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Sheffield ShieldMatch 18 · First-class

South Australia beat Tasmania by 2 runs

Bellerive Oval, Hobart, . Tasmania won the toss and chose to bowl.

South Australia398/6d & 233/9d55 ov
Tasmania203 & 426113 ov
South Australia won by 2 runs
South Australia won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Tasmania won the toss and chose to bowl. South Australia made 398 for 6 declared, Jason Sangha 151 from 257 balls and Henry Hunt 136 from 297 balls. Riley Meredith took 4 for 95.

Tasmania were bowled out for 203, Jake Doran 51 from 79 balls and Nivethan Radhakrishnan 43 from 73 balls. Liam Scott took 3 for 30.

South Australia made 233 for 9 declared, Conor McInerney 75 from 73 balls and Jason Sangha 61 from 92 balls. Matthew Kuhnemann took 4 for 67.

Tasmania were bowled out for 426, Tim Ward 142 from 288 balls and Bradley Hope 69 from 116 balls. Wes Agar took 3 for 91.

South Australia won by 2 runs.

Key performers

South Australia 1st innings

398/6d(108 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Conor McInerneyc N Radhakrishnan b L Neil-Smithc N Radhakrishnan b L Neil-Smith8150053.33
Henry Huntc †JR Doran b L Neil-Smithc †JR Doran b L Neil-Smith1362979045.79
Jason Sanghac MJ Owen b RP Meredithc MJ Owen b RP Meredith15125716158.75
Henry Thorntonc TP Ward b RP Meredithc TP Ward b RP Meredith290022.22
Jake Lehmannnot outnot out24*251096.00
Jake Fraser-McGurkc †JR Doran b RP Meredithc †JR Doran b RP Meredith433761116.22
Ben Manentic N Radhakrishnan b RP Meredithc N Radhakrishnan b RP Meredith360050.00
Liam Scottnot outnot out2*200100.00
Extras(b 19, lb 9, w 1)(b 19, lb 9, w 1)29
Total108 Ov (RR 3.69)108 Ov (RR 3.69)398/6d
Fall of wickets: 21-1 (CJ McInerney, 5.4 ov), 321-2 (JJS Sangha, 92.3 ov), 323-3 (HTRY Thornton, 95 ov), 331-4 (HJ Hunt, 97.3 ov), 391-5 (J Fraser-McGurk, 105.4 ov), 395-6 (BAD Manenti, 107.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Gabe Bell2677502.881226100
Lawrence Neil-Smith2339123.969010010
Riley Meredith2019544.75768100
Mitchell Owen803904.88254000
Matthew Kuhnemann2455102.131134000
Bradley Hope701902.71250000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stCJ McInerney 8(15) & HJ Hunt 8(19)2134
2ndJJS Sangha 151(257) & HJ Hunt 127(264)300521
3rdHTRY Thornton 2(9) & HJ Hunt 0(6)215
4thHJ Hunt 1(8) & JS Lehmann 6(7)815
5thJ Fraser-McGurk 43(37) & JS Lehmann 16(12)6049
6thBAD Manenti 3(6) & JS Lehmann 1(4)410
7thL Scott 2(2) & JS Lehmann 1(2)3*4

Tasmania 1st innings

203(68.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Nivethan Radhakrishnanc HJ Hunt b L Scottc HJ Hunt b L Scott43736058.90
Jake Weatheraldlbw b L Scottlbw b L Scott12361033.33
Tim Wardc HJ Hunt b N McAndrewc HJ Hunt b N McAndrew7420016.67
Jordan Silkc †HJ Nielsen b N McAndrewc †HJ Nielsen b N McAndrew18251072.00
Jake Doran †b HTRY Thorntonb HTRY Thornton51796064.56
Gabe Bellc N McAndrew b BAD Manentic N McAndrew b BAD Manenti9451020.00
Bradley Hopelbw b HTRY Thorntonlbw b HTRY Thornton8271029.63
Mitchell Owenc †HJ Nielsen b HTRY Thorntonc †HJ Nielsen b HTRY Thornton30523057.69
Lawrence Neil-Smithb N McAndrewb N McAndrew460066.67
Matthew Kuhnemannc †HJ Nielsen b L Scottc †HJ Nielsen b L Scott4260015.38
Riley Meredithnot outnot out1*30033.33
Extras(b 8, lb 3, nb 5)(b 8, lb 3, nb 5)16
Total68.1 Ov (RR 2.98)68.1 Ov (RR 2.98)203
Fall of wickets: 45-1 (J Weatherald, 13.5 ov), 68-2 (N Radhakrishnan, 21.3 ov), 77-3 (TP Ward, 26.5 ov), 96-4 (JC Silk, 30.5 ov), 135-5 (GT Bell, 43.2 ov), 161-6 (BM Hope, 52.1 ov), 178-7 (JR Doran, 56.2 ov), 186-8 (L Neil-Smith, 58.5 ov), 201-9 (MP Kuhnemann, 67.2 ov), 203-10 (MJ Owen, 68.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Nathan McAndrew1956333.32888000
Wes Agar1123603.27532001
Liam Scott1333032.31621003
Henry Thornton12.124133.37576001
Ben Manenti1332211.69622000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stN Radhakrishnan 28(48) & J Weatherald 12(36)4583
2ndTP Ward 4(21) & N Radhakrishnan 15(25)2346
3rdJC Silk 5(12) & TP Ward 3(21)932
4thJR Doran 5(11) & JC Silk 13(13)1924
5thGT Bell 9(45) & JR Doran 26(32)3975
6thBM Hope 8(27) & JR Doran 17(27)2653
7thMJ Owen 14(16) & JR Doran 3(9)1725
8thL Neil-Smith 4(6) & MJ Owen 4(9)815
9thMP Kuhnemann 4(26) & MJ Owen 11(25)1551
10thRP Meredith 1(3) & MJ Owen 1(2)25

