The Sheffield Shield grudge match between South Australia and Victoria has finally been put out of its misery — but only after some stunning records.
With a win for either side off the table, the main talking point from the contest is the soured relations between the teams. Victoria skipper Peter Handscomb has expressed bitter disappointment over counterpart Travis Head’s refusal to set up a run chase on the final day with a sporting declaration.
“At the end of day three we have two more sessions tomorrow that we have to play of dead cricket. “We’ll shake hands at tea and tell everyone ‘thanks for coming, sorry for such a boring game of Shield cricket’.”On a pitch that has offered bowlers little assistance, the match descended into farce soon after tea on day three when it became clear SA would keep batting rather than declare.Paceman James Pattinson eventually returned to the attack but only to bowl off- spin for the first time in his first-class career. The tense situation has taken the sheen off some fine batting. Nic Maddinson top-scored with 224 in the Vics’ first innings, with Test opener Marcus Harris and young gun Will Pucovski making hundreds. Carey made a polished 117 for SA, with Tom Andrews breaking through for his maiden first-class century. Maddinson had to leave the field with a finger injury in the middle session on day three after he was struck at short leg and Aaron Finch is resting after suffering back spasms during his quickfire 57.
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