Tasmania are 4/302 versus South Australia after day one at the Adelaide Oval
An unbeaten 148 by Tasmanian opener Jamie Cox has seen Tasmania to a dominant position after day one of the Sheffield Shield versus South Australia here at today at the Adelaide Oval.
Tasmania closed the day at 4-302, with Cox's partner Mark Atkinson not out on nought. Cox survived a chance to slip when 63 at slip but for most of the day showed great poise and concentration in registering his third century versus South Australia.
After a torrid opening spell of six overs by Gillespie, which included the wicket of Dene Hills (15) who edged to Nielsen in the seventh over, Cox and Divenuto provided a solid union of 170 for the second wicket in just over three hour.
The partnership nearly made it to tea, where Divenuto nearing his century, attempted a pull shot off Harrity, got into a tangle and the ball trickled onto the stumps after a combination of glove, arms and body. Apart from a chance in the deep when 78, it was classy innings punctuated by solid off side play, between point and mid off.
Towards the close of play a late flurry of wickets occured with Young edging to Nielsen off Blewett and then skipper Boon was trapped in front by Gillespie coming back for the new ball. Gillespie's day was one of four solid spells, the best being late in the day, whre he disposed of Boon. He clearly needs more work and to also stay fit if he is to figure in the First test match starting in four weeks.
Day 2: MILLER'S LUCK AT THE ADELAIDE OVAL
South Australia (5/163) are 297 runs behind Tasmania (9/460 dec) at the Adelaide Oval.
They say that the legendary cricketer Keith Miller had a huge amount of luck as a fighter pilot in World War two, well today ``Miller's luck'' again played apart as his unrelated namesake Colin put South Australia on the back foot.
It was the Colin Miller show here as he single handedly put Tasmania in the box seat at the close of day two of the Sheffield Shield match between South Australia and Tasmania.
After an early batting collapse where Tasmania slumped from an overnight 4-302 to 8-322, number ten Ben Targett addded 40 for the ninth wicket with Jamie Cox finishing his marathon innings of 469 minutes on 184.It was then that the Colin Miller show started. He and Targett added an unfinished 98 for the last wicket with Miller bringing up a quickfire half century off just 30 balls, which included 5 mammoth sixes, one of which cleared the Members Stand on the Western boundary.
Tasmania finally closed 35 minutes after lunch at 9-460 and had an early break with Martin Faull being brilliantly run out by Jamie Cox for just three.
Chris Davies (24 in 37 minutes) batted fluently before having his middle stump uprooted by Miller and Blewett suffered the same fate after he had made 31.
From a fragile 3-62 Nathan Adcock joined Geoff Parker and these two added seventy, before Parker was trapped in front again by Miller for 36 and then just before the close Michael Divenuto brilliantly snapped up an Adcock drive at extra cover, off Miller once again.
Colin Miller's day has tipified Tasmania's approach in this match, as the home team still need 148 to get to the follow-on figure. It will be only then that South Australia can consider themselves still to be a chance in this match.
Day Three of Four:
Tasmania (9/460 dec & 2/138) lead by 284 runs versus South Australia (9/314 dec) at the Adelaide Oval
A defiant seventh wicket partnership between Ben Johnson and Tim Nielsen has allowed South Australia to avoid the follow-on in its Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania at the Adelaide Oval. Johnson and Nielsen added 121 in 155 minutes and averted major trouble for the Redbacks at they took the score to 284 after Wilson went in the opening over of the morning. After a solid half century by 'keeper Nielsen, he and Gillespie (0) went in quick succession and at 8/302 South Australia still needed nine to avoid the follow on.
Thansk to a few blows by Johnson the follow on was passed and with the dismissal of Johnson after nearly four hours of defiance, the home team declared 146 behind.
Jason Gillespie and Paul Wilson caused some early problems in the Tassie second innings with Cox (7) trapped in front by Gillespie and Wilson having Hills edge to Nielsen to make it 2/17 just after tea.
Young joined Divenuto and these two batted well to stumps with Divenuto playing the major role in an unbeaten partnership of 121 in even time. Tasmania lead by 284 and it would fair to expect them to bat at least an hour in setting around 340 in 82 overs for South Australia in an outright chase.
LEG SPINNER PETER McINTYRE INJURES SHOULDER
South Australian leg spinner Peter McIntyre has injured a shoulder which will probably rule him out of the game versus England startingon Saturday. McIntyre bowling his eighth over, bowled an over of wrong-un and damaged the shoulder. He left the field after attempted another over and it is believed that the injury is a tearing of the tendon joined the shoulder with the elbow.
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