Australia seal innings victory

Western Australia 464 (Hussey 223*, Langer 75) beat Victoria 155 & 202 (Moss 55, Elliott 53) by an innings and 107 runs
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Matthew Elliott's 53 only delayed the inevitable as Victoria crashed to an innings defeat © Getty Images

Western Australia moved to the top of the Pura Cup table with an innings and 107-run victory against Victoria at the WACA. Half-centuries to Matthew Elliott and Jon Moss slowed the Warriors, but Brad Williams and Darren Wates each picked up three wickets to lead their side to a comprehensive win.

Mike Hussey became the first batsman in Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup history to carry his bat while scoring a double century as Western Australia made 464. Hussey collected his highest score for the state with 223 not out, his second double of the season, and passed 7000 competition runs to move to fourth on Western Australia's most prolific list.

After the match Cameron White, the Victorian captain, admitted that it was an abysmal performance by his side. "It was pretty embarrassing really, I think the scoreboard tells the story doesn't it. After such a terrific year last year with the batting where we made a ridiculous amount of runs, we just haven't been able to back it up."

Western Australia now have 24 points in the Pura Cup, followed by Queensland (22) and New South Wales (20), while Victoria are struggling with just 12. White agreed that the chances of Victoria regaining the title they won last year were extremely slim, but insisted that they wouldn't give up. "It gets tricky but there's still enough points there left for us probably," he said. "[But] we're going to have to play some pretty decent cricket to get somewhere back towards talking about that [the title] again."

Meanwhile, Justin Langer, the Warriors' opener, was expectedly elated with his side's performance, but also expressed surprise at the way Victoria capitulated. "It's a pretty good wicket now, I'm surprised we bowled them out for 200 or so today for sure. They had a lot to play for going into this game, as we did. They've got a very experienced side, so I'm surprised how well it went for us today."