SF2: Western Australia v Victoria at Perth, 23 Feb 1997

Mercantile Mutual Cup, 1996/97, Semi Final
Western Australia v Victoria
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
23 February 1997 (50-over match)

Result: Western Australia won by 3 wickets
Series: Western Australia advances to the final

Toss: Victoria
Umpires: DB Hair and PD Parker
TV Umpire: TA Prue
List A Debut: SAJ Craig (Victoria).
Man of the Match: RJ Campbell

Victoria innings (50 overs maximum)                             R   M   B  4 6
GR Vimpani            c Gilchrist        b Harvey              25  62  60  0 0
SAJ Craig             c Hogg             b Harvey              15  87  58  1 0
RP Larkin             c Martyn           b Moody                2  19  20  0 0
BJ Hodge              c Gilchrist        b Martyn              20  37  35  1 0
IJ Harvey             c Goodwin          b Harvey              13  20  16  0 1
AM Smith              c Gilchrist        b Martyn              17  33  30  1 0
DJ Saker              not out                                  47  66  52  3 1
+DS Berry             run out (Julian)                         13  13  14  2 0
*AIC Dodemaide        run out (Julian/Gilchrist)               23  29  24  1 0
Extras                (lb 5, w 7, nb 4)                        16
Total                 (8 wickets, 50 overs, 190 mins)         191

DNB: DW Fleming, DW Lowery.

FoW: 1-48 (Vimpani), 2-55 (Larkin), 3-57 (Craig), 4-77 (Harvey),
    5-91 (Hodge), 6-114 (Smith), 7-134 (Berry),
    8-191 (Dodemaide).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Julian                       5      0     36      0 (3nb, 4w)
Atkinson                     9      0     39      0 (2w)
Moody                       10      3     12      1
Harvey                      10      1     45      3 (1w)
Stewart                      8      0     35      0
Martyn                       8      0     19      2

Western Australia innings (target: 192 runs from 50 overs)      R   M   B  4 6
MEK Hussey            run out (Larkin/Berry)                   28  75  59  3 0
RJ Campbell           c Hodge            b Craig               50  38  34 10 1
MW Goodwin            c Berry            b Dodemaide            8  17  14  1 0
DR Martyn             st Berry           b Craig               50 101  69  8 0
*TM Moody             c Vimpani          b Harvey               4  11  12  1 0
+AC Gilchrist         c Smith            b Fleming              9  12  12  1 0
GB Hogg               c Harvey           b Fleming             18  75  52  3 0
BP Julian             not out                                   9  20  18  2 0
MP Atkinson           not out                                   0   1   0  0 0
Extras                (lb 2, w 11, nb 4)                       17
Total                 (7 wickets, 42.5 overs, 182 mins)       193

DNB: KM Harvey, J Stewart.

FoW: 1-73 (Campbell), 2-92 (Goodwin), 3-102 (Hussey),
    4-111 (Moody), 5-123 (Gilchrist), 6-178 (Martyn),
    7-189 (Hogg).


Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Fleming                     10      2     35      2 (1nb, 4w)
Saker                        5      1     36      0 (1w)
Craig                        4      0     33      2
Dodemaide                   10      2     28      1 (2w)
Harvey                       9.5    1     39      1 (3w)
Lowery                       4      0     20      0

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• Scorers: CA Bull (Western Australia) and S Wheeler (Victoria)
• 12th Men: SM Katich (Western Australia) and ISL Hewitt (Victoria)
• Campbell 50 in 37 mins from 32 balls, 10x4, 1x6
• Martyn 50 in 99 mins from 67 balls, 8x4
• Attendance: 7,350

SF1: Queensland v New South Wales at Brisbane, 22 Feb 1997

Mercantile Mutual Cup, 1996/97, 1st Semi Final
Queensland v New South Wales
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
22 February 1997 (50-over match)

Result: Queensland won by 17 runs
Series: Queensland advances to the final

Toss: Queensland
Umpires: DJ Harper and SG Randell
TV Umpire: AJ McQuillan
List A Debut: NR Jones (New South Wales).
Man of the Match: SG Law

Queensland innings (50 overs maximum)                           R   M   B  4 6
TJ Barsby             c Chee Quee        b Jones               26  55  35  2 0
JP Maher              c Matthews         b Robertson           37  52  41  5 0
*SG Law               c Bayliss          b McNamara            93 139  98  5 1
A Symonds                                b Lee                  6  13  10  1 0
GI Foley              c Robertson        b Lee                 66 133 102  3 0
BN Creevey            not out                                  18  20  14  1 0
+WA Seccombe          not out                                   2   9   6  0 0
Extras                (lb 8, w 5, nb 4)                        17
Total                 (5 wickets, 50 overs, 213 minutes)      265

DNB: SA Prestwidge, MP Mott, AC Dale, MS Kasprowicz.

FoW: 1-67 (Maher), 2-67 (Barsby), 3-81 (Symonds),
    4-240 (Law), 5-247 (Foley).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Holdsworth                  10      1     44      0 (1w)
Jones                       10      0     44      1 (2w)
Robertson                    7      0     39      1 (2w)
Lee                         10      1     56      2
McNamara                    10      0     59      1 (4nb)
Matthews                     3      0     15      0

New South Wales innings (target: 266 runs from 50 overs)        R   M   B  4 6
MJ Slater             c Seccombe         b Dale                14  31  29  2 0
R Chee Quee                              b Prestwidge          52 109  79  5 0
*GRJ Matthews                            b Dale                17  24  20  3 0
S Lee                 c Seccombe         b Kasprowicz           3   3   3  0 0
KJ Roberts            c Mott             b Creevey             47  97  68  1 0
TH Bayliss            lbw                b Prestwidge           2   4   5  0 0
BE McNamara           c Prestwidge       b Creevey              2   6   7  0 0
+PA Emery                                b Dale                49  72  51  5 0
GR Robertson          not out                                  33  46  38  2 0
WJ Holdsworth                            b Dale                 3   7   6  0 0
NR Jones              not out                                   4   2   4  0 0
Extras                (lb 8, w 6, nb 8)                        22
Total                 (9 wickets, 50 overs, 205 minutes)      248

FoW: 1-34 (Slater), 2-68 (Matthews), 3-71 (Lee),
    4-129 (Chee Quee), 5-133 (Bayliss), 6-137 (McNamara),
    7-185 (Roberts), 8-232 (Emery), 9-244 (Holdsworth).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Creevey                      8      1     40      2 (1nb, 2w)
Dale                        10      0     48      4 (1nb, 1w)
Kasprowicz                   8      0     32      1 (1nb, 1w)
Foley                        3      0     20      0
Prestwidge                   9      0     48      2 (1nb, 1w)
Symonds                      7      0     28      0 (1w)
Law                          5      0     24      0

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• Scorers: JI Harris (Queensland) and JR Thorburn (New South Wales)
• 12th Men: JM Thomas (Queensland) and CJ Richards (New South Wales)
• Attendance: 3321

Western Australia v Queensland at Perth, 14-17 Feb 1997

Sheffield Shield, 1996/97, 24th Match
Western Australia v Queensland
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
14,15,16,17 February 1997 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Points: Western Australia 2, Queensland 0

Toss: Queensland
Umpires: KR Rinaldi and RW Stratford
First-Class Debut: MS Mason (Western Australia).

