Fast bowler Michael Neser has supplied a well timed reminder of his different qualities, starring with the bat as Glamorgan mounted a formidable fightback towards Leicestershire within the County Championship.
Neser was missed for Australia’s 17-player squad for the World Test Championship and the primary two matches of the Ashes collection, with selectors naming 4 quicks however indicating a alternative may very well be known as up from the plethora of Aussies enjoying in England over the northern summer season.
Having taken 2-98, together with fellow Australian Peter Handscomb for 95, as Leicestershire reached 407 of their first innings, Neser shared an eighth-wicket stand of 211 with Chris Cooke to take his beforehand shaky aspect to 8-446 by shut on day three.
Cooke remained unbeaten on 121 at stumps, with Neser departing for 90. Marnus Labuschagne had earlier contributed 64.
Queenslander Neser reached his half-century from 94 deliveries when he pulled Chris Wright for his seventh 4.
He notched 11 boundaries earlier than falling to an outstanding supply from Wright that uprooted center stump.
Nathan McAndrew took 5-53, together with Gloucestershire’s key batters James Bracey and Graeme van Buuren in successive balls, as his Sussex aspect diminished their hosts to 9-198 in reply to the guests’ first-innings whole of 5d-455.
Gloucestershire’s collapse started with a direct-hit run out of Australia’s Ashes squad member Marcus Harris (37), whose despairing dive didn’t beat an arrow from substitute fielder Tom Clark.
Harris’ dismissal started a chaotic 10-minute spell for Gloucestershire, who dropped from 1-99 to 4-105 by tea.
McAndrew struck three extra instances through the session – Oliver Price and Zafar Gohar each edging behind to wicketkeeper Carter earlier than the Australian had Marchant de Lange bowled urgent ahead in defence to finish his five-wicket haul.
South Australia’s Daniel Worrall and West Indies star Kemar Roach mixed to tear via Warwickshire’s second innings and earn a nine-wicket win for Surrey at Edgbaston.
Worrall completed with figures of 3-55, after Roach took 3-9 in a incredible spell to depart Warwickshire wobbling at 4-22 at lunch.
The hosts have been all out for 141, leaving Surrey to knock off the required 11 runs in two overs.
– with PA
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
