f62630 ss2334	Victoria v Queensland
	Sheffield Shield 2024/25
Venue	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on 6th, 7th, 8th December 2024 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Victoria won the toss and decided to field
Result	Queensland won by 23 runs
Points	Victoria 1 (Bowling 1); Queensland 7 (Bowling 1)
Umpires	SAJ Craig, BC Treloar
Referee	RL Parry
Scorers	KV O'Neill, MK Walsh
Close of play day 1	Victoria (1) 43/2 (Harris 26*, Handscomb 9*; 19.2 overs)
Close of play day 2	Queensland (2) 195/8 (Steketee 48*, Straker 0*; 62 overs)
Player of the Match	MT Steketee
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2, Innings 3, Innings 4

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Queensland first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
BE Street	b O'Neill	2	28	31	-	-	26
MT Renshaw	c Harper b Perry	59	99	165	4	-	60
ACI Lovell	c Handscomb b O'Neill	0	3	3	-	-	3
JJ Clayton	b O'Neill	0	2	2	-	-	2
BR McDermott	c Harper b Perry	16	30	37	1	-	21
+JJ Peirson	c Harper b Perry	0	2	2	-	-	2
JD Wildermuth	c Handscomb b O'Neill	17	43	57	-	-	34
XC Bartlett	c Elliott b Perry	12	42	47	2	-	36
MT Steketee	not out	44	40	68	6	-	20
TC Straker	c Rogers b Perry	3	14	16	-	-	12
*MJ Swepson	c Harris b O'Neill	15	25	30	-	-	16
Extras	(1 b, 1 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	4
Total	(all out, 54.3 overs)	172
Fall of wickets:
1-16 (Street, 8.1 ov), 2-16 (Lovell, 8.4 ov), 3-16 (Clayton, 8.6 ov), 4-56 (McDermott, 18.1 ov), 5-56 (Peirson, 18.3 ov), 6-92 (Wildermuth, 31.6 ov), 7-108 (Renshaw, 38.3 ov), 8-128 (Bartlett, 42.5 ov), 9-136 (Straker, 46.5 ov), 10-172 (Swepson, 54.3 ov)

Victoria bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
O'Neill	15.3	4	51	5	-	1	66	3	-
Perry	14	2	33	5	-	-	65	3	-
Elliott	9	3	30	0	-	-	38	3	-
Murphy	5	0	19	0	-	-	15	-	-
Crone	11	2	37	0	1	-	47	4	-

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Victoria first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
CJ Kellaway	lbw b Bartlett	3	19	21	-	-	16
MS Harris	c Lovell b Bartlett	41	112	170	3	-	96
JA Merlo	b Wildermuth	4	22	35	-	-	20
*PSP Handscomb	c Renshaw b Bartlett	24	49	60	3	-	39
TF Rogers	c Renshaw b Bartlett	11	31	53	-	-	25
+SB Harper	lbw b Wildermuth	8	20	29	-	-	14
MJ Perry	c McDermott b Steketee	5	21	30	1	-	19
SM Elliott	c Bartlett b Steketee	2	14	21	-	-	12
FP O'Neill	c McDermott b Bartlett	7	16	21	1	-	13
XA Crone	not out	8	13	19	1	-	9
TR Murphy	c Renshaw b Steketee	7	7	14	1	-	4
Extras	(1 lb, 2 w)	3
Total	(all out, 54 overs)	123
Fall of wickets:
1-7 (Kellaway, 4.5 ov), 2-23 (Merlo, 12.4 ov), 3-67 (Handscomb, 26.6 ov), 4-85 (Harris, 38.4 ov), 5-88 (Rogers, 38.6 ov), 6-95 (Harper, 44.6 ov), 7-99 (Perry, 45.4 ov), 8-102 (Elliott, 49.6 ov), 9-108 (O'Neill, 50.4 ov), 10-123 (Murphy, 53.6 ov)

Queensland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Bartlett	13	4	32	5	-	-	61	2	-
Straker	14	0	33	0	1	-	68	2	-
Wildermuth	13	4	25	2	-	-	67	2	-
Steketee	14	4	32	3	1	-	71	4	-

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Queensland second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
BE Street	c Harper b O'Neill	1	8	6	-	-	7
MT Renshaw	c Harper b O'Neill	24	29	39	3	-	17
ACI Lovell	lbw b O'Neill	0	3	2	-	-	3
JJ Clayton	c Murphy b Elliott	10	19	36	1	-	15
BR McDermott	c Merlo b Elliott	3	12	15	-	-	11
+JJ Peirson	c Kellaway b Perry	82	147	207	8	-	104
JD Wildermuth	c Harper b Elliott	0	2	1	-	-	2
XC Bartlett	c and b Crone	10	33	41	1	1	31
MT Steketee	b Crone	53	125	179	4	1	97
TC Straker	lbw b O'Neill	8	31	43	1	-	27
*MJ Swepson	not out	13	11	15	2	-	5
Extras	(5 b, 5 lb, 2 nb, 7 w)	19
Total	(all out, 69.4 overs)	223
Fall of wickets:
1-1 (Street, 1.3 ov), 2-1 (Lovell, 1.6 ov), 3-33 (Renshaw, 9.2 ov), 4-39 (Clayton, 10.3 ov), 5-42 (McDermott, 12.3 ov), 6-42 (Wildermuth, 12.5 ov), 7-67 (Bartlett, 22.5 ov), 8-186 (Peirson, 59.6 ov), 9-204 (Steketee, 66.1 ov), 10-223 (Straker, 69.4 ov)