Close of Play:

Day 1: Western Australia 317/3 (Goodwin 125*, Moody 31*) Day 2: Western Australia 414, Queensland 162/2 (Mott 72*, Law 21*) Day 3: Queensland 400, Western Australia 3/1 (Campbell 0*, Mason 2*) Western Australia 1st innings MEK Hussey c Kasprowicz b Dale 24 RJ Campbell c Foley b Creevey 53 MW Goodwin c Dale b Kasprowicz 127 DR Martyn c Foley b Muller 62 *TM Moody c Creevey b Dale 37 SM Katich c Law b Muller 18 +AC Gilchrist c Foley b Muller 13 MP Atkinson not out 43 MS Garnaut c Seccombe b Muller 3 MS Mason run out 2 B Mulder c Barsby b Muller 10 Extras (lb 8, nb 14) 22 Total (all out, 134.1 overs, 509 minutes) 414 FoW: 1-83, 2-83, 3-240, 4-321, 5-331, 6-356, 7-367, 8-385, 9-393, 10-414. Bowling O M R W Kasprowicz 32 10 64 1 Dale 39 10 104 2 (4nb) Muller 21.1 4 76 5 Creevey 24 6 79 1 Foley 16 2 57 0 (3nb) Law 2 0 26 0 Queensland 1st innings R M B 4 6 MP Mott c Gilchrist b Garnaut 90 TJ Barsby c Campbell b Mason 10 JP Maher c & b Mulder 56 *SG Law run out 41 A Symonds lbw b Garnaut 45 87 72 5 0 GI Foley c Gilchrist b Moody 53 +WA Seccombe c Katich b Garnaut 45 AC Dale c Martyn b Moody 22 BN Creevey c Gilchrist b Moody 16 MS Kasprowicz c Mason b Moody 5 SA Muller not out 9 Extras (lb 6, nb 2) 8 Total (all out, 150.4 overs, 576 minutes) 400 FoW: 1-13, 2-126, 3-190, 4-239, 5-250, 6-327, 7-364, 8-372, 9-377, 10-400. Bowling O M R W Mason 23 6 72 1 (1nb) Garnaut 28 3 87 3 Moody 32.4 8 73 4 Atkinson 27 10 61 0 Mulder 39 12 94 1 Martyn 1 0 7 0 Western Australia 2nd innings MEK Hussey c Foley b Dale 1 RJ Campbell c Mott b Dale 55 MS Mason b Kasprowicz 3 MW Goodwin run out 77 DR Martyn c Law b Foley 14 *TM Moody c Seccombe b Foley 8 SM Katich c Seccombe b Maher 23 +AC Gilchrist c Maher b Symonds 43 MP Atkinson not out 45 MS Garnaut not out 9 Extras (b 5, lb 9, nb 28) 42 Total (8 wickets, 99 overs, 366 minutes) 320 DNB: B Mulder. FoW: 1-3, 2-12, 3-85, 4-108, 5-132, 6-188, 7-218, 8-294. Bowling O M R W Kasprowicz 17.1 9 27 1 Dale 21 9 34 2 (1nb) Muller 9.5 1 51 0 Symonds 10 0 46 1 (7nb) Foley 27 8 84 2 (4nb) Maher 9 2 31 1 (2nb) Mott 5 0 33 0 12th Men: GB Hogg (WA)

Tasmania v South Australia at Hobart, 16 Feb 1997

Mercantile Mutual Cup, 1996/97, 15th Match
Tasmania v South Australia
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
16 February 1997 (50-over match)

Result: Tasmania won by 115 runs
Points: Tasmania 2, South Australia 0

Toss: South Australia
Umpires: BW Jackman and SG Randell
TV Umpire: JH Smeaton
Man of the Match: MJ Di Venuto

Tasmania innings (50 overs maximum)                             R   M   B  4 6
J Cox                 c Johnson          b Wilson              12  43  25  0 0
MJ Di Venuto          not out                                 129 205 150 10 0
RT Ponting            c Lehmann          b Wilson               2   7   5  0 0
RAC Allanby           c Johnson          b George               7  29  26  1 0
*DC Boon              c Faull            b George               6  18  16  0 0
S Young                                  b George              64  82  70  2 3
+MN Atkinson          not out                                  13  21  19  0 0
Extras                (lb 8, w 9, nb 10)                       27
Total                 (5 wickets, 50 overs, 205 minutes)      260

DNB: MG Farrell, PJ Hutchison, JM Saint, MW Ridgway.

FoW: 1-53 (Cox), 2-59 (Ponting), 3-81 (Allanby), 4-101 (Boon),
    5-224 (Young).

Bowling                      O       M       R       W
Wilson                      10       0      37       2
Harrity                     10       0      48       0 (4w)
George                      10       1      64       3 (3nb, 2w)
Young                       10       0      51       0 (2w)
Parker                       7       0      36       0
Lehmann                      3       0      16       0

South Australia innings (target: 261 runs from 50 overs)        R   M   B  4 6
DS Lehmann            c Hutchison        b Young               65  41  40  9 2
BA Johnson                               b Young                5  12   7  0 0
*JD Siddons           c Boon             b Hutchison           22  40  21  3 0
DS Webber             c Cox              b Ridgway             15  20  15  3 0
BE Young              c Young            b Hutchison            0   2   3  0 0
GR Parker             not out                                  20  69  44  0 0
+TJ Nielsen           c sub (JA Dykes)   b Hutchison            0   1   2  0 0
MP Faull              lbw                b Hutchison            2  13   9  0 0
SP George                                b Young                4  21  15  0 0
P Wilson              c Atkinson         b Hutchison            0   3   1  0 0
MA Harrity                               b Farrell              1  21  20  0 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 4, w 6)                         11
Total                 (all out, 28.4 overs, 126 minutes)      145

FoW: 1-28 (Johnson), 2-91 (Lehmann), 3-111 (Siddons),
    4-111 (Young), 5-114 (Webber), 6-114 (Nielsen),
    7-120 (Faull), 8-133 (George), 9-134 (Wilson),
    10-145 (Harrity).

Bowling                      O       M       R       W
Ridgway                      7       0      46       1 (1w)
Young                       10       0      63       3 (1w)
Hutchison                   10       2      27       5 (3w)
Ponting                      1       0       3       0
Farrell                      0.4     0       1       1

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• Scorers: HM Bradshaw (Tasmania) and KE Broomhall (South Australia)
• 12th Men: JA Dykes (Tasmania) and PE McIntyre (South Australia)
• Attendance: 2,362

New South Wales v Victoria at Sydney, 15 Feb 1997

Mercantile Mutual Cup, 1996/97, 14th Match
New South Wales v Victoria
Sydney Cricket Ground
15 February 1997 (50-over match)

Result: New South Wales won by 23 runs
Points: New South Wales 2, Victoria 0

Toss: Victoria
Umpires: IG Jackson and AJ Morgan
TV Umpire: KJ Duffy
Match Referee: RA French
Man of the Match: GR Robertson

New South Wales innings (46 overs maximum)                      R   B   4  6
R Chee Quee           c Harvey           b Lowery              13  41   1  0
MJ Slater             run out (Vimpani)                         9  26   0  0
CJ Richards           c Berry            b Lowery              15  29   2  0
S Lee                 c Lowery           b Dodemaide           18  37   1  0
KJ Roberts            lbw                b Fleming             25  63   0  0
TH Bayliss            c Larkin           b Fleming             30  45   5  0
GR Robertson          c Dodemaide        b Saker               10  11   1  0
BE McNamara           run out (Harvey)                          7  11   0  0
*GRJ Matthews         not out                                   6  10   0  0
+PA Emery                                b Harvey               0   1   0  0
WJ Holdsworth         not out                                   2   4   0  0
Extras                (b 4, lb 7, w 6)                         17
Total                 (9 wickets, 46 overs)                   152

FoW: 1-20 (Slater), 2-42 (Chee Quee), 3-58 (Richards),
    4-74 (Lee), 5-125 (Bayliss), 6-125 (Roberts),
    7-142 (Robertson), 8-143 (McNamara), 9-144 (Emery).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Fleming                      9      1     25      2 (1w)
Saker                        9      2     25      1 (2w)
Lowery                       7      1     26      2
Dodemaide                   10      3     16      1 (1w)
Harvey                       9      0     38      1 (1w)
Hodge                        2      0     11      0

Victoria innings (target: 153 runs from 46 overs)               R   B   4  6
GR Vimpani            c Chee Quee        b Robertson           35  74   0  0
BJ Hodge              c Emery            b Lee                 13  35   0  0
BP Ricci                                 b Robertson           29  82   0  0
RP Larkin             run out (Slater)                          0   9   0  0
IJ Harvey             c Emery            b Robertson            1   3   0  0
AM Smith              c Slater           b Lee                 13  27   2  0
+DS Berry             c Bayliss          b McNamara             4  16   0  0
DJ Saker                                 b McNamara             8  10   0  0
*AIC Dodemaide        not out                                   8  12   0  0
DW Fleming            not out                                   6  15   0  0
Extras                (b 1, lb 4, w 7)                         12
Total                 (8 wickets, 46 overs)                   129

DNB: DW Lowery.

FoW: 1-31 (Hodge), 2-61 (Vimpani), 3-62 (Larkin), 4-64 (Harvey),
    5-90 (Smith), 6-102 (Berry),
    7-113 (Saker), 8-115 (Ricci).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Holdsworth                   6      0     21      0 (2w)
Matthews                    10      3     17      0
McNamara                     9      1     22      2 (2w)
Lee                          8      0     28      2 (3w)
Robertson                    9      1     24      3
Bayliss                      4      0     12      0

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Match reduced to 46 overs a side because of rain.

