Hughes damage provides to NSW blues towards Victoria

Victoria 15 for 1 path New South Wales 203 (Green 52, Henriques 29, Perry 4-24) by 188 runs

NSW quick bowler Trent Copeland, taking part in his first Shield match for almost 12 months, dismissed Travis Dean for 1. Second-placed Victoria are jousting with Queensland for a spot within the Shield remaining with one additional spherical to be performed.

Prolific opener Hughes has been a stand-out for NSW in a disappointing season, however he limped off with a calf damage and retired harm on 22.

He went for late afternoon scans and his participation within the the rest of the match, and subsequent week’s final match towards South Australia, is in severe doubt. Hughes has simply been NSW’s finest performer this summer season being the aspect’s main Shield run-getter, in addition to hitting a record-equalling 4 one-day centuries.

NSW’s day may barely have begun in worse style with younger opener Blake Nikitaras caught behind with out scoring off Perry from the third ball of the day.

It was the primary of a four-wicket return for the constant Perry, following on from an eight-wicket haul final week, the 22-year-old ending with 4 for twenty-four from 14.3 overs.

Fellow opening bowler Fergus O’Neill picked up 2 for 50 on a day when all bar one of many wickets to fall was caught within the slips or by wicketkeeper Sam Harper.

NSW slipped to 43 for 3 earlier than lunch, after which 119 for six, with all of the recognised batters again within the pavilion. But Chris Green continued his latest lower-order type with the bat, hitting 52 at No.8 to assist raise NSW previous 200. Moises Henriques was subsequent finest with 29, whereas Ollie Davies made a promising 28 on debut.