Victoria 197 & 370 for 9 dec (Kellaway 165*, Macdonald 60, Rocchiccioli 3-110) beat Western Australia 186 & 347 (Cartwright 79, Connolly 56, Siddle 4-67, Sutherland 4-79) by 34 runs
Finishing his first-class career in style, quick Peter Siddle snuffed out Cooper Connolly‘s late heroics and also claimed the final wicket as Victoria ended Western Australia’s dreams of a historic fourth straight Sheffield Shield title in dramatic fashion at the WACA.
Victoria’s eventual 34-run victory was essentially sealed when Campbell Kellaway, who scored the match’s only century, took an absolute blinder of a one-handed catch at fine leg to dismiss Cameron Gannon in the shadows.
Siddle, who finished with 792 wickets from 231 first-class matches, sealed the win with 16 balls left when he dismissed Corey Rocchiccioli before receiving a guard of honour from both teams after the match.
“Definitely an incredible career, still trying to convince him to go around again next season,” Victoria captain Will…