Tasmania v South Australia at Hobart, 11-14 Feb 1997

Sheffield Shield, 1996/97, 23rd Match
Tasmania v South Australia
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
11,12,13,14 February 1997 (4-day match)

Result: Tasmania won by 5 wickets
Points: Tasmania 6, South Australia 2

Toss: South Australia
Umpires: TA Prue and SG Randell

Close of Play:

Day 1: South Australia 251/5 (Scuderi 21*, Nielsen 26*) Day 2: South Australia 387, Tasmania 136/5 (Ponting 76*, Marsh 3*) Day 3: Tasmania 248, South Australia 127/3 (Faull 63*, Parker 39*) South Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 MP Faull c Atkinson b Young 62 201 173 3 0 BA Johnson c Marsh b Marquet 91 228 168 8 0 DS Lehmann c Ridgway b Marquet 16 62 47 2 0 *JD Siddons c Ponting b Marquet 4 6 9 0 0 GR Parker c Hills b Young 8 40 38 1 0 JC Scuderi c Marsh b Marquet 70 236 198 7 0 +TJ Nielsen c Hills b Marsh 64 191 159 3 0 BE Young run out 28 63 60 3 0 PE McIntyre c Atkinson b Marsh 2 12 12 0 0 P Wilson lbw b Marsh 7 7 4 1 0 MA Harrity not out 7 10 4 1 0 Extras (b 9, lb 10, w 1, nb 8) 28 Total (all out, 144.5 overs, 532 minutes) 387 FoW: 1-165 (Faull), 2-184 (Johnson), 3-188 (Siddons), 4-199 (Lehmann), 5-203 (Parker), 6-325 (Nielsen), 7-341 (Scuderi), 8-352 (McIntyre), 9-362 (Wilson), 10-387 (Young). Bowling O M R W Marquet 32.5 8 107 4 (4nb, 1w) Ridgway 27 5 67 0 Young 34 10 74 2 Miller 26 8 53 0 Marsh 23 4 67 3 Ponting 2 2 0 0 Tasmania 1st innings R M B 4 6 DF Hills lbw b Young 25 96 62 5 0 J Cox lbw b Harrity 0 7 6 0 0 MJ Di Venuto c Wilson b Scuderi 17 55 54 3 0 RT Ponting b Scuderi 126 282 259 14 0 *DC Boon c Siddons b Scuderi 6 52 33 0 0 S Young b Wilson 2 28 20 0 0 DJ Marsh c Siddons b Scuderi 22 69 72 2 0 +MN Atkinson c Faull b Scuderi 0 9 5 0 0 CR Miller c Nielsen b Harrity 29 92 70 5 0 MW Ridgway c Nielsen b Harrity 3 12 9 0 0 JP Marquet not out 0 7 7 0 0 Extras (b 8, lb 8, nb 2) 18 Total (all out, 99.2 overs, 359 minutes) 248 FoW: 1-0 (Cox), 2-37 (Di Venuto), 3-61 (Hills), 4-112 (Boon), 5-132 (Young), 6-172 (Marsh), 7-172 (Atkinson), 8-245 (Ponting), 9-247 (Miller), 10-248 (Ridgway). Bowling O M R W Wilson 28 11 44 1 (1nb) Harrity 25.2 8 73 3 Johnson 3 0 16 0 Scuderi 13 3 43 5 Young 25 10 44 1 McIntyre 5 2 12 0 South Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6 BA Johnson c Marquet b Miller 10 22 18 0 0 MP Faull c Di Venuto b Marquet 65 193 153 7 0 DS Lehmann b Miller 5 7 6 1 0 *JD Siddons c Atkinson b Miller 2 10 11 0 0 GR Parker not out 68 202 152 7 0 BE Young c Miller b Ridgway 30 26 26 4 0 JC Scuderi not out 21 23 25 1 0 Extras (b 5, lb 1, nb 2) 8 Total (5 wickets decl, 65 overs, 244 minutes) 209 DNB: +TJ Nielsen, PE McIntyre, P Wilson, MA Harrity. FoW: 1-15 (Johnson), 2-20 (Lehmann), 3-24 (Siddons), 4-129 (Faull), 5-174 (Young). Bowling O M R W Ridgway 18 1 76 1 Miller 15 6 28 3 Marsh 8 2 25 0 Young 11 4 25 0 (1nb) Marquet 10 0 48 1 Ponting 2 1 1 0 Boon 1 1 0 0 Tasmania 2nd innings (target: 349 runs) R M B 4 6 DF Hills c Siddons b Wilson 10 15 10 2 0 J Cox lbw b Young 57 132 110 8 0 MJ Di Venuto b Young 13 41 37 1 0 RT Ponting not out 145 242 194 15 0 *DC Boon c Parker b Scuderi 30 69 56 4 0 S Young c Harrity b Young 32 60 53 3 0 DJ Marsh not out 49 35 26 7 1 Extras (b 3, lb 8, nb 4) 15 Total (5 wickets, 80.4 overs, 299 minutes) 351 DNB: +MN Atkinson, CR Miller, MW Ridgway, JP Marquet. FoW: 1-20 (Hills), 2-52 (Di Venuto), 3-134 (Cox), 4-205 (Boon), 5-270 (Young). Bowling O M R W Wilson 18 4 72 1 Harrity 13 1 73 0 (1nb) McIntyre 23 3 71 0 Scuderi 6 0 28 1 (1nb) Young 20 1 87 3 Lehmann 0.4 0 9 0 12th Men: JM Saint (Tas) and DS Webber (SA)

Victoria v Queensland at Melbourne, 9 Feb 1997

Mercantile Mutual Cup, 1996/97, 13th Match
Victoria v Queensland
Melbourne Cricket Ground
9 February 1997 (50-over match)

Result: Queensland won by 78 runs
Points: Queensland 2, Victoria 0

Toss: Victoria
Umpires: RW Stratford and SC Walpole
TV Umpire: WP Sheahan
List A Debuts: DW Lowery, AM Smith (Victoria).
Man of the Match: JP Maher

Queensland innings (50 overs maximum)                           R   M   B  4 6
TJ Barsby             c Harvey           b Lowery              12  69  52  1 0
MP Mott               c Berry            b Fleming              3  24  19  0 0
*SG Law               c Vimpani          b Lowery              13  18  15  1 0
JP Maher              not out                                 111 167 116 11 0
GI Foley              c Fleming          b Lowery              52  93  65  5 0
A Symonds             c Berry            b Dodemaide           20  22  18  0 1
+WA Seccombe          st Berry           b Harvey              24  24  19  2 0
Extras                (lb 1, w 4)                               5
Total                 (6 wickets, 50 overs, 211 minutes)      240

DNB: SA Prestwidge, MS Kasprowicz, AC Dale, BN Creevey.

FoW: 1-8 (Mott), 2-21 (Law), 3-50 (Barsby), 4-174 (Foley),
    5-202 (Symonds), 6-240 (Seccombe).

Bowling                      O       M       R       W
Fleming                     10       2      41       1 (1w)
Saker                        7       2      20       0 (1w)
Lowery                      10       1      51       3 (2w)
Dodemaide                   10       1      51       1
Harvey                       9       0      48       1
Smith                        3       0      21       0
Larkin                       1       0       7       0

Victoria innings (target: 241 runs from 50 overs)               R   M   B  4 6
GR Vimpani            c Seccombe         b Dale                 1   5   5  0 0
DJ Saker                                 b Dale                32  46  33  5 0
BP Ricci              c Seccombe         b Creevey             16  54  41  1 0
IJ Harvey             run out (Symonds)                         0   5   3  0 0
RP Larkin             run out (Law)                            13  52  43  0 0
MR Foster                                b Prestwidge          13  50  26  1 0
AM Smith              not out                                  41  93  75  1 0
+DS Berry             run out (Symonds)                         1   7  10  0 0
*AIC Dodemaide        not out                                  25  79  73  0 0
Extras                (b 6, w 4, nb 10)                        20
Total                 (7 wickets, 50 overs, 199 minutes)      162

DNB: DW Lowery, DW Fleming.

FoW: 1-3 (Vimpani), 2-48 (Saker), 3-48 (Harvey), 4-57 (Ricci),
    5-86 (Larkin), 6-87 (Foster), 7-89 (Berry).

