Redbacks secure crucial Shield win

South Australia's push for a third successive JLT Sheffield Shield final was on the ropes a few days ago, but is back on the cards thanks to a series of unlikely results and little-known seam bowler Nick Winter.

Playing in just his second first-class match, the left-armer took 10 wickets to set-up a seven-wicket win for the Redbacks over New South Wales at the SCG on Monday.

The Redbacks needed less than an hour at the SCG on Monday to reach the victory target, posting 3-192 off 49.4 overs.

Joe Mennie was dropped a couple of times before hitting the winning runs to finish 26 not out.

SA's top run-scorer for the season Callum Ferguson remained unwavering in compiling an unbeaten 49.

Victory allowed South Australia to jump to fourth on a ladder further congested by a series of upsets since the competition resumed last weekend for the second half of the season.

A Redbacks attack missing Chadd Sayers, Kane Richardson and Adam Zampa dismissed an experienced NSW batting line-up for 256 and 213, setting up victory in the opening session on day four as the visitors reached 3-193.

But it was Winter who was the star of the show.

The 24-year-old backed up his 5-48 on Friday with 5-61 in the second innings as NSW suffered a match-turning collapse of 7-68.

Just a week after making his Shield debut, Winter has 15 wickets from two matches at a impressive average of 15.73.

He also boasts an excellent economy rate of 2.69 runs per over, showing some of the older hands in the competition how to how use the Dukes ball which has been introduced for the second half of the season.

While South Australia leave the SCG in buoyant mood, it was a second straight defeat for a NSW side that led the competition for the first half of the season.

Without numerous international players including Test fast bowlers Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, the Blues struggled for penetration against some disciplined South Australian batting.

One of the few highlights for the Blues was the debut of legspinner Daniel Fallins who took four wickets, albeit expensively, including 3-51 in the first innings.

South Australia's new-found form will be tested by a strong Queensland side at Adelaide Oval next Saturday, while NSW will host Tasmania at the SCG.

NSW: Daniel Hughes, Nick Larkin, Ed Cowan, Kurtis Patterson, Moises Henriques, Peter Nevill (c/wk), William Somerville, Trent Copeland, Daniel Fallins, Charlie Stobo, Mickey Edwards

SA: Jake Weatherald, John Dalton, Callum Ferguson (c), Jake Lehmann, Tom Cooper, Alex Ross, Harry Nielsen (wk), Joe Mennie, Tom Andrews, Daniel Worrall, Nick Winter