Victoria 15 for 1 path New South Wales 203 (Inexperienced 52, Henriques 29, Perry 4-24) by 188 runs
NSW quick bowler Trent Copeland, taking part in his first Defend match for almost 12 months, dismissed Travis Dean for one. Second-placed Victoria are jousting with Queensland for a spot within the Defend remaining with one additional spherical to be performed.
Prolific opener Hughes has been a stand-out for NSW in a disappointing season, however he limped off with a calf harm and retired damage on 22.
He went for late afternoon scans and his participation within the the rest of the match, and subsequent week’s final match in opposition to South Australia, is in severe doubt. Hughes has simply been NSW’s finest performer this summer time being the aspect’s main Defend run-getter, in addition to hitting a record-equalling 4 one-day centuries.
NSW’s day might barely have begun in worse vogue with younger opener Blake Nikitaras caught behind with out scoring off Perry from the third ball of the day.
It was the primary of a four-wicket return for the constant Perry, following on from an eight-wicket haul final week, the 22-year-old ending with 4 for twenty-four from 14.3 overs.
Fellow opening bowler Fergus O’Neill picked up 2 for 50 on a day when all bar one of many wickets to fall was caught within the slips or by wicketkeeper Sam Harper.
NSW slipped to 43 for 3 earlier than lunch, after which 119 for six, with all of the recognised batters again within the pavilion. However Chris Inexperienced continued his latest lower-order kind with the bat, hitting 52 at No.8 to assist elevate NSW previous 200. Moises Henriques was subsequent finest with 29, whereas Ollie Davies made a promising 28 on debut.
