- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras9 (b 7, lb 2)TOTAL616/6d (150 Overs, RR: 4.1)Fall of wickets: 1-220 (Marcus Harris, 57.2 ov), 2-413 (Nic Maddinson, 107.3 ov), 3-473 (Peter Handscomb, 123.6 ov), 4-551 (Aaron Finch, 137.6 ov), 5-564 (Will Pucovski, 139.3 ov), 6-613 (Glenn Maxwell, 148.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KW Richardson 21 2 85 1 4.04 0 0 NP Winter 28 3 86 1 3.07 0 0 TD Andrews 34 3 130 2 3.82 0 0 LJ Robins 29 2 108 1 3.72 0 0 TM Head 10 0 50 0 5.00 0 0 A Zampa 27 1 138 0 5.11 0 0 JS Lehmann 1 0 10 0 10.00 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras19 (b 9, lb 8, nb 2)TOTAL671/6 (186 Overs, RR: 3.6)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Jake Weatherald, 0.1 ov), 2-23 (Jake Lehmann, 13.4 ov), 3-119 (Henry Hunt, 51.2 ov), 4-185 (Travis Head, 75.1 ov), 5-392 (Alex Carey, 110.6 ov), 6-602 (Tom Andrews, 156.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JL Pattinson 29 7 87 1 3.00 0 0 CP Tremain 26 10 51 2 1.96 0 0 JM Holland 44 9 167 1 3.79 0 0 SM Boland 24 4 86 0 3.58 0 2 GJ Maxwell 45 6 158 2 3.51 0 0 PSP Handscomb 9 0 58 0 6.44 0 0 MS Harris 9 0 47 0 5.22 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Victoria , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days
10,11,12,13 October 2019 (4-day match)
First-class debut
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Victoria 3.18, South Australia 2.27
Close of Play
- Thu, 10 Oct - day 1 - Victoria 1st innings 362/1 (NJ Maddinson 195*, WJ Pucovski 45*, 96 ov)
- Fri, 11 Oct - day 2 - South Australia 1st innings 102/2 (HJ Hunt 62*, TM Head 27*, 40 ov)
- Sat, 12 Oct - day 3 - South Australia 1st innings 527/5 (TLW Cooper 188*, TD Andrews 75*, 136 ov)
- Sun, 13 Oct - day 4 - South Australia 1st innings 671/6 (186 ov) - end of match
Match Coverage
All Match NewsMcDonald defends ground staff after Junction Oval road
Four days in Melbourne saw 1287 runs scored for just 12 wickets as batsmen filled their boots
Cooper, Carey smash centuries as Victoria and South Australia argue over declaration
Victoria batsmen Peter Handscomb and Marcus Harris bowled most of the last session as the game descended to a farce on lifeless Junction Oval pitch
Nic Maddinson double-century, Will Pucovski hundred help Victoria pile up 616
Victoria had South Australia two-down early in reply before Henry Hunt's debut half-century avoided any further loss before stumps
Nic Maddinson and Marcus Harris hundreds get Victoria's title defence off to a flyer
The opening duo put on 220 at the Junction Oval against an inexperienced South Australia attack with national chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns watching on