Victoria 209 (Abbott 4-56) and 283 (Kellaway 81) beat New South Wales 260 (Henriques 97, Sutherland 4-57) and 163 (Sutherland 5-58, Murphy 4-42) by 69 runs
Resuming on day 4 at 1 for 58, needing one other 175 for victory, NSW misplaced 7 for 76 within the first session and have been dismissed for 163 a few half hour after lunch.
Paceman Sutherland and offspinner Murphy between them took the primary eight wickets of the fourth day. Player-of-the-match Sutherland, who took 4 for 57 within the first innings, completed along with his Shield-best match figures of 9 for 115 and the 23-12 months-outdated scored 39 in Victoria’s first innings.
The 22-12 months-outdated Murphy’s second innings figures have been his finest in first-class cricket and added to his haul of three for 44 within the first innings additionally give him his finest match return of seven for 86.
Opener Daniel Hughes was the NSW second innings’ prime-scorer with 33, with Adam Zampa and Chris Green the one different batters to move 20.
Victoria’s first outright win of the season lifted them again to fourth above South Australia who defeated Tasmania by 208 runs in Hobart on Saturday.
NSW, who sacked coach Phil Jaques final week, are winless within the Shield and are backside of the ladder in each that competitors and the one-day Marsh Cup, by which they’ve tasted success simply as soon as in 5 matches.
Victoria used 14 gamers within the match with Sam Harper and Jon Holland subbed out after testing constructive for Covid-19 and changed by Matthew Short and Ruwantha Kellapotha respectively.
Jack Prestwidge was dragged out of membership cricket on Saturday to deputise for the concussed Sam Elliott.
NSW regarded in entrance for a lot of the sport, however solely had a primary innings lead of 51 after bowling Victoria out for 209 after which subsiding from 2 for 155 to 260 all out.
Sutherland made the preliminary breakthrough on day 4, trapping Jason Sangha lbw and Murphy successfully derailed the NSW chase of 233, by bowling Hughes and having Matthew Gilkes and Moises Henriques caught.
A sixth-wicket stand of 27 between Sean Abbott and wicketkeeper Baxter Holt briefly held up Victoria till Sutherland got here again into the assault.
He had Abbott caught behind and Baxter Holt and Chris Tremain each lbw. After lunch, Sutherland had Chris Green caught at effective leg and Kellapotha secured the win by bowling Mickey Edwards.
