Matthew Renshaw has blasted an unbeaten 156 for Queensland in the Marsh Cup – and a butchered caught-and-bowled chance when the former Test opener was on 98 added to South Australia‘s misery.
Renshaw struck 156 from just 109 deliveries and Max Bryant 68 from 67, as the Bulls hunted down the required 275 runs in 42.1 overs, accounting for the total with six wickets in hand.
Renshaw’s last 54 runs came from just 18 balls – a brutal reply to Pope’s missed chance – and his innings included 15 fours and five sixes.
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But Queensland were helped by a blunder from Lloyd Pope in the 36th over at Adelaide’s Karen Rolton Oval, which saw the leg-spinner fail to swallow a golden opportunity.
Renshaw struck a well-pitched Pope delivery back at the wrist-spinner but the Redbacks star appeared completely lost, putting his hands up to catch the ball before failing to even touch it.
The ball made its way to long-on and the batters ran a single, taking Renshaw to 99, before the left-hander reached a century shortly after a drinks break.
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“What a chance!” said commentator Adam Peacock on the Fox Cricket broadcast.
“A real chance, a real let-off for Matthew Renshaw on the cusp of his first-ever century in Marsh Cup cricket.”
Renshaw hasn’t played a Test since April 2018, but the 25-year-old was picked in the Australia A squad earlier this month.