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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.

Saturday, October 18, 1997

South Australia v Tasmania at Adelaide, 15-18 October 1997

Sheffield Shield, 1997/98
South Australia v Tasmania
Adelaide Oval
15,16,17,18 October 1997 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Points: South Australia 2, Tasmania 0

Toss: Tasmania
Umpires: DB Hair and AJ Hunter
Match Referee: H Jolly
First-class Debuts: NT Adcock (South Australia); DG Wright (Tasmania).

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Tasmania 264/8 (Atkinson 23*)
  • Day 2: Tasmania 301, South Australia 336/8 (Young 2*)
  • Day 3: South Australia 381, Tasmania 286/4 (Young 9*, Boon 9*)
    Tasmania 1st innings                                            R   M   B  4 6
    DF Hills c Blewett b McIntyre 35 108 86 3 0
    J Cox lbw b Young 17 89 66 1 0
    MJ Di Venuto c Adcock b Young 68 118 94 9 0
    RT Ponting c Nielsen b Wilson 3 27 26 0 0
    S Young c Nielsen b Blewett 58 142 123 7 1
    *DC Boon lbw b Wilson 38 144 138 5 0
    DJ Marsh c Blewett b McIntyre 5 18 17 0 0
    +MN Atkinson not out 33 116 79 3 0
    CR Miller lbw b Wigney 0 12 11 0 0
    DG Wright c Blewett b Wilson 19 25 23 3 0
    JP Marquet c Blewett b Wilson 8 23 18 0 0
    Extras (b 2, lb 3, nb 12) 17
    Total (all out, 112.1 overs, 415 mins) 301

    FoW: 1-54 (Cox), 2-76 (Hills), 3-98 (Ponting), 4-162 (Di Venuto),
    5-214 (Young), 6-223 (Marsh), 7-257 (Boon), 8-264 (Miller),
    9-285 (Wright), 10-301 (Marquet).

    Bowling O M R W
    Wilson 26.1 12 53 4 (3nb)
    Wigney 22 5 73 1
    Blewett 12 4 27 1
    Young 24 5 61 2
    McIntyre 28 9 82 2 (3nb)

    South Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6
    MP Faull b Wright 5 17 16 0 0
    DA Fitzgerald lbw b Marquet 14 23 12 3 0
    GS Blewett b Miller 41 76 47 7 0
    DS Lehmann c Ponting b Young 138 183 156 20 0
    *JD Siddons c & b Marsh 91 199 172 13 2
    NT Adcock st Atkinson b Miller 25 99 74 2 0
    +TJ Nielsen c Atkinson b Miller 9 26 23 0 0
    PE McIntyre lbw b Miller 0 7 8 0 0
    BE Young c Boon b Miller 3 13 13 0 0
    P Wilson c Marquet b Miller 25 34 36 2 0
    BN Wigney not out 16 25 17 3 0
    Extras (b 2, lb 5, w 1, nb 6) 14
    Total (all out, 95.1 overs, 353 mins) 381

    FoW: 1-16 (Faull), 2-20 (Fitzgerald), 3-122 (Blewett),
    4-245 (Lehmann), 5-319 (Siddons), 6-329 (Adcock),
    7-331 (McIntyre), 8-336 (Nielsen), 9-341 (Young),
    10-381 (Wilson).

    Bowling O M R W
    Marquet 8 0 51 1 (1w)
    Wright 22 5 85 1 (2nb)
    Young 13 3 63 1 (1nb)
    Marsh 26 2 98 1
    Miller 26.1 3 77 6

    Tasmania 2nd innings R M B 4 6
    DF Hills c Nielsen b McIntyre 26 94 61 2 0
    J Cox lbw b Wigney 13 38 46 0 0
    MJ Di Venuto c Faull b Young 94 214 180 8 0
    RT Ponting c Lehmann b Young 121 195 169 11 1
    S Young run out (Wilson) 28 116 83 3 0
    *DC Boon not out 73 125 122 9 0
    DJ Marsh not out 22 45 29 2 0
    Extras (b 4, lb 2, w 1, nb 12) 19
    Total (5 wickets decl, 114 overs, 416 mins) 396

    DNB: +MN Atkinson, CR Miller, DG Wright, JP Marquet.

