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Beanpole quick Brett Dorey breathed new life into Western Australia’s Sheffield Shield campaign by continuing his love affair with the Gabba on Friday.
Dorey grabbed the sixth five-wicket haul of his career for the Warriors by taking 6-28 from 20.2 overs in a superb performance to dismiss Queensland for 247.
Showing the sort of form which earned a call-up to the Australian one-day team three years ago, the 203cm skyscraper continuously troubled the Bulls with his steepling bounce on a typically seam-friendly wicket.
Dorey knows the rewards on offer from the fast and bouncy Gabba pitch well, his career-best return came on the ground in 2005-06 when he also terrorised Queensland for 7-86.
Only Martin Love (96) and Ashley Noffke (41) seemed in control as Dorey began the carnage on the third over of the day by having opener Nick Kruger caught behind for a duck.
A 93-run stand by Love and Noffke helped the Bulls recover from a terrible start on a topsy-turvy opening which saw the Warriors take slight first-day honours when they went to stumps at 1-16.
It was a welcome form reversal for WA, needing an outright to stay alive in the finals hunt after failing to pick up a point in their last four Shield matches.
Among Dorey’s half-dozen scalps was the wicket of Andrew Symonds who lasted just seven balls in making five in his comeback from knee surgery.
WA skipper Marcus North, who had little hesitation in bowling first on winning the toss, brought his new-ball giant back into the attack when Symonds walked to the crease at 2-32.
The Australian all-rounder was lucky to get off the mark when he slashed Ben Edmondson over second slip but Dorey took just one ball to send Symonds packing, inducing a defensive edge to be caught at first slip by Adam Voges.
It was one of five grasps made by the sure hands of Voges who equalled a Shield record of most catches in an innings.
Former Test batman Love hit 15 boundaries in his majestic four-hour knock that kept the Bulls in the battle after they slumped to 3-37 and then 5-120.
They were seemingly cruising at 5-213 when Steve Magoffin (2-50) sparked a 5-34 collapse by having Love edge to Voges.
Dorey then had Noffke adjudged leg before the next ball before having Ryan Harris also caught by Voges for a golden duck and a rarely-seen team hat-trick.
Voges became just the fifth fielder to pouch a handful of catches following the efforts Peter McAlister (1901), Kepler Wessels (1985), Mark Taylor (1995) and Cameron White (2006).
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