48.5Hatcher to A Tye279/10
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Liam Hatcher to Andrew Tye. Full toss, driving, Played in the air under control to deep point, caught by Salzmann. What a game to kick-off the men's domestic season! New South Wales beat Western Australia by 8 runs. In his first game for his new state, Josh Philippe did the damage with the bat, scoring 139 off 119 deliveries at the top of the order in a Player of the Match performance. Matthew Gilkes' contribution of 41 and Tanveer Sangha's cameo of 26 not out off 14 elevated the Blues to 9/287 from their 50 overs. WA looked to be in cruise control at 3/167 in the 30th over and 5/234 in the 41st until Ashton Turner was caught on the boundary for a well-made 41. Richardson, Kelly, and Agar all fell within 2 overs of each other, leaving it up to the final partnership to score 28 to win. They were on track, needing 9 from the last 8 balls until Will Salzmann took a screamer of an outfield catch running back, looking directly into the setting sun and holding on to seal the win. A fitting ending to a thrilling battle. Thanks for following along.
47.2Salzmann to A Agar264/9
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Will Salzmann to Ashton Agar. Length ball, driving, Edged, caught by Philippe.
46.3M Kelly263/8
Run OUT. OUT! Run Out. Jack Edwards to Matthew Kelly. Length ball, working, hit pad to short extra cover, fielded by Sangha.
45.3J Richardson256/7
Run OUT. OUT! Run Out. Liam Hatcher to Ashton Agar. Back of a length, pulling, Played back to bowler.
40.2Sangha to A Turner234/6
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Tanveer Sangha to Ashton Turner. Length ball, Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Hatcher.
32.3Edwards to B Holt172/5
LBW OUT. OUT! L.B.W. Jack Edwards to Baxter Holt. Length ball, working, hit pad.
29.4Sangha to H Cartwright167/4
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught (Sub). Tanveer Sangha to Hilton Cartwright. Back of a length, pulling, Played in the air under control to mid wicket.
24.6Henriques to C Bancroft138/3
Clean Bowled. OUT! Bowled. Moises Henriques to Cameron Bancroft. Length ball, working, Edged.
17.1Salzmann to S Whiteman86/2
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Will Salzmann to Sam Whiteman. Back of a length, pulling, Played in the air under control to fine leg, caught by Hughes.
6.1Edwards to D Short33/1
Clean Bowled. OUT! Bowled. Jack Edwards to D'Arcy Short. Length ball, driving, missed.