South Australia 2nd innings

233/9d(55 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Conor McInerneyc GT Bell b N Radhakrishnanc GT Bell b N Radhakrishnan7573111102.74
Henry Huntc & b MP Kuhnemannc & b MP Kuhnemann31574054.39
Jason Sanghac †JR Doran b GT Bellc †JR Doran b GT Bell61924166.30
Jake Lehmannc TP Ward b L Neil-Smithc TP Ward b L Neil-Smith24460052.17
Liam Scottb MP Kuhnemannb MP Kuhnemann9230039.13
Jake Fraser-McGurkb MP Kuhnemannb MP Kuhnemann150020.00
Harry Nielsen †b GT Bellb GT Bell140025.00
Ben Manentinot outnot out2*70028.57
Nathan McAndrewb MP Kuhnemannb MP Kuhnemann05000.00
Henry Thorntonc J Weatherald b RP Meredithc J Weatherald b RP Meredith13191068.42
Extras(b 6, lb 4, w 5, nb 1)(b 6, lb 4, w 5, nb 1)16
Total55 Ov (RR 4.24)55 Ov (RR 4.24)233/9d
Did not bat: Wes Agar
Fall of wickets: 117-1 (HJ Hunt, 21.2 ov), 118-2 (CJ McInerney, 22.1 ov), 184-3 (JS Lehmann, 40.1 ov), 211-4 (L Scott, 47.3 ov), 215-5 (JJS Sangha, 48.5 ov), 217-6 (J Fraser-McGurk, 49.3 ov), 217-7 (HJ Nielsen, 50.2 ov), 218-8 (N McAndrew, 51.3 ov), 233-9 (HTRY Thornton, 55 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Lawrence Neil-Smith823013.75355000
Gabe Bell1114123.73444000
Riley Meredith804715.88275100
Mitchell Owen201407.0061010
Matthew Kuhnemann2016743.35754100
Nivethan Radhakrishnan602414.00181001
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stCJ McInerney 75(71) & HJ Hunt 31(57)117128
2ndJJS Sangha 0(4) & CJ McInerney 0(2)15
3rdJS Lehmann 24(46) & JJS Sangha 39(62)66108
4thL Scott 9(23) & JJS Sangha 18(21)2744
5thJ Fraser-McGurk 0(3) & JJS Sangha 4(5)48
6thHJ Nielsen 1(2) & J Fraser-McGurk 1(2)24
7thBAD Manenti 0(3) & HJ Nielsen 0(2)05
8thN McAndrew 0(5) & BAD Manenti 1(2)17
9thHTRY Thornton 13(19) & BAD Manenti 1(2)1521

