Western Australia v Queensland, FR Cup, Perth

Swan on song as Bulls stampede

Cricinfo staff

November 14, 2007

Queensland 8 for 148 (Philipson 62, Magoffin 3-29) beat Western Australia 145 (Hogg 33, Swan 4-24) by 2 wickets
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Chris Swan's 4 for 24 on debut earned him the Man-of-the-Match award © Getty Images

A four-wicket opening spell from the debutant Chris Swan set up a convincing win for Queensland, who secured a bonus point with one ball to spare against Western Australia. Craig Philipson's 62 made sure of the Bulls' victory after they had some early stumbles of their own in the chase of 145.

The Warriors never really recovered from Swan's initial damage; his four strikes and the run-out of Luke Ronchi sent the home side crashing to 5 for 31 from ten overs after Adam Voges chose to bat. Swan, 29, was not even listed to play until Ashley Noffke's late withdrawal due to a groin injury.

Swan found some early swing with his right-arm fast-medium bowling and began his starring role when his third ball had Justin Langer caught behind for 0. He followed up by removing Shaun Marsh and Luke Pomersbach - both of whom were fresh from Pura Cup centuries - cheaply and finished with 4 for 24 after trapping Matt Johnston lbw.

Brad Hogg (33) helped the Warriors reach 144, although he could not rescue his side with the ball. The chase began poorly for Queensland - ducks to James Hopes and Clinton Perren had them 2 for 0 and the team's first run came in the sixth over - but Philipson and Aaron Nye (31) put the reply back on course.

When the innings had settled they launched a late run for the bonus point, although Steve Magoffin (3 for 29) tried to obstruct them by claiming both Philipson and Nye. Chris Simpson, in his first match as Queensland's stand-in captain, added a quick 18 from eight balls at the end to help his side home with 61 balls remaining.

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