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Pura Cup - QLD v TAS

Sunday, November 23 2003

Pura Cup – Queensland v Tasmania at the Gabba , Brisbane

Queensland went into game 9 of this seasons Pura Cup as heavy favourites , facing a Tasmanian side without a test cap between them.

Tasmanian skipper Daniel Marsh won the toss & elected to bat on a pitch which offered significant assistance to the new ball bowlers , a dour 50 run opening stand between Cox & Mason put the Tigers in the drivers seat early , Mason & Shane Watson were both failed to capitalize on starts , while Cox was bowled by Joe Dawes for 40 shortly after lunch , leaving the Tigers 3-110.
Michael Dighton (42) & Michael Di Venuto (59) both made starts before being caught behind.
However not for the first time this year the Tigers lower order proved inept , loosing their last 5 wickets for 33 , Damien MacKenzie was the chief destroyer with 4-43 , Jurgenesn (3-60) & Dawes (2-33) providing good support. The Tigers all out for a modest 233 , still a competitive total on the benign pitch.

Starting their innings about an hour into day 2 , the Bulls suffered a night mare start , in form new ball bowler Damien Wright removing both openers for ducks , Stuart Law , Stephen Farrell & James Hopes all came & went without giving the scorers to much trouble , leaving the Bulls 5-41.
A 33 run stand between skipper Love & kepper Wade Seccombe added some respectability to the Queensland innings , Love falling to Wright for 28 as Queensland were eventually bundled out for 104 , Wright with 4-30 ensuring the national selectors will have to give his name serious consideration come VB series time.
Adam Griffith (2-26) & Andrew Downton (2-24) also bowled with venom on a rapidly deteriorating pitch.

Tasmania were never able to build any momentum in their second innings , loosing wickets at regular intervals to former Tasmanian Shane Jurgensen , only a scratchy 44 from Di Venuto & a superb 60 from Wright ensured the Tigers stayed on top , all out for 213 , Jurgensen 4-52 & MacKenzie 3-44 doing most of the damage.
However 343 was never going to be an easy total to chase.

Clinton Perren made his second duck of the match while Danny Payne (16) & Love (21) both failed to capitalize on their starts .
When Chris Simpson went for 4 the Bulls were 7-89 & staring down the barrel of a massive defeat , a combative 46 run stand between Steve Farrell & Damien Mackenzie added some respectability for the Bulls , Farrell making 49 from just 40 balls before driving on the up at Wright , Mackenzie was last man out for 30 , the Bulls all out for 168 , a massive 174 run loss.
Gerard Denton with 4-60 & Wright with 3-33 were the main wicket takers.

The Tigers take 6 points to move into first place on the Pura Cup ladder while the Bulls remain second last.

Summary- Tasmania 233 (Di Venuto 59 , Dighton 42 , Mackenzie 4-43) & 213 ( Wright 60 , Di Venuto 44 , Jurgensen 4-52) defeated Queensland 104 ( Love 28 , Wright 4-30 , Denton 2-19) & 168 (Farrell 49 , Denton 4-60 , Wright 3-33)
By 174 runs.
Man of the match- Damien Wright




Posted by DavidH