New South Wales' opening batsmen have produced a handy partnership to help the Blues reach an almost unbeatable position in their Sheffield Shield match against South Australia at Bankstown Oval. NSW ended a rain-interrupted session at 1-101, for a lead of 267 runs at tea on day three. Light showers was the only thing that slowed down NSW with nearly an hour lost during the middle session on Wednesday. Daniel Hughes followed up his first-innings century to be 61no, while Nick Larkin was run out for 32 ending a 94-run stand for the opening wicket. Hughes batted with confidence, hitting 10 boundaries in his 98-ball innings, and surpassing 3,000 first class runs along the way. The ladder-leading Blues can virtually assure themselves a spot in next month's final with victory. South Australia resumed at their overnight 6-135, before being dismissed for 207, a deficit of 166 runs. Veteran paceman Trent Copeland took two of the four wickets to fall to end with 5-63, surpassing the 300-wicket mark for NSW in the process. Australian Associated Press
Trent Copeland took five wickets in South Australia's first innings to pass 300 scalps for NSW.
New South Wales' opening batsmen have produced a handy partnership to help the Blues reach an almost unbeatable position in their Sheffield Shield match against South Australia at Bankstown Oval.
NSW ended a rain-interrupted session at 1-101, for a lead of 267 runs at tea on day three.
Light showers was the only thing that slowed down NSW with nearly an hour lost during the middle session on Wednesday.
Daniel Hughes followed up his first-innings century to be 61no, while Nick Larkin was run out for 32 ending a 94-run stand for the opening wicket.
Hughes batted with confidence, hitting 10 boundaries in his 98-ball innings, and surpassing 3,000 first class runs along the way.
The ladder-leading Blues can virtually assure themselves a spot in next month's final with victory.
South Australia resumed at their overnight 6-135, before being dismissed for 207, a deficit of 166 runs.
Veteran paceman Trent Copeland took two of the four wickets to fall to end with 5-63, surpassing the 300-wicket mark for NSW in the process.
