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| November 20, 2003 | Thursday | Ramazan 24, 1424 |
Rogers slams century
MELBOURNE, Nov 19: Left-hander Chris Rogers smacked 103 as Western Australia reached a first innings 273 on the opening day of the Sheffield Shield clash with Victoria at the Junction Oval on Wednesday.
But Rogers and former Zimbabwe Test batsman Murray Goodwin (70) were let down by their team-mates after Western Australia, with 187 for two wickets just before tea, lost eight wickets for a mere 86 runs.
Victoria were 12 without loss at stumps, with Matthew Elliott eight and Matthew Mott four.
The Western Australian batting folded meekly after Rogers and Goodwin had hammered 136 for the third wicket.
Victorian all-rounder Andrew McDonald ripped through the middle order, finishing with 4-35 from 16 overs — his best in the competition.
Medium-pacer Allan Wise, in only his second game, captured 3-56.
In Adelaide, Mark Cosgrove (118) and John Davison (84) powered South Australia to a first innings 400, giving them a solid 133-run lead over New South Wales.
Shane Deitz (66) and David Fitzgerald (33) also made useful contributions as former Test fast bowler Matthew Nicholson (6-76) and Test leg-spinner Stuart MacGill (3-119) shared honors with the ball.
New South Wales were 30 for one wicket in their second innings, still trailing by 103, after former Test opener Michael Slater (0) was ousted by Test paceman Jason Gillespie, showing fine from after returning from a side injury.
Summarized scores:
Melbourne (day one):
Western Australia 273 (C. Rogers 103, M. Goodwin 70, M. Hussey 23, J. Langer 21; A. McDonald 4-35, A. Wise 3-56) v Victoria 12 for no wicket at Junction Oval.
Adelaide (day two):
New South Wales 267 (G. Mail 94, D. Nash 46, M. Waugh 34, B. Haddin 34; P. Rofe 4-62, J. Gillespie 2-46, M. Cleary 2-72) and 30 for one wicket (G. Mail 18 not out, S. Katich 12 not out; J. Gillespie 1-12) v South Australia 400 (M.Cosgrove 118, J. Davison 84, S. Deitz 66, D. Fitzgerald 33, G. Blewett 25, A.Flower 21; M. Nicholson 6-76, S. MacGill 3-119) at Adelaide Oval.—AFP
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