Gold Coast batsman Max Bryant in line for Sheffield Shield debut next week as Liam Hope-Shackley earns QAS nod

Gold Coast young gun Max Bryant is in line to make his first-class debut for Queensland in next week’s Sheffield Shield clash with Victoria, while a Dolphins teammate will also make the step into the representative ranks.

GOLD Coast Dolphins young gun Max Bryant is in line to make his first-class debut for Queensland in next week’s Sheffield Shield clash with Victoria at the Gabba.

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The 20-year-old opener, a regular in Queensland’s one-day side and the Brisbane Heat BBL line-up over the past two seasons, was today named in a 12-man Bulls that also includes fast-bowling Dolphins teammate Xavier Bartlett.

Bryant is coming off a ton for the Cricket Australia XI in a one-day game against England Lions earlier this month, while he has hit three first-grade centuries for the Dolphins this season.

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It is a depleted Bulls team, with Usman Khawaja, Michael Neser, Mitch Swepson, Jack Wildermuth and Mark Steketee will be absent due to their seabsent on Australia A duties and Marnus Labuschagne in South Africa with the national one-day side.

Max Bryant en route to a hundred for the Cricket Australia XI against England Lions at Metricon Stadium earlier this month. Picture: Chris Hyde/Getty Images

The Bulls sit second heading into the game, which runs from Monday-Thursday, after thrashing Tasmania last week.

The Shield battle will coincide with a Toyota 2nd XI game at Allan Border Field, with Dolphins captain Matt Kuhnemann chosen alongside debutant all-rounder Liam Hope-Shackley.

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The 26-year-old has this season scored 771 runs at 55.07, including four centuries, to go with 28 wickets at 20.29.

The QAS sit top of the table ahead of their final game.

Gold Coast Dolphins all-rounder Liam Hope-Shackley. Picture: Steve Holland

QLD SHEFFIELD SHIELD SQUAD

Jimmy Peirson (c)

Xavier Bartlett

Max Bryant

Joe Burns

Brendan Doggett

Blake Edwards

Cameron Gannon

Sam Heazlett

Nathan McSweeney

Lachy Pfeffer

Billy Stanlake

Bryce Street

(12th man to be named at the toss)

QAS SECOND XI SQUAD

Andrew Gode (Valley (c)

James Bazley (Redlands)

Jack Clayton (University of Qld)

Leigh Drennan (Redlands)

Liam Hope-Shackley (Gold Coast)

Aryan Jain (South Brisbane)

Matthew Kuhnemann (Gold Coast)

Jack Prestwidge (Norths)

Nick Stevens (Valley)

Harry Wood (Ipswich/Logan)

Jack Wood (Ipswich/Logan)

TBC (12th man from Bulls team)