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Nervous nineties is the period of batsman's innings when his or her score is between 90 and 99. During this phase many players bat extremely cautiously in order to avoid being out before they obtain a century.

Monday, December 11, 1972

Victoria v Western Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 8-11 Dec 1972

Sheffield Shield, 1972/73
Victoria v Western Australia
Melbourne Cricket Ground
8,9,10,11 December 1972 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Points: Victoria 8, Western Australia 8

Toss: Western Australia
Umpires: WK Collicoat and JR Collins
Balls per over: 8

Close of play:

  • Day 1: Victoria 276/7d, Western Australia 0/0 (McAullay 0*, Charlesworth 0*)
  • Day 2: Western Australia 307/6 (Edwards 133*, Varis 12*)
  • Day 3: Western Australia 354, Victoria 243/4 (Sieler 17*, Walker 1*)
    Victoria 1st innings
    *KR Stackpole c Brayshaw b Lillee 12
    AP Sheahan not out 37
    WJ Scholes b Varis 17
    IR Redpath c Inverarity b Lillee 87
    AJ Sieler c Brayshaw b Lillee 28
    RP Rose c Marsh b Lillee 48
    +RD Robinson c Inverarity b Nicholls 20
    MHN Walker c & b Varis 16
    AL Thomson not out 8
    Extras (w 3) 3
    Total (7 wickets dec, 65 overs, 317 mins) 276

    DNB: AG Hurst, JD Higgs.

    FoW: 1-26, 2-43, 3-96, 4-198, 5-201, 6-231, 7-262.

    Bowling O M R W
    Lillee 19 3 87 4
    Massie 13 2 43 0 (3w)
    Varis 9 1 49 2
    Nicholls 15 1 52 1
    Brayshaw 5 1 15 0
    Hanna 1 0 10 0
    Inverarity 3 0 17 0

    Western Australia 1st innings
    KJ McAullay c Robinson b Thomson 28
    RI Charlesworth c Robinson b Thomson 0
    *RJ Inverarity lbw b Hurst 26
    R Edwards lbw b Walker 158
    +RW Marsh b Thomson 53
    BL Hanna lbw b Thomson 1
    IJ Brayshaw c Scholes b Stackpole 42
    L Varis b Walker 12
    PA Nicholls not out 12
    DK Lillee c Sieler b Walker 5
    RAL Massie c Scholes b Walker 0
    Extras (b 7, lb 10) 17
    Total (all out, 79.1 overs, 391 mins) 354

    FoW: 1-10, 2-45, 3-76, 4-164, 5-166,
    6-275, 7-319, 8-344, 9-350, 10-354.

    Bowling O M R W
    Hurst 24 3 89 1
    Thomson 13.7 2 52 4
    Walker 19.2 1 80 4
    Higgs 5 1 42 0
    Sieler 10 1 40 0
    Stackpole 5 0 21 1
    Scholes 2 0 13 0

    Victoria 2nd innings
    AP Sheahan b Varis 3
    *KR Stackpole lbw b Lillee 76
    WJ Scholes c Marsh b Nicholls 82
    IR Redpath c Brayshaw b Lillee 58
    AJ Sieler c Brayshaw b Nicholls 37
    MHN Walker c Varis b Inverarity 52
    RP Rose run out (Hanna/Varis) 38
    +RD Robinson not out 1
    Extras (b 5, lb 3) 8
    Total (7 wickets dec, 94.4 overs, 420 mins) 355

    DNB: AL Thomson, AG Hurst, JD Higgs.

    FoW: 1-3, 2-121, 3-192, 4-242, 5-280, 6-338, 7-355.

    Bowling O M R W
    Lillee 22 3 85 2
    Varis 18 1 79 1
    Nicholls 34.4 9 109 2
    Inverarity 15 1 55 1
    Brayshaw 5 1 19 0

    Western Australia 2nd innings (target: 278 runs)
    BL Hanna lbw b Hurst 19
    KJ McAullay not out 72
    *RJ Inverarity b Stackpole 5
    RI Charlesworth st Robinson b Higgs 13
    R Edwards not out 23
    Extras (lb 2, w 1) 3
    Total (3 wickets, 41 overs, 170 mins) 135

    DNB: +RW Marsh, IJ Brayshaw, L Varis, PA Nicholls, DK Lillee,
    RAL Massie.

    FoW: 1-33, 2-41, 3-74.

    Bowling O M R W
    Hurst 11 1 23 1
    Walker 5 0 20 0 (1w)
    Higgs 14 2 52 1
    Stackpole 2 1 12 1
    Sieler 6 1 8 0
    Sheahan 1 0 11 0
    Redpath 1 0 2 0
    Rose 1 0 4 0

    • Crowds: 8735, 10417, 13723, 3714. Total: 36,589. Receipts: $16,766
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