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South Australia fined over Muirhead talks

May 9, 2013: South Australia's interest in the Victorian legspinner James Muirhead has cost them a $15,000 fine after they were found to have breached Cricket Australia's rules on player movements

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Keith Bradshaw faces another cancer fight

May 8, 2013: Keith Bradshaw, the South Australian Cricket Association chief executive, has suffered a recurrence of the cancer he battled during his former role as CEO of the MCC in London

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Nathan Lyon to join New South Wales

Apr 24, 2013: Australia's No. 1 spin bowler Nathan Lyon consulted his former Test teammate Michael Hussey before deciding to leave South Australia and return to New South Wales

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Christian headed for Victoria

Apr 19, 2013: Daniel Christian, the sometime Australia allrounder, is expected to sign with Victoria for next summer after falling out of favour with South Australia

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Aaron Finch weighs up NSW offer

Apr 15, 2013: Aaron Finch's increasingly fraught efforts to make a first-class batsman of himself may lead the Victorian to New South Wales, after the Blues made him a state contract offer for next summer

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Victoria spinner Muirhead approached improperly

Apr 3, 2013: South Australia made an improper approach to recruit the young Victoria legspinner James Muirhead during the 2012-13 season, a Cricket Australia grievance tribunal has ruled

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Gurinder Sandhu surprise winner of Steve Waugh Medal

Mar 28, 2013: Gurinder Sandhu's rapid emergence as a pace bowler of substance has been underlined by his surprise plucking of the Steve Waugh Medal as the best New South Wales cricketer for 2012-13

New South Wales v South Australia, Sheffield Shield, Sydney, 2nd day

Sayers' five-for keeps contest even

Mar 15, 2013: South Australia's batsmen handed back to New South Wales the fighting chance they had been given by another fine display from Chadd Sayers on day two of the Sheffield Shield match at the SCG

South Australia v Western Australia, Sheffield Shield, Adelaide

Last pair takes Western Australia to unlikely win

Mar 10, 2013: Michael Hogan and Ashton Agar conjured a last-wicket stand of 68 to deliver an extraordinary victory to Western Australia over South Australia in the Sheffield Shield match at Adelaide Oval

South Australia v Western Australia, Sheffield Shield, Adelaide

WA chase 207 on last day

Mar 9, 2013: Michael Hussey's dramatic exit on the final ball of the day left Western Australia in considerable trouble at 4 for 50 in their pursuit of 207 to defeat South Australia in the Sheffield Shield match at Adelaide Oval

South Australia v Western Australia, Sheffield Shield, Adelaide

Botha gives SA first-innings lead

Mar 8, 2013: Michael Hussey was denied a century as South Australia squeaked to first innings points over Western Australia on a tense day two of the Sheffield Shield match at the Adelaide Oval

South Australia v Western Australia, Sheffield Shield, Adelaide

Hogan, Agar keep Redbacks in check

Mar 7, 2013: South Australia battled towards a competitive first innings against Western Australia at Adelaide Oval on the second day

SA v NSW, Sheffield Shield, Adelaide

Redbacks beat NSW, rise to second

Feb 21, 2013: South Australia's first Sheffield Shield victory over New South Wales since 2006 lifted the Redbacks to second on the competition table

SA v NSW, Sheffield Shield, Adelaide

Redbacks glimpse 3-day win over Blues

Feb 20, 2013: South Australia's tail wagged all the the way to a significant first innings lead before Chadd Sayers and Joe Mennie again confounded the New South Wales batsmen

SA v NSW, Sheffield Shield, Adelaide

Blues fight back on 15-wicket day

Feb 19, 2013: Fifteen wickets fell on a day when the ball did just enough to catch the edge, allowing New South Wales to regain ground lost when bowled out for 157 by South Australia

SA v NSW, Ryobi Cup, Adelaide

Redbacks blow final berth

Feb 17, 2013: South Australia completed a spectacular blow-out in the finishing straight of the domestic limited overs competition, losing by 18 runs to New South Wales

NSW v SA, Ryobi Cup, Sydney

Maddinson, Zampa roll Redbacks

Feb 14, 2013: Nic Maddinson and Adam Zampa showcased their considerable talents to deliver New South Wales victory over South Australia at the SCG

South Australia v Victoria, Ryobi Cup, Adelaide

Hussey and Hastings put Victoria in final

Feb 9, 2013: John Hastings and Darren Pattinson held their nerve to steer Victoria to a tense two-wicket victory over South Australia that confirmed their place in the Ryobi Cup final

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Redbacks batsman Head hit by a car

Jan 28, 2013: Travis Head, the South Australia batsman, has suffered head and back injuries as a result of being hit by a car outside an Adelaide hotel on Sunday night

SA v Victoria, Sheffield Shield, Adelaide

South Australia scrape home by a wicket

Jan 27, 2013: Tim Ludeman steered South Australia to the brink of victory before the opener Sam Raphael struck the winning runs, completing his gutsy return to the crease after retiring hurt earlier in the innings