Australian test prospects Will Pucovski and Marcus Harris have made Sheffield Shield history, combining for the most successful partnership in competition history
The Victorian duo combined for an opening stand of 486, eclipsing the previous record of 464 set by Steve and Mark Waugh in 1990, when the brothers were playing for NSW
South Australia had no answers for Pucovski and Harris on day one of their clash at Glenelg, ultimately taking Harris’ wicket for 239
First drop hitter Peter Handscombe added 29 points before Victoria declared at 2/539, with Pucovski undefeated on 253
Pucovski faced a nervous night’s sleep on Saturday after finishing the day’s game on 199, but scored his double century on the first ball of the day
South Australia had a chance to prevent the record on Sunday morning when Callum Ferguson dropped a single Harris chance to slip with the score 0-436
Fans of cricket were seriously in awe of the duo’s achievement, taking to social media to praise the Victorian duo
Extraordinary Stuff from Harris and Pucovski One of Australia’s iconic records – the 464 between the Waugh brothers – is now history # SheffieldShield
The Waugh Brothers’ 30-year record for highest partnership with Sheffield Shield is over Marcus Harris and Will Pucovski have it at 465 and count
Putting this stand in perspective, the Vics were contested 341 times or less 7 times last season Also declared at 9-330 & 8-208 Crazy stuff from Pucovski and Harris #SheffieldShield
NSW were all starters and never-ending as their Sheffield Shield game against Queensland ended in a tie on Matchday 2
The Blues’ top five batsmen all scored 20 or more points, but no one could keep the work going, leaving them 7-269 in response to Queensland’s 298s
The Blues’ rot began after a solid open of 67 when Nick Larkin was fired lbw to Jack Wildermuth (1-26) for 24, with a steady stream of wickets falling thereafter
Daniel Hughes (43), Kurtis Patterson (23) and Moises Henriques (23) all contributed, but it was left to paceman Sean Abbott (66) to break through for the first half century of the day
His lightweight shot featured eight fours and three sixes in just 77 balls, the cornerstone of a 105-innings partnership with wicket keeper Peter Nevill, who didn’t stay on 54
« It was probably a little disappointing in the sense that we had a lot of starts thanks to the command, » Nevill said of the Blues stick
« Sean Abbott was exceptional He has come in leaps and bounds in recent years
« I’m really impressed with what he has done with his stick, he turns into a very impactful all-rounder »
But he recovered quickly, replacing his helmet and continuing to strike before Steketee mistook his man for 23
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