Mercantile Mutual Cup, 1997/98, 9th Match
Western Australia v South Australia
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth (day/night)
12 December 1997 (50-over match)

Result: Western Australia won by 136 runs
Points: Western Australia 2, South Australia 0

Toss: Western Australia
Umpires: BT Rennie and KR Rinaldi
TV Umpire: GJ Bibby
Man of the Match: AC Gilchrist

Players per side: 12 (11 bat, 11 field)

Western Australia innings (50 overs maximum)                    R   M   B  4 6
MEK Hussey            c Nielsen          b Wilson               0   2   5  0 0
RJ Campbell           c Young            b Blewett             72  98  84  9 0
DR Martyn                                b Young               34  64  41  3 0
JL Langer             lbw                b Johnson             18  41  28  1 0
+AC Gilchrist         c Lehmann          b Blewett             59  94  61  7 0
*TM Moody             not out                                  71  96  72  5 1
RM Baker              not out                                  16  13  10  1 0
Extras                (b 4, lb 2, w 5, nb 4)                   15
Total                 (5 wickets, 50 overs, 209 mins)         285

DNB: KM Harvey, MP Atkinson, J Stewart, J Angel, MS Mason.

FoW: 1-0 (Hussey), 2-93 (Martyn), 3-131 (Campbell),
     4-137 (Langer), 5-263 (Gilchrist).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Wilson                       9      1     40      1 (1nb)
Harrity                      9      0     60      0 (1w)
George                       7      0     65      0 (2w, 1nb)
Blewett                      9      0     52      2
Young                       10      1     35      1 (2w)
Johnson                      6      0     27      1

South Australia innings (target: 286 runs from 50 overs)        R   M   B  4 6
DS Lehmann            c Gilchrist        b Angel                1   3   2  0 0
GS Blewett            c Gilchrist        b Mason               61 100  81  4 2
DS Webber             c Mason            b Atkinson             1   9   8  0 0
*JD Siddons           st Gilchrist       b Harvey              38  80  53  4 0
NT Adcock                                b Harvey               4   9   6  0 0
DA Fitzgerald         c Gilchrist        b Mason                2   8   7  0 0
BA Johnson            c Baker            b Harvey              10  14   5  2 0
+TJ Nielsen           not out                                  10  35  22  1 0
BE Young              run out (Martyn)                         1   8   9  0 0
P Wilson              c Atkinson         b Harvey              11   6   7  2 0
SP George             c Harvey           b Angel                4   4   6  1 0
Extras                (lb 1, w 3, nb 2)                         6
Total                 (all out, 34.4 overs, 147 mins)         149

DNB: MA Harrity.

FoW: 1-2 (Lehmann), 2-5 (Webber), 3-105 (Siddons),
     4-105 (Blewett), 5-111 (Adcock), 6-111 (Fitzgerald),
     7-125 (Johnson), 8-131 (Young), 9-144 (Wilson),
     10-149 (George).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Angel                        7.4    1     20      2 (2w)
Atkinson                     7      1     32      1 (1w)
Mason                       10      0     61      2 (1nb)
Harvey                      10      3     35      4

• Scorers: CA Bull (Western Australia) and S Wheeler (South Australia)
• Attendance: 9,888

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Team Pages: Western Australia, South Australia.

Ground Page: W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth

Western Australia Player Pages: MEK Hussey, RJ Campbell, DR Martyn, JL Langer, AC Gilchrist, TM Moody, RM Baker, KM Harvey, MP Atkinson, J Stewart, J Angel, MS Mason.

South Australia Player Pages: DS Lehmann, GS Blewett, DS Webber, JD Siddons, NT Adcock, DA Fitzgerald, BA Johnson, TJ Nielsen, BE Young, P Wilson, SP George, MA Harrity.

Match Officials' Pages: BT Rennie, KR Rinaldi, GJ Bibby.