NSW v South Australia, Sheffield Shield 2016-17, Sydney, 2nd day

In-form Cowan strikes another century

Mar 8, 2017: ESPNcricinfo's wrap of the second day of the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia in Sydney

NSW v Queensland, Sheffield Shield, SCG, 1st day

Henriques ton repairs NSW's top-order wobble

Feb 10, 2017: Moises Henriques, Kurtis Patterson and Nick Larkin made runs on the first day of New South Wales' Sheffield Shield tie against Queensland at the SCG

Tasmania v New South Wales, Sheffield Shield, 1st day

Nevill, Patterson and Henriques all in the runs

Nov 26, 2016: New South Wales reached 3 for 288 on the first day against Tasmania in Hobart

NSW v Victoria, Sheffield Shield, Sydney, 3rd day

Patterson makes 55; Lyon wicketless again

Nov 19, 2016: New South Wales finished the third day in Sydney needing 352 more runs for an unlikely win against Victoria, with eight wickets in hand

Sheffield Shield 2016-17

Smith warms up for Test with 117

Oct 25, 2016: Usman Khawaja and Joe Burns survived a tense period late in the evening after Steven Smith earlier struck a century in the Sheffield Shield clash between Queensland and New South Wales at the Gabba

New South Wales v Queensland, Matador Cup 2016-17, final

Frugal Lyon delivers Matador Cup title to NSW

Oct 23, 2016: With the Australia team for the Perth Test against South Africa set to be announced within a week, Nathan Lyon reasserted his place as the side's most accomplished spinner with a miserly 4 for 10 against Queensland

Australia news

The other KP makes his mark

Jul 29, 2016: He was the youngest man ever to score a Sheffield Shield century, but Kurtis Patterson took a few years to prove he was no one-hit wonder

Meet the next generation of Australia's batting talent

Jul 18, 2016: Most of them had a productive Sheffield Shield last summer. Series against India A and South Africa A will be their next challenge

Australia news

Cummins set to return in Australia A series

May 10, 2016: Fast bowler Pat Cummins is expected to use an Australia A series in August to make his return from a long lay-off due to a stress fracture of the back

Victoria v New South Wales, Sheffield Shield 2015-16, Alice Springs, 1st day

Tremain's four pins NSW down

Mar 15, 2016: Chris Tremain's four wickets helped Victoria restrict New South Wales to 8 for 262 after day one of the Sheffield Shield match at Traeger Park in Alice Springs

Tasmania v NSW, Sheffield Shield 2015-16, Hobart, 2nd day

NSW seamers strike after Kurtis Patterson 100

Mar 6, 2016: A sturdy hundred by Kurtis Patterson helped New South Wales secure a first-innings lead over Tasmania before Trent Copeland and Doug Bollinger put the hosts under pressure in Hobart

WA v NSW, Sheffield Shield 2015-16, Perth

Patterson ton leads NSW to draw

Feb 17, 2016: Kurtis Patterson's second century against Western Australia took New South Wales to the safety of a draw in the day/night Sheffield Shield match at the WACA Ground.

New South Wales v Western Australia, Sheffield Shield 2015-16, Lincoln

Western Australia rally after NSW top order fires

Feb 3, 2016: The New South Wales top order put together a quartet of solid innings without anyone going on to a hundred in the ground-breaking Sheffield Shield match at Lincoln, near Christchurch

NSW v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield, Sydney

Bird helps give Tasmania the edge

Nov 15, 2015: Three wickets from Jackson Bird helped Tasmania into a strong position on the second day of their clash with New South Wales at Bankstown Oval, where the Blues went to stumps on 6 for 150

NSW v Queensland, Sheffield Shield, Sydney, 3rd day

Carters and Patterson extend NSW lead

Dec 11, 2014: A career-best 178 not out from Ryan Carters and a century from Kurtis Patterson pushed New South Wales well ahead of Queensland on a rain-affected third day at the SCG

NSW v Queensland, Sheffield Shield, Sydney, 2nd day

Carters, Patterson guide New South Wales

Dec 10, 2014: Ryan Carters scored his fourth first-class century and Kurtis Patterson moved within sight of his second as New South Wales cruised to a strong position on a rain-affected second day against Queensland at the SCG

Queensland v NSW, Matador BBQs Cup, Brisbane

Patterson clinches victory for New South Wales

Oct 10, 2014: Kurtis Patterson ensured New South Wales continued their unbeaten start to the Matador BBQs Cup campaign in Brisbane with some final-over heroics against Queensland

South Australia v NSW, Sheffield Shield, Adelaide, 2nd day

O'Keefe takes five with pink ball

Mar 4, 2014: New South Wales spinner Steve O'Keefe believes a change of ball after the pink ball became too worn during South Australia's innings hurt his team in their match at Adelaide Oval

NSW v Victoria, Sheffield Shield, Sydney, 2nd day

Victoria collapse after Nevill hundred

Feb 13, 2014: Peter Nevill's fourth first-class hundred put New South Wales on target for victory before they tightened their grip on the match with a remarkable new-ball effort that left Victoria at 3 for 0

Tasmania v NSW, Sheffield Shield, Hobart

Injured Hilfenhaus out for up to a month

Nov 30, 2013: The chances of Ben Hilfenhaus playing any part in the Ashes lengthened considerably after he suffered a mild side strain as Tasmania fought to restrict New South Wales on the second day in Hobart