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Rd - Opposition, Date, Venue |
Result | Scores | Points | |
| Rd 1 - Queensland v Victoria Gabba, Sunday, 9 October, 2011 (D/N) |
Won by 31 runs |
Qld 7-269 (50) |
Qld 4 | |
| Snapshot: The XXXX GOLD Queensland Bulls opened the summer in sparking form, welcoming off-season signings Peter Forrest and Steve Magoffin to the 'family' as they beat the Victorian Bushrangers by 31 runs in the opening game of the Ryobi Cup at the Gabba. Forrest was the Bulls batting mainstay with 81 from 96 balls (six fours, three sixes) at No.5 in Queensland's 7-269 from 50 overs. And he capped a 'Man of the Match' debut with two direct hit run outs as Victoria replied with 238 all out (48.5 overs). Forrest went in with the Bulls, sent in by Bushrangers skipper Andrew McDonald, a little unsteady at 3-46 after 14 overs, with batting trumps James Hopes and Chris Lynn both back in the shed for ducks. But the former NSW Blues ace batted beautifully through the middle stages of the innings with Andrew Robinson (66 off 73, seven fours) and was last man out in the 49th over. Forrest, Ben Dunk (39 off 33, two fours, two sixes) and Ben Cutting (23no off 10, one four, two sixes) swung lustily to add 92 runs in the last 10 overs as Queensland, the 2010-11 Ryobi Cup wooden-spooners, posted a winning score against the 2010-11 Ryobi Cup champions. Peter Siddle (3-49 off 12 overs) was the pick of the visiting attack. Magoffin, a born-and-bred Queenslander who had played seven years for Western Australia, took the new ball in a belated debut for the home state. He had Glenn Maxwell and bogey man Brad Hodge out early as the Bushrangers fell to 2-19 in the fifth over, and they never really recovered despite the efforts of Rob Quiney (57 off 67, two fours, one six) and debutant Peter Handscombe (42 off 50, five fours). Magoffin finished with 3-59 from 12 overs, while Hopes (2-46 off 11) and Ben Cutting (2-54 off 10.5) also got among the wickets. The start of the Ryobi Cup season provided the first outing for a string of off-season rule changes, with the one-day competition reverting to two 50-overs innings, each played individually in its entirety, and played under varied power play rules. Also, there were two white balls used in each innings one at either end and each side was restricted to 11 players, rather than the floating 12th man of the 2010-11 season. | ||||
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Rd 2 - Queensland v Tasmania |
Won by 5 runs |
Qld 8-262 (50) |
Qld 4 | |
| Snapshot: Boom import Peter Forrest, in just his second one-day game for his adopted state, made a memorable debut as XXXX GOLD Queensland Bulls captain, helping his injury-depleted side to a five-run win over Tasmania at Harrup Park in Mackay in front of 2500 boisterous fans. The Bulls, coming off a first-up win over defending champions Victoria, were without James Hopes, Chris Lynn, Chris Swan, Luke Feldman and Michael Neser due to injury and lost all-rounder Brad Ipson to a hamstring injury suffered while batting, leaving them a bowler short. But still they made it two wins from two starts against quality opposition to continue their bright start to the season. The Bulls made 8-262 after winning the toss, thanks mainly to a career-best effort from Ryan Broad (92 off 120, seven fours, three sixes) and some power-hitting from Nathan Reardon (74no off 64, two fours, three sixes). In reply, Tasmania never really recovered from a poor start and finished at 8-257. Steve Paulsen, playing his first game for Queensland in more than five years, fell without scoring, but Forrest (35 off 49) joined Broad in steadying the innings before Reardon led the way in a telling late blitz that reaped 48 runs in the last five overs and was ultimately the difference. Ipson made 22 from 23 balls batting with Reardon before he was forced to retire hurt. Jason Faulkner (3-56) and Brendan Drew (3-69) were the pick of the Tasmanian bowlers. Ryan Harris (1-57) and Alistair McDermott (3-62) had the Tigers on the back foot at 3-32, and not even the efforts of Ed Cowan (65 off 92) and second-gamer Evan Gulbis (62 off 72) were enough. The visitors needed an improbable 91 off the last 10 overs, but debutant Matt Johnson (40), Faulkner (33) and Jason Krejza (26no off 13) had a real dash at it. And when they took 16 off the penultimate over from Ben Cutting the target was a not impossible 18 off the last. It was too much just. McDermott and Harris were the pick of the bowlers, while debutant Graeme Skennar (0-30) bowled a useful seven-over spell at the start of the innings. | ||||
| Rd 3 - Queensland v Western Australia WACA, Sunday, 6 November, 2011 |
Won by 3 wickets |
Qld 7-233 (49) d |
Qld 4 | |
