Manou holds the key for SA


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On the cricket field, South Australia wicketkeeper Graham Manou always shows plenty of heart. The trouble is he has a hole in his own heart.

South Australia vs Queensland

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SHEF - Adelaide Oval21 February 2011 - Day 2, Session 3South Australia 1st Innings

Queensland won the toss and elected to Bat.

South AustraliaSouth Australia7/275 QueenslandQueensland347 BatsmenRunsBalls4s6sSRG. Manou801646048.78N. Lyon023000

The longstanding health issue, diagnosed when he was 11, threatened to derail his innings on day two of the Sheffield Shield match against Queensland at Adelaide Oval.

Manou had a crushing feeling in his chest during his time behind the stumps on Monday and then battled with the aftermath of his heart issues on Tuesday as he compiled an unbeaten 80 to put the Redbacks in reach of first innings points.

"It was a bit of a different feeling to what I'm used to having. It worried me a little bit," Manou said.

"Normally when I get my episodes it feels like my heart is coming out of the chest but this time it felt like my chest was caving in and someone was squeezing my heart."

With three first innings wickets intact going into day three, South Australia will be looking to the 31-year-old to steer his side past the Bulls total in a match it must win to climb from the bottom of the shield table.

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At stumps on day SA was 7-275, still needing another 72 runs to match Queensland's first innings knock of 347.

Manou will be looking for his seven first-class century when he resumes and was well aware the responsibility was firmly his.

"In any game of cricket someone in the top six needs to go on and make those starts into a hundred and tomorrow I've got the opportunity to do that," he said.

Ironically, it could be former South Australia star Darren Lehmann who might bring the Redbacks undone.

Manou said the Bulls were already showing the influence of the former SA skipper who has taken on a coaching role with Queensland.

"I think he has just relayed all the experience he has in playing here," he said.

"In the past Queensland have been a little bit guilty of sticking to the Queensland bowling lines.

"What they've done is they've come more to an Adelaide Oval wicket in their areas and lengths.

"It was quite obvious to me out there that those little things had come from Darren."

Earlier in the day Aiden Blizzard hit a neat 64, James Smith made 37 and Cameron Borgas 29 to be among several SA players to squander solid starts.

Queensland's attack shared the spoils with Cameron Boyce taking 2-52, Luke Feldman 2-56, Michael Neser 2-27 and James Hopes 1-63.


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