South Australia v Tasmania at Adelaide, 19 Oct 1997

Mercantile Mutual Cup, 1997/98
South Australia v Tasmania
Adelaide Oval
19 October 1997 (50-over match)

Result: South Australia won by 69 runs
Points: South Australia 2, Tasmania 0

Toss: Tasmania
Umpires: SJ Davis and DJ Harper
TV Umpire: AJ Hunter
List A Debut: DG Wright (Tasmania).
Man of the Match: P Wilson

Players per side: 12 (11 bat, 11 field)

South Australia innings (50 overs maximum)                      R   M   B  4 6
DA Fitzgerald                            b Hutchison           27  50  37  5 0
GS Blewett            c Atkinson         b Miller              56  89  71  6 0
DS Lehmann            c Marsh            b Miller              24  36  22  4 0
NT Adcock             c Atkinson         b Tucker              57  70  60  5 3
*JD Siddons           c Tucker           b Wright              57  94  70  4 0
GR Parker             c Tucker           b Wright               8  22  16  0 0
BE Young              c sub (DF Hills)   b Wright               3  10   6  0 0
+TJ Nielsen           not out                                  23  18  14  2 0
P Wilson              not out                                  11  10   5  2 0
Extras                (lb 2, w 8, nb 2)                        12
Total                 (7 wickets, 50 overs, 203 mins)         278

DNB: SP George, BN Wigney, KS Pickering.

FoW: 1-60, 2-111, 3-111, 4-207, 5-238, 6-240, 7-250.

Bowling                 O       M       R       W
Wright                 10       2      44       3
Young                   5       0      39       0 (2w, 1nb)
Miller                 10       3      37       2 (1w)
Hutchison              10       0      60       1 (3w)
Saint                   7       0      45       0
Tucker                  5       0      29       1
Marsh                   3       0      22       0 (2w)

Tasmania innings (target: 279 runs from 50 overs)               R   M   B  4 6
J Cox                                    b Blewett             75 151 108  8 0
MJ Di Venuto          c Siddons          b Wilson              14  12  15  2 0
RT Ponting                               b Wilson               1   6   3  0 0
S Young               c Young            b Wilson               2  16  13  0 0
DJ Marsh              c Siddons          b George               7  22  15  0 0
*DC Boon              c Young            b Pickering            7  41  19  0 0
RJ Tucker                            c & b Blewett             68  90  60  3 2
+MN Atkinson          st Nielsen         b Young               16  19  25  2 0
CR Miller             st Nielsen         b Young                5  12   9  0 0
PJ Hutchison          lbw                b Blewett              3  10   6  0 0
DG Wright             not out                                   0   2   2  0 0
Extras                (lb 8, w 3)                              11
Total                 (all out, 45.5 overs, 145 mins)         209

DNB: JM Saint.

FoW: 1-16, 2-18, 3-30, 4-48, 5-81, 6-136, 7-171, 8-201, 9-208,
    10-209.

Bowling                 O       M       R       W
Wilson                  8       0      27       3
Wigney                  7.2     1      29       0 (1w)
George                 10       0      40       1 (2w)
Pickering               7.4     0      32       1
Young                   7       0      46       2
Blewett                 5.5     0      27       3

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• Blewett 50 in 83 mins, 67 balls, 5x4
• Adcock 50 in 55 mins, 51 balls, 4x4, 3x6
• Siddons 50 in 82 mins, 60 balls, 4x4
• Cox 50 in 105 mins, 78 balls, 6x4
• Tucker 50 in 77 mins, 48 balls, 2x4, 1x6
• Attendance: 3410