NSW is poised to snap its longest Sheffield Shield winless streak in 130 years after Matt Renshaw didn’t seize the highlight from Cameron Bancroft regardless of a quick begin with the bat.
The Blues lead Queensland by 97 runs at stumps on Day 3 at Sydney Olympic Park after a decrease order run fest took their first innings rating to 446 on Friday morning.
Chris Green (50 not out) and No. 11 Jackson Bird (34 off 39 balls) placed on 59 runs for the final wicket after Hayden Kerr fell wanting his maiden first-class century with 86.
Renshaw hammered 10 boundaries on his option to 55 from 64 deliveries as he started to eat into the Blues’ 270-run lead, however the wickets tumbled round him as Chris Tremain blasted out Joe Burns, Usman Khawaja and Jack Clayton in fast succession.
Khawaja was once more caught behind for simply seven after making 30 within the first innings.
Bulls keeper Jimmy Peirson resumed his robust red-ball type from final season with an unbeaten half-century, placing on 82 with Michael Neser (48 not out) earlier than rain halted play with Queensland 5-173 heading into the ultimate day.
Renshaw was unable to match Cameron Bancroft’s commanding 122 in opposition to Victoria in Perth, however the contenders for David Warner’s opening spot could have 4 extra Shield matches to stake their claims earlier than the Test summer season begins in opposition to Pakistan on December 14.
“If I feathered one, then that’s what happened – unfortunately I’m not sure, but I felt pretty good out there,” Renshaw mentioned after his innings.
The left-hander was annoyed along with his contentious dismissal in opposition to Jack Edwards, which he could have “feathered” down the leg-side to the keeper.
“I had a look at what was working on that pitch, and it felt like being nice and positive was one of those things, and I got a few balls in my area to score.”
WA strengthened its maintain over Victoria with an explosive end to its first innings to say a 225-run lead at tea on Day 3.
Resuming at 2-237, Bancroft fell to Scott Boland early on on the WACA however third-gamer Jayden Goodwin picked up the place he left off to make a affected person 63.
Victorian captain Will Sutherland got here to life with three successive wickets within the afternoon session to take away Goodwin, Aaron Hardie (48) and Josh Philippe (24), however Ashton Turner made the many of the Warriors’ platform to slam 57 off 33 balls, together with three sixes, as WA was bowled out for 481 on the tea break.
Boland and Sutherland had been Victoria’s prime bowlers with three wickets every, whereas Todd Murphy struggled with 1-141 from his 32 overs.
Originally printed as Sheffield Shield: Matt Renshaw falls for aggressive 50 in opposition to NSW
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
