da 888： BRISBANE, Oct 19 AAP – Queensland captain Jimmy Maher tucked into the New South Wales bowling attack as the Pura Cup match headed for a draw at the Gabba today.
AAP19-Oct-2002BRISBANE, Oct 19 AAP – Queensland captain Jimmy Maher tucked into the New South Wales bowling attack as the Pura Cup match headed for a draw at the Gabba today.At tea on the final day, the Bulls were 1-114 in their second innings – a lead of 178 – with Maher hitting 60 from 71 balls before he was caught at first slip by Simon Katich off the bowling of Nathan Bracken (1-9).Maher raced to his half-century with nine consecutive fours before Bracken found a regulation edge.Brendan Nash, following his 176 in the first innings, was unbeaten on 35 with Martin Love on six.Blues rookie Doug Bollinger was out of luck in his first-class debut, bowling Nash from a no-ball which clipped the off-stump and raced to the boundary.Earlier, the Bulls claimed valuable first-innings points when they dismissed the Blues for 443.