WA 243

Pomersbach 51
Towers 41
Voges 38

Cleary 4/70
O'Brien 3/67
Christian 2/31

SA 3/211

Klinger 34*
Cosgrove 4*

SA - 5/325

D.Harris: 124
Smith: 48
Klinger: 47

Dorey: 2/63

(Stumps - Day Two)

Dan Harris racks up another ton! Beauty

SA 6/412

Manou 85*
Christian 27*

Dorey 2/81

SA lead by 169 runs

WA - 3/55

WA trail by 159 runs.

Davis: 24
Robinson: 18*

George: 1/11
Christian: 1/7

South Australia score an easy Sheffield Shield victory against Western Australia

South Australia cruised to a nine-wicket victory over Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield clash at the WACA Ground, but the Redbacks' slim finals hopes were dashed when Queensland claimed outright points against NSW in Brisbane.

The Redbacks cleaned up WA's remaining five wickets on Sunday to dismiss the hosts for a paltry 228, leaving South Australia needing just 15 runs in their second innings to complete victory.

South Australia lost first-innings century maker and man-of-the-match Daniel Harris to a golden duck but fellow opener James Smith (15 not out) cracked three boundaries to help the Redbacks reel off the required runs in just 11 balls, with the visitors finishing at 1-17.

The win made it back-to-back Shield victories for the Redbacks after their triumph over Queensland earlier in the month.

But South Australia's late-season surge was in vain, with Queensland's (28 points) win over NSW on the same day snuffing out any chance of either the Redbacks (20) or WA (20) snaring a top-two berth with one round still remaining.

The Warriors resumed play on day four at 5-149 in their second innings, still requiring a further 65 runs just to make the Redbacks bat again after South Australia posted 9-457(dec) in their first dig.

Needing to win to keep their slim finals hopes alive, WA came out swinging, with Luke Pomersbach (57) peeling off 10 runs in the first over of the day to bring up his half-century.

But any chance of of WA setting the Redbacks a tricky victory target was quickly snuffed out by paceman Dan Christian, who took 4-52.

Pomersbach departed in the third over of the morning when he charged down the wicket and played Christian straight to Michael Klinger at backward point.

And WA were left in all sorts of bother at 7-164 when Christian struck again two balls later, removing Michael Johnson for 0.

Christian claimed his third wicket of the morning when Drew Porter (18) was caught at mid-wicket, but Steve Magoffin (42 not out off 55 balls) and Brett Dorey (21) combined for a defiant 49-run stand to ensure WA avoided the embarrassment of an innings defeat.

The Warriors finished second last in both the 50-over and Twenty20 competitions, and could finish last in the Shield format if they lose to NSW in their final game of the season.

South Australia could finish as high as third if they defeat Tasmania next week.

NSW will beat WA