18/10Result

4th Match, Sheffield Shield at Hobart, Oct 19-22 2026

TasmaniaTasmaniaTAS
241 & 236
VictoriaVictoriaVIC
207 & 266 (85 ov)

Tasmania won by 4 runs

Player of the Match

Ben McDermottTasmania

4dAAP

Bell clinches four-run thriller to break Victoria hearts

Victoria got to within 19 runs of victory with threw wickets in hand but fell short in a dramatic finish

Match Centre

Match Details

Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Series

Sheffield Shield 2026

Toss

Tasmania , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Ben McDermott

Season

2026/27

Match days

19,20,21,22 October 2026 (4-day match)

Umpires

Sam Nogajski

Riki Wessels

Match Referee

David Johnston

Points

Tasmania 7.41, Victoria 1.07

Scorecard Summary

END OF OVER:
85 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | VIC: 266/10

David Moody2 (8b)

Gabe Bell25-5-72-6
Riley Meredith21-5-63-2

84.6

Bell to Hoekstra, OUT,

H Hoekstra c †Doran b Bell 2 (16b 0x4 0x6) SR: 12.5

84.5

Bell to Hoekstra, no run,

84.4

Bell to Hoekstra, no run,

84.3

Bell to Moody, 1 run,

84.2

Bell to Moody, no run,

84.1

Bell to Moody, no run,

Match Coverage

All Match News

Bell clinches four-run thriller to break Victoria hearts
Victoria got to within 19 runs of victory with threw wickets in hand but fell short in a dramatic finish
Bell's triple-strike sets Tasmania up for first win of the season
Victoria were 98 for 5 in pursuit of 271, as Chaudhary scored 81 for Tasmania, while Bell contributed 35
Wickets tumble in Hobart to leave contest evenly poised
Tasmania were 4 for 14 in their second innings after Victoria had also subsided
Injured McDermott returns to rescue Tasmania after Hoekstra surges
The home side were 45 for 7 and one stage as the young left-arm quick tore through them

Victoria INNINGS		R	B
C Kellaway	caught wk	0	6
MS Harris	caught	63	157
OJ Peake	caught wk	0	2
PSP Handscomb	caught	39	59
MW Short	caught wk	17	33
T Murphy	caught	0	7
L Blackford	caught	80	139
W Sutherland	caught wk	3	11
F O'Neill	caught	53	75
H Hoekstra	caught wk	2	16
DJM Moody	not out	2	8
EXTRAS	(lb 4, nb 3)
TOTAL	266 (all out; 85 ovs)

Tasmania BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
GT Bell	25.0	5	72	6	2.88
M Bean	17.0	1	62	2	3.64	(3nb)
RP Meredith	21.0	5	63	2	3
MJ Owen	8.0	1	30	0	3.75
N Radhakrishnan	13.0	3	34	0	2.61
N Chaudhary	1.0	0	1	0	1

Victoria 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	MS Harris	C Kellaway
2nd	6	MS Harris	OJ Peake
3rd	66	PSP Handscomb	MS Harris
4th	26	MS Harris	MW Short
5th	0	MS Harris	T Murphy
6th	51	MS Harris	L Blackford
7th	22	W Sutherland	L Blackford
8th	81	L Blackford	F O'Neill
9th	11	F O'Neill	H Hoekstra
10th	3	DJM Moody	H Hoekstra

Sheffield Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
WA	2	1	0	1	9.77
TAS	2	1	0	1	9.76
SOA	2	1	1	0	9.42
NSW	2	0	0	2	8.65
QLD	2	1	1	0	8.45
VIC	2	0	2	0	2.11

Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Series

Toss

Player Of The Match

Season

Match days

Umpires

Match Referee

Points

TASMANIA 241(89.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

VICTORIA 207(61.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

TASMANIA 236(85.3 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

VICTORIA 266(85 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:85 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | VIC: 266/10

Bell clinches four-run thriller to break Victoria hearts

Bell's triple-strike sets Tasmania up for first win of the season

Wickets tumble in Hobart to leave contest evenly poised

Injured McDermott returns to rescue Tasmania after Hoekstra surges

TASMANIA 241(89.2 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

VICTORIA 207(61.1 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

TASMANIA 236(85.3 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

VICTORIA 266(85 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:
85 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | VIC: 266/10