    FoW: 1-20 (Cox), 2-60 (Hills), 3-236 (Di Venuto),
    4-274 (Ponting), 5-333 (Young).

    Bowling O M R W
    Wilson 20 2 66 0 (2nb)
    Wigney 11 2 31 1
    Young 43 7 144 2
    McIntyre 32 6 121 1 (1w 4nb)
    Lehmann 3 0 12 0
    Blewett 5 1 16 0

    South Australia 2nd innings (target: 317 runs) R M B 4 6
    DA Fitzgerald c Hills b Marsh 41 151 129 5 0
    MP Faull run out (sub [JM Saint]/Miller) 71 149 124 5 2
    GS Blewett c Di Venuto b Marsh 38 45 44 1 1
    DS Lehmann c Young b Miller 19 26 21 2 0
    *JD Siddons not out 23 84 69 2 0
    NT Adcock c & b Miller 0 2 5 0 0
    +TJ Nielsen lbw b Wright 1 16 16 0 0
    BE Young not out 9 47 36 0 0
    Extras (lb 4, w 1) 5
    Total (6 wickets, 75 overs, 262 mins) 207

    DNB: PE McIntyre, P Wilson, BN Wigney.

    FoW: 1-112 (Faull), 2-113 (Fitzgerald), 3-152 (Lehmann),
    4-182 (Blewett), 5-182 (Adcock), 6-183 (Nielsen).

    Bowling O M R W
    Marquet 10 3 18 0
    Wright 10 3 24 1 (1w)
    Miller 31 14 63 2
    Marsh 24 5 98 2

    • 12th Men: SP George (SA) and JM Saint (Tas)

      Day 1

    • Lunch: Tasmania 83/2 (Di Venuto 25*, Ponting 5*, 32 ov)
    • Tea: Tasmania 189/4 (Young 41*, Boon 14*, 65 ov)
    • New Ball taken at 253/6 after 94 overs
    • Crowd: 793

      Day 2

    • Rain stopped play at 11.41pm until 12.03pm South Australia 12/0 (Faull 1*, Fitzgerald 10*)
    • Lunch: South Australia 35/2 (Blewett 12*, Lehmann 1*, 9 ov)
    • Tea: South Australia 168/3 (Lehmann 92*, Siddons 12*, 42 ov)
    • Stumps taken at 6.09pm (scheduled for 5.52pm)
    • Siddons passed 10,000 runs in first class cricket when he was 32*
    • 3rd wkt: Blewett/Lehmann added 102 in 70 mins, 100 balls
    • 4th wkt: Lehmann/Siddons added 123 in 112 mins, 195 balls
    • Crowd: 705

      Day 3

    • Lunch: Tasmania 45/1 (Hills 21*, Di Venuto 4*, 20 ov)
    • Di Venuto 50 in 131 mins, 100 balls 4x4
    • Tea: Tasmania 179/2 (Di Venuto 71*, Ponting 56*, 54 ov)
    • Ponting 50 in 91 mins, 82 balls 5x4
    • 100 in 179 mins, 157 balls, 9x4 1x6
    • 3rd wkt: Di Venuto/Ponting
    • 50 in 54 mins, 91 balls
    • 100 in 94 mins, 158 balls
    • 150 in 142 mins, 247 balls
    • 176 in 158 mins, 273 balls
    • Crowd: 1003

      Day 4

    • Boon 50 in 101 mins, 99 balls 6x4
    • South Australia were set a target of 317 to win in a minimum of 72 overs.
    • Faull 50 in 127 mins, 103 balls, 4x4. His 11th first class fifty (no hundreds)
    • 1st wkt: Fitzgerald/Faull
    • 50 in 87 mins, 139 balls
    • 100 in 142 mins, 239 balls
    • Match drawn at 5.40 pm
    • Crowd: 1114 (Match aggregate: 3615)
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