Date-stamped : 07 Mar97 - 10:19
SOUTH AUSTRALIA v VICTORIA -  Sheffield Shield Report
By Lawrie Colliver

South Australia's disappointing season continued at the Adelaide Oval 
today where the Redbacks were bowled out for 216 in under two sessions.
Ben Johnson top scored with a fluent 46, Jamie Siddons batted well for 37 
and Joe Scuderi looked good again for 37 before all falling to 
disappointing shots. 

Damien Fleming made the early breakthroughs capturing Faull and the 
prized scalp of Lehmann inside his first three overs to have the homeside 
reeling at 2/12.

Johnson and Siddons added 53 in 43 minutes before Johnson played down the 
wrong line to Fleming. Parker nicked Saker to Berry and then a poor first 
session concluded with Siddons holing out to short cover for 37.

After Lunch Scuderi and Nielsen added 57 before Scuderi edged a cut to 
slip and Nielsen fell in a similar fashion to give Shaun Craig his first 
wicket in Shield cricket.

Apart from entertaining innings from Bradley Young (27 in just 24 
minutes) and Peter McIntyre (23 in half an hour) the Redbacks were all 
out for 216, fifteen minutes before tea.
Victoria's reply was unspectacular as they closed the day trailing by 144 
with nine wickets in hand.

Source :: Lawrie Colliver

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