Watch: 'Spirit Of Cricket' moment in Australia's Sheffield Shield

Victoria was on the receiving end of some huge praise for their 'act of sportsmanship' against South Australia batter Jake Fraser-McGurk during Day 2 of their Sheffield Shield match at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday.

Adelaide (Australia): The Victoria team received huge praise for their spirit of cricket against South Australia batter Jake Fraser-McGurk during Day 2 of their Sheffield Shield match at the Adelaide Oval here on Wednesday.

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  Centurion Jake Fraser-McGurk has shed light on his unusual reprieve after the standing umpire changed his mind after giving him out! #SheffieldShield
  
  Read more: https://t.co/9x28qWn8bS https://t.co/hyUT1ZMChG

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  Centurion Jake Fraser-McGurk has shed light on his unusual reprieve after the standing umpire changed his mind after giving him out! #SheffieldShield
  
  Read more: https://t.co/9x28qWn8bS https://t.co/hyUT1ZMChG

  — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 29, 2023

Fraser-McGurk, who eventually slammed a century was adjudged to have been caught at first slip when he was batting on 19. With South Australia 4/60, Fraser-McGurk seemed to have edged left-arm spinner Doug Warren's delivery to Peter Handscomb at first slip. While the umpire gave Fraser-McGurk out as soon as the catch was completed, the batter was adamant that he had not touched the ball.

The replays, however, showed his bat was nowhere near the ball. However, the deflection seemingly came off the gloves of Victoria wicketkeeper Sam Harper.

"I don't know if he hit that," former Zimbabwean cricketer Henry Olonga said on-air. However, Victoria skipper Will Sutherland, after some discussions with his teammates, decided to call Fraser-McGurk back to the crease.

"It's almost like the captain's maybe call him back?" Olonga added. "Has the captain called him back? What's going on? We definitely saw the finger go up to give him out."

Fraser-McGurk, a former Victorian, saved the day for his side with his 101 off 106 balls. Victoria (278) still managed to take a 26-run lead in the first innings as South Australia were bowled out for 252.

On Day 1, Sam Harper scored the third-fastest century recorded in Sheffield Shield history. He came to the crease with Victoria 5-67 but scored a 64-ball ton to take his team to a total of 278. Only South Australia's David Hookes (off 34 balls against Victoria in 1982) and Western Australia's Luke Ronchi (off 51 balls against Queensland in 2007) have scored faster centuries than Harper.