After a yr out, Victoria batsman Will Pucovski has made a clean return to first-class motion towards Western Australia of their Sheffield Protect recreation.
Pucovski made 39 however, like his crew, blew a stable begin because the Victorians had been all out for 256 on day one on the WACA Floor in Perth.
WA are 1-29 at stumps with fringe Check paceman Scott Boland bowling Sam Whiteman for 5.
Pucovski, the gifted right-hander curtailed by concussion and psychological well being points, final performed first-class cricket in a Protect recreation in mid-October final yr.
On return, the 25-year-old who performed one Check in January 2021 was composed throughout a 68-ball knock.
However after hitting 4 fours and showing well-settled, Pucovski’s return ended when bowled, making an attempt to flick an Aaron Hardie (3-28) supply by way of the leg facet.
Pucovski’s opening associate Travis Dean top-scored with 87, the pair placing on a 108-run stand.
However from that stable platform, the guests could not money in.
Hardie dismissed Campbell Kellaway for a duck, the left-hander nicking a leg-side supply to the wicketkeeper.
Dean, who struck 16 fours from 158 balls, then chopped on to his stumps to present WA’s debutant Liam Haskett (1-59) a maiden first-class wicket.
Victoria captain Peter Handscomb (31) and Will Sutherland (one) had been out within the house of 5 balls.
And Jonathon Merlo (21) adopted, caught waist-high by Cameron Bancroft at second slip from a Cameron Gannon (2-58) leg-cutter.
Sam Harper (28) and Fergus O’Neill (20) provided some resistance however the remainder of the tail folded, with the final six wickets falling for 58 runs.
WA’s Hardie was a handful all through his 16 overs, his three-wicket return matched by off-spinner Corey Rocchiccioli (3-29).
