Crucial Carey wicket gives Queensland day-one honours
Roger Vaughan |
The crucial wicket of Alex Carey has given Queensland the advantage as 14 batters fell on day one of the Sheffield Shield match against South Australia.
Carey was the last man dismissed on the day and SA were in trouble at 4-62 after winning the toss and dismissing the home side for 185 at the Gabba.
The Test ‘keeper was looking set on 18 from as many balls when he slashed at a wide delivery from Jem Ryan, with less than three overs to stumps on Monday.
Hugh Weibgen took an excellent catch at gully for the crucial breakthrough.
Carey and Jason Sangha, unbeaten on 15, had lifted SA from a disastrous 3-28.
Ryan also dismissed opener Mackenzie Harvey for 21, while Test paceman Michael Neser and Tom Straker also took a wicket apiece to lead the counterpunch on a Gabba greentop.
A seventh-wicket stand of 88 between Jimmy Peirson and Hayden Kerr rescued Queensland after they were in disarray after lunch at 6-75 in overcast conditions.
Peirson top-scored with 52 and was the last Queenslander to fall, bowled by Liam Scott for his fifth wicket, while Kerr made 43.
Scott shone with 5-33 from 15.5 overs – his second five-for in a first-class game – and left-arm paceman Campbell Thompson also had an excellent Shield debut.
Brought in for Test bowler Brendan Doggett, who is sidelined with a hamstring injury, Thompson had veteran opener Usman Khawaja in all sorts of strife and was unlucky not to claim his wicket.
Thompson took 2-6, with eight maidens, from his opening 10 overs.
Khawaja only made 15 before Scott had him caught behind. Jordan Buckingham claimed the crucial scalp of Marnus Labuschagne, also caught by Carey.
SA paceman Nathan McAndrew, who survived 10 balls as nightwatchman, was hampered by a knee injury that flared while he was bowling.
Queensland were second on the Shield ladder at the start of this round, seven points ahead of fourth-placed SA.
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