Young fast Jordan Buckingham has claimed six wickets to provide Australia A a marginal first-innings lead of their unofficial Test in opposition to a New Zealand aspect.
On the best day of his first-class profession, Buckingham took 6-58 to assist dismiss New Zealand A for 246 in reply to Australia A’s 253.
The guests then went to stumps on day two of 4 in Canterbury at 1-59, with Matt Renshaw on 20 and Campbell Kellaway 29.
But the day belonged to 23-year-old Buckingham.
He claimed the primary six wickets of New Zealand’s innings, transferring the ball subtly and claiming outdoors edges at will.
His decide of the deliveries was a hooping in-swinger to Tom Bruce, taking the right-hander’s outdoors edge to have him caught at slip by Renshaw.
The return marked the South Australian’s first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, after he made his debut for the Redbacks on the finish of the 2022-23 season.
Mitchell Swepson additionally bagged two wickets within the innings to complete with 2-61, whereas Renshaw claimed 2-32 together with his offspinners.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
