Sheffield Shield Round 9: Commonwealth Bank Bushrangers v Tasmania Tigers @ MCG

[grimlock]

Sheffield Shield Round 9: Commonwealth Bank Bushrangers v Tasmania Tigers @ MCG
Monday 3rd March - Thursday 6th March 2014

Victoria (6th)
8 games 8 points 0.7196 quotient
Tasmania (5th)
8 games 16 points 0.9262 quotient

CA scorecard: http://livescores.cricket.com.au/summary_2934_25.html

Weather

• Monday - Becoming sunny 15-27
  
• Tuesday - Sunny 17-32
  
• Wednesday - Shower or two 19-25
  
• Thursday - Partly cloudy 13-25
  

Despite a credible 4th innings effort to save their match against SA, the Bushrangers are officially out of finals contention and will be playing for pride. The Tigers are still in contention mathematically, but would require them taking full points in their last 2 games and some non-results to go their way in the other games.

Last game

• Victoria 309 (Maxwell 119, Hussey 71) and 7/334 (Wade 71*, White 65, Stoinis 52) drew with South Australia 6/511 dec. (Maxwell 3/52, Hastings 3/73)
• Tasmania 350 (Cowan 93, Cazzulino 63) and 9/165 dec. (Wells 43) defeated Queensland 183 (Hilfenhaus 4/50) and 149 (Rainbird 4/40) by 183 runs

Victoria XII squad

• 13. Matthew WADE (c)(+)
• 80. Fawad AHMED
• 24. Scott BOLAND
• 54. Peter HANDSCOMB
• 11. John HASTINGS
• 33. Michael HILL
• 18. Jon HOLLAND
• 8. David HUSSEY
• 12. Rob QUINEY
• 34. Jake REED
• Dean RUSS (FC debut)
• 38. Marcus STOINIS

In: Ahmed, Handscomb, Russ
Out: Glenn MAXWELL, Cameron WHITE (both T20 World Cup)

The Vics lose the in-form Maxwell (both with bat and ball) and former skipper White to Twenty20 international duties. They recall Handscomb after his double century in grade cricket and also will hand a debut to opener Dean Russ.

Tasmania XII squad

• 8. Tim PAINE (c)(+)
• 18. Luke BUTTERWORTH
• 7. Steve CAZZULINO
• 99. Mark COSGROVE
• 27. Ed COWAN
• 24. Xavier DOHERTY
• 51. Ben DUNK
• 17. Andrew FEKETE
• 4. Evan GULBIS
• 16. Ben HILFENHAUS
• 43. Sam RAINBIRD
• 9. Jon WELLS

In: Butterworth, Gulbis
Out: Beau WEBSTER (omitted)

All-rounder Butterworth returns to boost an in-form pace attack. He looks the most likely replacement for Webster with Gulbis to take up 12th man duties again.

 

[grimlock]

Final teams

Commonwealth Bank Bushrangers: Rob Quiney, Dean Russ, Marcus Stoinis, David Hussey, Peter Handscomb, Matthew Wade (c/wk), Michael Hill, John Hastings, Scott Boland, Fawad Ahmed, Jake Reed, Jonathan Holland (12th)

Tasmania Tigers: Mark Cosgrove, Ed Cowan, Steve Cazzulino, Jonathan Wells, Ben Dunk, Luke Butterworth, Tim Paine (c/wk), Ben Hilfenhaus, Xavier Doherty, Samuel Rainbird, Andrew Fekete, Evan Gulbis (12th)

Hill goes from opener to number 7.

 

[Aussie_boy]

Cosgrove due for a few runs

Edit- Tad harsh seeming he scored a 71 and 48 two games ago

 

[Showbags]

Where is Silk? Surely they can't have dropped him.

 

[Aussie_boy]

Where is Silk? Surely they can't have dropped him.

Injured, out for the season most likely. Pretty sure it happened during the BBL as he missed the backend of that too.

 

[grimlock]

Where is Silk? Surely they can't have dropped him.

He's been injured hasn't played the last 2.

 

[Gak Attack]

We don't have much batting after the openers. Will probably just get past 200.

 

[Phone]

good to see victoria's best spinner in the wickets

 

[Torz]

Ahmed putting his name up for the UAE tour?
eth-dog

 

[aussie1st]

Can't believe Stoinis keeps getting a game.

 

[Dragz]

Can't believe Wells keeps getting a game. Outside of the half a dozen times he's made 50, he'd average about 13. Surely we've got someone else that can bat??

 

[Big Bryza]

Can't believe Stoinis keeps getting a game.

Keeps peeling off runs in grade cricket.

 

[eddiesmith]

Would have been a shocking season for Victoria if not for Tassie gifting us wins

 

[Ducky Tie]

Would have been a shocking season for Victoria if not for Tassie gifting us wins

Still is a shocking season.

 

[TassieEagle]

We don't have much batting after the openers. Will probably just get past 200.

decent call

 

[eth-dog]

good to see victoria's best spinner in the wickets

Except he isn't

Ahmed putting his name up for the UAE tour?
eth-dog

I'd rather Boyce or Hauritz, or anyone except him tbh. Shouldn't even be playing for Victoria

 

[Slax]

Vics on track for 1st innings points, can they get the outright and given themselves a chance to avoid the spoon though

 

[western royboy]

good to see victoria's best spinner in the wickets

Not in my book - he runs third, any batting line up featuring B Hifenhaus at 7 would have to be described as "thin".

 

[eth-dog]

Handscomb at 5 might actually help his development. I certainly hope so. Quiney continuing his FC form, would probably be 3rd or 4th in Victoria's B+F

 

[Hellgood]

You guys are harsh on Ahmed IMO. Averaging in the 30's is not world beating stuff, but who else does much better than that in the Shield? Our test spinner has an atrocious domestic record.

 

[western royboy]

You guys are harsh on Ahmed IMO. Averaging in the 30's is not world beating stuff, but who else does much better than that in the Shield? Our test spinner has an atrocious domestic record.

It's not his record - his wickets this season have come against two teams that CANNOT play leg spinners, Tas & WA, it's just the way he bowls - too flat, too fast and with no loop. He does nothing for me and against good bats - he gets caned. I've watched him live many times and he just shows nithing to suggest he's going to make it - Just my opinion, but Holland or Muirhead are much better candidtates.

 

[eth-dog]

You guys are harsh on Ahmed IMO. Averaging in the 30's is not world beating stuff, but who else does much better than that in the Shield? Our test spinner has an atrocious domestic record.

He's s**t. There's a reason he only played 15 or so FC matches in Pakistan.

 

[eddiesmith]

Great to see Stoinis making runs, hope he goes on and makes a big ton!

 

[eth-dog]

thorne89

 

[brisbane13]

nice to see the vic batsmen doing well at the end of the shield season, a good way to improve your chances of a new contract for next cricket season
but good to see Stoinos in the runs