da prosport bet： Phil Jaques’s monumental 240 not out put New South Wales in a commanding position at the end of the second day at the Bankstown Oval in Sydney
da bwin： Cricinfo staff29-Jan-2005
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Phil Jacques’s double-hundred put New South Wales in command© Getty Images
Phil Jaques’s monumental 240 not out put New South Wales in a commanding position at the end of the second day at the Bankstown Oval in Sydney. In reply, Queensland were in dire straits at 6 for 141 with the two Stuarts – MacGill and Clark – sharing the bowling honours.Jaques, who hammered 33 fours in his 583-minute effort, became the first NSW batsman since Bob Simpson, the former Australian captain, to score two double-centuries in a domestic season. Simpson achieved the feat in 1963-64. Jaques also leapfrogged to second place in the Pura Cup run-scorers chart – with 708 runs in the season so far – and has only Michael Bevan (765 runs) ahead of him.However, Jacques fell just three short of equalling his highest first-class score when the declaration came. Brad Haddin, the captain, struck a breezy 36 from 38 balls before deciding to send Queensland in. For Queensland, Andy Bichel was the most successful bowler, finishing with 3 for 80.Queensland were in a deep hole at the end of the day as MacGill and Clark snapped up two wickets apiece. Clinton Perren (62) and James Hopes (47) resisted a collapse but none of the others crossed 20 as NSW took control.
