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44-9d & 135
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142 & 40-2
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Overs: 42.3 RR: 3.18 vs spin: 0.00
vs seam: 2.41
Overs: 8.7 RR: 4.36 vs spin: 1.23
vs seam: 3.13
Fri 05/03/76 Victoria v Western Australia, Sheffield Shield, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
WESTERN AUSTRALIA WIN Western Australia won by 8 wickets
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Victoria - 1st Inns 44-9 (19.1; RR: 2.30)

BATTER   R B 4 6 SR
PA Hibbert b Malone 5 0 1 0
RG Matthews c Marsh b Malone 0 0 0 0
DJ Rolfe c Marsh b Malone 0 0 0 0
DF Whatmore c Brayshaw b Lillee 0 0 0 0
RD Robinson c b Lillee 0 0 0 0
DJ Broad c Charlesworth b Lillee 26 0 3 0
TJ Laughlin c Brayshaw b Malone 8 0 0 0
RJ Bright b Lillee 0 0 0 0
MHN Walker c Langer b Malone 4 0 1 0
JD Higgs not out 0 0 0 0
AG Hurst  
Extras (0b, 0lb, 1w, 0nb) 1  
TOTAL 44-9 (19.1 overs; RR: 2.30)

Fall of wickets

5-1 (RG Matthews 0.0 ov), 6-2 (DF Whatmore 0.0 ov), 6-3 (RD Robinson 0.0 ov), 6-4 (PA Hibbert 0.0 ov), 26-5 (TJ Laughlin 0.0 ov), 31-6 (RJ Bright 0.0 ov), 36-7 (MHN Walker 0.0 ov), 44-8 (DJ Broad 0.0 ov), 44-9 (DJ Rolfe 19.1 ov)

BOWLERS O M R W Econ Wd NB
DK Lillee 10.0 2 15 4 1.50 1 0
MF Malone 9.1 2 28 5 3.11 0 0

Western Australia - 1st Inns 142 (40.2; RR: 3.52)

BATTER   R B 4 6 SR
BM Laird run out 8 0 0 0
RI Charlesworth c Bright b Hurst 15 0 1 0
WJ Edwards run out 17 0 1 0
KJ Hughes lbw b Hurst 1 0 0 0
RS Langer b Hurst 10 0 1 0
IJ Brayshaw c Higgs b Hurst 28 0 3 0
RW Marsh c Hibbert b Walker 13 0 2 0
B Yardley b Bright 10 0 1 0
DK Lillee c & b Hurst 20 0 1 0
MF Malone b Higgs 7 0 1 0
RG Paulsen not out 0 0 0 0
Extras (0b, 8lb, 0w, 5nb) 13  
TOTAL 142 all out (40.2 overs; RR: 3.52)

Fall of wickets

15-1 (BM Laird 0.0 ov), 30-2 (RI Charlesworth 0.0 ov), 32-3 (KJ Hughes 0.0 ov), 51-4 (RS Langer 0.0 ov), 63-5 (WJ Edwards 0.0 ov), 92-6 (RW Marsh 0.0 ov), 103-7 (B Yardley 0.0 ov), 124-8 (IJ Brayshaw 0.0 ov), 142-9 (DK Lillee 0.0 ov), 142-10 (MF Malone 40.2 ov)

BOWLERS O M R W Econ Wd NB
AG Hurst 13.2 1 50 5 3.85 0 1
MHN Walker 13.0 1 54 1 4.15 0 4
RJ Bright 10.0 3 18 1 1.80 0 0
TJ Laughlin 3.0 0 7 0 2.33 0 0
JD Higgs 1.0 1 0 1 0.00 0 0

Victoria - 2nd Inns 135 (42.3; RR: 3.18)

BATTER   R B 4 6 SR
PA Hibbert c Yardley b Lillee 10 0 1 0
RG Matthews c Marsh b Malone 8 0 1 0
DJ Rolfe c Langer b Lillee 13 0 1 0
DF Whatmore b Malone 8 0 1 0
TJ Laughlin lbw b Brayshaw 1 0 0 0
DJ Broad c Marsh b Lillee 16 0 1 0
RD Robinson c Marsh b Langer 26 0 4 0
RJ Bright c Lillee b Malone 13 0 2 0
MHN Walker c Laird b Paulsen 25 0 3 0
JD Higgs not out 15 0 3 0
AG Hurst run out 0 0 0 0
Extras (0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb) 0  
TOTAL 135 all out (42.3 overs; RR: 3.18)

Fall of wickets

12-1 (RG Matthews 0.0 ov), 18-2 (PA Hibbert 0.0 ov), 29-3 (DF Whatmore 0.0 ov), 30-4 (TJ Laughlin 0.0 ov), 44-5 (DJ Rolfe 0.0 ov), 81-6 (DJ Broad 0.0 ov), 83-7 (RD Robinson 0.0 ov), 110-8 (RJ Bright 0.0 ov), 135-9 (MHN Walker 0.0 ov), 135-10 (AG Hurst 42.3 ov)

BOWLERS O M R W Econ Wd NB
DK Lillee 13.0 2 38 3 2.92 0 0
MF Malone 15.0 1 55 3 3.67 0 0
IJ Brayshaw 9.0 1 28 1 3.11 0 0
RS Langer 5.0 3 14 1 2.80 0 0
RG Paulsen 0.3 0 0 1 - 0 0

Western Australia - 2nd Inns 40-2 (8.7; RR: 4.36)

BATTER   R B 4 6 SR
BM Laird not out 13 0 1 0
WJ Edwards b Hurst 19 0 4 0
KJ Hughes b Hurst 0 0 0 0
RS Langer not out 5 0 0 0
RI Charlesworth  
IJ Brayshaw  
RW Marsh  
B Yardley  
DK Lillee  
MF Malone  
RG Paulsen  
Extras (0b, 1lb, 0w, 2nb) 3  
TOTAL 40-2 (8.7 overs; RR: 4.36)

Fall of wickets

25-1 (WJ Edwards 0.0 ov), 25-2 (KJ Hughes 0.0 ov)

BOWLERS O M R W Econ Wd NB
AG Hurst 4.7 0 31 2 7.75 0 0
MHN Walker 4.0 3 6 0 1.50 0 2

Match Info

Match

Victoria v Western Australia at Melbourne, Sheffield Shield

Date

Friday March 5, 1976

Toss

Western Australia won the toss and elected to field

Time

12:00am UTC

Venue

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Umpires

RC Isherwood, KJ Carmody

Victoria Team

Playing XI

MHN Walker, AG Hurst, RD Robinson, RJ Bright, PA Hibbert, JD Higgs, TJ Laughlin, DF Whatmore, DJ Broad, DJ Rolfe, RG Matthews

Western Australia Team

Playing XI

RW Marsh, DK Lillee, WJ Edwards, KJ Hughes, MF Malone, B Yardley, BM Laird, RS Langer, IJ Brayshaw, RI Charlesworth, RG Paulsen