Charlie Stobo was nearly the hero for NSW, as Victoria held on in the last over for their first one-day win of the season.
The No.8’s 47 from 41 balls made for a riveting finish, after NSW had collapsed again at Junction Oval in the wake of last week’s Sheffield Shield loss.
Stobo’s impressive knock brought them to within five runs of a comeback win, before he holed out to Todd Murphy at mid-off off the bowling of paceman Sam Elliott with four balls left.
NSW were dismissed for 178 in reply to Victoria’s 8-183. The game was shortened to 36 overs per side because of morning rain.
Sam Konstas (20) and Kurtis Patterson (33) gave NSW a solid start with their opening stand of 54, before wickets fell steadily.
Konstas reverse-ramped Cameron McClure for six but fell to the same bowler trying a similar ploy when he missed the ball altogether as it cannoned into his leg stump.
“It was a cracking game in the end … obviously very happy with the result,” said Elliott, who is back from an Australia A white-ball tour of India.
“Anyone who says they don’t get nervous is a liar. I was definitely nervous at the end there.
“Luckily, we’ve played a lot of cricket together now. Being able to have that clear communication towards the end, that definitely does help.”
The visitors were well on their way at 3-97 in the 21st over.
Young paceman Austin Anlezark then struck twice in three deliveries and part-time spinner Campbell Kellaway took another wicket in the next over to wrest control from NSW.
Kellaway starred with 2-25 from seven overs with his left-arm spin after anchoring the Victorian innings at No.3 with 43.
Captain Will Sutherland top-scored with 46 from 44 balls after NSW won the toss.
Stobo top scored for NSW with four fours and a six in his rearguard knock after taking 3-32 to lead their attack.
On Friday, Victorian Test paceman Scott Boland rifled through the NSW tail with five wickets to decide their Sheffield Shield match.
“A frustrating week – we were in the game, both games, and we let it slip,” said NSW captain Jack Edwards.
“He (Stobo) held his nerve, gave us a chance. He showed in the last game as well, what he can do with the bat – he’s a very handy cricketer.
“It’s a shame he couldn’t get over the line there.
“We need to be more ruthless if we want to be a good side. We let them back in the game, they take the opportunity and run with it.”
NSW are 2-2 in the one-day cup after Monday’s loss, with Victoria 1-3.
The Blues will regain Test star Steve Smith for their next Shield game from October 28, against Queensland at the Gabba.
At Karen Rolton Oval in Adelaide, one-day champions South Australia have claimed a nine-wicket win over Queensland, banking a bonus point in their rain-marred victory.
As rain restricted the match to a maximum 25 overs each, the Queenslanders were bowled out for 128 in 23.5 overs.
The hosts were set 120 to win under the Duckworth-Lewis method and reached 1-122 from 17.1 overs, taking Monday’s match with 47 balls to spare.
SA, the holders of the Dean Jones Trophy, now have two wins from four games – the same as Queensland.
SA’s run chase was given early impetus by Jake Fraser-McGurk, who blasted six fours in making 27 from 14 balls.
McGurk’s cameo ended when bowled by a superb off-cutter from James Bazley (1-18 from four overs).
But opener Mackenzie Harvey (52no from 52 balls) and captain Nathan McSweeney (38no from 37) then set about the chase with the bonus point in mind.
The South Australians needed to win inside 20 overs and Harvey and McSweeney easily reached that goal with an unbroken 80-run partnership.
Earlier, Queensland slipped to 2-13 inside five overs before a lengthy rain delay.
On return, only veteran Bull Jimmy Peirson managed an innings of substance, smacking three sixes and three fours in making 42 from 83 balls
The only other Queenslanders to reach double-figures were James Bazley (23 from 24 balls), Hugh Weibgen (16 from 16) and Max Bryant (11 from 18).
The visitors failed to bat out their 25 overs and were bowled out as SA skipper McSweeney claimed 3-12 from 3.1 overs with his offspinners.
SA’s Liam Scott (2-29 from five overs) and Lloyd Pope (2-17 from 4.5) also enjoyed multiple success and paceman Nathan McAndrew returned figures of 1-7 from four overs.
Tasmania’s perfect start to the one-day cup has continued with stalwart Jordan Silk top-scoring in a four-wicket win against Western Australia.
In a Bellerive Oval fixture restricted by rain to a maximum of 44 overs each, WA posted 9-248 with Sam Fanning top-scoring with 66 from 91 balls.
The Tigers, set 252 runs to win under the Duckworth-Lewis system, lost six wickets and reached their target from 38 overs to win Monday’s contest with 36 balls to spare.
Silk dominated with 81 from 75 deliveries, scoring his 2000th domestic one-day run in the process of Tasmania banking a fourth win from as many outings in the Dean Jones Trophy.
Silk, who struck nine fours and a six, and a batch of experienced teammates were untroubled in the run chase. He combined with fellow veteran Matthew Wade (46 not out from 43 balls) in a defining 104-run partnership for the fifth wicket.
Opener Caleb Jewell set the Tasmanian tone with an aggressive 48 from 37 balls featuring seven fours, and evergreen Ben McDermott made 42 from 49 deliveries.
The quartet overpowered WA’s bowling attack with paceman Mahli Beardman (2-55 from seven overs) the sole multiple wicket-taker.
Earlier, WA opener Fanning’s composed knock and an aggressive 56 from 51 balls from one-day debutant Teague Wylie underpinned the visitors’ total.
Fanning and fellow opener Joel Curtis (22 from 23 balls) put on 50 runs in eight overs amid early rain interruptions.
Curtis, stalwart Cameron Bancroft (12 from 19) and Sam Whiteman (14 from 15) all failed to capitalise on promising starts and when Fanning fell in the 29th over, the visitors were 4-147.
Allrounders Hilton Cartwright (15 from 15) and Ashton Agar (23 from 22) were both dismissed in the following 10 overs as Wylie launched at Tasmania’s bowlers.
The 21-year-old struck four fours and a six before edging to wicketkeeper Ben McDermott from the bowling of Brad Hope, who impressed with 3-40 from seven overs.
Paceman Billy Stanlake took 2-68 from nine overs while Iain Carlisle (1-22 from five), Nikhil Chaudhary (1-35 from eight) and first-gamer Ruwantha Kellapotha (1-41 from seven) also took wickets.
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