Rib ... Chadd Sayers will be a massive loss for South Australia. Source: Michael Marschall / News Limited
South Australian paceman Chadd Sayers has torn through two things: New South Wales' batsmen and a rib muscle.
Sayers will have scans on a potentially season-ending injury after putting the Redbacks on course for a Sheffield Shield win against the Blues.
SHEF - Adelaide Oval
19 February 2013 - Day 2, Session 3
New South Wales 2nd Innings
| S. O'Keefe | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 15.79 |
| A. Zampa | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 46.15 |
NSW were 7-141 in their second innings at stumps on Wednesday's second day, a lead of just 58 runs.
But SA, poised to climb into Shield final calculations, were rattled by the loss of Sayers and fellow quick bowler Kane Richardson.
Richardson's season appears over after scans on Wednesday revealed a stress reaction in his back, suffered while playing for Australia A against the British Lions two days ago.
Sayers, the Shield's leading wicket-taker with 38 victims at a stunning average of 18.02, nabbed three more scalps on Wednesday to follow his five-wicket haul in NSW's first innings.
But after dismissing dangerman Brad Haddin, Sayers doubled over in pain and clutched his left ribcage. He delivered one more ball, then left the field.
"We are certainly not writing Chadd off at this point in time ... he feels as though he has got off (the ground) before
he has done anything major,'' SA coach Darren Berry said.
But Richardson's scenario was grim, with a recent change in his bowling action likely causing his back injury.
Richardson altered his action after being banned from bowling for running on the pitch during his Australian limited overs debut in late January.
"We knew the dangers of it but we had to change his action,'' Berry said.
"Whether that (injury) is the direct correlation - probably. But we don't absolutely know.
"It's not a stress fracture, it's not as dire as we thought, but he has got a hot spot.''
The injuries took the gloss of a polished performance against the Blues on what Berry described as "the best day's cricket that I have coached South Australia''.
The Redbacks were 5-51 on Tuesday in reply to NSW's first innings of 157 and resumed on Wednesday at 5-101.
They recovered to made 240 and then almost bowled the Blues out again.
"We were 5-51 - you have seen us roll over many times from there,'' said Berry, named SA's coach in March 2011.
"We fought, with people with character.''
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