Victoria bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Perry	12	1	46	1	1	-	51	5	1
O'Neill	15.4	10	22	4	-	-	84	3	-
Elliott	18	3	62	3	2	2	79	5	-
Crone	14	0	55	2	4	-	57	5	-
Murphy	10	2	28	0	-	-	46	2	1

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Victoria second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
CJ Kellaway	b Swepson	30	68	84	3	-	52
MS Harris	b Straker	0	2	6	-	-	2
JA Merlo	c Peirson b Steketee	12	23	36	1	-	17
*PSP Handscomb	c Peirson b Swepson	78	139	228	5	1	90
TF Rogers	b Swepson	14	32	43	1	-	24
+SB Harper	c Clayton b Wildermuth	10	33	46	-	-	25
MJ Perry	b Swepson	23	39	34	2	-	27
SM Elliott	c Bartlett b Wildermuth	30	92	95	-	2	76
FP O'Neill	c Street b Steketee	13	51	82	-	-	42
XA Crone	lbw b Steketee	28	51	57	2	-	35
TR Murphy	not out	3	10	8	-	-	7
Extras	(5 b, 1 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	8
Total	(all out, 89.5 overs)	249
Fall of wickets:
1-4 (Harris, 1.2 ov), 2-26 (Merlo, 9.1 ov), 3-54 (Kellaway, 18.4 ov), 4-82 (Rogers, 30.1 ov), 5-115 (Harper, 41.4 ov), 6-145 (Perry, 50.5 ov), 7-183 (Handscomb, 66.1 ov), 8-211 (Elliott, 75.2 ov), 9-246 (O'Neill, 87.4 ov), 10-249 (Crone, 89.5 ov)

Queensland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Bartlett	16	2	60	0	-	-	69	4	1
Straker	10	1	33	1	-	-	39	3	-
Steketee	20.5	4	46	3	-	1	99	5	-
Wildermuth	13	0	16	2	1	-	65	-	-
Swepson	30	2	88	4	-	-	124	2	2

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three.
--> Day 1 Lunch: Queensland (1) 79/5 (Renshaw 48*, Wildermuth 12*; 28 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Queensland (1) 172 all out
--> Day 2 Lunch: Victoria (1) 123 all out
--> Day 2 Tea: Queensland (2) 72/7 (Peirson 18*, Steketee 2*; 25 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Victoria (2) 63/3 (Handscomb 14*, Rogers 6*; 24 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Victoria (2) 150/6 (Handscomb 53*, Elliott 2*; 54 overs)
--> Queensland first innings: 50 in 15.4 overs
--> Queensland first innings: 100 in 36.6 overs
--> Queensland first innings: 150 in 50.2 overs
--> Victoria first innings: 50 in 21.6 overs
--> Victoria first innings: 100 in 46.2 overs
--> Queensland second innings: 50 in 17.6 overs
--> Queensland second innings: 100 in 31.6 overs
--> Queensland second innings: 150 in 47.3 overs
--> Queensland second innings: 200 in 64.5 overs
--> Victoria second innings: 50 in 17.6 overs
--> Victoria second innings: 100 in 35.5 overs
--> Victoria second innings: 150 in 53.3 overs
--> Victoria second innings: 200 in 70.4 overs
--> BE Street made his last appearance in Sheffield Shield matches
--> BE Street made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> JD Wildermuth made his last appearance in Sheffield Shield matches
--> JD Wildermuth made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> MJ Perry made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> MJ Perry made his last appearance in Sheffield Shield matches
--> XA Crone made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> XA Crone made his last appearance in Sheffield Shield matches
--> TR Murphy made his last appearance in Sheffield Shield matches
--> MT Renshaw (1) 50 in 71 balls with 4 fours
--> TR Murphy (1) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 5
--> JJ Clayton (2) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 9
--> JJ Peirson (2) 50 in 92 balls with 3 fours
--> MT Steketee (2) 50 in 121 balls with 4 fours and 1 six
--> MT Steketee (2) equalled his previous highest score of 53 in First-Class matches
--> MT Steketee (2) equalled his previous highest score of 53 in Sheffield Shield matches
--> PSP Handscomb (2) 50 in 108 balls with 3 fours
--> MJ Perry (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 17
--> MJ Perry reached 100 wickets in Sheffield Shield matches when he dismissed XC Bartlett, his 4th wicket in the Queensland first innings
--> MJ Perry achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Queensland first innings (previous best was 5-64)
--> MJ Perry achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Sheffield Shield matches in the Queensland first innings (previous best was 5-64)
--> XC Bartlett achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Victoria first innings (previous best was 5-64)
--> XC Bartlett achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Sheffield Shield matches in the Victoria first innings (previous best was 5-64)
--> JJ Peirson (26) and MT Steketee (18) added 50 in 84 balls for the Queensland 8th wicket in the second innings
--> JJ Peirson (55) and MT Steketee (35) added 100 in 187 balls for the Queensland 8th wicket in the second innings

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