Bowling                      O       M       R       W
Kasprowicz                  10       2      21       0 (2w)
Dale                         7       0      26       2 (2nb)
Creevey                      6       1      23       1
Foley                       10       1      22       0
Prestwidge                   6       2      16       1
Law                          6       0      27       0
Symonds                      3       1      10       0
Mott                         1       0       5       0
Maher                        1       0       6       0 (1w, 1nb)

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• Scorers: JA Howard (Queensland) and KV O'Neill (Victoria)
• 12th Men: CJ Peake (Victoria) and SA Muller (Queensland)
• Attendance: 6,090

Victoria v Queensland at Melbourne, 5-8 Feb 1997

Sheffield Shield, 1996/97, 22nd Match
Victoria v Queensland
Melbourne Cricket Ground
5,6,7,8 February 1997 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Points: Queensland 2, Victoria 0

Toss: Queensland
Umpires: DJ Harper and WP Sheahan
TV Umpire: GTD Morrow
First-class Debuts: BA Lodding, AM Smith (Victoria).

Close of Play:

Day 1: Queensland 218/8 (Jackson 31*, 99.3 overs) Day 2: Queensland 229, Victoria 191, Queensland 1/0 (Mott 0*, Dixon 0*, 1 ov) Day 3: Queensland 355/4 (Law 45*, Foley 5*, 101 overs) Queensland 1st innings R M B 4 6 TJ Dixon c Larkin b Harvey 17 131 104 1 0 MP Mott c Berry b Dodemaide 18 74 56 1 0 JP Maher c Foster b Dodemaide 2 13 10 0 0 *SG Law run out (Harvey/Berry) 6 34 27 1 0 A Symonds c Lodding b Harvey 16 44 35 0 0 GI Foley run out (Foster) 12 19 18 0 0 +WA Seccombe c Ricci b Harvey 103 226 176 12 1 BN Creevey lbw b Harvey 0 2 1 0 0 PW Jackson retired hurt 31 206 173 3 0 MS Kasprowicz not out 11 17 18 1 0 SA Muller c Smith b Harvey 0 17 16 0 0 Extras (lb 8, w 1, nb 4) 13 Total (all out, 105.1 overs, 395 minutes) 229 FoW: 1-28 (Mott), 2-34 (Maher), 3-49 (Law), 4-51 (Dixon), 5-68 (Foley), 6-84 (Symonds), 7-84 (Creevey), 8-218 (Seccombe), 9-229 (Muller). Bowling O M R W Saker 26 11 42 0 (1w) Fleming 19 2 56 0 (2nb) Dodemaide 20 8 32 2 Harvey 21.1 6 45 5 Smith 16 6 40 0 Ricci 3 1 6 0 Victoria 1st innings R M B 4 6 GR Vimpani c Maher b Creevey 1 15 16 0 0 BA Lodding lbw b Creevey 4 22 13 0 0 BP Ricci c Mott b Foley 3 40 26 0 0 RP Larkin c Seccombe b Creevey 52 127 91 4 0 IJ Harvey c Mott b Kasprowicz 31 40 36 5 0 MR Foster c Seccombe b Kasprowicz 7 67 51 0 0 +DS Berry lbw b Creevey 0 1 1 0 0 AM Smith c Seccombe b Law 36 118 97 3 0 *AIC Dodemaide c Maher b Creevey 22 174 149 1 0 DJ Saker run out (Mott) 17 58 52 1 0 DW Fleming not out 0 9 4 0 0 Extras (b 3, lb 5, nb 10) 18 Total (all out, 88.3 overs, 340 minutes) 191 FoW: 1-3 (Vimpani), 2-6 (Lodding), 3-25 (Ricci), 4-73 (Harvey), 5-106 (Larkin), 6-106 (Berry), 7-108 (Foster), 8-156 (Smith), 9-185 (Saker), 10-191 (Dodemaide). Bowling O M R W Kasprowicz 24 13 40 2 (3nb) Creevey 20.3 7 32 5 Foley 7 1 28 1 (2nb) Muller 13 4 37 0 Jackson 16 5 26 0 Law 8 0 20 1 Queensland 2nd innings R M B 4 6 MP Mott lbw b Dodemaide 150 350 304 13 0 TJ Dixon c Foster b Harvey 34 102 73 2 0 JP Maher b Saker 95 190 157 0 0 *SG Law not out 45 84 53 5 0 A Symonds lbw b Dodemaide 4 10 9 1 0 GI Foley not out 5 16 12 0 0 Extras (b 10, lb 10, w 2) 22 Total (4 wickets decl, 101 overs, 378 mins) 355 DNB: +WA Seccombe, BN Creevey, PW Jackson, MS Kasprowicz, SA Muller. FoW: 1-81 (Dixon), 2-261 (Maher), 3-326 (Mott), 4-338 (Symonds). Bowling O M R W Saker 15 2 41 1 (2w) Fleming 17 5 54 0 Dodemaide 18 4 50 2 Harvey 19 3 85 1 Smith 16 3 46 0 Ricci 7 1 28 0 Larkin 9 1 31 0 Victoria 2nd innings (target: 394 runs) R M B 4 6 GR Vimpani c Kasprowicz b Jackson 32 100 85 3 0 BA Lodding c Seccombe b Creevey 0 7 3 0 0 BP Ricci st Seccombe b Jackson 43 163 120 2 0 RP Larkin lbw b Kasprowicz 5 15 11 1 0 IJ Harvey c Kasprowicz b Law 31 49 39 2 0 MR Foster lbw b Symonds 21 104 93 1 0 +DS Berry c Kasprowicz b Foley 27 49 43 3 1 AM Smith lbw b Creevey 12 60 52 0 0 *AIC Dodemaide not out 14 102 75 0 0 DJ Saker not out 11 91 82 0 0 Extras (b 6, lb 6, w 1, nb 4) 17 Total (8 wickets, 100 overs, 374 minutes) 213 DNB: DW Fleming. FoW: 1-2 (Lodding), 2-67 (Vimpani), 3-80 (Larkin), 4-118 (Harvey), 5-120 (Ricci), 6-155 (Berry), 7-183 (Foster), 8-189 (Smith). Bowling O M R W Kasprowicz 24 9 49 1 (1nb, 1w) Creevey 16 5 27 2 Muller 11 2 28 0 Foley 14 3 30 1 (1nb) Jackson 23 10 31 2 Law 8 1 26 1 Symonds 4 0 10 1 Note: Wides count as Balls Faced in the batsmens' analyses Hours of play: 11.00am - 1.00pm, 1.40pm - 3.40pm, 4.00pm - 6.00pm Scorers: KV O'Neill (Victoria) and JA Howard (Queensland) 12th Men: LD Harper (Victoria) and SA Prestwidge (Queensland) Day 1 Lunch: Queensland 47/2 (Dixon 15*, Law 4*) Tea: Queensland 125/7 (Seccombe 37*, Jackson 6*) Seccombe 50 in 106 mins from 86 balls Seccombe 100 in 221 mins from 172 balls Attendance: 679 Day 2 PW Jackson retired hurt at 218/8 (struck on the hand by Fleming, retired overnight) Lunch: Victoria 70/3 (Larkin 27*, Harvey 28*) Larkin 50 in 122 mins from 86 balls Tea: Victoria 108/7 (Smith 14*, Dodemaide 1*) Attendance: 864 Day 3 Mott 50 in 109 mins from 92 balls Lunch: Queensland 98/1 (Mott 57*, Maher 3*) Maher 50 in 99 mins from 87 balls Tea: Queensland 204/1 (Mott 95*, Maher 67*) Mott 100 in 265 mins from 232 balls Mott 150 in 335 mins from 300 balls Attendance: 881 Day 4 Lunch: Victoria 80/2 (Ricci 37*, Larkin 5*) Tea: 163/6 (Foster 11*, Smith 4*) Attendance: 898 (Total 3,322) Match drawn at 6.19pm

South Australia v New South Wales at Adelaide, 8 Feb 1997

Mercantile Mutual Cup, 1996/97, 12th Match
South Australia v New South Wales
Adelaide Oval
8 February 1997 (50-over match)

Result: South Australia won by 4 wickets
Points: South Australia 2, New South Wales 0

Toss: South Australia
Umpires: SJ Davis and AJ Hunter
TV Umpire: RG Kinnear
Man of the Match: P Wilson

New South Wales innings (50 overs maximum)                      R   M   B  4 6
MJ Slater             c Lehmann          b Wilson              10  17  22  1 0
R Chee Quee           c Nielsen          b Wilson              15  39  23  1 0
CJ Richards           c Young            b Harrity             16  57  35  2 0
S Lee                 c Nielsen          b Wilson               0   2   3  0 0
KJ Roberts            c Young            b Harrity             25  43  33  2 0
*GRJ Matthews         lbw                b Harrity              0   2   2  0 0
BE McNamara           c Webber           b Johnson             63 122 100  6 0
SM Thompson           c Webber           b Johnson              0  10   2  0 0
+PA Emery             c Nielsen          b Johnson              8  29  28  0 0
PJS Alley             c Nielsen          b Scuderi              8  32  25  0 0
GR Robertson          not out                                  15  40  37  0 0
Extras                (lb 5, w 11, nb 2)                       18
Total                 (all out, 49.5 overs, 201 mins)         178

FoW: 1-18 (Slater), 2-33 (Chee Quee), 3-33 (Lee),
    4-68 (Richards), 5-68 (Matthews), 6-73 (Roberts),
    7-76 (Thompson), 8-98 (Emery), 9-124 (Alley),
    10-178 (McNamara).

