FOR Nathan Hauritz, it was a NSW debut to remember. And, eventually, one to forget.
MacGill, still suffering the from a knee injury sustained at Cricket Australia's boot camp, Hauritz claimed a wicket with his first ball in a blue uniform.
Blue language was to follow, however, Australia; the team they eclipsed in last year's one-day final.
It was a gut-churning loss for the Blues. After Aaron O'Brien much of the innings.
first in two Australian seasons, and powerful late hitting of Darren Lehmann and Cameron Borgas, allowed South Australia to reel in a total that often appeared well beyond their reach.
final over, and surpassed it with two balls to spare. Borgas sealed couple of sixes off the last over to win the game," Borgas said.
"So it was very satisfying being able to do that."
Despite holding the domestic one-day trophy, the Blues were Redbacks side. South Australia's six international players have appearances.
The Blues' international foursome, by comparison, have played just four Tests and 30 one-dayers.
limited-overs matches. But, as much as any rookie, it was the finger spinner who was fighting for his place in the NSW side, having defected from Queensland in the off-season.
the Bulls last season. In those limited-overs matches, he claimed seven wickets at an alarming 61.43, conceding more than five runs an over in the process.
Not surprisingly, then, Hauritz took great delight in piercing first delivery for the Blues; a quicker, skidding ball that "It was awesome," he said. "It was a massive weight off my shoulders straight away. I didn't expect to bowl too much in the away.
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Not all went to script, however. Though he would claim another wicket, a full-toss that Greg Blewett mis-timed to long-on, Hauritz and into the adjacent Catholic church on Miller St by Elliot. The ball was never recovered, and one of the umpires, speaking to a fellow official, was picked up by the television microphones stating, "it probably killed some f---ing bride".
Judging by the pace at which it was travelling, the bridal party was in danger, too.
overs, and later claimed a spectacular diving catch at third man to remove Elliott.
time being.
That's his Randwick-Petersham cap, not the baggy green he claimed in India two years ago.
The Blues weren't short on contributors yesterday, with O'Brien scoring heavily, dismissing Ferguson and pulling in a brilliant catch to remove the ever-dangerous Lehmann. Henriques, too, showed his class, swatting a square six off the bowling of Shaun Tait, then removing Elliott and Lehmann in the later overs.
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