Dale postpones return
The playing return of XXXX Queensland Bulls pace bowler Adam Dale hasbeen postponed until next month.
Queensland Cricket
23-Aug-2002
The playing return of XXXX Queensland Bulls pace bowler Adam Dale has
been postponed until next month.
Dale has withdrawn from the Queensland Academy of Sport squad that will
contest the Australian Institutes Challenge in Darwin next week,
electing to delay his comeback until the first round of Brisbane one-day
club cricket in September.
XXXX Queensland Bulls coach Terry Oliver said the decision was purely
precautionary.
"When we had a good look at his overall rehabilitation schedule and
where he was at the moment, we felt it was better to be safe rather than
sorry, even though the coaching staff has been very pleased with his
progress," Oliver said.
Dale underwent major surgery to his right shoulder in November last year
after playing the first Pura Cup match for Queensland.
Rookie Sandgate-Redcliffe pace bowler Nathan Rimmington has replaced
Dale for the Darwin tournament, one of three changes to the original
squad selected.
Sunshine Coast batsman Aaron Maynard has replaced spinner Scott O'Leary
(hamstring) while Bulls rookie-contracted paceman Steve Magoffin (back
soreness) has also withdrawn.
The QAS squad will have 13 players rather than the 14 originally
selected.
Queensland Academy of Sport team: Chris Simpson (c), Duncan Betts, Luke
Davis, Ben Edmondson, Cameron Glass, Chris Hartley, Nick Kruger, Aaron
Maynard, Daniel Payne, Matthew Petrie, Craig Philipson, Peter Reimers,
Nathan Rimmington. Coach: Richard Done.