NSW Blues haven’t won a Sheffield Shield match in 21 months after loss to South Australia،
For the 14th consecutive match, former national cricket powerhouse NSW failed to win a Sheffield Shield clash after a 10-wicket haul from South Australian bowler Nathan McAndrew propelled his side to a massive 186-run victory .
The Redbacks have won just two of 10 matches themselves in the 2022/23 season, during which NSW remained winless for the first time, but would not be denied their first win of the season in Adelaide , taking the final four wickets they needed for victory. early on the last morning.
Although McAndrew returned match figures of 10-61, including 5-19 as NSW bowled just 136 in the second innings, SA batter Nathan McSweeney was named player of the match after his magnificent century, which included 28 runs on a single. from Blues rookie pitcher Jack Nisbet.
There was, however, a sense of sweet revenge for McAndrew, who was born in Wollongong and plays Big Bash for the Sydney Thunder, but never got the chance to represent NSW in the Shield before joining the Redbacks two years ago seasons.
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Another NSW bowler, Harry Conway, took six wickets and pissed off his former teammates.
“I was off the field getting a boost from the physio and I looked at the screen and Harry and Hughesy (NSW slugger Daniel Hughes) were going at each other,” McAndrew said after the win.
“It’s a bit nothing… I don’t think there were any lines crossed.
“The boys were all pretty motivated. Nathan McSweeney was incredible with the bat. The batters set them up and the bowlers win them and then as a unit we were able to play in tandem and get the job done.
Having drawn their first Shield clash against Queensland thanks to a brilliant and dogged batting effort from the Bulls, having been in winning position, NSW remain in search of their first victory since February 2022.
The Blues have lost or drawn in each of their last 14 matches.
