Lehmann's ton steers SA from trouble against Tasmania

SA's stand-in skipper Jake Lehmann celebrates his century against Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS)

Stand-in skipper Jake Lehmann has struck a century to steer South Australia out of strife against Tasmania on day one of their Sheffield Shield match.

Lehmann, appointed captain while Travis Head is on Australian duties, struck 115 of SA's 307 all out at Karen Rolton Oval in Adelaide, with Ben Manenti making 71.

Tasmania are 1-94 at stumps with Caleb Jewell on 45 and Charlie Wakim 36.

"We ummed and aahed a lot actually," Lehmann said at day's end when asked how closely he had considered bowling first.

"There was probably a little bit more moisture in it than we thought, but it's got the typical Adelaide Oval characteristics that we've seen for the last four or five years."

SA were in morning trouble on Tuesday after losing 4-19 in a horror nine-over stretch.

Openers Kelvin Smith (21) and Henry Hunt (16) put on 30 runs at a healthy clip before the tumble.

Smith was superbly caught, high to his left, by first-class debutant Mitchell Owen at third slip.

Paceman Gabe Bell doubled up by dismissing Daniel Drew (six), nicking to first slip, before Owen captured his maiden Shield wicket.

Hunt feathered a glove to a leg-side short ball and the 22-year-old medium-pacer Owen, in his next over, bowled Nathan McSweeney (two), the Redback chopping on attempting an off-side leave.

At 4-49, Lehmann and recruit Jake Fraser-McGurk, the promising 21-year-old who departed Victoria in the off-season, launched a daring counter-attack.

The pair smacked 59 runs from seven overs - Fraser-McGurk's 37 from 23 balls featured two sixes and five fours before skying to mid-on from spinner Jarrod Freeman before lunch.

Lehmann posted his half-century during a brisk seventh-wicket stand with the aggressive Manenti, who followed suit in reaching his milestone from 45 balls.

The pair put on 104 runs for the seventh wicket with Manenti's rapid-fire 60-ball knock including 11 fours and two sixes.

Lehmann, with valuable tail-end support from Wes Agar (23) and Brendan Doggett (12), continued to his 10th first-class ton - his 143-ball gem included 18 fours.

Tasmania's Bell (3-68), Owen (2-42), Freeman (2-36) and Lawrence Neil-Smith (2-82) were multiple wicket-takers.

"We saw four or five wickets all caught behind the wicket or bowled, so I think it's great for the game and for Shield cricket that we're giving the quicks something to work with," Lehmann said.

"But if you do bat well there are runs out there."

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