Valleys take control of Qld Premier Cricket clash with Gold Coast after snaring first-innings points on day one

Gold Coast will fight to stave off outright defeat on day two of their Queensland Premier Cricket clash with Valleys tomorrow after a horror batting display handed the visitors first-innings points at Robina today.

GOLD Coast will fight to stave off outright defeat on day two of their Queensland Premier Cricket clash with Valleys tomorrow after a horror batting display handed the visitors first-innings points at Robina today.

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Sent into bat at Bill Pippen Oval, the Dolphins started terribly - they were 1-0 and 2-10 as openers Jack Hargreaves (0) and Jack Cooper (1) fell cheaply - and never recovered to be bowled out for 86 from 42 overs.

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Valleys, who were led by Andrew Gode’s incredible haul of 4-9 from 15 overs, were then dismissed for 134 as Coast captain Matt Kuhnemann collected 5-37.

Gold Coast captain Matt Kuhnemann took 5-37. Picture: Jason O'Brien

Things could have been worse for the Coast outfit however, with the Diehards at one point reaching 2-88 before collapses in the middle and lower orders.

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All-rounder Hope-Shackley (2-8), Hugo Burdon (1-8), Nathan Lyons (1-21) and Josh Kann (1-27) were the other wicket takers for the hosts.

Liam Hope-Shackley topscored for the Dolphins with 21. Picture: Steve Holland

With the bat, Hope-Shackley (21) was the only Dolphin to pass 20, with Scott Palombo (16), Lewin Maladay (14) and Burdon (10) the others to reach double figures.

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Sitting just 0.75 points behind fourth-placed Redlands, Gold Coast could drop as low as eighth if they lose outright.