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Sheffield Shield, 1997/98
Victoria v South Australia
Optus Oval, Melbourne
27,28,29,30 November 1997 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Points: South Australia 2, Victoria 0

Toss: South Australia
Umpires: AJ McQuillan and RW Stratford

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: South Australia 256/5 (Webber 16*, Young 0*)
  • Day 2: South Australia 452, Victoria 144/2 (Jones 58*, Harper 55*)
  • Day 3: Victoria 285 and 71/3 (Harper 39*, Hodge 5*)
    South Australia 1st innings                                     R   M   B  4 6
    MP Faull              c Harper           b Williams            15  75  59  0 0
    DA Fitzgerald         c Berry            b Harvey              81 174 137  8 0
    BA Johnson            c Gardiner         b Fleming             28 113  88  1 0
    DS Lehmann            c Berry            b Saker               42 164 132  1 0
    *JD Siddons           c Berry            b Saker               60 117 105  6 0
    DS Webber                                b Craig               69 105  97  8 0
    BE Young              c Berry            b Williams            66 160 108  6 0
    +TJ Nielsen           lbw                b Fleming             12  29  19  2 0
    JC Scuderi            c Saker            b Craig               26  67  73  2 0
    P Wilson                                 b Williams            16  28  23  2 0
    SP George             not out                                  21  17  13  1 2
    Extras                (b 8, lb 3, w 3, nb 2)                   16
    Total                 (all out, 142.1 overs, 529 mins)        452
    
    FoW: 1-49 (Faull), 2-125 (Fitzgerald), 3-128 (Johnson),
         4-232 (Siddons), 5-256 (Lehmann), 6-320 (Webber),
         7-353 (Nielsen), 8-406 (Young), 9-420 (Scuderi),
         10-452 (Wilson).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Saker                       25      5     79      2 (1w)
    Fleming                     33     10     85      2 (2nb, 1w)
    Williams                    33.1    5    120      3 (1w)
    Harvey                      27      7     68      1
    Craig                       24      7     89      2
    
    Victoria 1st innings                                            R   M   B  4 6
    SAJ Craig             c Siddons          b Wilson               8  39  33  0 0
    GR Vimpani            c Nielsen          b Wilson               6  43  32  0 0
    DM Jones              c Webber           b Young               58 170 131  5 1
    LD Harper             c Lehmann          b Young               57 175 149  2 0
    BJ Hodge              c Nielsen          b Wilson               7  35  31  0 0
    GB Gardiner           c Scuderi          b Wilson              32 104  77  3 0
    IJ Harvey             lbw                b George              19  31  20  1 1
    *+DS Berry            not out                                  29 132 113  3 0
    DJ Saker                                 b George               6  19  15  1 0
    DW Fleming            hit wicket         b George              22  55  44  0 0
    BA Williams           c Webber           b Young               12  10  13  1 0
    Extras                (b 6, lb 8, nb 15)                       29
    Total                 (all out, 108.3 overs, 411 mins)        285
    
    FoW: 1-20 (Craig), 2-25 (Vimpani), 3-145 (Jones), 4-146 (Harper),
         5-162 (Hodge), 6-194 (Harvey), 7-227 (Gardiner),
         8-236 (Saker), 9-272 (Fleming), 10-285 (Williams).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Wilson                      30      8     72      4 (5nb)
    George                      31      8     65      3 (2nb)
    Scuderi                     14      3     34      0
    Young                       32.3    3     96      3
    Johnson                      1      0      4      0
    
    Victoria 2nd innings (following on)                             R   M   B  4 6
    GR Vimpani            c Lehmann          b Scuderi              0  12  12  0 0
    SAJ Craig             c Lehmann          b Young               20  80  62  0 0
    DM Jones              c Nielsen          b Wilson               3  20  22  0 0
    LD Harper             not out                                 207 463 389 11 0
    BJ Hodge              lbw                b Wilson               8  56  48  0 0
    GB Gardiner           not out                                 133 359 294  6 1
    Extras                (b 4, lb 3, w 5, nb 10)                  22
    Total                 (4 wickets, 137 overs, 497 mins)        393
    
    DNB: IJ Harvey, *+DS Berry, DJ Saker, DW Fleming, BA Williams.
    
    FoW: 1-3 (Vimpani), 2-9 (Jones), 3-42 (Craig), 4-77 (Hodge).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Wilson                      20      9     20      2 (1w, 1nb)
    Scuderi                     25      8     55      1
    Young                       45      9    128      1 (2w)
    George                      16      3     67      0 (1w, 3nb)
    Johnson                     18      4     67      0
    Lehmann                      8      0     37      0
    Webber                       4      0     10      0
    Fitzgerald                   1      0      2      0
    

    • Twelfth Men: AIC Dodemaide (Vic) and KS Pickering (SA)

    • South Australian 1st innings

    • Fitzgerald's 50 was scored in 108 mins off 86 balls
    • Siddons' 50 was scored in 96 mins off 82 balls
    • Webber's 50 was scored in 90 mins off 79 balls
    • Young's 50 was scored in 126 mins off 86 balls
    • On reaching 54, Siddons became the all-time leading run-scorer in Sheffield Shield history (prev. 9364, DW Hookes, South Aust., 1975-76 to 1991-92)

    • Victorian 1st innings

    • Jones' 50 was scored in 138 mins off 111 balls
    • Harper's 50 was scored in 155 mins off 139 balls
    • On reaching 21, Berry 2000 runs Sheffield Shield

    • Victorian 2nd innings
    • Harper's 50 was scored in 140 mins off 116 balls
    • 100 was scored in 236 mins off 202 balls
    • 150 was scored in 364 mins off 300 balls
    • 200 was scored in 447 mins off 370 balls
    • Gardiner's 50 was scored in 137 mins off 111 balls
    • 100 was scored in 286 mins off 232 balls

    • Harper's Highest score (3 x 100)
    • Gardiner's Highest score (1 x 100)
    • Jones 9000 runs Sheffield shield (3 2nd innings)
    • Harper 1000 runs (77)
    • 1000 runs Sheffield shield (195)
    • Gardiner 1000 runs (130).
    • Harper HS at Carlton (previous 146 S.G.Barnes NSW v Vic 1945-56)
    • HS for Vic at Carlton (previous 134 G.E.Tamblyn v Qld 1945-46)
    • HS Sheffield shield at Carlton (previous 118 M.D.Taylor v Tasmania 1984-85)
    • Harper/Gardiner 316* 5th wicket
    • Highest 5th wicket partnership Vic v SA (previous 221 SJE Loxton/J Potter at MCG 1957-58)
    • Highest 5th wicket partnership Vic/SA games (previous 270 DS Lehmann/JA Brayshaw at MCG 1994-95)
    • Highest 5th wicket Sheffield shield partnership for Victoria (previous 271 A.J.Sieler/R.P.Rose v Qld W'gabba 1973-74).




  • Domestic Season Index

    Team Pages: Victoria, South Australia.

    Ground Page: Optus Oval, Melbourne

    South Australia Player Pages: MP Faull, DA Fitzgerald, BA Johnson, DS Lehmann, JD Siddons, DS Webber, BE Young, TJ Nielsen, JC Scuderi, P Wilson, SP George.

    Victoria Player Pages: SAJ Craig, GR Vimpani, DM Jones, LD Harper, BJ Hodge, GB Gardiner, IJ Harvey, DS Berry, DJ Saker, DW Fleming, BA Williams.

    Match Officials' Pages: AJ McQuillan, RW Stratford.

    Thanks:: Charlie Wat
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