Date-stamped : 27 May95 - 14:24
SS: WESTERN AUSTRALIA v TASMANIA
Played at Perth, 10-12 January 1982.

Result: Western Australia won by 5 wickets.

Tasmania`s chances of a high finish in the Sheffield Shield  were
heavily  dependant on success in this game which, because of Test
calls, was against virtually a Western Australian second  eleven.
However, although at one stage it seemed possible that they might
escape with a draw, they never looked like winning. After batting
first  for a laborious 234, Tasmania did well to restrict W.A. to
a lead of only 94.

Tasmania`s second innings was even  more  depressing  than  their
first;  of  their  recognised batsmen only Jeffery made runs, the
rest finding the spinners, Mann and Hogan, too good for them.  At
159  for  nine  and  only 65 ahead, Tasmania looked beaten, but a
tenth-wicket partnership between Saunders and Clough added 120 in
three hours with Saunders scoring his maiden first-class century.
This unexpected defiance left Western Australia a target  of  186
runs at about a run a minute, which they achieved fairly comfort-
ably.

<END> Contributed by J.R.F.Evans (en92jrfe@exeter.ac.uk)