Australia Domestic: Queensland v Western Australia - Sheffield Shield – Match Update
Queensland 251 v Western Australia 250/4 (78.0 ov) - Western Australia trail by 1 run with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
On Tuesday, February 07, 2012 West Australia trail by one run with six wickets in hand in their first innings in response to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Queensland-c834 total of 251 runs.
At stumps on the second day of the four-day match in the ongoing Sheffield Shield, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Western-Australia-c865 clobbered 250 runs for the loss of four wickets at stumps at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane.
Earlier, Queensland resumed their first innings after ending the first day by posting 212 runs for the loss of seven wickets. The side aimed to put enough runs on the board to give Western Australia a run for their money, however, with most of the batting line-up back in the pavilion, a daunting total was a distant probability – against the belligerent Western http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 bowling attack.
CA Lynn and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Christopher-James-Jordan-c50838 Boyce came out for their team to continue their partnership, however, before the batsmen could cause a serious threat to the fielding side, Boyce, who had hammered seven runs a day earlier, departed after adding ten more runs to his overnight tally. At the time of this wicket, the side had amassed 233 runs on the board.
Lynn on the other end managed to bolster a stupendous innings of 80 runs as he played an important role in helping his side post 251 runs at the end of the first innings.
From Western Australia, pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nathan-Rimmington-c2072 stayed second with three wickets.
With a decent first innings total to counter, Western Australia got off to a superb start as the openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Liam-Davis-c1839 hammered 79 runs together.
The batting side suffered their first causality when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robinson-c86348 lost his wicket after playing an impressive innings of 42 runs.
99 runs later, his batting partner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-North-c1982 who took charge as they hammered the bowlers all around the park without remorse.
With 234 runs on the board, the side suffered the loss of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Simon-James-Marshall-c90362, who fell after scoring 79 runs.
North was the last man to lose his wicket on the second day of the match as he found his way back to the pavilion after playing an innings of 35 runs.
Western Australia ended the day with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mitchell-Marsh-c1974 on six runs as the side amassed 250 runs on the board.
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