14/03Result

29th Match, Sheffield Shield at Perth, Mar 15-18 2025

VictoriaVictoriaVIC
197 & 370/9d
Western AustraliaWestern AustraliaWA
186 & 347 (81.2 ov)

Victoria won by 34 runs

Player of the Match

Campbell KellawayVictoria

8dTristan Lavalette

Siddle bows out of first-class cricket in style as WA go down in dramatic finish

WA fell short of a fourth-straight Shield final despite Cooper Connolly's late heroics

Match Centre

Match Details

W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth

Series

Sheffield Shield 2024

Toss

Western Australia , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Campbell Kellaway

Season

2024/25

Match days

15,16,17,18 March 2025 (4-day match)

Points

Victoria 7, Western Australia 1

Scorecard Summary

VICTORIA 197(87.4 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

Peter Handscomb48 (147)
Oliver Peake52 (168)

Joel Paris3/37 (22)
Corey Rocchiccioli5/67 (29.4)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA 186(78.2 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

Jayden Goodwin36 (132)
Cooper Connolly56 (104)

Peter Siddle3/10 (13.2)
David Moody4/41 (16)

VICTORIA 370/9d(121 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

Blake Macdonald60 (84)
Campbell Kellaway*165 (338)

Cameron Gannon2/54 (24)
Corey Rocchiccioli3/110 (35)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA 347(81.2 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

Hilton Cartwright79 (126)
Cooper Connolly56 (97)

Peter Siddle4/68 (17.2)
Will Sutherland4/79 (21)

81.2

Siddle to Rocchiccioli, OUT,

CJ Rocchiccioli c †Handscomb b Siddle 20 (20b 0x4 1x6) SR: 100

81.1

Siddle to Rocchiccioli, no run,

END OF OVER:
81 | 3 Runs | WA: 347/9

Brody Couch3 (9b)
Corey Rocchiccioli20 (18b)

Will Sutherland21-0-79-4
Todd Murphy18-1-90-2

80.6

Sutherland to Couch, no run,

80.5

Sutherland to Couch, no run,

80.4

Sutherland to Rocchiccioli, 1 run,

80.3

Sutherland to Rocchiccioli, no run,

Match Coverage

All Match News

Siddle bows out of first-class cricket in style as WA go down in dramatic finish
WA fell short of a fourth-straight Shield final despite Cooper Connolly's late heroics
Kellaway's 151* hampers WA's Shield final bid
A thrilling final day could be in the works with WA needing victory to leapfrog second-placed Queensland
Connolly keeps WA in the contest despite Moody, Siddle's exploits
A 53-run ninth-wicket stand has effectively created a single-innings shootout with the WACA pitch starting to flatten out
Handscomb, debutant Peake hold their own with attrition on WACA green top
Corey Rocchiccioli induced a collapse to register a five-for and restrict Victoria to 197

West Aust INNINGS		R	B
CT Bancroft	caught wk	35	68
SM Whiteman	caught	0	1
J Goodwin	caught	46	67
HWR Cartwright	bowled	79	126
AJ Turner	caught	21	26
C Connolly	caught	56	97
JL Curtis	stumped	6	6
JS Paris	caught	45	52
CJ Gannon	caught	19	20
CJ Rocchiccioli	caught wk	20	20
BL Couch	not out	3	9
EXTRAS	(b 5, lb 6, w 2, nb 4)
TOTAL	347 (all out; 81.2 ovs)

Victoria BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
PM Siddle	17.2	1	68	4	3.92	(1nb)
F O'Neill	11.0	4	25	0	2.27	(1nb)
W Sutherland	21.0	0	79	4	3.76
DJM Moody	14.0	1	74	0	5.28	(2nb, 2w)
T Murphy	18.0	1	90	2	5

West Aust 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	1	SM Whiteman	CT Bancroft
2nd	84	CT Bancroft	J Goodwin
3rd	12	CT Bancroft	HWR Cartwright
4th	29	AJ Turner	HWR Cartwright
5th	107	HWR Cartwright	C Connolly
6th	9	C Connolly	JL Curtis
7th	41	JS Paris	C Connolly
8th	25	CJ Gannon	JS Paris
9th	25	JS Paris	CJ Rocchiccioli
10th	14	CJ Rocchiccioli	BL Couch

Sheffield Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SOA	10	6	1	3	55.61
QLD	10	3	3	4	39.76
VIC	10	4	5	1	39.49
NSW	10	3	4	3	36.39
TAS	10	3	5	2	35.92
WA	10	3	4	3	35.43

W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth

Series

Toss

Player Of The Match

Season

Match days

First-class debut

Umpires

Match Referee

Points

VICTORIA 197(87.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

WESTERN AUSTRALIA 186(78.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

VICTORIA 370/9d(121 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

WESTERN AUSTRALIA 347(81.2 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:81 | 3 Runs | WA: 347/9