Redbacks crash again
Test quick Peter Siddle has ripped through South Australia’s batsmen to deliver Victoria a thumping Sheffield Shield win.
Siddle took five wickets as SA crashed to 130 all out in their second innings to lose by an innings and 46 runs.
The Redbacks lasted just 40.3 overs on Wednesday’s final day at Adelaide Oval.
Siddle was the architect of SA’s demise, taking 5-31 from 12 overs before legspinner Fawad Ahmed (3-12) cleaned up the tail.
Siddle claimed five of the initial six wickets to fall and, in the process, dashed the Test call-up hopes of SA opener Phil Hughes.
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Siddle bowled the lefthander for 11, after also dismissing Hughes for seven in the first dig.
Siddle then outed Mark Cosgrove (eight), Callum Ferguson (four) and Tom Cooper (10) to leave the Redbacks in tatters at 4-42.
The Redbacks never recovered despite brief resistance from Tim Ludeman, who top-scored with 36.
The next best SA batsman was Johan Botha who made 21 – the rest failed to pass 13 in a pitiful batting display in reply to Victoria’s 7(dec)-607.
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SA made 8(dec)-431 in their first innings.
FULL SCOREBOARD
South Australia 1st Innings
P HUGHES c Christian b Siddle 7 (16)
M COSGROVE c White b Holland 17 (29)
C FERGUSON b Siddle 140 (283)
T COOPER b Tremain 5 (6)
T HEAD c Handscomb b Holland 31 (82)
T LUDEMAN lbw Tremain 106 (183)
J BOTHA not out 40 (55)
J MENNIE b Christian 36 (47)
A ZAMPA c Hussey b Ahmed 33 (12)
Sundries (15lb 1w) 16
Eight wickets (dec) for 431
Fall: 8 (Hughes), 39 (Cosgrove), 44 (Cooper), 107 (Head), 315 (Ludeman), 319 (Ferguson), 382 (Mennie), 431 (Zampa).
Bowling: P Siddle 23-5-54-2, C Tremain 26-4-81-2 (1w), J Holland 22-3-92-2, D Christian 10-1-51-1, F Ahmed 22.5-0-121-1, D Hussey 2-0-5-0, M Stoinis 13-6-12-0.
Overs: 118.5.
Victoria 1st Innings
R QUINEY c & b Zampa 52 (145)
C ROGERS c Hughes b Mennie 107 (210)
M STOINIS c Ferguson b Putland 90 (192)
C WHITE c & b Mennie 8 (10)
D HUSSEY c Ludeman b Mennie 81 (159)
P HANDSCOMB c Sayers b Putland 134 (205)
D CHRISTIAN c Cosgrove b Sayers 89 (147)
P SIDDLE not out 21 (19)
C TREMAIN not out 3 (8)
Sundries (9b 6lb 4w 3nb) 22
Seven wickets (dec) for 607
Fall: 130 (Quiney), 207 (Rogers), 217 (White), 306 (Stoinis), 382 (Hussey), 561 (Christian), 597 (Handscomb).
Bowling: C Sayers 29-5-83-1 (1w), G Putland 37-7-125-2 (1w 1nb), J Botha 42-3-119-0, J Mennie 36-8-104-3 (2w 2nb), A Zampa 34-1-145-1, T Head 4-0-16-0.
Overs: 182.
South Australia 2nd Innings
M COSGROVE lbw Siddle 8 (26)
P HUGHES b Siddle 11 (13)
C FERGUSON c Handscomb b Siddle 4 (10)
T COOPER lbw Siddle 10 (19)
T HEAD c Siddle b Christian 13 (36)
T LUDEMAN c (sub) b Siddle 36 (57)
J BOTHA c Handscomb b Ahmed 21 (46)
J MENNIE c White b Ahmed 0 (3)
A ZAMPA c White b Ahmed 0 (2)
C SAYERS c Handscomb b Tremain 14 (18)
G PUTLAND not out 0 (13)
Sundries (4b 9lb) 13
Total 130
Fall: 25 (Hughes), 28 (Cosgrove), 39 (Ferguson), 42 (Cooper), 76 (Head), 110 (Ludeman), 111 (Mennie), 111 (Zampa), 120 (Botha), 130 (Sayers).
Bowling: P Siddle 12-1-31-5, C Tremain 9.3-2-44-1, M Stoinis 2.1-1-6-0, J Holland 6-0-15-0, D Christian 4.5-0-9-1, F Ahmed 6-1-12-3.
Overs: 40.3.
Umpires: M Graham-Smith, G Davidson.
Match Referee: Bob Stratford.
Result: Victoria won by an innings and 46 runs
Man of the Match: Peter Siddle
Points: Vic 7.24 SA 1.15
