Mitchell Marsh plucks six on bowlers' day

Western Australia 3 for 71 trail Queensland 273 (Paulsen 90*, Burns 55, Marsh 6-84)by 202 runs
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Newly arrived from his Australia debut in South Africa, Mitchell Marsh plucked 6 for 84 for Western Australia to help bowl out Queensland for 273 on day one of the Sheffield Shield match at the WACA ground. On a lively pitch that aided swing and seam across the day, the Warriors' reply was wobbly, reaching 3 for 71 at the close as Matthew Gale grabbed two wickets on debut.

Marcus North was unbeaten on 30 and Adam Voges was on 9, and Western Australia still trailed by 202 runs. However, it was Marsh's haul, aided by his employment of a full length, that dominated the day, demonstrating his potential as a strike bowler in addition to his batting talents.

Twice Marsh was on a hat-trick, dismissing Nathan Reardon and Chris Hartley with consecutive full, swinging balls then later repeating the feat against Cameron Gannon and Gale.

Marsh was taken for a few runs late in the innings, as Steve Paulsen made a fluent unbeaten 90 in his second Shield match, the major Bulls contribution besides 55 for Joe Burns.