1st Semi-Final: Western Australia v Queensland at Perth, 21 Feb 1998

Mercantile Mutual Cup, 1997/98, Semi Final
Western Australia v Queensland
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
21 February 1998 (50-over match)

Result: Queensland won by 3 wickets

Toss: Queensland
Umpires: SJ Davis and DJ Harper
TV Umpire: TA Prue
Match Referee: RJ Evans

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

Western Australia innings (50 overs maximum)                    R   M   B  4 6
JL Langer             st Seccombe        b Foley               51 145  83  7 0
RJ Campbell           c Symonds          b Rowell              35  56  43  4 0
DR Martyn             c Symonds          b Miller              50  98  76  5 0
+AC Gilchrist         run out (Miller/Foley)                   15  21  19  1 0
*TM Moody             not out                                  63  64  52  5 2
MEK Hussey            c Seccombe         b Prestwidge          13  32  25  0 0
BP Julian             run out (Miller/Bichel)                  15  11   7  1 1
RM Baker              not out                                   4   5   4  0 0
Extras                (lb 8, w 11, nb 18)                      37
Total                 (6 wickets, 50 overs, 222 mins)         283

DNB: MP Atkinson, KM Harvey, J Stewart, J Angel.

FoW: 1-83 (Campbell, 12.1 ov), 2-161 (Langer, 31.4 ov),
    3-169 (Martyn, 34.2 ov), 4-182 (Gilchrist, 37.2 ov),
    5-244 (Hussey, 45.4 ov), 6-272 (Julian, 48.3 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Bichel                       9      0     46      0 (1nb, 3w)
Miller                      10      0     57      1 (4nb, 2w)
Rowell                      10      1     36      1
Creevey                      4      0     37      0 (4w)
Prestwidge                  10      0     56      1 (4nb, 1w)
Foley                        7      0     43      1 (1w)

Queensland innings (target: 284 runs from 49 overs)             R   M   B  4 6
ML Hayden             c Hussey           b Moody               31  39  28  4 0
JP Maher              c Hussey           b Stewart             56  91  69  5 0
ML Love               c Hussey           b Angel               75 130  87  5 0
*SG Law               c Gilchrist        b Atkinson            22  17  17  3 0
A Symonds             c Harvey           b Atkinson            23  30  26  3 0
BN Creevey                           c & b Angel               32  38  30  4 0
GI Foley              c Gilchrist        b Angel               22  24  14  1 1
+WA Seccombe          not out                                   9  11   9  1 0
MC Miller             not out                                   1   1   1  0 0
Extras                (lb 7, w 6)                              13
Total                 (7 wicket, 46.5 overs, 200 mins)        284

FoW: 1-56 (Hayden), 2-116 (Maher), 3-150 (Law), 4-197 (Symonds),
    5-243 (Love), 6-266 (Creevey), 7-282 (Foley).

DNB: SA Prestwidge, AJ Bichel, GJ Rowell.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Angel                        8.5    0     39      3 (1w)
Atkinson                    10      0     58      2
Julian                       9      0     59      0 (3w)
Moody                        7      0     49      1
Harvey                       6      0     32      0 (1w)
Stewart                      3      0     17      1
Baker                        3      0     23      0 (1w)

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• Scorers: CA Bull (Western Australia) and S Wheeler (Queensland)
• Queensland were fined 1 over for a slow over rate
• Attendance: 5,142