Match-winner ... James Hopes took four wickets for Queensland. Source: Kerris Berrington / News Limited
Veteran all-rounder James Hopes has ripped through West Australia's middle and lower order to help secure Queensland a spot in next week's Sheffield Shield final.
SHEF - WACA Ground
14 March 2013 - Day 3, Session 3
Western Australia 2nd Innings
| R. Duffield | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
With the match slightly in Queensland's favour going into the last session, Hopes (4-42) put the result beyond doubt with three quick wickets to wrap up the innings.
The Warriors had been some kind of show of meeting Tasmania in the final when requiring 171 runs off a minimum of 37 overs in the last session with five wickets in hand.
But when top-scorer Mike Hussey departed for 37 off the bowling of Ryan Harris the writing was on the wall for the home side, who meekly surrendered thereafter to finish 120 runs shy of the victory target.
Earlier the Bulls put themselves in with a good chance of claiming the win when they moved from 6-179 and a lead of just 116 runs at the start of the day to 9-336 before declaring heading into lunch.
Fast bowlers Michael Neser (77) and Harris (54 no) combined brilliantly for a quick-fire wicket 86-run partnership; Harris remaining undefeated after clubbing six fours and two sixes in his electrifying knock.
Harris was man of the match for his important innings and eight wickets for the fixture.
Hopes was suitably delighted with the result and was positive about heading down to Hobart.
"We asked ourselves this morning whether we had one more trick up our sleeves and just talking amongst the boys we said to ourselves we think we owe it to ourselves to have one last crack at this,'' Hopes said.
"It's going to be flat (the wicket) and I think the weather down there is forecast to be pretty good for the week and we will get a couple of our bowlers back which will make selection interesting.''
The home side will lament the missed opportunity to have chased a far more modest target, an abject day ending in poor fashion when Burt Cockley stepped on his wicket for the final dismissal.
"It's obviously a disappointing day, we've been outplayed today in every way," said Warriors captain Adam Voges.
"We will look at every area now and just assess where everyone is."
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