But following the bitter disappointment of a 13-ball duck, Alex Pyecroft felt like he belonged out on Bellerive.

The Tasmanian debutant will always remember the sheer delight of his sudden maiden first-class wicket.

Pyecroft, 26, had South Australian opening batsman Conor McInerney caught and bowled for 8.

The former Launceston allrounder piffed the ball in the air and ran to wicketkeeper Matthew Wade as the slips cordon converged.

That wasn’t the end of it.

Pyecroft picked up the key scalps of Jake Lehmann, son of former national coach Darren, for 28 and current Aussie one-day keeper Alex Carey for a duck.

He finished the second day with 3-36 off 13 overs, helping Tassie to a 49-run lead.

But Tasmania’s Futures League fortunes in Melbourne weren’t just as bright than in the Sheffield Shield.

The visitors were bowled out for 309 on Wednesday, adding a further 41 runs for the final four wickets.

Mac Wright added 12 more overnight, out for 53, but with Hamish Kingston scoring 46, the pair put on a 79-run seventh-wicket stand.

Part-time spinner Nick Maddinson was the best of Victoria’s bowlers with 3-44.

Sam Harper went on to hit 101, piloting Victoria into a strong position overnight.

But the loss of the keeper’s wicket sparked a late-order collapse to give the Tasmanians renewed hope.

Victoria lost 3-3 in the last two overs to reach 6-241 and hold on to a 274-run lead ahead of the final day.

Meanwhile, the Hobart Hurricanes WBBL development side’s Twenty20 clash at Latrobe had to be cancelled.

Flight delays in Sydney, which meant only nine of the Sydney Thunder squad could travel, ended with their playing gear also not arriving.