Chris Tremain carries New South Wales to two-wicket victory

Chris Tremain held his nerve to guide an inexperienced New South Wales side to a gripping two-wicket victory over Queensland at the Gabba.

At the end, he had Harry Conway for company who firstly survived eight deliveries and then hit the winning run off Mark Steketee.

Moments earlier, with seven runs still needed, Tremain survived a run out appeal when he came back for a second to third man. Jimmy Peirson did superbly to flick the ball back onto the stumps and replays showed Tremain was short by a few inches but TV umpires are not part of the Sheffield Shield.

Tremain then levelled the scores with a thumping straight drive off Michael Neser who had matched Steketee with three wickets in the innings including removing Baxter Holt with eight runs required.

"Those last three hours were very nerve-wracking, I could not sit down," Daniel Hughes, who top-scored for the match with an unbeaten 86 in the first innings, said. "That is a huge win with the very inexperienced side that we have.

"They were so good, and their attitudes were awesome. To play a full-strength Bulls team at the Gabba, and get a win, is a huge credit to the lads and I'm proud of them. That side that we put out is the future of NSW cricket. The talent is definitely there - we have to be patient with them."

Neser and Steketee were superb throughout the match as they shared 14 wickets and regularly chipped away at New South Wales' run chase.

The target of 137 - after Queensland had lost 7 for 28 in their second innings - immediately looked much more imposing when Steketee got one through Ryan Hackney in the second over and Hughes edged a terrific delivery from Neser in the third.

Jason Sangha was lbw to Jack Wildermuth and after Jack Edwards had been caught at slip off a no-ball from Steketee he fell to the same bowler when he clipped a catch to square leg to leave New South Wales 4 for 49.

Lachlan Hearne and Hayden Kerr briefly settled things but Neser returned to trapped Kerr lbw and Hearne's hard work was undone as the left hander chipped a catch to mid-on where Marnus Labuschagne made good ground.

When Trent Copeland was also given lbw - a more borderline decision - New South Wales needed 17 with three wickets in hand at tea. Holt, playing just his third first-class match, faced 75 balls for his 20 to get the target down into single figures only for his departure to ratchet up the tension again.

Just two half-centuries were scored in the match and Queensland could only add another 24 runs after resuming on 5 for 105. Copeland and Tremain did the damage while James Bazley was run out after being given little chance when Neser called him through for a single to midwicket.