Smith century sets up strong South Australia
The opener James Smith scored his maiden first-class century to put South Australia in a strong position at stumps on the second day against Tasmania
Cricinfo staff
14-Oct-2009
South Australia 4 for 225 (Smith 116, Cosgrove 46*, Krejza 3-43) trail Tasmania 236 (Jones 45*) by 11 runs
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The opener James Smith scored his maiden first-class century to put South Australia in a strong position at stumps on the second day against Tasmania. At the close, the Redbacks had reached 4 for 225 and were only 11 shy of Tasmania's total, with Mark Cosgrove well set on 46 and Graham Manou on 2.
The strong reply was set up by Smith, who was playing his fifth first-class match. He struck 20 fours in his 116 before he became the second of three wickets for Jason Krejza, who also picked up Tom Cooper for 11 late in the day. Smith and Cosgrove had combined for a 78-run stand that continued the impressive work started by Smith and Daniel Harris in their 94-run opening partnership.
There was little for the Tigers to celebrate on the second day, although an impressive innings from their debutant wicketkeeper Brady Jones was a rare highlight. Jones top scored with an unbeaten 45 batting at No. 9 in the Tigers' innings of 236 but he had little support.
