South Australian star batters Bulls in record fashion

Swashbuckling Jake Fraser-McGurk has smashed the record books to catapult South Australia to a crushing 126-run win over Queensland in their One-Day Cup clash.

Fraser-McGurk's 63-ball 122 saw him notch the fastest half-century in Australian domestic 50-over cricket, before going on to seal the third-quickest ton in the competition's history.

After being sent in to bat at Karen Rolton Oval on Saturday, Faser-McGurk and captain Nathan McSweeney (106) helped top-of-the-table, undefeated SA bludgeon 7-397, the Croweaters' third-highest total ever.

Lachlan Hearne impressed with a career-best 121 as the Bulls were knocked over for 271 off 40.1 overs in reply.

Fraser-McGurk, who has played 15 white-ball games for Australia, put his name back under the national selectors' nose, belting five sixes to raise a whirlwind 50 off just 14 balls, the fastest-ever recorded in this country, and the fourth-fastest worldwide in the format.

When Fraser-McGurk raced to 74 off 21 deliveries in the eighth over, he was on target to break his own record for the tournament's fastest-ever 100, a 29-ball ton against Tasmania three years ago at the same venue.

He was restricted to 'only' 26 off his next 28, raising his second List-A century off 49 balls. Tasmanian Mitch Owen hit a 48-ball ton against SA at Adelaide Oval in 2024-25.

Fraser-McGurk blasted nine sixes in his 63-ball knock, dominating a 129-run opening-wicket stand with Mackenzie Harvey, whose 46 off 35 went almost unnoticed.

McSweeney, who starred in the recent Australia A tour of India, moved to his third List-A century - and second in 12 days - combining with Jake Lehmann (58) for a 115-run fifth-wicket partnership.

Queensland's response spluttered from the start, crashing to 3-46 in the seventh over.

Hearne came in at No.5 and resurrected the visitors' innings, striking three sixes in his 104-ball dig.

Hearne and skipper Jimmy Peirson (45) put on 103 for the sixth wicket to avoid total embarrassment.

Left-arm speedster Spencer Johnson captured a career-best 5-59 and finished the match when he yorked Hearne.

Round 1

Team	Matches played M	Wins W	Losses L	Ties T	Drawn D	No results N/R	Net Run Rate NRR	Deductions Ded.	Batting Bonus Bat	Bowling Bonus Bowl	Total points PTS
1 South Australia Men SA	4	3	0	0	0	1	1.353	0	0	0	16
2 Tasmanian Tigers Men TAS	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.303	0	0	0	10
3 NSW Men NSW	3	2	1	0	0	0	-0.023	0	0	0	8
4 Queensland Bulls QLD	4	1	3	0	0	0	-0.619	0	0	0	4
5 Victoria Men VIC	3	1	2	0	0	0	-0.752	0	0	0	4
6 Western Australia Men WA	3	0	2	0	0	1	-2.088	0	0	0	2

Legend

M: Matches played

W: Wins

L: Losses

T: Ties

D: Drawn

N/R: No results

NRR: Net Run Rate

Ded.: Deductions

Bat: Batting Bonus

Bowl: Bowling Bonus

PTS: Total points