Fawad Ahmed takes eight wickets as Victoria win Sheffield Shield
Wednesday 25 March 2015 08:35, UK
Victoria won the Sheffield Shield for a 29th time thanks to a draw against Western Australia at the Bellerive Oval.
Victoria finished in first place on points during the regular season, meaning it only needed a draw to take the title.
The final was being played in Hobart due to the unavailability of the Melbourne Cricket Ground because of Sunday's World Cup final.
The winners finished on 158 for four, trailing Western Australia by 175 runs overall.
After Western Australia declared at 293-2 earlier on Wednesday with a 333-run lead, Victoria did little to chase down the target, with no runs being scored in eight overs during the final session and their total coming off 95 overs.
David Hussey finished unbeaten on 37 off 169 balls after Rob Quiney earlier made 53 off 163.
Pakistan-born refugee Fawad Ahmed took 8-89 for Victoria in the first innings to set a finals record but Western Australia still piled up 421.
