Stoinis, Turner help WA draw with Vics

Two allrounders stood tall for Western Australia in the drawn JLT Sheffield Shield clash with Victoria at the MCG.

In his first match since being dropped for the Test series opener against India, Mitch Marsh made a tentative 21 in the first innings and was dismissed for just 11 runs in the second.

Instead it was Marcus Stoinis and Ashton Turner who were the heroes on a final day that ended with their side 6-214.

Set a target of 337, WA were in deep trouble at 5-57 but Stoinis (85) and Turner (63 not out) combined for a 119-run partnership that frustrated the Vics.

The final session wasn't without controversy, with Scott Boland and teammates dismayed when an appeal for caught behind against Turner was turned down, despite replays showing he got a glove to the ball.

Marsh arrived at the crease with his side in trouble at 2-7 before lunch on Monday, but he added to the visitors' woes when he was trapped in front by Jon Holland.

The Vics resumed their second innings at 0-112 and lost wickets regularly in their search for quick runs before they declared at 5-208.

Stand-in skipper Travis Dean top-scored in Victoria's second innings with 68 while young star Will Pucovski made 67.

WA seamer Matt Kelly did the damage with the ball with figures of 3-65 from 17 overs.

Top-of-the-table Victoria set up their tilt at a fourth win of the season with a commanding first innings of 9(dec)-424, with Turner top-scoring with 80 as WA were bowled out for 296 in reply.

Nic Maddinson made 162 in his debut for the Vics but he suffered a broken arm when hit by a Jhye Richardson bouncer on Sunday and will be sidelined for up to six weeks.

Cameron White (119) also made it to triple figures, the 35-year-old recording the 22nd century of his first-class career.

Victoria XI: Travis Dean (c), Nic Maddinson, Will Pucovski, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron White, Matt Short, Sam Harper, James Pattinson, Scott Boland, Jon Holland, Chris Tremain.

Western Australia XI: Mitchell Marsh (c),  Jonathan Wells, D'Arcy Short, Hilton Cartwright, Marcus Stoinis, William Bosisto, Ashton Turner, Josh Inglis (wk), Jhye Richardson, Matthew Kelly, David Moody