Test hopeful Alex Carey has posted his second century of the one-day season before Gurinder Sandhu’s hat-trick helped Queensland bowl out South Australia for 274 in their one-day clash.
Key points:
- During South Australia’s one-day clash with Queensland, Alex Carey led his side in runs scored and finished with 101 from just 93 deliveries
- Australian Test player and Queenslander Marnus Labuschagne dismissed Carey during the 30th over
- Carey has represented Australia at ODI and T20 levels but is yet to make a Test debut
Carey started slowly, scoring just one run off his first 13 balls faced, but exploded later and belted 15 boundaries to finish with 101 off 93 at Adelaide Oval on Sunday.
The powerful wicketkeeper, who is in the mix to replace former Test captain Tim Paine in Australia’s Ashes line-up, blasted a huge slog-sweep six off Marnus Labuschagne.
He was eventually out bowled by the part-time leg-spinner when attempting to cut a delivery that wasn’t quite as short as he had expected.
Carey combined with one-day debutant Henry Hunt (61) for a record-breaking 159-run opening stand for SA against Queensland.
Hunt was a last-minute call-up when the Redbacks’ top run-scorer Jake Weatherald failed a mandatory concussion test after a mishap while batting in the nets on Saturday.
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Hunt showed intent early and cut a boundary off his first ball faced but was eventually out caught at mid-wicket off Sandhu.
The right-arm seamer also had Thomas Kelly and Nathan McSweeney caught in the 45th over and completed his second one-day hat-trick when he bowled Nathan McAndrew in the 47th over.
Sandhu finished with 4-44 from his nine overs, with Matt Kuhnemann (3-54, nine overs) also impressing as six wickets fell in the final six overs.
Like Carey, Travis Head was hoping to impress national selectors, but he was dropped twice before his luck ran out on 29, caught by Mark Steketee off Kuhnemann.
Carey has represented Australia at ODI and T20 levels but is yet to make a Test debut.
AAP
