Edwards stars with bat this time for NSW in Shield

Jack Edwards’ glowing begin to the summer season has continued, with the NSW allrounder including a Sheffield Protect half-century to his six-wicket haul towards Queensland.

NSW went to stumps on day two of their conflict with Queensland at 7-337, in reply to the Bulls’ first-innings 176 on the new Cricket Central at Sydney Olympic Park.

Edwards was once more the star of the day, with the 23-year-old hitting 87 and serving to NSW to a 161-run lead.

After taking 5 wickets on a rain-affected day one, Edwards bowled Gurinder Sandhu early on Thursday morning to complete with career-best figures of 6-36.

He then walked to the wicket with NSW having simply misplaced 3-2, as Queensland threatened to maintain the Blues to a minor lead on the second afternoon.

However with Edwards’ assist, NSW took management.

He hooked Mark Steketee for six, ensuing within the ball needing to be modified after it was misplaced in lengthy grass exterior of the sphere.

The suitable-hander than cover-drove Steketee’s subsequent supply for 4, one in all eight boundaries in his knock.

One other six got here when Edwards drove Sandhu over cowl later within the day for a most.

At that time the rising star seemed set for his second first-class century, earlier than he was caught low within the slips making an attempt to drive Michael Neser.

Edwards’ runs come after he scored 92 in his first white-ball innings of the season final week in a NSW 50-over victory over Tasmania.

Fellow allrounder Hayden Kerr went to stumps not out on 65 on Thursday.

Steketee (1-72) had earlier taken the important thing wicket of Daniel Hughes for 59 when he swung one again in and drew the left-hander’s inside edge.

Hughes had beforehand pushed powerfully via the off-side, however was fortunate to outlive a troublesome probability at backward level off Neser on 37.

Neser was among the many choose of the bowlers for Queensland, claiming 3-75, whereas Sandhu picked up 2-71.