Bird takes 11 as Blues claim thumping win over SA

16 Nov 2024 Oliver Caffrey (AAP)

Match Report

16 Nov 2024 Oliver Caffrey (AAP)

Lehmann's 100 not enough for SA as impressive NSW earn first victory of their Shield season

South Australia v New South Wales | Sheffield Shield | Day 3

Former Test quick Jackson Bird has dismantled South Australia with 11 wickets to power NSW to an innings-and-one-run win in their Sheffield Shield clash in Adelaide.

After claiming seven first-innings wickets to skittle the hosts for 110, Bird (4-65) was a handful again in the second innings at Karen Rolton Oval.

Despite the best efforts of Jake Lehmann (100), who scored his 11th first-class century, SA were unable to do enough to make NSW bat again.

Lehmann rescues SA from another collapse with century

Allrounder Jack Edwards (4-41) helped Bird clean up the tail as SA were dismissed for 283 in their second innings on Saturday.

NSW only needed to take nine wickets, with SA quick Nathan McAndrew hurt and unable to bat a second time after injuring his hand while attempting to field off his own bowling.

It was the sixth 10-wicket match haul for Bird in a long and winding first-class career, and his first since February 2019.

Bird's most recent five-wicket haul before he rocked SA on Thursday was back in March 2021, when he bagged 7-18 against the Blues while playing for Tasmania.

High-flying Bird picks 11 wickets against SA

SA entered the match after beating NSW in the one-day cup match on Tuesday, and were previously undefeated in the Shield.

But without Test keeper Alex Carey, who is preparing for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the hosts suffered a major reality check in losing inside three days to a team on the rise.

Former Test batter Kurtis Patterson struck 71 for NSW as they made 394 to claim a first-innings lead of 284.

Dropped from NSW's Sheffield Shield side for most of last summer and fearing his career could be over, Patterson made it three straight half-centuries to help the Blues to their first win of the Shield season.

Sheffield Shield standings 2024-25

Team	Matches played M	Wins W	Losses L	Drawn D	Batting Bonus Bat	Bowling Bonus Bowl	Total points PTS
1 Western Australia Men WA	3	2	0	1	3.85	2.4	19.25
2 South Australia Men SA	4	2	1	1	2.64	3.6	19.24
3 NSW Men NSW	4	1	1	2	3.03	3.3	14.33
4 Victoria Men VIC	3	1	1	1	2.54	2.4	11.94
5 Queensland Bulls QLD	3	0	1	2	2.84	2.6	7.44
6 Tasmanian Tigers Men TAS	3	0	2	1	2.8	2.2	6

M: Matches played

W: Wins

L: Losses

D: Drawn

N/R: No results

Ded.: Deductions

Bat: Batting Bonus

Bowl: Bowling Bonus

PTS: Total points