- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras14 (lb 4, nb 9, w 1)TOTAL244 all out (84.3 Overs, RR: 2.88)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Campbell Kellaway, 5.2 ov), 2-31 (Marcus Harris, 10.2 ov), 3-46 (Peter Handscomb, 12.5 ov), 4-97 (Matthew Short, 23.4 ov), 5-114 (Oliver Peake, 27.2 ov), 6-162 (Fergus O'Neill, 44.4 ov), 7-162 (Liam Blackford, 45.1 ov), 8-173 (Sam Elliott, 51.2 ov), 9-235 (Doug Warren, 80.6 ov), 10-244 (Harry Hoekstra, 84.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB N McAndrew 18 2 56 0 3.11 1 0 B Doggett 18.3 5 56 3 3.02 0 0 N McFadyen 15 4 35 2 2.33 0 0 HTRJY Thornton 13 2 51 3 3.92 0 9 BAD Manenti 16 5 30 1 1.87 0 0 JJS Sangha 4 2 12 0 3 0 0
06/10Result
1st Match, Sheffield Shield at Melbourne, Oct 7-10 2026
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![Victoria]( "Victoria")
244 & 224 (90.4 ov) -
![South Australia]( "South Australia")
Player of the Match
06/10Result
1st Match, Sheffield Shield at Melbourne, Oct 7-10 2026
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![Victoria]( "Victoria")
244 & 224 (90.4 ov) -
![South Australia]( "South Australia")
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras9 (b 3, lb 4, w 2)TOTAL508 all out (135.3 Overs, RR: 3.74)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Jake Weatherald, 1.6 ov), 2-21 (Mackenzie Harvey, 12.1 ov), 3-73 (Jason Sangha, 32.2 ov), 4-156 (Henry Hunt, 56.5 ov), 5-165 (Harry Nielsen, 59.5 ov), 6-263 (Jake Lehmann, 83.5 ov), 7-421 (Ben Manenti, 117.6 ov), 8-433 (Nathan McAndrew, 119.4 ov), 9-440 (Henry Thornton, 120.6 ov), 10-508 (Noah McFadyen, 135.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB F O'Neill 29 8 74 0 2.55 0 0 H Hoekstra 27 7 103 6 3.81 0 0 MW Short 13 2 36 0 2.76 0 0 SM Elliott 22.3 2 108 1 4.8 1 0 D Warren 25 1 109 0 4.36 0 0 DJM Moody 19 2 71 3 3.73 1 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras22 (b 4, lb 9, nb 7, w 2)TOTAL224 all out (90.4 Overs, RR: 2.47)Fall of wickets: 1-42 (Marcus Harris, 13.5 ov), 2-44 (Peter Handscomb, 15.4 ov), 3-58 (Oliver Peake, 22.1 ov), 4-77 (Matthew Short, 29.2 ov), 5-112 (Liam Blackford, 42.4 ov), 6-120 (Campbell Kellaway, 47.6 ov), 7-151 (Sam Elliott, 58.5 ov), 8-203 (Harry Hoekstra, 76.4 ov), 9-217 (Fergus O'Neill, 80.1 ov), 10-224 (David Moody, 90.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB N McAndrew 17 6 36 3 2.11 0 0 B Doggett 19 4 45 1 2.36 1 2 N McFadyen 15.4 3 30 1 1.91 0 0 HTRJY Thornton 16 2 49 3 3.06 1 5 BAD Manenti 21 5 45 2 2.14 0 0 JJS Sangha 2 0 6 0 3 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
South Australia , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
7,8,9,10 October 2026 (4-day match)
First-class debut
South Australia replacement
M Gilkes for J Weatherald (South Australia 1st innings, 103.1 ov)
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
South Australia 8.39, Victoria 1.04
Close of Play
- Wed, 7 Oct - day 1 - South Australia 1st innings 4/1 (HJ Hunt 2*, MW Harvey 2*, 8 ov)
- Thu, 8 Oct - day 2 - South Australia 1st innings 352/6 (BAD Manenti 92*, N McFadyen 46*, 103 ov)
- Fri, 9 Oct - day 3 - Victoria 2nd innings 175/7 (F O'Neill 42*, H Hoekstra 7*, 68 ov)
- Sat, 10 Oct - day 4 - Victoria 2nd innings 224 (90.4 ov) - end of match
Match Coverage
All Match NewsWeatherald backed to return as South Australia thump Victoria
Two-time defending Sheffield Shield champions South Australia have started their new campaign with an innings win over Victoria at Junction Oval
South Australia have innings victory in sight after Manenti, McFadyen maiden tons
Manenti and McFadyen made maiden Shield centuries as SA posted 508 before Victoria slumped to 175 for 7, needing 89 more to avoid an innings defeat
Manenti, Lehmann put South Australia in control after Weatherald concussion
Manenti went to stumps 91 not out after Lehmann made 90 and Hunt made 71 to help South Australia to a lead of 108 with four first innings wickets in hand
Hoekstra stars on debut as Test hopefuls miss chance with the bat
Hoekstra made 45 with the bat from No.9 to rescue Victoria and help them post 244 against SA before knocking over Weatherald for a duck
Weatherald subbed out with concussion after fielding incident
Discarded Test opener Jake Weatherald suffered delayed concussion after hitting his head on the boundary fence while fielding on day one of the season at the Junction Oval in South Australia's game with Victoria
