1 week Ago By Oliver Caffrey
South Australia have continued their impressive start to the domestic cricket season, smashing NSW by six wickets in their one-day cup match. SA sit top of the table in the 50-over format after crushing last season's beaten finalists at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday. The result was set up by an accomplished performance in the field, rolling the visitors for just 197 after taking regular wickets during the 46 overs.
It was a pair of NSW player who did the bulk of the damage, with fast bowler Harry Conway collecting 3-27 from his 9.3 overs, and Jason Sangha picking up 2-16, including the key scalps of Nic Maddinson and Oliver Davies. Liam Scott also picked up two wickets, claiming 2-31 off his eight overs.
NSW's best contributions came from middle- to lower-order batters, with Matthew Gilkes and captain Jack Edwards top-scoring with 35 each. In reply, SA ran into early trouble when Jack Nisbet took the wickets of Mackenzie Harvey and Daniel Drew in consecutive balls as the hosts slumped to 2-8. But Test wicketkeeper Alex Carey continued his hot early-season form with the bat, smashing 75 from 63 balls to press his claim for a recall to Australia's white-ball teams.
Jake Lehmann (46 not out) and man-of-the-match Scott (42 not out to back up his two wickets) steered SA home, giving long-suffering supporters reason for optimism. As well as topping the one-day table, SA are second in the Sheffield Shield after winning two and drawing one of their first three matches. The teams will have a day off before swapping to whites for their Shield match back at the Adelaide Oval starting on Thursday.
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