Short’s hundred salvages Victoria’s opening day towards Queensland

Queensland 26 for 0 path Victoria 253 (Short 100) by 227 runs

Matt Short’s stellar 12 months continued with a century that roused Victoria from the brink of outright collapse on day one in every of their Sheffield Shield match with Queensland in Mackay.

Victoria threatened to fall in a heap twice after being despatched in, first falling to 40 for 4 within the morning after which dropping two wickets in the identical Mitch Swepson over late on Saturday.

But Short was their anchor by means of all of it, steadying the guests after they fell to 19 for 3 after which citing a fourth first-class century that helped them completed the day all out for 253.

Gurinder Sandhu bowled the 27-year-old with the third ball he confronted after posting his ton.

The efficiency continued a stellar 12 months for Short, who was named the Big Bash League’s participant of the match in January and made his T20I and ODI debuts within the respective excursions of South Africa and India.

Queensland had managed 26 with out loss in reply at stumps within the absence of opener and captain Usman Khawaja, who was rested in preparation for the Test summer season.

Victoria had been 0 for 1 when Marcus Harris edged Mark Steketee to former Test opening associate Joe Burns within the slips, and additional off the tempo after Travis Dean and Campbell Kellaway fell in consecutive overs.

Of the primary 4 Victorians dismissed, three edged tempo deliveries behind and had been caught, with captain Peter Handscomb the third of these because the guests went to lunch at 64 for 4.

No. 5 batter Short copped a ball to his proper hip within the second session and appeared hampered however performed by means of the ache.

He went on to forge a 104-run partnership with quick bowler Mitchell Perry that salvaged Victoria’s innings.

The lone six of Victoria’s innings, hit off Jack Wildermuth’s bowling over deep midwicket, was a spotlight of Short’s time on the crease.

After working his manner patiently by means of the 90s, Short slapped Swepson up the bottom to mid-on for a fast single that confirmed his hundred from 172 balls.

Source web site: www.espncricinfo.com

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