Tasmania bowled out for just 78 in Sheffield Shield match against Queensland

Only one Tasmanian batsman made it to double figures — scoring 11 — as the Tigers were bowled out for just 78 against Queensland in their Sheffield Shield match.

Ben McDermott was one of 11 Tasmanian batsmen to find life extremely difficult.

Tasmania was bowled out for just 78 on a horror opening day of its Sheffield Shield clash against Queensland in Brisbane.

Charlie Wakim top scored for the Tigers with 11 as he became the only visiting batsman to reach double figures in a woeful batting display at the Gabba.

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Michael Neser was the pick of the home side’s bowlers, taking 4/18 from 12 overs while seam-bowling all-rounder Jack Wildermuth snared 3/17 from his 10 overs.

Mark Steketee (2/13) and Cameron Gannon (1/12) also chipped in as leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson wasn’t even required.

Tasmania’s total could actually have been a lot worse had it not been for 31 extras in the innings. Queensland bowled 11 wides and two no-balls, while the men from the Apple Isle benefited from 12 byes and six leg-byes.

It's actually a record with 31 sundries easily the highest proportion of a score in a Sheffield Shield innings.

Highest percentage of a team's runs in a #SheffieldShield innings coming from extras (QUAL: all out innings, no declarations etc)
39.7% TAS v QLD 2020 (31 extras / 78 final score)
22.7% vic v nsw 1991 (27 / 119)
21.7% tas v wa 2015 (47 / 217)
21.3 qld v nsw 1996 (32 / 150) https://t.co/uqSSjnL74o

— Swamp (@sirswampthing) February 14, 2020

Tasmania was knocked over in just 37.2 overs before tea.

The Tigers are anchored to the bottom of the Shield ladder with just 15 points from six games, two points fewer than fifth-placed South Australia.

Friday’s effort represented the worst possible resumption to the red-ball season as states wore their whites for the first time since the four-day Shield competition was put on hold before Christmas while the Big Bash took over.

The match against Queensland is also Tasmania’s first since stalwart and former captain George Bailey retired from first-class cricket to take up a job on the Australian selection panel.

Queensland’s bowlers had a field day.