Bowling                      O       M       R       W
Wilson                      10       5      18       3 (1w)
Harrity                     10       3      26       3
Scuderi                     10       0      50       1 (1nb, 1w)
Johnson                      9.5     0      46       3 (3w)
Parker                      10       0      33       0 (5w)

South Australia innings (target: 179 runs from 50 overs)        R   M   B  4 6
MP Faull              lbw                b Matthews            12  36  25  2 0
BA Johnson            c Thompson         b Lee                 37  39  32  7 0
BE Young                                 b McNamara            15  60  30  1 0
DS Lehmann            c Chee Quee        b Alley               33  44  37  4 0
DS Webber             c Emery            b Thompson            18  68  45  0 0
*JD Siddons           c Slater           b Alley                5  14  13  0 0
GR Parker             not out                                  22  75  64  1 0
JC Scuderi            not out                                  11  34  27  0 0
Extras                (lb 10, w 6, nb 10)                      26
Total                 (6 wickets, 43.5 overs, 188 mins)       179

DNB: +TJ Nielsen, P Wilson, MA Harrity.

FoW: 1-56 (Faull), 2-60 (Johnson), 3-105 (Young),
    4-115 (Lehmann), 5-128 (Siddons), 6-153 (Webber).

Bowling                      O       M       R       W
McNamara                    10       1      44       1 (4nb, 3w)
Thompson                     8       1      33       1 (1nb)
Matthews                     6       0      21       1
Lee                          8.5     2      22       1
Alley                        7       0      37       2 (3w)
Robertson                    4       0      12       0

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• Scorers: RM Artis (South Australia) and T Lowrey (New South Wales)
• 12th Men: SP George (South Australia) and TH Bayliss (New South Wales)
• Attendance: 1,710

Tasmania v Western Australia at Hobart, 8 Feb 1997

Mercantile Mutual Cup, 1996/97, 11th Match
Tasmania v Western Australia
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
8 February 1997 (50-over match)

Result: Western Australia won by 26 runs
Points: Western Australia 2, Tasmania 0

Toss: Tasmania
Umpires: SG Randell and JH Smeaton
List A Debut: MS Mason (Western Australia).
Man of the Match: MEK Hussey

Western Australia innings (50 overs maximum)                    R   M   B  4 6
MEK Hussey            lbw                b Ponting             82 160 107  4 1
RJ Campbell           c Miller           b Ridgway              0   2   1  0 0
DR Martyn             c Boon             b Ridgway              6  14  12  1 0
*TM Moody             c Boon             b Saint               44  93  81  4 0
+AC Gilchrist         c Ponting          b Saint               17  28  24  1 0
MP Atkinson                              b Ridgway             31  39  22  5 0
SM Katich             lbw                b Ridgway              2   5   5  0 0
GB Hogg               lbw                b Ponting              1   3   4  0 0
KM Harvey             run out                                   6   9  11  0 0
J Stewart             not out                                  12  18  15  2 0
MS Mason                                 b Ponting              2  16  15  0 0
Extras                (lb 10, w 6, nb 3)                       19
Total                 (all out, 49.1 overs, 200 minutes)      222

FoW: 1-1 (Campbell), 2-13 (Martyn), 3-106 (Moody),
    4-142 (Gilchrist), 5-171 (Hussey), 6-175 (Katich),
    7-178 (Hogg), 8-200 (Harvey), 9-200 (Atkinson),
    10-222 (Mason).

Bowling                      O       M       R       W
Ridgway                     10       3      37       4 (1nb, 2w)
Young                       10       1      27       0 (1w)
Miller                       7       0      40       0 (1w)
Ponting                      8.1     0      34       3 (2w)
Saint                        9       0      44       2
Farrell                      3       0      18       0
Marsh                        2       0      12       0

Tasmania innings (target: 223 runs from 50 overs)               R   M   B  4 6
*DC Boon              c Gilchrist        b Harvey              11  23  27  1 0
MJ Di Venuto                             b Mason                9  41  23  1 0
DJ Marsh                                 b Stewart             23  63  48  0 0
RT Ponting                           c & b Stewart             64  93  68  3 2
J Cox                 c Gilchrist        b Moody                0   8  10  0 0
S Young               c Atkinson         b Stewart             19  42  38  0 1
+MN Atkinson          c Gilchrist        b Moody               11  27  20  1 0
CR Miller             c Campbell         b Atkinson            20  31  24  1 0
MG Farrell            not out                                  12  26  13  1 0
JM Saint                                 b Moody                1   2   2  0 0
MW Ridgway            c Atkinson         b Harvey              18  16  19  2 0
Extras                (lb 4, w 2, nb 2)                         8
Total                 (all out, 48.5 overs, 192 minutes)      196

FoW: 1-14 (Boon), 2-26 (Di Venuto), 3-68 (Marsh), 4-71 (Cox),
    5-132 (Ponting), 6-133 (Young), 7-160 (Atkinson),
    8-167 (Miller), 9-168 (Saint), 10-196 (Ridgway).

Bowling                      O       M       R       W
Mason                       10       1      42       1 (1w)
Harvey                       9.5     2      42       2
Atkinson                     9       0      47       1 (1nb)
Moody                       10       1      32       3
Stewart                     10       1      29       3 (1w)

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• 12th Men: JA Dykes (Tas) and MW Goodwin (WA)
• End of over scores:
• 5 overs: Western Australia 13/2, Tasmania 14/0
• 10 overs: Western Australia 26/2, Tasmania 25/1
• 15 overs: Western Australia 50/2, Tasmania 43/2
• 20 overs: Western Australia 69/2, Tasmania 5/2
• 25 overs: Western Australia 90/2, Tasmania 47/1
• 30 overs: Western Australia 110/3, Tasmania 93/4
• 35 overs: Western Australia 139/3, Tasmania 127/4
• 40 overs: Western Australia 174/5, Tasmania 148/6
• 45 overs: Western Australia 203/9, Tasmania 166/8

Only ODI: Australia Women v Pakistan Women at Melbourne, 7 Feb 1997

ODI # 221
Pakistan Women in Australia, 1996/97, Only Women's ODI
Australia Women v Pakistan Women
Wesley Cricket Ground, Melbourne
7 February 1997 (50-over match)

Result: Australia Women won by 374 runs
Series: Australia Women wins the one-off Women's ODI

Toss: Australia Women
Umpires: PH Jensen and RW Stratford
ODI Debuts: C Bambury, AJ Fahey, M Jones, CL Mason (Australia Women); Nazli Istiaq (Pakistan Women).
Players per side: Australia Women 11 (11 bat, 11 field); Pakistan Women 10 (10 bat, 10 field)

Australia Women innings (50 overs maximum)                      R   M   B  4 6
*BJ Clark             st Nazli Istiaq    b Shaiza Khan        131 111  97 12 1
LM Keightley          not out                                 156 186 147 15 0
ZJ Goss               c Maliha Hussain   b Sultana Yousaf      94  61  55 14 1
KL Rolton             c Shabana Kausar   b Aisha Jalil          0   4   4  0 0
M Jones               c Shaiza Khan      b Sharmeen Khan        1   2   2  0 0
C Bambury             not out                                   1   3   3  0 0
Extras                (b 5, lb 2, w 7)                         14
Total                 (4 wickets, 50 overs)                   397

DNB: J Broadbent, OJ Magno, +JC Price, CL Mason, AJ Fahey.

