Michael Neser claims his 12th five-wicket haul in FC cricket
What's the story
Michael Neser, who has been left out from Australian Test pace attack of late, sent a reminder of his capabilities.
The right-arm pacer shone for Queensland on Day 2 of their Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania.
Queensland started Day 2 on 309/6 and went on to score 425/9d.
In response, Neser's six wickets for 37 runs helped Queensland to bowl Tasmania out for 161. Following on, Tasmania are 70/1 in the 3rd innings.
Here are further details.
Neser
A commanding performance from 34-year-old Neser
34-year-old Neser ripped through Tasmania's top order in their Sheffield Shield match on Friday.
He went on to take the first six wickets of the Tasmanian innings in a devastating nine-over spell after lunch.
As per ESPNcricinfo, all the wickets came in the space of just 39 balls.
Tasmania openers shared an 86-run stand before Neser dismissed half-centurion Jake Weatherald (55).
Tim Ward, Jordan Silk, Jake Doran, Nivethan Radhakrishnan and Beau Webster all fell thereafter with the score being 122/6.
Bowling
A look at the performance
In Tasmania's 1st innings, Neser bowled a total of 15 overs which included 7 maidens. He recorded 6/37. His economy rate was 2.46.
Besides Neser's heroics, Mark Steketee shone with 3/46.
In Tasmania's 2nd innings, Neser bowled 4 overs and conceded 21 runs (1 maiden).
It was Steketee, who picked the lone wicket in the third innings of this contest when he got Radhakrishnan (24).
Stats
Neser races to 394 wickets in First-Class cricket
Neser has now raced to 394 wickets in First-Class cricket. Playing his 111th match, Neser averages 23-plus.
In addition to 18 four-fers, he has claimed 12 five-wicket hauls. 7 of wickets in FC cricket have come for Australia in Tests.
As per ESPNcricinfo, Neser clocked his best figures in Sheffield Shield. He now owns 263 scalps in the competition from 74 matches at 23.92. This was his ninth five-wicket haul in Sheffield Shield.
Day 1
What happened on Day 1 of this match?
Usman Khawaja played a pivotal role in Queensland's Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania, scoring a century on the opening day.
The 38-year-old batsman's innings ended at 127 runs at Bellerive, putting Queensland in a strong position with a score of 309 for six from 95 overs.
This was his first Shield hundred since November last year and marked his 43rd First-Class ton.