SA has dream day to put Bulls on ropes

ADELAIDE, Feb 5 AAP - South Australia broke a 107-year-old batting record and then skittled the Queensland line-up for 118 to put the Bulls on the ropes in the Pura Cup cricket match at Adelaide Oval today.

At stumps on day two, Queensland was 1-29 in its second innings, still requiring 317 to make SA bat again after trailing by 346 runs on the first innings and being forced to follow on.

Martin Love was on 11 and Clinton Perren was nine, with Brendan Nash (eight) the batsman out, caught at short mid-wicket from the bowling of Shaun Tait.

After starting the day at 7-283, with honours even, everything went right for the Redbacks today as they showed remarkable fight to reach 464 in their first innings.

The key was a record partnership of 222 between all-rounders Brad Young (115) and Mick Miller (112), including 138 in the opening session today.

Young's century was the first by a South Australian batting at No.9 in first-class cricket, while former Queenslander Miller scored his maiden first-class ton.

Their partnership was the highest first-class eight-wicket stand for SA, breaking a 107-year-old record previously held by Clem Hill and Walter Giffen, who put on 192 against an English touring side in 1894/95 at Adelaide Oval.

They also broke Donald Bradman and Merv Waite's 65-year-old record of 161 for the highest SA eighth-wicket partnership against Queensland in 1937/38.

"Youngy and I weren't thinking like that, but to come off and break Bradman's record for one is just unbelievable," Miller said.

"We said last night if we get through the new ball and probably an hour-and-a-half into the session we can really cash in and to our credit that's what happened."

Queensland paceman Ashley Noffke, in his return from a finger injury, finished with 6-100, his best Pura Cup figures.

Things then turned worse for the Bulls, with 19-year-old SA paceman Tait, in his third Pura Cup game, tearing through the Queensland top order with three wickets in his first five overs.

Second game paceman Mark Cleary, with 4-23, and SA skipper Greg Blewett, with 3-32, then finished the job.

Martin Love (33) and Noffke (27) were the only Queenslanders to reach 20, as the Bulls were bowled out in 38 overs.

The bad news did not end there for the visitors, with Stuart Law injured after being struck on the forearm while facing his first delivery to Tait.

Law, unlikely to bat in the second innings, was then caught behind for a duck.