FoW: 1-219 (Clark), 2-384 (Goss), 3-391 (Rolton), 4-393 (Jones).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Sharmeen Khan                8      0     47      1
Shabana Kausar               7      0     60      0
Maliha Hussain              10      0     71      0
Shaiza Khan                 10      0    111      1
Meher Minwalla               5      1     40      0
Sultana Yousaf               8      0     46      1
Aisha Jalil                  2      0     15      1

Pakistan Women innings (target: 398 runs from 50 overs)         R   M   B  4 6
Shahnaz Sohail        c Price            b Broadbent            5   5   7  1 0
Aisha Jalil                          c & b Magno                0  37  32  0 0
Maliha Hussain                           b Broadbent            0   8  11  0 0
*Shaiza Khan          c Jones            b Magno                5  27  27  0 0
Kiran Baluch                             b Fahey                0   7   5  0 0
Sharmeen Khan         c Broadbent        b Magno                4   7  11  0 0
+Nazli Istiaq                            b Magno                0  15  16  0 0
Shabana Kausar                           b Rolton               6  23  18  1 0
Sultana Yousaf        run out                                   1   4   7  0 0
Meher Minwalla        not out                                   0   7  12  0 0
Extras                (b 1, w 1)                                2
Total                 (all out, 24.1 overs)                    23

FoW: 1-5 (Shahnaz Sohail), 2-6 (Maliha Hussain),
    3-11 (Aisha Jalil), 4-12 (Shaiza Khan), 5-14 (Kiran Baluch),
    6-16 (Sharmeen Khan), 7-22 (Nazli Istiaq),
    8-23 (Sultana Yousaf), 9-23 (Shabana Kausar, 24.1 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Mason                        5      3      6      0
Broadbent                    5      3      3      2
Fahey                        7      5      2      1
Magno                        5      0     11      4
Rolton                       2.1    2      0      1

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Pakistan team had only 10 players

South Australia v Tasmania at Adelaide, 1-4 Feb 1997

Sheffield Shield, 1996/97, 21st Match
South Australia v Tasmania
Adelaide Oval
1,2,3,4 February 1997 (4-day match)

Result: Tasmania won by 10 wickets
Points: Tasmania 6, South Australia 0

Toss: South Australia
Umpires: SJ Davis and RW Stratford

Close of Play:

Day 1: South Australia 287/8 (Young 51*, McIntyre 1*) Day 2: South Australia 293, Tasmania 304/6 (Marsh 10*, Atkinson 10*) Day 3: Tasmania 425, South Australia 127/6 (Parker 34*, Young 1*) South Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 MP Faull lbw b Ridgway 8 41 38 0 0 DA Fitzgerald c Atkinson b Miller 4 37 26 0 0 DS Lehmann c Ridgway b Young 76 150 118 12 0 *JD Siddons run out (Ponting/Atkinson) 55 176 131 8 0 DS Webber b Miller 41 104 95 6 0 GR Parker c Atkinson b Marquet 8 45 47 0 0 +TJ Nielsen b Marsh 17 55 51 1 0 BE Young not out 56 82 87 12 0 SP George b Marsh 0 5 5 0 0 PE McIntyre c Atkinson b Marquet 3 40 23 0 0 P Wilson b Marquet 1 8 3 0 0 Extras (b 4, lb 9, w 1, nb 10) 24 Total (all out, 103 overs, 376 minutes) 293 FoW: 1-19, 2-19, 3-157, 4-176, 5-191, 6-218, 7-234, 8-234, 9-287, 10-293. Bowling O M R W Marquet 22 7 57 3 (2nb, 1w) Ridgway 21 6 58 1 (2nb) Miller 26 12 56 2 Young 17 5 74 1 (1nb) Marsh 17 5 35 2 Tasmania 1st innings R M B 4 6 DF Hills c Young b George 59 181 152 8 0 J Cox c Young b McIntyre 94 205 167 12 0 MJ Di Venuto lbw b Young 42 69 64 6 0 RT Ponting c Nielsen b George 39 98 89 5 0 *DC Boon b George 14 62 55 0 0 S Young c Nielsen b Wilson 5 21 15 0 0 DJ Marsh c Webber b McIntyre 58 151 111 6 0 +MN Atkinson b Wilson 58 173 147 6 0 CR Miller b Wilson 0 12 12 0 0 MW Ridgway c Parker b Young 17 18 15 3 0 JP Marquet not out 0 1 0 0 0 Extras (b 1, lb 4, w 4, nb 30) 39 Total (all out, 135.1 overs, 500 minutes) 425 FoW: 1-158, 2-183, 3-232, 4-273, 5-280, 6-280, 7-398, 8-404, 9-425, 10-425. Bowling O M R W George 27 5 112 3 (15nb, 1w) Wilson 28.1 11 55 3 McIntyre 40 3 147 2 Young 37 10 95 2 Lehmann 3 1 11 0 South Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6 DA Fitzgerald lbw b Marquet 3 5 5 0 0 MP Faull c Ponting b Marquet 14 38 27 2 0 DS Lehmann c Atkinson b Miller 31 102 82 4 0 *JD Siddons c Atkinson b Young 24 74 51 4 0 DS Webber c Atkinson b Miller 4 10 4 1 0 GR Parker c Boon b Young 37 131 112 4 1 +TJ Nielsen run out (Ponting/Atkinson) 11 69 57 2 0 BE Young b Young 10 78 65 0 0 SP George c Marquet b Young 2 32 18 0 0 PE McIntyre not out 1 11 10 0 0 P Wilson b Young 0 1 1 0 0 Extras (lb 5) 5 Total (all out, 71.5 overs, 280 minutes) 142 FoW: 1-3, 2-32, 3-76, 4-76, 5-80, 6-109, 7-131, 8-141, 9-142, 10-142. Bowling O M R W Ridgway 20 6 36 0 Marquet 12 2 39 2 Miller 15 5 29 2 Young 19.5 11 26 5 Marsh 4 2 7 0 Boon 1 1 0 0 Tasmania 2nd innings (target: 11 runs) R M B 4 6 DF Hills not out 7 17 13 1 0 J Cox not out 4 17 16 0 0 Extras 0 Total (0 wicket, 4.5 overs, 17 minutes) 11 DNB: MJ Di Venuto, RT Ponting, *DC Boon, S Young, DJ Marsh, +MN Atkinson, CR Miller, MW Ridgway, JP Marquet. Bowling O M R W George 2.5 1 11 0 Wilson 2 2 0 0 12th Men: AB Eime (SA) and JM Saint (Tas)

5th Test: Australia v West Indies at Perth, 1-3 Feb 1997

Test # 1353 (1347/86)
The Frank Worrell Trophy, 1996/97, 5th Test
Australia v West Indies
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
1,2,3 February 1997 (5-day match)

Result: West Indies won by 10 wickets
Australia wins the 5-Test series 3-2

Toss: Australia
Umpires: DB Hair and P Willey (Eng)
TV Umpire: TA Prue
Match Referee: R Subba Row (Eng)
Man of the Match: CEL Ambrose
Man of the Series: GD McGrath

Close of Play:

Day 1: Australia 243, West Indies 25/0 (Campbell 20*, Samuels 0*) Day 2: West Indies 353/7 (Hooper 57*, Bishop 5*) Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 ML Hayden c Lara b Ambrose 0 2 3 0 0 *MA Taylor run out (Chanderpaul/Adams) 2 18 5 0 0 GS Blewett c Browne b Simmons 17 82 65 2 0 ME Waugh c Campbell b Ambrose 79 224 170 8 1 SR Waugh c Browne b Ambrose 1 19 20 0 0 MG Bevan not out 87 235 164 12 0 +IA Healy b Ambrose 7 18 15 1 0 PR Reiffel c Simmons b Ambrose 0 1 1 0 0 SK Warne c Browne b Bishop 9 41 29 0 0 AJ Bichel c Browne b Bishop 15 28 27 2 0 GD McGrath c Ambrose b Bishop 0 2 3 0 0 Extras (lb 10, w 2, nb 14) 26 Total (all out, 80 overs, 344 minutes) 243 FoW: 1-0 (Hayden), 2-7 (Taylor), 3-45 (Blewett), 4-49 (SR Waugh), 5-169 (ME Waugh), 6-186 (Healy), 7-186 (Reiffel), 8-216 (Warne), 9-243 (Bichel), 10-243 (McGrath). Bowling O M R W Ambrose 18 5 43 5 (10nb) Bishop 18 5 54 3 (2nb) Walsh 9 0 29 0 (1w) Simmons 20 5 58 1 (6nb, 1w) Hooper 15 1 49 0 West Indies 1st innings R M B 4 6 SL Campbell c Healy b Reiffel 21 52 44 3 0 RG Samuels c ME Waugh b Warne 76 332 228 10 0 S Chanderpaul c Reiffel b McGrath 3 19 17 0 0 BC Lara c Healy b Warne 132 223 183 22 1 CL Hooper c Healy b Reiffel 57 124 83 10 0 JC Adams c Healy b McGrath 18 40 31 2 0 PV Simmons c ME Waugh b Reiffel 0 3 5 0 0 +CO Browne c Warne b Reiffel 0 2 3 0 0 IR Bishop c Taylor b Reiffel 13 67 44 1 0 CEL Ambrose run out (Healy) 15 52 44 1 0 *CA Walsh not out 5 26 11 0 0 Extras (b 5, lb 10, w 1, nb 28) 44 Total (all out, 111 overs, 478 minutes) 384 FoW: 1-30 (Campbell), 2-43 (Chanderpaul), 3-251 (Lara), 4-275 (Samuels), 5-331 (Adams), 6-332 (Simmons), 7-332 (Browne), 8-359 (Hooper), 9-367 (Bishop), 10-384 (Ambrose). Bowling O M R W McGrath 30 5 86 2 (5nb) Bichel 18 1 79 0 (10nb) Reiffel 26 6 73 5 (11nb, 1w) Warne 19 8 55 2 (1nb) Blewett 6 2 19 0 Bevan 5 0 31 0 SR Waugh 7 1 26 0 (1nb) Australia 2nd innings R M B 4 6 *MA Taylor c Browne b Ambrose 1 14 13 0 0 ML Hayden lbw b Hooper 47 140 102 4 0 GS Blewett b Ambrose 0 8 1 0 0 ME Waugh c Browne b Walsh 9 48 33 2 0 SR Waugh c Hooper b Walsh 0 7 6 0 0 MG Bevan c Simmons b Walsh 15 42 31 3 0 +IA Healy c Chanderpaul b Walsh 29 42 31 5 0 PR Reiffel c Adams b Walsh 5 5 6 1 0 SK Warne c Simmons b Bishop 30 77 53 4 0 AJ Bichel c Samuels b Bishop 18 47 31 2 0 GD McGrath not out 2 6 6 0 0 Extras (b 2, lb 8, w 6, nb 22) 38 Total (all out, 47.3 overs, 226 minutes) 194 FoW: 1-7 (Taylor), 2-17 (Blewett), 3-43 (ME Waugh), 4-48 (SR Waugh), 5-84 (Bevan), 6-105 (Hayden), 7-110 (Reiffel), 8-133 (Healy), 9-189 (Bichel), 10-194 (Warne). Bowling O M R W Ambrose 9 2 50 2 (20nb) Bishop 12.3 1 44 2 (4nb, 6w) Walsh 20 4 74 5 (1nb) Simmons 3 0 9 0 (2nb) Hooper 3 0 7 1 (1nb) West Indies 2nd innings (target: 54 runs) R M B 4 6 SL Campbell not out 16 44 28 4 0 RG Samuels not out 35 44 38 8 0 Extras (lb 2, w 1, nb 3) 6 Total (0 wickets, 10.2 overs) 57 DNB: S Chanderpaul, BC Lara, CL Hooper, JC Adams, PV Simmons, +CO Browne, IR Bishop, CEL Ambrose, *CA Walsh. Bowling O M R W McGrath 4 1 14 0 (1nb) Reiffel 5 0 24 0 (2nb) Bichel 1.2 0 17 0 (1w) Day 1 CA Walsh was off the field for the rest of the Australian innings after bowling 9 overs. Substitute fielder was RIC Holder Due to the intense heat, IR Bishop and CEL Ambrose bowled their overs in the 3rd session in 1 over spells. Day 2 RG Samuels hit 1 five CL Hooper hit 1 five Day 3 BC Lara acted as a runner for the whole of CA Walsh's innings Due to injury, CA Walsh bowled right arm medium pace to medium-fast throughout the whole Australian second innings CA Ambrose's 9th over included 9 no balls. CA Ambrose's 3rd and last Test at Perth, finishing with figures of 106.3-28-310-24 @ 12.91, including a 5-wicket haul in each 1st innings. This is the most wickets by a visiting bowler at Perth (next best: RJ Hadlee 18 wickets). West Indies' 5th win from 5 Tests played at the WACA Ground, including 4 matches where they did not lose a second innings wicket. Australia's 14th consecutive Test without a draw, its longest run of such results since 18 Tests in 1930-34.

Victoria v New South Wales at Melbourne, 30 Jan-2 Feb 1997

Sheffield Shield, 1996/97, 20th Match
Victoria v New South Wales
Melbourne Cricket Ground (day/night)
30,31 January, 1,2 February 1997 (4-day match)

Result: Victoria won by 2 wickets
Points: Victoria 6, New South Wales 2

Toss: Victoria
Umpires: GTD Morrow and PD Parker
TV Umpire: PH Jensen

Close of Play:

Day 1: New South Wales 290, Victoria 12/1 (Vimpani 5*, Stacey 0*) Day 2: Victoria 164, New South Wales 114/2 (Davison 48*, Alley 9*, 36 ov) Day 3: New South Wales 264/8d, Victoria 136/0 (Vimpani 77*, Elliott 54*) New South Wales 1st innings R M B 4 6 MJ Slater c Harvey b Saker 71 92 88 8 0 RJ Davison c Stacey b Fleming 2 8 6 0 0 CJ Richards c Vimpani b Stacey 58 176 123 5 0 S Lee c Dodemaide b Fleming 7 30 27 1 0 KJ Roberts c Harvey b Saker 4 18 22 0 0 *GRJ Matthews c Vimpani b Bakker 13 52 32 1 0 +PA Emery b Saker 32 77 64 5 0 BE McNamara c Berry b Fleming 69 122 120 9 0 AM Stuart c Berry b Saker 4 36 30 0 0 PJS Alley not out 10 41 17 0 0 SCG MacGill c Elliott b Fleming 6 23 28 0 0 Extras (b 2, lb 11, w 1) 14 Total (all out, 92.4 overs, 342 minutes) 290 FoW: 1-4 (Davison), 2-99 (Slater), 3-114 (Lee), 4-124 (Roberts), 5-154 (Richards), 6-156 (Matthews), 7-235 (Emery), 8-259 (Stuart), 9-269 (McNamara), 10-290 (MacGill). Bowling O M R W Saker 30 8 71 4 (1w) Fleming 21.4 4 66 4 Dodemaide 11 2 45 0 Harvey 15 6 41 0 Bakker 8 2 27 1 Stacey 7 2 27 1 Victoria 1st innings R M B 4 6 MTG Elliott c Slater b Stuart 2 12 12 0 0 GR Vimpani c Lee b McNamara 11 62 39 1 0 BJ Stacey c Lee b McNamara 2 33 26 0 0 LD Harper c Emery b McNamara 0 5 1 0 0 RP Larkin run out 27 124 95 4 0 IJ Harvey c Lee b McNamara 0 3 5 0 0 JR Bakker c McNamara b Matthews 14 52 44 1 0 +DS Berry lbw b MacGill 5 16 18 0 0 *AIC Dodemaide c Emery b McNamara 2 16 23 0 0 DJ Saker not out 40 100 84 6 0 DW Fleming c Slater b Stuart 36 73 68 4 0 Extras (lb 16, w 1, nb 8) 25 Total (all out, 68.2 overs, 251 minutes) 164 FoW: 1-4 (Elliott), 2-19 (Stacey), 3-25 (Harper), 4-34 (Vimpani), 5-34 (Harvey), 6-66 (Bakker), 7-71 (Berry), 8-75 (Dodemaide), 9-82 (Larkin), 10-164 (Fleming). Bowling O M R W Stuart 11.2 3 25 2 (3nb) McNamara 15 6 30 5 (1nb) MacGill 12 4 23 1 Alley 2 0 3 0 (1w) Lee 9 0 31 0 Matthews 19 5 36 1 New South Wales 2nd innings R M B 4 6 RJ Davison run out 88 273 220 8 1 MJ Slater lbw b Fleming 14 43 31 0 0 CJ Richards c Vimpani b Saker 39 69 60 7 0 PJS Alley lbw b Harvey 56 192 120 7 0 S Lee b Saker 11 34 27 1 0 KJ Roberts c Berry b Fleming 21 64 20 2 0 +PA Emery not out 12 72 38 1 0 BE McNamara lbw b Fleming 0 2 2 0 0 AM Stuart c Harvey b Saker 2 14 15 0 0 SCG MacGill not out 11 19 20 2 0 Extras (b 3, lb 5, nb 2) 10 Total (8 wickets decl, 98 overs, 374 minutes) 264 DNB: *GRJ Matthews. FoW: 1-40 (Slater), 2-97 (Richards), 3-206 (Alley), 4-209 (Davison), 5-224 (Lee), 6-244 (Roberts), 7-244 (McNamara), 8-251 (Stuart). Bowling O M R W Saker 25 8 54 3 (1nb) Fleming 24 5 60 3 Dodemaide 20 7 45 0 Harvey 18 4 62 1 Bakker 4 1 8 0 Stacey 7 0 27 0 Victoria 2nd innings (target: 391 runs) R M B 4 6 GR Vimpani c Emery b Alley 161 353 304 20 1 MTG Elliott c Emery b Alley 65 160 125 8 0 LD Harper run out (Roberts) 9 80 61 0 0 RP Larkin c Slater b Matthews 3 18 14 0 0 IJ Harvey c Richards b Matthews 88 166 139 13 1 JR Bakker b McNamara 25 96 76 1 0 +DS Berry c Richards b McNamara 13 21 17 2 0 *AIC Dodemaide not out 9 25 19 1 0 DJ Saker lbw b McNamara 0 2 2 0 0 DW Fleming not out 0 15 8 0 0 Extras (b 8, lb 6, w 2, nb 2) 18 Total (8 wickets, 127 overs, 476 minutes) 391 DNB: BJ Stacey. FoW: 1-150 (Elliott), 2-190 (Harper), 3-200 (Larkin), 4-275 (Vimpani), 5-362 (Harvey), 6-378 (Bakker), 7-382 (Berry), 8-382 (Saker). Bowling O M R W Stuart 2.5 0 11 0 McNamara 33 12 98 3 (1nb, 2w) Alley 26.1 7 83 2 Lee 10 1 57 0 MacGill 23 5 75 0 Matthews 32 14 53 2 12th Men: MR Foster (Vic) and DA Freedman (NSW) NSW 1st innings: Slater 50 (61m/59b), Richards 50 (157m/107b), McNamara 50 (74m/74b) NSW 2nd innings: Davison 50 (133m/108b), Alley 50 (120m/88b) Vic 2nd innings: Vimpani 50 (73m/58b), 100 (233m/191b), 150 (321m/287b), Harvey 50 (118m/97b)

