A David Hussey century was not enough for Victoria to snare first-innings points on day three of the Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania at Bellerive.

Hussey cracked 112 in the Bushrangers’ first dig of 358, the total falling 11 short of the home side’s 6(dec)-369.

The 35-year-old batted with the tail to help his side from 7-264 overnight to within sight of the two points.

He cracked two sixes and 12 fours before he was last man out, caught behind attempting to hit out.

The Vics’ inability to claim the points will change the complexion of the match, with developments in other games meaning they now need to fight for an outright win to ensure they make next week’s final.

Tasmania need an outright victory to be a chance of playing in the decider.

They were 0-7 in their second innings before steady rain brought an early lunch.

The covers look likely to be down for some time with showers forecast for Hobart throughout Saturday.

Hussey and Jayde Herrick defied the new ball to put on 66, tailender Herrick’s eight coming from a painstaking 72 deliveries.

He was eventually out when he nicked Evan Gulbis to Ricky Ponting at second slip with the score 8-321.

Fawad Ahmed chimed in with 14 before he skied one to Jordan Silk at 9-343.

Hussey reached his 42nd first-class ton when he cut Ben Hilfenhaus to the boundary but became Gulbis’s fifth victim soon after.

The unheralded medium pacer finished with career-best figures of 5-99.