| Snapshot: The XXXX GOLD Queensland Bulls took an exciting glimpse into the future as they beat the WA Warriors by three weeks with an over to spare in the Round 3 Ryobi Cup fixture in Perth and continue their unbeaten start to the summer. Man of the Match Ben Dunk, 24, posted a maiden one-day century to pilot the young Bulls to 7-233 in reply to the Warriors' 229 after 20-year-old Alister McDermott (5-64) and 22-year-old Cam Gannon (4-36) had led the way with the ball. Yet another youngster, 22-year-old Graeme Skennar, also played a key hand with the bat, scoring 33 in a seventh-wicket stand of 51 with Dunk that saw the visitors from a precarious 6-166 in the 37th over to within sight of victory. Dunk, in his ninth one-day game for Queensland, and Skennar, in just his second game, showed real class under pressure against a WA side desperately chasing its first one-day win of the season. When Skennar fell in the 48th over the Bulls needed 13 runs off 12 balls, but Dunk finished it off when he went 4-4-6 from the last three balls of the 49th over from ex-Queensland teammate Nathan Rimmington. Queensland skipper James Hopes, returning from injury, sent the home side in and would have been well-pleased to see them dismissed in the last over for 229. But in the end WA did well to post even that many after they'd been 4-130 in the 31st. Opener Liam Davis (39), Adam Voges (45), Marcus North (55) and Luke Ronchi (47) all got a start but none were able to provide the anchor that Dunk did for Queensland. Gannon, in his fourth one-day game, was the pick of the bowlers with his 4-36 from an economical 12 overs, while McDermott collected his 5-64 from 11.4 overs to become just the 15th player to take five wickets in a one-day innings for Queensland and the first since Ben Laughlin in October 2008. But it was Dunk's day as he spent every minute of the match out in the middle after being a late choice to open the Queensland innings. He survived a straight-forward chance to the usually reliable Voges at slip when 16 but otherwise rarely looked in trouble, taking his 115no from 124 balls, with 12 fours and the six off Rimmington to end the match. It was the first one-day century for Queensland since Lee Carlseldine's 105 against Victoria in February 2010 and helped put Queensland clear on top of the Ryobi Cup ladder. After three rounds, it was Queensland (18) from Tasmania (9), NSW (8), SA (8), WA (0) and Victoria (0). | ||||
| Rd 4 - Queensland v New South Wales Gabba, Sunday. 20 November 2011 |
Won by 50 runs (BP) |
Qld 221 (48.5) d NSW 171 (43.5) |
Qld 5 | |
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Snapshot: The XXXX GOLD Queensland Bulls turned a probable loss to the NSW Blues into a bonus point win with a superb team bowling performance to maintain their astonishing unbeaten start to the 2011-12 summer. When the Bulls could muster just 221 with the bat under perfect Gabba conditions after they'd won the toss the thinking was they were 50-60 runs short. But they banished the visitors for 171 in the 44th over to win by 50 runs. Not even a superb double from NSW Man of the Match Mitchell Starc could prevent Queensland from taking the points, but when they slumped to 4-57 in the 15th over it didn't look good. Chris Lynn (61 off 71, five fours and two sixes) and Nathan Reardon (50 off 77, four fours) led the rearguard action superbly when they added 93 off 112 balls for the fifth wicket before Brad Ipson (23 from 23) chipped in with a valuable hand late in the innings. Starc was the destroyer for the Blues with 5-39 from 12.5 overs. The Blues were never seriously in the hunt in reply, stumbling to 3-11 in the eighth over, 4-32 in the 12th, 5-80 in the 23rd and 8-124 in the 35th. Only Steve Smith (34 off 60) and Moises Henriques (38 of 58) offered any last resistence in the top order, and it was left to No.9 Starc (34no off 32, four fours, one six) and No.10 Josh Lalor (13 off 28) to postpone the inevitable. They put on 42 for the ninth wicket the second-highest partnership of the innings before Cameron Gannon trapped Lalor lbw and Ben Cutting bowled Josh Hazelwood shortly after. The bowling spoils were shared between Gannon (2-26), Cutting (2-42), Ipson (2-36), James Hopes (2-29) and Alister McDermott (1-33) in an innings which lasted only 43.5 overs. |
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| Rd 5 - Queensland v South Australia Adelaide Oval, Tuesday, 23 November 2011 |
Lost by 7 wickets (BP) |
SA 3-195 (38.4) d Qld (49.3) |
SA 5 | |
