Western Australia 347 (Whiteman 104, Connolly 90, Cartwright 55, Short 50) and 376 (Cartwright 94) beat Tasmania 186 (Rocchiccioli 4-48) and 160 (Gannon 5-23, Rocchiccioli 3-55) by 377 runs Needing an implausible 538 runs on a tricky surface, Tasmania lasted just 40.5 overs and were bowled out for 160 as […]
WA vs TAS
Gannon leads Western Australia’s late surge to take control of Shield final
Tasmania 152 for 6 (Jewell 45, Gannon 3-26) trail Western Australia 347 (Whiteman 104, Connolly 90, Cartwright 55, Short 50, Carlisle 3-65) by 195 runs Western Australia grabbed control of the Sheffield Shield final against Tasmania after a sustained attack on day two resulted in the late wickets of Jordan […]
Whiteman and Connolly give Western Australia the edge early in Shield final
Western Australia 325 for 8 (Whiteman 104, Connolly 73*, Cartwright 55, Short 50, Freeman 3-103) vs Tasmania Captain Sam Whiteman stepped up in the absence of opening partner Cameron Bancroft before nerveless debutant Cooper Connolly halted Tasmania’s comeback late on day one of the Sheffield Shield final. Western Australia reached […]
Whiteman and Bancroft pile on the runs as WA make strong reply
Western Australia 437 for 6 (Whiteman 188, Bancroft 91, Bell 2-64) trail Tasmania 439 by 2 runs Western Australia opener Cameron Bancroft fell short of consecutive Sheffield Shield centuries, but captain Sam Whiteman made Tasmania toil on a flat WACA pitch as the match appears headed for a draw. Whiteman […]
Silk closes on 99* as Morris stands out on rapid return
Tasmania 281 for 6 (Silk 99*, Webster 64, Wade 51, Rocchiccioli 3-94) vs Western Australia Western Australia quick Lance Morris dismissed opener Caleb Jewell with his first ball of the Sheffield Shield season, but Tasmania recovered on day one at the WACA. After electing to bat in hot conditions, Tasmania […]
Bancroft plunders big hundred to strengthen his Australia case
Tasmania 169 and 8 for 101 (Kelly 4-41, Paris 3-34) need 403 more runs to beat Western Australia 300 and 3 for 372 dec (Bancroft 176*, Wyllie 8-Hardie 58*) Former Test opener Cameron Bancroft continued to issue a compelling case to national selectors with a flawless century before Western Australia’s […]