1st Semi-Final: Victoria v South Australia at Melbourne, 20 February 1999

Mercantile Mutual Cup, 1998/99, 1st Semi-Final
Victoria v South Australia
Melbourne Cricket Ground
20 February 1999 (50-over match)

Result: Victoria won by 2 wickets
Series: Victoria advances to the final

Toss: South Australia
Umpires: DB Hair and PD Parker
TV Umpire: GTD Morrow
Man of the Match: BA Johnson

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

South Australia innings (50 overs maximum)                      R   M   B  4 6
DA Fitzgerald         lbw                b Reiffel              0   1   2  0 0
BE Young              c Harper           b Saker                3  16   8  0 0
CJ Davies             c Berry            b Reiffel              0   2   2  0 0
*DS Lehmann           c Hodge            b Reiffel              7  33  27  0 0
JM Vaughan            c Berry            b Bakker              15  60  39  0 0
BA Johnson            c Craig            b Saker               83 160 116  8 0
DP Waugh              c Berry            b Harvey              17  32  28  1 0
+TJ Nielsen                          c & b Harvey               3   7   8  0 0
BA Swain              c Flegler          b Harvey              23  66  60  2 0
P Wilson                                 b Harvey               4  18  11  0 0
BN Wigney             not out                                   3   4   4  0 0
Extras                (lb 8, w 4, nb 5)                        17
Total                 (all out, 50.0 overs)                   175

DNB: MA Harrity.

FoW: 1-0 (Fitzgerald, 0.2 ov), 2-0 (Davies, 0.4 ov),
    3-7 (Young, 3.1 ov), 4-28 (Lehmann, 8.2 ov),
    5-55 (Vaughan, 17.1 ov), 6-90 (Waugh, 26.3 ov),
    7-94 (Nielsen, 28.2 ov), 8-157 (Swain, 45.4 ov),
    9-169 (Johnson, 48.4 ov), 10-175 (Wilson, 49.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Reiffel                     10      0     42      3 (5nb, 3w)
Saker                       10      3     24      2 (1w)
Bakker                      10      0     25      1
Harvey                      10      1     31      4
Shepard                      6      0     29      0
Flegler                      4      0     16      0

Victoria innings (target: 176 runs from 50 overs)               R   M   B  4 6
GR Vimpani            c Young            b Harrity             36  78  65  3 1
JL Arnberger          c Waugh            b Wigney              24  62  47  1 0
BJ Hodge              c Waugh            b Wilson              17  48  28  0 0
SL Flegler            c Lehmann          b Harrity              1   8   6  0 0
LD Harper             c Swain            b Wigney              56 116  80  4 0
IJ Harvey             c Johnson          b Young                6  20  10  0 0
SAJ Craig             c Davies           b Wilson               6  38  30  0 0
JR Bakker             lbw                b Wigney               1  13   8  0 0
*+DS Berry            not out                                  10   4  15  1 0
PR Reiffel            not out                                   1  23   3  0 0
Extras                (lb 7, w 9, nb 2)                        18
Total                 (8 wickets, 48.3 overs, 209 mins)       176

DNB: DJ Saker, DJ Shepard.

FoW: 1-61 (Arnberger, 16.6 ov), 2-68 (Vimpani, 20.3 ov),
    3-72 (Flegler, 22.1 ov), 4-96 (Hodge, 27.3 ov),
    5-115 (Harvey, 31.5 ov), 6-150 (Craig, 40.5 ov),
    7-157 (Bakker, 43.4 ov), 8-175 (Harper, 47.3 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Wilson                      10      2     26      2 (1w)
Swain                       10      3     38      0 (2w)
Wigney                       8      2     24      3 (1nb)
Young                       10      0     27      1
Harrity                      8.3    1     44      2 (1nb, 3w)
Lehmann                      2      0     10      0 (2w)

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• South Australian innings:
• BA Johnson 50 in 177 mins
• Johnson/Swain 50 partnership in 57 mins

• Victorian innings:
• Victorian 50 in 55 mins
• Victorian 100 in 118 mins
• Victorian 150 in 168 mins
• Harper 50 in 87 mins

• Victoria innings: 1x5 ball over (25th over)