Queensland paceman Mark Steketee has produced one in every of his best bowling shows to tear the center out of Western Australia’s batting line-up within the Sheffield Defend conflict on the WACA Floor.
Steketee snared 5-14 off 9 overs to go away WA in all kinds of hassle at 7-58 at lunch on day two in reply to Queensland’s 211.
WA have been 3-3 and 6-29 following Steketee’s early onslaught on a difficult inexperienced wicket, leaving Aaron Hardie (22no off 47) with a large rescue mission.
Steketee began the destruction late on Monday when he dismissed Sam Whiteman for a first-ball duck.
Cameron Bancroft (2) and Teague Wyllie (duck) fell in Steketee’s first over on Tuesday, and alarm bells have been ringing as extra wickets tumbled.
WA’s lowest-ever Defend whole of 41 – set towards South Australia in 1990 – was in peril of being damaged when Steketee snared the important thing scalps of Hilton Cartwright (10) and Josh Philippe (1) to go away the Warriors at 6-29.
Teenager Sam Fanning tried to cease the rot by means of sheer grit, scoring three runs off 38 balls at a strike fee of seven.89.
However when he grew to become Xavier Bartlett’s first sufferer, WA’s tail was left uncovered.
Steketee’s greatest Defend figures of 7-44 got here towards South Australia final yr, and the 28-year-old now has an opportunity to raised that.
Michael Neser (1-18 off 11 overs) was additionally very good with the ball throughout a dream morning session for the Bulls.
Most of Steketee’s wickets on Tuesday got here by means of edges, with the right-arm paceman benefiting from a inexperienced deck that has closely favoured the bowlers.