Sheffield Shield: South Australia vs. Queensland
Queensland
Jonathan Wells
Wade Townsend
Nathan Reardon
*James Hopes
Archie Atkins (FC debut)
Jason Floros
Chris Simpson
+Ben Dunk
Chris Swan
Ryan Harris
Luke Feldman
IN: Atkins, Dunk, Simpson
OUT: Boyce (omitted), Carseldine (injured), Hartley (omitted)
Ringing in the changes here. Hartley's form has been really scratchy and although Dunk isn't very good I need Hartley finding form. Atkins comes in for Carseldine to make his Shield debut in the middle order, while Simpson comes in for his first Shield match since 2009-10 to bolster the batting. He's got to be one of the worst spinners in FC cricket with an average of 64 after 50 first class matches.
South Australia 1st innings 247 all out
Blizzard 101 (131)
Haberfield 32 (80)
Ferguson 29 (52)
Simpson 4-48 (14)
Feldman 3-67 (15)
Hopes 1-13 (7)
Queensland 1st innings 298 all out
Atkins 89 (109)
Townsend 68 (134)
Wells 42 (84)
Edmondson 4-89 (23)
George 2-51 (21)
Blizzard 2-53 (14)
South Australia 2nd innings 5 for 474 dec.
Blizzard 250* (370)
Klinger 90 (147)
Leigh 52 (97)
Simpson 2-123 (22)
Swan 1-46 (21)
Harris 1-62 (19)
Queensland 2nd innings 7 for 249
Hopes 68 (153)
Atkins 55 (115)
Simpson 32* (57)
George 3-52 (27)
Bailey 3-56 (21)
Edmondson 1-74 (29)
Match drawn (Qld 2, SA 0)
Man of the Match: Aiden Blizzard (101, 250*)
**** me dead.
It seems every game one batsman has to fill their boots against me. Blizzard's 351 for the match sees his average jump like ten, and we were not a shot. Bowling was diabolic to him (Simpson FFS). Truly flat Adelaide wicket right throughout the match, but Atkins a shining light on Shield debut with a couple of great knocks. We were trying to save the match, and the **** hits three sixes in the second innings!