Webster, who turned himself from an offspinner into a brisk medium pacer although can still send down the former if needed, has been one of the standout domestic performers over the last couple of seasons and recently impressed for Australia A against India A.
Over the last two years in all first-class cricket, which includes a handful of games for Gloucestershire, Webster has averaged 53.23 with the bat and 31.71 with the ball.
“He’s a special player at the moment,” Tasmania captain Jordan Silk said after the game against NSW. “Any time I feel like we’re in trouble, I feel like I can throw him the ball and he just seems to be able to create something, or any time we’re in similar trouble with the bat then he’s able to dig us out of it.
“He’s basically playing as our third seamer and top-six batter which is a pretty good luxury to have in our side,” Silk said. “He’d probably say it was one of the best career moves of all-time to give up his dirty offies and go to seam bowling because it’s now looking like it could open many more doors for him.
“I think he’s gained the respect of the competition with those seamers, and that probably took maybe a year or two for people to really see that.”
Marsh bowled well in the first innings at Optus Stadium to take 2 for 12. In his favour is the longer gap between the first and second Tests with the Adelaide game not beginning until December 6.