Queensland v Western Australia at Brisbane, 30 Jan-2 Feb 1997

Sheffield Shield, 1996/97, 18th Match
Queensland v Western Australia
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane (day/night)
30,31 January 1,2 February 1997 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Points: Western Australia 2, Queensland 0

Toss: Western Australia
Umpires: AJ McQuillan and SJA Taufel
First-class Debut: SM Katich (Western Australia).

Close of Play:

Day 1: Queensland 179, Western Australia 102/4 (Martyn 19*, Angel 3*) Day 2: Western Australia 183, Queensland 195/2 (Maher 54*, Law 12*) Day 3: Queensland 412, Western Australia 96/4 (Moody 35*, Katich 14*) Queensland 1st innings R M B 4 6 TJ Barsby c Gilchrist b Angel 0 17 13 0 0 TJ Dixon c Gilchrist b Moody 37 110 75 3 0 JP Maher b Garnaut 19 33 26 2 0 *SG Law b Garnaut 3 15 9 0 0 A Symonds c Gilchrist b Angel 14 14 16 1 0 GI Foley c Gilchrist b Garnaut 22 54 40 2 0 +WA Seccombe c Gilchrist b Harvey 35 108 84 2 0 AC Dale c Katich b Harvey 29 64 55 3 0 BN Creevey b Harvey 9 23 18 0 0 MS Kasprowicz c Harvey b Moody 6 18 16 0 0 SA Muller not out 0 11 14 0 0 Extras (lb 3, nb 2) 5 Total (all out, 60.5 overs, 238 minutes) 179 FoW: 1-4, 2-31, 3-39, 4-60, 5-83, 6-105, 7-157, 8-172, 9-173, 10-179. Bowling O M R W Angel 15 5 56 2 (1nb) Garnaut 16 3 45 3 Moody 17.5 4 45 2 Harvey 12 4 30 3 Western Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 MEK Hussey hit wicket b Muller 15 56 49 0 0 RJ Campbell lbw b Dale 15 42 31 2 0 RM Baker c Muller b Dale 5 16 12 1 0 DR Martyn c Seccombe b Dale 38 129 99 3 0 *TM Moody lbw b Foley 30 74 59 3 0 J Angel c Foley b Kasprowicz 17 108 79 1 0 SM Katich c Seccombe b Dale 25 92 77 2 0 +AC Gilchrist c Seccombe b Dale 5 20 15 0 0 KM Harvey b Kasprowicz 7 11 10 1 0 MS Garnaut not out 0 8 3 0 0 B Mulder c Seccombe b Kasprowicz 7 4 5 1 0 Extras (b 4, lb 9, nb 6) 19 Total (all out, 72.4 overs, 283 minutes) 183 FoW: 1-32, 2-38, 3-38, 4-93, 5-128, 6-160, 7-167, 8-176, 9-176, 10-183. Bowling O M R W Kasprowicz 16.4 2 49 3 (1nb) Dale 20 5 43 5 Muller 13 3 28 1 (1nb) Creevey 12 4 34 0 Foley 10 4 14 1 (1nb) Law 1 0 2 0 Queensland 2nd innings R M B 4 6 TJ Dixon lbw b Martyn 18 103 87 1 0 TJ Barsby c Harvey b Moody 107 213 155 10 0 JP Maher st Gilchrist b Baker 76 190 156 6 0 *SG Law c Gilchrist b Harvey 56 141 107 3 0 A Symonds c sub (GB Hogg) b Angel 39 69 55 4 0 GI Foley b Harvey 16 56 42 1 0 +WA Seccombe c Mulder b Angel 36 102 78 1 1 AC Dale c Baker b Harvey 11 26 18 2 0 BN Creevey not out 32 54 45 4 0 MS Kasprowicz c Gilchrist b Angel 5 14 10 1 0 SA Muller c Baker b Mulder 5 11 12 0 0 Extras (lb 9, nb 2) 11 Total (all out, 127.2 overs, 494 minutes) 412 FoW: 1-71, 2-169, 3-242, 4-300, 5-310, 6-344, 7-358, 8-390, 9-401, 10-412. Bowling O M R W Angel 28 5 70 3 Garnaut 17 4 75 0 (1nb) Moody 24 5 75 1 Harvey 28 6 94 3 Martyn 13 1 35 1 Mulder 12.2 2 43 1 Baker 4 0 9 1 Hussey 1 0 2 0 Western Australia 2nd innings (target: 409 runs) R M B 4 6 RJ Campbell c +Maher b Creevey 4 10 11 1 0 MEK Hussey c +Maher b Dale 2 13 7 0 0 RM Baker c Barsby b Kasprowicz 3 40 30 0 0 DR Martyn b Creevey 35 71 55 2 0 *TM Moody run out 136 274 219 11 1 SM Katich not out 65 260 200 5 0 +AC Gilchrist not out 5 19 13 0 0 Extras (b 7, lb 2, nb 14) 23 Total (5 wickets, 88 overs, 346 minutes) 273 DNB: J Angel, KM Harvey, MS Garnaut, B Mulder. FoW: 1-6, 2-6, 3-22, 4-53, 5-262. Bowling O M R W Creevey 15 4 47 2 Dale 24 6 67 1 Kasprowicz 22 6 50 1 (5nb) Muller 10 1 31 0 Foley 10 1 44 0 (2nb) Law 7 2 25 0 12th Men: PW Jackson (Qld) and GB Hogg (WA) Maher kept wicket for the entire Western Australia 2nd innings