A captain’s knock by Marcus North helped Western Australia post 9-284 in their one-day clash with Queensland at the Gabba on Saturday.

North (93 off 95 balls) combined with Adam Voges (62) in a 141-run, fourth-wicket stand before Ben Cutting (4-68 off 13 overs) sparked a Queensland fightback with the ball.

WA were cruising at 3-205 but stumbled, at one stage losing 5-47.

However, the Warriors were still able to post their biggest one-day total at the Gabba, eclipsing their previous best of 6-264 posted in the 1999-2000 season.

North thrashed 12 fours and a six before hitting out once too often and being caught in the deep off Cutting in the 43rd over.

His stand with Voges was sensationally snapped in the 38th over.

Voges – who was dropped on 59 – took off from the non-striker’s end but was sent back, only to be caught short by a direct hit from Queensland’s stand-in skipper Ryan Broad.

Opener Broad has taken over the reins in the absence of injured regular skipper James Hopes (knee) and stand-in captain Peter Forrest who is with the national ODI squad.

Alister McDermott – fresh from his 7-24 haul in Queensland’s dramatic one-wicket Sheffield Shield loss to WA this week – took 2-69 off 13 overs.

Third-placed Queensland are still a chance to book a one-day final clash with South Australia.

Queensland’s one-day showdown with second-placed Tasmania in Hobart on Wednesday looms as a virtual preliminary final.