Dorey and Stevens star on first day

Queensland 280 for 8 (Stevens 105, Perren 59, Dorey 7-77) v Western Australia
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Lachlan Stevens' maiden first-class century for Queensland wasn't enough to stop Brett Dorey running through the innings with a seven-wicket haul for Western Australia. Dorey took seven of the eight wickets to fall as Queensland limped to 280 for 8 on a rain-interrupted first day at Brisbane.

Marcus North, Western Australia's captain, won the toss and elected to bowl soon after Queensland lost their regular captain Jimmy Maher and fast bowler Mitchell Johnson to illness and were replaced by Ryan Broad and Ashley Noffke. Stevens clobbered 18 fours and a six in his 154-ball hundred, featuring in partnerships worth 77 with Broad and 59 with Martin Love. When Love fell for a considered 30, Stevens was joined by Clinton Perren but the rain came in the 43rd over and an early tea was taken with Queensland in the relatively comfortable position of 2 for 172.

After the break Dorey justified his captain's decision to bowl by removing Stevens shortly after he completed his century and followed up with the wicket of Craig Philipson three balls later for a duck. Perren struck seven fours and passed 3000 first-class runs before falling to Dorey for 59, leaving Queensland 20 short of the 300 mark as Dorey collected career-best figures.