ADELAIDE, Oct 15 AAP - Victorian leg-spinner Craig White claimed the prize wicket of South Australian captain Greg Blewett to leave the Redbacks in trouble on 4-96 at lunch on day one of their Pura Cup match at Adelaide Oval.

Blewett, who provided the main resistance to the Victorian bowlers after he won the toss and chose to bat, was out lbw for 36 in the second-last over before lunch on the first ball of White's second over, after the leg-spinner was hit for nine runs in his first over.

Blewett was hit on the front pad coming forward and could have considered himself slightly unlucky to be given out.

The wicket broke a partnership of 42 between Blewett and SA's NSW recruit Mark Higgs (15 not out), which had helped SA partly recover from early trouble.

Mathew Inness, Will Carr and Ian Harvey each claimed a wicket to have SA 3-54 earlier in the session.

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