Rofe Bowls Sa To 56-run Win
Illawarra Mercury
Thursday October 23, 2003
PACEMAN Paul Rofe bowled South Australia to a 56-run victory over Western Australia on the final day of the opening Pura Cup cricket match of the summer.
Rofe picked up four of the five wickets to fall yesterday at the WACA Ground, and figures of 5-89 off 26.2 overs as WA were all out for 314 in their second innings.
After resuming at 5-144, Marcus North (80) and Beau Casson (15) survived the opening hour and it looked like the Warriors would challenge the large total.
But North fell in the first over after the second new ball was taken, just over half an hour before the interval.
Rofe ended the 69-run sixth wicket stand by having the left-hander caught behind trying to drive through covers.
© 2003 Illawarra Mercury