Few young cricketers have created as much buzz as Oliver Peake – and the young Victorian showed why on Tuesday.

Peake shrugged off being dropped on a hat-trick ball to guide the Vics over reigning Sheffield Shield champions South Australia.

Victoria was wobbling in its chase when Jordan Buckingham dismissed Marcus Harris and Peter Handscomb in successive deliveries.

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Peake too was just inches from being gone first ball as Henry Hunt fumbled a tough chance at short leg.

But the 19-year-old left-hander kept his cool with an unbeaten 70 from 147 balls to reach Victoria’s 230 target at Adelaide Oval.

Peake lost two partners for the addition of one run but formed a matchwinning 84-run stand with Fergus O’Neill (33no) to secure victory.

Victoria was set 230 after unlikely hero Doug Warren captured a career-best haul.

The emerging and energetic left-arm offie claimed 5-69 off a marathon 24.5 overs to reduce South Australia to 223.

Warren, like Peake, has played less than five first class matches but showed maturity beyond his experience in the opening match of the Shield season.

Oliver Peake on the drive. (Photo by Daniel Carson/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

Elsewhere, New South Wales surged to a strong win through a brilliant final innings with the ball.

The Blues felt the true benefit of Monday’s partnership between Will Salzmann and Charlie Stobo as Western Australia struggled to score on a difficult WACA pitch.

They took the key wickets of Cameron Green (24) and Sam Whiteman (28) early before running through the middle and lower order.

There were four ducks in the West Aussie bottom seven, including a first-baller from in-form player Joel Curtis.

Liam Hatcher mopped up the tail with 4-49 off 12 overs and New South Wales won by 74 runs.

There were runs to be had in Queensland – and Tasmania took them.

The Tigers batted out the entire last day to deny the Bulls victory and come away with a draw.

Tasmania, through half centuries to Jake Weatherald, Caleb Jewell and Nikhil Chaudhary, managed to mow down Queensland’s mammoth lead on the final day.

But there was not enough time or life in the pitch for either team to win, as the Tigers finished 7-319 at the close of play.