Tasmania 2nd innings

426(113 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Nivethan Radhakrishnanb N McAndrewb N McAndrew461066.67
Jake Weatheraldc JJS Sangha b L Scottc JJS Sangha b L Scott658110080.25
Tim Wardc †HJ Nielsen b WA Agarc †HJ Nielsen b WA Agar14228816049.31
Jordan Silkc N McAndrew b HTRY Thorntonc N McAndrew b HTRY Thornton651344048.51
Jake Doran †c J Fraser-McGurk b L Scottc J Fraser-McGurk b L Scott160016.67
Bradley Hopec JJS Sangha b WA Agarc JJS Sangha b WA Agar691167059.48
Mitchell Owenc BAD Manenti b N McAndrewc BAD Manenti b N McAndrew533961135.90
Lawrence Neil-Smithnot outnot out10*110090.91
Matthew Kuhnemannc L Scott b N McAndrewc L Scott b N McAndrew01000.00
Gabe Bellb WA Agarb WA Agar03000.00
Riley Meredithrun out (BAD Manenti)run out (BAD Manenti)2200100.00
Extras(lb 4, w 2, nb 9)(lb 4, w 2, nb 9)15
Total113 Ov (RR 3.77)113 Ov (RR 3.77) · Target 429426
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (N Radhakrishnan, 1 ov), 101-2 (J Weatherald, 24.4 ov), 229-3 (JC Silk, 66.3 ov), 230-4 (JR Doran, 67.3 ov), 328-5 (TP Ward, 98.4 ov), 400-6 (BM Hope, 108.4 ov), 422-7 (MJ Owen, 111.4 ov), 422-8 (MP Kuhnemann, 111.5 ov), 423-9 (GT Bell, 112.3 ov), 426-10 (RP Meredith, 113 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Nathan McAndrew26212334.739713110
Wes Agar2579133.6410913001
Henry Thornton2219614.36878006
Ben Manenti1915803.05744000
Liam Scott1965022.63896012
Conor McInerney20402.0080000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stN Radhakrishnan 4(6) & J Weatherald 0(0)46
2ndJ Weatherald 65(81) & TP Ward 29(63)97142
3rdJC Silk 65(134) & TP Ward 59(119)128251
4thJR Doran 1(6) & TP Ward 0(0)16
5thBM Hope 39(85) & TP Ward 54(106)98187
6thMJ Owen 39(30) & BM Hope 30(31)7260
7thL Neil-Smith 8(9) & MJ Owen 14(9)2218
8thMP Kuhnemann 0(1) & L Neil-Smith 0(0)01
9thGT Bell 0(3) & L Neil-Smith 1(1)14
10thRP Meredith 2(2) & L Neil-Smith 1(1)33

Commentary

End of innings: TAS 426 (113 ov)
End of over 1134 runs, 2 wktsTAS 426/1010W11W
L Neil-Smith 10(11)WA Agar 25-7-91-3
112.6W
WA Agar to RP Meredith, OUT
RP Meredith run out (BAD Manenti) 2(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 426/10 (113 ov)
112.51
WA Agar to L Neil-Smith, 1 run
112.41
WA Agar to RP Meredith, 1 run
112.3W
WA Agar to GT Bell, OUT
GT Bell b WA Agar 0(3) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 423/9 (112.3 ov)
112.20
WA Agar to GT Bell, no run
112.11
WA Agar to L Neil-Smith, 1 run
End of over 1129 runs, 2 wktsTAS 422/8162WW0
GT Bell 0(1)L Neil-Smith 8(9)N McAndrew 26-2-123-3
111.60
N McAndrew to GT Bell, no run
111.5W
N McAndrew to MP Kuhnemann, OUT
MP Kuhnemann c L Scott b N McAndrew 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 422/8 (111.5 ov)
111.4W
N McAndrew to MJ Owen, OUT
MJ Owen c BAD Manenti b N McAndrew 53(39) [4s-6 6s-1] · FoW 422/7 (111.4 ov)
111.32
N McAndrew to MJ Owen, 2 runs
111.26
N McAndrew to MJ Owen, SIX
FIFTY for MJ Owen (51 off 37)
111.11
N McAndrew to L Neil-Smith, 1 run
End of over 1115 runsTAS 413/6111101
L Neil-Smith 7(8)MJ Owen 45(36)WA Agar 24-7-87-2
110.61
WA Agar to L Neil-Smith, 1 run
110.50
WA Agar to L Neil-Smith, no run
110.41
WA Agar to MJ Owen, 1 run
110.31
WA Agar to L Neil-Smith, 1 run
110.21
WA Agar to MJ Owen, 1 run
110.11
WA Agar to L Neil-Smith, 1 run
End of over 1106 runsTAS 408/6111111
L Neil-Smith 4(4)MJ Owen 43(34)N McAndrew 25-2-114-1
109.61
N McAndrew to L Neil-Smith, 1 run
109.51
N McAndrew to MJ Owen, 1 run
109.41
N McAndrew to L Neil-Smith, 1 run
109.31
N McAndrew to MJ Owen, 1 run
109.21
N McAndrew to L Neil-Smith, 1 run
109.11
N McAndrew to MJ Owen, 1 run
End of over 1098 runs, 1 wktTAS 402/6411W11
MJ Owen 40(31)L Neil-Smith 1(1)WA Agar 23-7-82-2