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Captain Marcus North hits 104 as Western Australia win a thrilling Ryobi Cup clash against South Australia by two wickets on the last ball of the match.

Western Australia vs South Australia

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ODD - WACA Ground16 February 2011 - Day 1, Session 1Western Australia 1st Innings

Western Australia won by 2 wickets

Western AustraliaWestern Australia8/236 South AustraliaSouth Australia235 BatsmenRunsBalls4s6sSRM. Johnston00000R. Duffield1100100BowlersOMORWEconK. Richardson1014814.80The Warriors resumed their second innings on 4-95 needing 141 runs in 25 overs to chase down South Australia's total of 235, and thanks to North's composed 104, the home side crept over the line.In a dramatic last over, North was run out and 20-year-old debutant Phil Adams stumped to leave paceman Ryan Duffield the task of hitting one run for victory off the final ball.Left-handed Duffield calmly stroked a low full-toss from Redbacks quick Kane Richardson to the long-on boundary.Despite both sides propping up the table and being out of contention for the final, the match was played at a high intensity in draining heat.North, resuming the second innings on 29, held the Warriors' innings together as he slammed 10 boundaries and a six in his 99-ball knock.

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He received solid support in the middle-order from Mitch Marsh (26) and Luke Ronchi (31).Jake Haberfield was the pick of South Australia's bowlers taking 3-44 from 10 overs while Ben Edmondson, Kane Richardson and Dan Christian claimed a wicket each.James Smith top-scored in South Australia's total of 235 all out with a well-made 68, his highest one-day score for the Redbacks.Cameron Borgas added 47 and Aaron O'Brien 32.Duffield claimed 3-60 for the Warriors with Michael Hogan chipping in with 2-69, Matt Johnston 1-49 and Michael Beer 1-54.The result looks likely to condemn South Australia to receiving the one-day wooden spoon. North was not only delighted with his individual knock, but with how his young squad kept their heads during a tense run-chase."I have been working pretty hard and it has been a tough year for me so it's nice to get a few rewards,'' said North."I've changed a few little things in my game so it's nice to see them working and the biggest thing for me is to make sure I do it on a regular basis now."It's always good to have a win, but most importantly in the past we would have lost a close game like that."It has been a good week where we've given some young guys an opportunity and they have stood up, and made an impact in this side."To find ourselves in the position where you need some good performances and tough work to get a win, and to do that, is pretty rewarding."More so when you have a pretty inexperienced side.''