Kane Richardson

Nic Maddinson and Adam Zampa showcased their considerable talents to deliver New South Wales victory over South Australia at the SCG

John Hastings and Darren Pattinson held their nerve to steer Victoria to a tense two-wicket victory over South Australia that confirmed their place in the Ryobi Cup final

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Mitchell Starc is out of the second ODI against Sri Lanka on Sunday after complaining of calf soreness following Australia's opening win

Phillip Hughes continued to show the improvements he has made in his time out of the national setup, steering South Australia to a hefty nine-wicket win over Queensland at Adelaide Oval

Blazing batting and diligent bowling by South Australia clinched a six-wicket victory and a bonus point over Western Australia

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Theo Doropoulos, the former Western Australia allrounder, has emerged as the big winner early in Darren Berry's tenure at South Australia after earning a state contract with the Redbacks

Kane Richardson and Joe Burns had impressive debuts to ensure matters are level after the first day of the Sheffield Shield match in Adelaide.

Kane Richardson ripped out Queensland's top order to help South Australia take the honours in this bottom-of-the-table clash

South Australia's 15-year trophy drought ended with a bang at Adelaide Oval, where Cameron Borgas and Daniel Harris drove the Redbacks to an eight-wicket win in the final against New South Wales

Nathan Reardon has replaced James Hopes as Queensland chase some points from their final away Sheffield Shield game of the season in Hobart

Australia followed the lead of their senior team as they shut down Pakistan's challenge to claim their third Under-19 World Cup trophy

A round-up of the third day's games at the Under-19 World Cup

A low-scoring opening day at the WACA ended with Australia Under-19 inching towards a lead over India Under-19 thanks to a fine display in the field

New South Wales' Josh Hazlewood has made it to the Under-19 squad for the one-day series against India next month as well as the preliminary squad for the 2010 U-19 World Cup to be played in Kenya