Victoria v Queensland, Sheffield Shield, Melbourne, 1st day
Queensland 5 for 226 (Hopes 75*, Hartley 64*) v Victoria
James Hopes and Chris Hartley rescued Queensland from a precarious position on a slow-moving opening day against Victoria at the MCG. The Bulls recovered from 5 for 89 to reach 5 for 226 by stumps, with the captain Hopes unbeaten on 75 and the wicketkeeper Hartley on 64.
Senior Bulls Chris Hartley and James Hopes have led a Queensland fightback on the opening day of the Sheffield Shield match against Victoria at the MCG.
When stumps were drawn early because of bad light the Bulls were 5-226 with Hopes unbeaten on 75 and Hartley 64.
They've added 137 for the sixth wicket so far after coming together half-an-hour before tea with the score at 5-89.
The Bulls bats struggled to impose themselves early after being sent in by Bushrangers skipper Cameron White on a wicket tinged with green and moistened by Thursday's heavy rain in Melbourne.
Forty minutes of play was lost to passing showers during the middle session which prompted the umpires to extend play by half-an-hour to 4.10pm.
Teenage all-rounder Alex Keath is the 12th man for the Vics while Ben Cutting is carrying the drinks for the Bulls.
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