2015/16 Sheffield Shield

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Green Top and overcast conditions shows batsmen can not handle it.  Great to see bowlers getting a show and of course Qld handling it better than Vics.  Hartley showed what you can do if you knuckle down.

You know who else is a gun? Jack Wildermuth. Not many runs this match but 7 wickets.

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YES!! WHAT A WIN

[Ringo]

Green Top and overcast conditions shows batsmen can not handle it.  Great to see bowlers getting a show and of course Qld handling it better than Vics.  Hartley showed what you can do if you knuckle down.

You know who else is a gun? Jack Wildermuth. Not many runs this match but 7 wickets.

From a Barista at the ground to logical successor to Jame Hopes in one season not bad.

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Loving the starts to the three matches!!

[nrich102]

Gaz Lyon with a lazy 75 off 46, with 7 fours and 5 sixes :o

[Nige]

This whole round has been ridiculous so far hahaha.

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As long as SA and WA win all is good :)

[JBs-Hawks]

Dont we need Vic to beat NSW too?

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Dont we need Vic to beat NSW too?

Not sure. When I looked at the table I just thought we would play the winner of that match in the final? :-/ if the Vics need to win we are in trouble.

[Ringo]

Not over in Qld yet - Just need to keep WA Lead manageable - Weather may have a say as well.

Just wish Wildermuth could show his real batting skills as well.  Another 2 wickets and bowling well.

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Current standings:
VIC 46.62
QLD 45.66
NSW 44.13
SA 40.67
WA 36.18
TAS 25.69

Points:
6 for a win
3 for a tie
1 for a draw
0.01 for every run above 200 in the first 100 overs of the first innings
0.5 points for taking wickets 5,7,9 in the first 100 overs of the first innings of each team only

So this means:
VIC 0 batting + 1 bowling (Batting now)
QLD 0 + 0.5 (Potential 1 point gettable)
NSW ~1 + 0.5 (Potential 1 point gettable)
SA 1.46 + 1.5
WA 0.2 + 1.5 (Batting)
TAS 0 + 1.5

VIC 141/5 and WA 220/6 at the time of posting

Adding these scores onto the current table we have:
VIC 47.62
QLD 46.16
NSW 45.63
SA 43.63
WA 37.88
TAS 27.19

Which to me says that if QLD lose and SA win, we leap them. If VICs lose then we leap them. If NSW lose we leap them. If it's a draw then we can leap both! If it's a tie it goes down to the wire between SA and NSW. NSW were on 304 after 102 overs, so if they were on exactly 300 after 100 overs, and they take 4 more VIC wickets before the 100th over, then SA and NSW will be EQUAL on points :P

So that is where things sit currently. QLD will need a win or a miracle from Tassie and Victoria to see them in the final.

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SA 49.63
VIC 48.13
QLD 46.66
NSW 46.57
WA 39.48
TAS 27.19

The live table with only the points for match results to be added. So a tie between VIC and NSW will see SA through still, obviously a draw in the game and SA will host the final.

Victoria are 90 runs down after the first innings but have an early NSW wicket (Cowan). Tough situation for them in the final innings. Bat for the win (and home final) but risk the loss and thus a final spot? Or play for the draw and play the final in SA...

QLD are all but gone (no chance of winning or tieing this now) so the Redbacks are basically through :)

[JBs-Hawks]

I wonder when the last match was over in 2 days and SA wasnt the losing team haha.

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If you were Victoria right now what would you do?

55/4 after drinks in the first session. 213 to win still.

You win/tie the game you hos tthe shield final.
You lose the game you don't make the shield final.
You draw the game you playt he shield final away.


I feel like with Wade and White there if they play it slow until tea and if they are still there naturally they won't need more than 120 runs and also have Dan Christian in at 7. 120 runs in a session will be easy for them in that case. But they need the safety net of drawing the game at the least so shouldn't take that risk now.

[Nige]

Surely they'd focus on making the final, even if it was away. At the very least they should play for the draw but also try to score sensibly at a rate that leaves the win an option heading into the final session.

Being 4 down makes it pretty tough though, trying to attack with barely any recognised batsmen to come is probably too risky. I'd definitely rather they drew the game and played away than lost the match and missed out.