Scott Boland and Jon Holland mix to wreck down New South Wales

The decrease order dug in however Victoria wrapped up victory halfway in the course of the ultimate consultation

Victoria 199 (Maddinson 87, Abbott 6-38) and three for 290 dec (Harris 137, Handscomb 115) beat New South Wales 151 (Boland 4-34) and 134 by means of 204 runs

Marcus Harris’ magic contact endured at Drummoyne Oval, the place the opener snaffled a one-handed catch to assist Victoria protected a 204-run Sheffield Defend victory over NSW.

NSW, set a goal of 339 when Peter Handscomb declared past due on day 3 in Sydney, resumed at 1 for 33 on Saturday morning. The hosts had been bowled out for 134, with top-scorer Peter Nevill combating exhausting to pull the competition into its ultimate consultation however ultimately working out of companions.

Each side donned black arm bands after studying of Alan Davidson’s dying mid-match.

Friday’s centuries from Harris and Handscomb put their aspect within the field seat for victory, whilst additionally sending a well timed reminder in their ability to nationwide selectors.

Captain Kurtis Patterson, opener Matthew Gilkes, nightwatchman Harry Conway and younger batter Jason Sangha departed in Saturday’s opening consultation because the guests grew to become the screws.

Gilkes was once sufferer to a pointy piece of fielding from Harris at gully, having struck the ball powerfully however watched it hotel within the incumbent Check opener’s outstretched left hand. It was once in stark distinction to the day before today, when Gilkes was once stationed in the similar place and failed to carry onto a somewhat simple probability introduced by means of Harris on 66.

Harris went on to attain a match-changing 137, spending seven and a part hours on the crease in an attention-grabbing Ashes audition. He held any other catch to disregard Sean Abbott, one in every of 3 wickets in Saturday’s post-lunch consultation.

Boland captured the important thing scalp of Patterson, who loomed because the Blues’ maximum implementing supply of resistance, with a supply that saved low and struck off stump. Boland, who claimed 4 for 34 in NSW’s first dig, additionally got rid of Gilkes and Jack Edwards on day 4. Edwards, Abbott, Trent Copeland and Nathan Lyon confronted a blended 209 balls all the way through NSW’s stonewall.