Jake Weatherald has made a disastrous start to the Sheffield Shield season, with the former Test opener falling for a duck as Victorian debutant Harry Hoekstra rescued the hosts on a dramatic first day.
South Australia's Jake Weatherald endured a difficult start to the Sheffield Shield season, falling for a six-ball duck against Victoria at Junction Oval. Weatherald, who was recently dropped from Australia's Test side, edged debutant Harry Hoekstra behind to Liam Blackford. Victoria was bowled out for 244 earlier in the day before the Redbacks reached 1/4 at stumps.
Hoekstra top-scored for Victoria with 45 to rescue the hosts from 8/173, while Ollie Peake threw away a promising innings on 32 by shouldering arms to Henry Thornton. Noah McFadyen took 2/35 on his first-class debut for South Australia.
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