Bulls Tackle WA At Gabba

Queensland jumped to third spot on a congested Shield ladder last week when they defeated NSW outright at the Gabba.

It will be the Bulls last home Shield game of the summer, with their remaining regular season first class matches against Tasmania in Hobart and current leaders South Australia in Adelaide.

Queensland has named paceman Tom Whitney (pictured) and Gold Coast batter Hugo Burdon for tomorrow’s clash, with 19-year-old quick Tom Straker missing the game as part of his bowling management plan.

Burdon comes into the squad for the injured Jack Clayton (hamstring), who is targeting his return for the remaining two matches next month.

If selected in the starting side, the 23-year-old Burdon would make his first class and Sheffield Debuts for Queensland.

Head of Elite Cricket Joe Dawes said Burdon had earned his call-up in the wake of strong performances in the Toyota 2nd XI competition and for the Gold Coast in the KFC Queensland Premier Cricket competition.

“With Usman Khawaja having some well-earned downtime following the Sri Lankan tour and Jack Clayton recovering from injury, we’re excited for Hugo to earn the opportunity for a possible debut,’’ he said.

Burdon, who played for the CA XI against the touring English Lions last month, captained the Queensland 2nd XI to a win earlier this month over NSW, scoring 100 and 53 in the match.

Whitney returns to the line-up for his third Shield match this summer after making his mark earlier in the season when he claimed the third-best match bowling figures of all time for Queensland.

It will be his first Shield game at the Gabba.

Admission is free for the match, with the action livestreamed through cricket.com.au

Queensland and WA will also meet in a One Day Cup match on Sunday at the Gabba, with the Bulls coming off a strong win over NSW last week at Allan Border Field.

Sheffield Shield
Queensland v Western Australia
The Gabba
Tomorrow – Friday. 10am daily

Queensland Bulls
Mitchell Swepson (c)
Xavier Bartlett
Hugo Burdon
Lachlan Hearne
Angus Lovell
Ben McDermott
Michael Neser
Jimmy Peirson
Matthew Renshaw
Mark Steketee
Tom Whitney
Jack Wildermuth
(12th player to be named at the toss).

Meanwhile Bulls and Brisbane Heat batter Max Bryant made a bright start to the Toyota 2nd XI match against the ACT in Canberra today.

Promoted to open, Bryant hit a dazzling 111 from 86 balls after Queensland won the toss and batted. He and Australian Under-19 batter Tom Campbell took the score from 3-63 to 4-140.

Live stream of the four-day 2nd XI match is available at: https://play.cricket.com.au/match/08f356b1-878b-40cb-9603-9ced9e079bcb/australian-capital-territory-queensland-toyota-second-xi?tab=summary&streamId=04120db3-c301-40af-b53d-fd83328df819

Scores are available at: https://play.cricket.com.au/match/08f356b1-878b-40cb-9603-9ced9e079bcb/australian-capital-territory-queensland-toyota-second-xi?tab=scorecard