Nineteen wickets tumbled on Tuesday's second day of play as Victoria took a stranglehold of its Sheffield Shield clash with South Australia at the MCG.
Chasing 302 for victory, the winless Redbacks will resume on Wednesday on 3 for 55.
Tom Cooper (21) and Callum Ferguson (14) are the batsmen at the crease for South Australia on a pitch that has offered plenty of assistance to the pace bowlers.
James Smith and Michael Klinger were both out for 1, caught at second slip off the bowling of Test quick Peter Siddle (2 for 21).
The Redbacks also lost Tomas Stray who was caught behind for 18 to Jayde Herrick's bowling.
Fourth-placed Victoria was rolled for 181 in their second innings, although it could have been much worse.
The last-wicket partnership of 77 between Ryan Carters (35 not out) and Jon Holland (55) was the highest of the innings.
Holland slogged a career-best 55 including eight fours off 39 deliveries.
Chadd Sayers, a 24-year-old seamer nicknamed "Leo" and playing in his third first-class match, took his maiden five-wicket haul of 5 for 57 from 24 overs.
Rob Quiney (19) and Chris Rogers (36) shared a 56-run opening stand before Victoria lost 9 for 48.
Quiney and Rogers fell in consecutive overs and Aaron Finch completed a pair when he was caught at first slip off Carl Tietjens' bowling.
Out-of-form skipper Cameron White was LBW for 3 to Sayers.
White slapped his thigh in anger as he walked off, indicating the ball had struck him high.
Peter Handscomb (5) and Andrew McDonald (10) were also LBW to Sayers.
Will Sheridan (7) was stumped in unusual circumstances as Adam Crosthwaite, standing back to paceman Tietjens, brilliantly threw the wicket down.
Joe Mennie claimed 3 for 68 to finish with match figures of 8 for 111.
Earlier, medium-pacer McDonald took 5 for 21 off 16 overs as South Australia collapsed for 100 in reply to Victoria's first innings of 220.
South Australia had resumed on 4 for 81 and lost 6 for 19.
The day's tally of 19 wickets fell one run shy of the record for a Shield match at the MCG.
AAP
Tags: cricket, sport, melbourne-3000 First posted February 14, 2012 19:33:23
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