NSW vs Tasmania, Final at Hobart, Mar 17 2011, Sheffield Shield

RESULT
Final, Hobart, March 17 - 21, 2011, Sheffield Shield
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440 & 215/5d
(T:203) 453 & 203/3

Tasmania won by 7 wickets

Player Of The Match
133 & 21
ed-cowan
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Scorecard summary
New South Wales 440/10(121.5 overs)
1st INNINGS
138 (278)
3/67 (20.5)
96 (154)
3/76 (22)
Tasmania 453/10(178.2 overs)
1st INNINGS
133 (329)
4/124 (56.2)
New South Wales 215/5(63.5 overs)
2nd INNINGS
94 (156)
2/32 (13)
1/41 (10)
Tasmania 203/3(74 overs)
2nd INNINGS
65* (177)
1/53 (23)
44* (66)
1/37 (11)
end of over 745 runs
TAS: 203/3CRR: 2.74 
Mark Cosgrove44 (66b 5x4 1x6)
Alex Doolan65 (177b 8x4)
Steve O'Keefe 22-9-49-0
Trent Copeland 23-8-53-1

Tasmania with the Shield final by 7 wickets. The Blues gave themselves a chance but declaring early last night but they didn't take their chances and the Tigers batted sensibly today to win the game before tea.

Alex Doolan finishes 65 not out and Mark Cosgrove 44 not out. Tasmania will celebrate a thoroughly deserved victory.

Ed Cowan has been named Man of the Match for his 133 in the first innings. It was a superb dispay of concentration and determination.

That's it from Bellerive. The Sheffield Shield has been claimed by the home side Tasmania for only the second time in their history. On behalf of Andrew Fuss this is Alex Malcolm saying thanks for your company over the last five days. Good bye.

73.6
4
O'Keefe to Cosgrove, FOUR runs

There it is! Tossed up and Cosgrove slog sweeps over midwicket for four! Tasmania win their second Sheffield Shield!

73.5
O'Keefe to Cosgrove, no run

tossed up high and Cosgrove defends

73.4
O'Keefe to Cosgrove, no run

tossed up and Cosgrove defends again

73.3
O'Keefe to Cosgrove, no run

shorter ball doesn't bounce and Cosgrove defends

Four to win. Will Cossie bomb one?

73.2
1
O'Keefe to Doolan, 1 run

tossed up, Doolan drives wide of cover for a single

73.1
O'Keefe to Doolan, no run

88kph full and straight Doolan goes back to defend

end of over 737 runs
TAS: 198/3CRR: 2.71 
Mark Cosgrove40 (62b 4x4 1x6)
Alex Doolan64 (175b 8x4)
Trent Copeland 23-8-53-1
Steve O'Keefe 21-9-44-0
72.6
Copeland to Cosgrove, no run

yorker length almost and Cosgrove digs this out

72.5
4
Copeland to Cosgrove, FOUR runs

short and wide and Cosgrove hammers this off the back foot through cover-point for another boundary

72.4
Copeland to Cosgrove, no run

117kph Cosgrove tries to loft down the ground and miscues short of mid on

Nine to win for Tasmania

72.3
2
Copeland to Cosgrove, 2 runs

this rears from a length and Cosgrove fends this away past slip for two more

72.2
1
Copeland to Doolan, 1 run

fuller length, Doolan pushes into cover-point for a single

72.1
Copeland to Doolan, no run

121kph back of a length, Doolan goes back and defends to short mid on

end of over 726 runs
TAS: 191/3CRR: 2.65 
Mark Cosgrove34 (58b 3x4 1x6)
Alex Doolan63 (173b 8x4)
Steve O'Keefe 21-9-44-0
David Warner 1-0-4-0
71.6
2
O'Keefe to Cosgrove, 2 runs

short and wide, Cosgrove forces thru cover-point and they run a tight two

71.5
1
O'Keefe to Doolan, 1 run

drifting into leg stump and Doolan turns this away to deep square leg

71.4
O'Keefe to Doolan, no run

looped up and Doolan defends again

71.3
O'Keefe to Doolan, no run

and again Doolan comes forward to smother the spin

71.2
O'Keefe to Doolan, no run

tossed up, Doolan defends

Tasmania have requested the extra four overs allowed to win the game before tea.

71.1
3
O'Keefe to Cosgrove, 3 runs

Cosgrove goes back and late cuts past slip for three runs

end of over 714 runs
TAS: 185/3CRR: 2.60 
Alex Doolan62 (169b 8x4)
Mark Cosgrove29 (56b 3x4 1x6)
David Warner 1-0-4-0
Steve O'Keefe 20-9-38-0
70.6
Warner to Doolan, no run

79kph nicely flighted and Doolan defends into the covers

70.5
Warner to Doolan, no run

tossed up, Doolan stretches forward to defend

Match details
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
TossTasmania, elected to field first
Series
Season2010/11
Player Of The Match
Series resultTasmania won the 2010/11 Sheffield Shield
Hours of play (local time)10.30 start, Lunch, 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days17,18,19,20,21 March 2011 - day (5-day match)
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Sheffield Shield

TEAMMWLDPTQuotient
TAS10721441.287
NSW10622381.355
QLD10433261.001
WA10352220.901
VIC10343200.914
SOA10181120.722