da poker: The playing return of XXXX Queensland Bulls pace bowler Adam Dale hasbeen postponed until next month.
Queensland Cricket23-Aug-2002The playing return of XXXX Queensland Bulls pace bowler Adam Dale hasbeen postponed until next month.Dale has withdrawn from the Queensland Academy of Sport squad that willcontest the Australian Institutes Challenge in Darwin next week,electing to delay his comeback until the first round of Brisbane one-dayclub cricket in September.XXXX Queensland Bulls coach Terry Oliver said the decision was purelyprecautionary.”When we had a good look at his overall rehabilitation schedule andwhere he was at the moment, we felt it was better to be safe rather thansorry, even though the coaching staff has been very pleased with hisprogress,” Oliver said.Dale underwent major surgery to his right shoulder in November last yearafter playing the first Pura Cup match for Queensland.Rookie Sandgate-Redcliffe pace bowler Nathan Rimmington has replacedDale for the Darwin tournament, one of three changes to the originalsquad selected.Sunshine Coast batsman Aaron Maynard has replaced spinner Scott O’Leary(hamstring) while Bulls rookie-contracted paceman Steve Magoffin (backsoreness) has also withdrawn.The QAS squad will have 13 players rather than the 14 originallyselected.Queensland Academy of Sport team: Chris Simpson (c), Duncan Betts, LukeDavis, Ben Edmondson, Cameron Glass, Chris Hartley, Nick Kruger, AaronMaynard, Daniel Payne, Matthew Petrie, Craig Philipson, Peter Reimers,Nathan Rimmington. Coach: Richard Done.