| Snapshot: The XXXX GOLD Queensland Bulls suffered a no-nonsense reality check from the South Australian Redbacks when an unbeaten eight-match start to the summer in four-day and one-day cricket came to a shuddering halt at Adelaide Oval. The Bulls conceded an all-important bonus point when the Redbacks cruised to a seven-wicket win with 68 balls remaining. SA captain Michael Klinger was Man of the Match with a superb 105 from 122 balls (nine fours, one six) as SA made 3-195 in reply to Queensland's 194 all out in the 50th over. Bulls captain James Hopes said his side came back to earth with "a pretty loud thud" and conceded they'd not been playing well in the one-day competition despite a 4-0 start to the Ryobi Cup season. "We knew we were at least 50 or 60 short with the bat and in the end we were just trying to defend the bonus point and we couldn't even do that," said Hopes. Ultimately, the visitors did well to make the game last as long as it did after they were in terrible strife early at 6-84 off 23 overs after being sent in. Only Ben Dunk (50 off 57, six fours) made any worthwhile contribution in the top order and it was left to Steve Paulsen (34 off 60) and Michael Neser (56 off 70, four fours, one six) to post a mildly competitive total. Neser, playing his first game of the season after a hip injury, was most impressive as he put on 60 for the seventh wicket with Paulsen and 30 for the 10th wicket with Alister McDermott (10no). SA were untroubled in reply as Klinger and Daniel Harris (27 off 41) added 96 for the first wicket and Klinger and Callum Ferguson put on 81 for the second. Brad Ipson (2-47 off nine overs) was the pick of the Queensland bowlers. So, the Ryobi Cup ladder tightened significantly. Queensland, with 17 points from five matches, was still on top but without the same buffer they had enjoyed. Tasmania (14 points four matches) was second from SA (13 points five matches), NSW (8 points four matches), Victoria (4 points 4 matches) and WA (0 points 4 matches). | ||||
| Rd 6 - Queensland v Victoria MCG, Tuesday, 7 December, 2011 |
Lost by 12 runs |
Vic 237 (48.4) d Qld 225 (48.1) |
Vic 4 | |
| Snapshot: The XXXX GOLD Queensland Bulls went into the Christmas break of the Ryobi Cup competition in equal second position despite a 12-run loss to the Victorian Bushrangers at the MCG. Not even four-wicket hauls from Alister McDermott (4-30 from 10.4 overs) and James Hopes (4-64 from 15 overs) could get the Bulls home in a contest in which they were always there or thereabouts without ever really looking like they would win. Aaron Finch (71 off 106 balls) was the mainstay of the Victorian innings batting first before Rob Quiney (39 off 46) and a power-hitting Glenn Maxwell (50 off 37) got them to 237. Queensland were in trouble early at 4-61 but Nathan Reardon (53 off 80, four fours, one six)) and Hopes (39 off 41, five fours) put on 79 to get the visitors back into it. Steve Paulsen (36 off 43) and Michael Neser (22 off 25) kept Queensland hopes alive, but not even a lusty 22 off 11 balls from Cam Gannon (four fours) at the death was enough. Bushrangers captain Andrew McDonald captured his first five-wicket haul in the one-day game, returning 5-38 off 9.1 overs. So, after six rounds Tasmania (18) led the competition from Queensland and SA (17). McDermott's four-wicket haul saw him spend the Christmas break on top of the Ryobi Cup wicket-taking list with 13 at 15.92 runs apiece. | ||||
| Rd 7 - Queensland v Western Australia Gabba, Saturday, 11 February, 2012 |
Lost by 5 runs |
WA 9-284 (50) d Qld 279 (50) |
WA 4 | |
| Snapshot: A magnificent maiden one-day century from Nathan Reardon just failed to steer the XXXX GOLD Queensland Bulls to a miraculous win over the WA Warriors at the Gabba as the Ryobi Cup competition kicked back into full swing after an extended break. Needing to post the biggest one-day run-chase in Gabba history to top the Warriors' 9-284, the Bulls fell five runs short after Reardon (116 off 113, 11 fours, two sixes) and Joe Burns (82 off 97, six fours, two sixes) batted magnificently. They needed 107 off 78 at one stage but when it got down to 13 off the last two overs the Bulls were in the box seat. Nathan Rimmington conceded three singles off the first three balls of the 49th over but two dot balls and the run out of Brad Ipson on the last ball going for a second run made it nine runs off the last over. Even then the home side were favorites but it came down to one shot. Man of the Match Reardon swung lustily at Nathan Coulter-Nile and admitted he thought he'd got enough on it to clear the rope but Travis Birt, standing right on the long-on boundary, held it safely. It would have gone for six had he not been there but his safe hands ensured the Warriors posted their first win of the one-day season and left the third-placed Bulls facing an uphill battle to qualify for the final. Ryan Broad, captaining Queensland for the first time in the absence of the injured James Hopes and one-day international selection Peter