Cooper, Ferguson punish Western Australia

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South Australia 8 for 474 (Cooper 138, Ferguson 101, Behrendorff 3-70) lead Western Australia 9 for 271 dec (Suan Marsh 73, Klinger 61, Mennie 3-56) by 203 runsScorecard

Callum Ferguson marked his 100th first-class match with a century to help South Australia establish a first-innings lead of 203 on the second day of their day-night Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia at the WACA.

Ferguson was left with the unenviable task of pulling South Australia out of a spot, after they had been reduced to 2 for 16 at stumps on the opening day. South Australia ended the day on 8 for 474, after Western Australia had declared on 9 for 271, courtesy a half-century from Shaun Marsh, who returned from a hamstring injury. While Ferguson took the team close to the 200-mark, it was Tom Cooper who helped them surge ahead, scoring a century of his own and putting on 198 for the seventh wicket …

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