Queensland sweep aside struggling WA
Queensland knocked off the required target of 128 to hand Western Australia their fifth defeat in six matches this season
Cricinfo staff
18-Jan-2006
Queensland 470 and 1 for 128 (Maher 59*, Love 50*) beat Western Australia 190 and 407 (Voges 178, Kasprowicz 3-118) by nine wickets
Scorecard
Pura Cup points table
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Pura Cup points table
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Voges, who resumed on 119, was seventh man out for a magnificent 178, his highest first-class score and his third century. Courageous though his innings was, it left Queensland the simple matter of knocking off 128 runs, which they managed for the loss of just one wicket
Jimmy Maher hit the winning runs, an edge to the fine-leg boundary, and finished on 59 not out, well supported by Martin Love who struck eight fours in his breezy, unbeaten fifty. While Queensland headed closer to their eighth consecutive Pura Cup final, this defeat was Western Australia's fifth in six matches this season and they sit at the bottom of the table. Queensland's next opponent is New South Wales, currently top of the table, on February 2.