Forrest, lost a toss he would have liked to win. But when the Warriors were 3-64 the Bulls were well-placed. WA skipper Marcus North (93 off 95, 12 fours, one six) and Adam Voges (62 off 85, six fours) added 141 for the fourth wicket in what turned out to be the defining partnership. Ben Cutting (4-68 off 13) and Alister McDermott (2-69 off 13) were the pick of the home attack but 16 wides in a total of 26 extras proved costly in a close finish. The Bulls innings was strikingly similar. They were 3-44 before Burns and Reardon came together. Burns, in just his second one-day game for the Bulls, hit the ball beautifully in hot and humid conditions before holing out in the deep. Steve Paulsen (23 off 22) helped Reardon steer Queensland to within sight of victory before four late run outs helped WA over the line as the home side were all out for 279 on the last ball. Jason Behrendorff (3-45 off eight overs) was the only multiple wicket-taker for WA, while Michael Beer (1-58 off 11) bowled tightly in the middle stages. So, with one round to play, SA led the competition ladder with 23 points after a Round 7 bonus point win over Victoria, and Tasmania were second on 22 after they too collected a bonus point win over NSW. So, the Bulls would go into their final match against Tasmania in Hobart needing a bonus point win to qualify for the final against SA. | ||||
| Rd 8 - Queensland v Tasmania Hobart, 15 February, 2012 (D/N) |
Lost by 7 wickets |
Tas 3-283 (47.2) |
Tas 4 | |
| Snapshot: The XXXX GOLD Queensland Bulls finished the Ryobi Cup season on a downer after a seven-wicket loss to the Tasmanian Tigers at Blundstone Arena in Hobart. Having started the campaign with four consecutive wins the Bulls had to be content with four consecutive losses despite a magnificent 98 run out from Chris Lynn. The Bulls went into their final qualifying match third on the Ryobi Cup ladder needing to beat the second-placed Tigers with a bonus point to leap-frog them into the final against the SA Redbacks. It was always going to be a huge ask, especially in Hobart, and in the end the Tigers cruised to a record-breaking win with 16 balls to spare. Built around magnificent centuries from Man of the Match Ed Cowan and opener Jonathan Wells, it was the biggest successful chase at the ground in domestic one-day history. With Peter Forrest on international one-day duty, James Hopes returned from injury to skipper the Bulls, who were sent in on a Hobart wicket that got better as the day went on. They did well to recover from a 2-16 start as an emerging Joe Burns looked good for 48 off 59 balls (three fours, one six) in his third one-day game before Lynn and Nathan Reardon batted beautifully. Lynn hammered 98 from 100 balls (six fours, four sixes) before he was tragically run out. Reardon, coming off his maiden one-day century four days earlier, again looked a class player as he made 67 off 68 balls (seven fours, one six) before he, too, was run out. Jason Bird (2-20 off 7 overs) and Jason Krejza (2-58 off 10) were the double wicket-takers for Tasmania. Queensland had to restrict the home side to 225 or less to qualify for the final. They started well when Alister McDermott trapped Mark Cosgrove LBW in the first over but it was all over before they struck again. Cowan and Wells added 223 for the second wicket the third-highest batting partnership for Tasmania in one-day history to ensure the finals berth. Cowan rode his luck. He was dropped at seven and survived a stumping chance at 44, but as he neared triple figures he hit out magnificently in a hand that belied his stodgy form of the earlier Test series and finished with 125 off 107 balls (13 fours, two sixes). He ran himself out in bizarre circumstances, thinking the ball had got away from Bulls 'keeper Ben Dunk and setting off for a run when in fact it was within easy reach. There was no getting back. Wells made 121no off 145 balls (10 fours). McDermott (1-26 from eight overs) was the pick of the Queensland bowlers, while one-day debutant Matthew Gale bowled better than his 0-76 from 12 overs suggested. Reardon finished Queensland's leading run-scorer in the one-day series with 403 at 57.6 (strike-rate 83.4) at No.2 overall behind SA's Michael Klinger (417 at 52.1, SR 82.6), and ahead of Dunk (235 at 33.57, SR 92.15) and Forrest 176 at 29.3, SR 68.0). McDermott was the leading wicket-taker in the competition with 16 at 18.87 (economy rate 4.23) from SA's Jake Haberfield (14) and Tasmania's Jason Krejza (13), while Cutting finished with 10 wickets at 32.6 (ER 5.55) and Hopes nine wickets at 29.66 (ER 4.60). Dunk was No.2 on the dismissals list for wicket-keepers with 11, behind only WA's Luke Ronchi (15). | ||||
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