Queensland 290 (Peirson 90, Johnson 7-47) & 96 for 5 (Heazlett 26, Scott 2-20) beat South Australia 272 (Manenti 88, Lehmann 65, Neser 3-60, Bartlett 3-54) & 111 (Steketee 4-34, Neser 4-42) by five wickets
Steketee claimed 4 for 34 while Neser bagged 4 for 42 as South Australia lost 10 for 50 in their second innings to be all out for 111, having led Queensland by 43 runs with all 10 second innings wickets intact during the morning session.
Queensland’s fourth innings chase of 94 was nervy at times. They lost Bryce Street with the score at just 3 and slumped to 76 for 5 before Jack Wildermuth and Jimmy Peirson iced the chase after Sam Heazlett made an important contribution of 26.
Wildermuth also made important early breakthroughs with the ball following South Australia’s opening stand of 61 between Jake Carder and Henry Hunt. Carder nailed a pull shot straight to Jack Clayton at square leg before Hunt was given out caught behind four balls later although he was visibly displeased with the decision.
Neser and Steketee then returned to cause carnage. Neser held a brilliant low return catch to dismiss Nathan McSweeney on the stroke of lunch. After the break, Steketee also claimed Daniel Drew caught and bowled off a leading edge. Seam movement and extra bounce accounted for the rest as Liam Scott was the only other South Australia batter to reach double figures as the visitors lost their last eight wickets in just 16 overs with Neser bowling unchanged to finish with seven scalps for the match.
Wildermuth and Peirson found the last 18 runs without too many issues. Queensland remains second on the Shield table, just ahead of Victoria on bonus points with one game to play against Tasmania. The loss means South Australia cannot reach the final with one game remaining against New South Wales.
Source: ESPN Crickinfo