Shane Deitz

Prior to his appointment, the former South Australia keeper-batter was with Netherlands Women in the same role

Vanuatu kept their slim hopes of avoiding relegation alive with the four-wicket win while also eliminating Bermuda's chances at promotion

The 23-run win put the hosts on the path to promotion with two wins out of two games. Vanuatu, meanwhile, may be on the road to relegation after starting with two losses

Despite undergoing a hip replacement surgery and not having played professional cricket for a decade, the former South Australia wicketkeeper-turned-player-coach for Vanuatu is set to take the field again

Shane Deitz, the former South Australia wicketkeeper-batsman, has moved to New Zealand to take up a position as a development coach with Cricket Wellington

Nathan Adcock and Shane Deitz have not been offered first-round contracts with South Australia

Shaun Tait has been named South Australia's best player for 2006-07, capping off an excellent season in which he broke into Australia's one-day line-up

Jimmy Maher emphatically bounced back from his form slump and Ryan Broad made his first substantial Pura Cup contribution as Queensland closed in on first-innings points at Brisbane

Mark Cosgrove's first Pura Cup century of the season ensured a competitive score for South Australia but Ashley Noffke's five-wicket haul kept the honours even on day one at Brisbane

South Australia's poor season continued as they failed to reach the 193 required to take first-innings points against Queensland at Adelaide Oval

Travis Birt and George Bailey almost pulled off a remarkable win for Tasmania with a last-session batting blitz but late wickets forced the Tigers to settle for a draw against South Australia

Darren Lehmann will lead a strong South Australian side containing two veterans of the 2005 Ashes, Jason Gillespie and Shaun Tait, when they take on England in the final warm-up fixture before the first Test at Brisbane

Graham Manou, the South Australia vice-captain, has been dumped for the Redbacks' three-day tour match against England starting on Friday

Stuart Clark and Stuart MacGill made Darren Lehmann's decision to bat look questionable in the Pura Cup match at Adelaide Oval, where South Australia crashed to 154 - and were lucky to even make that

Phil Jaques made the perfect start in his push for a berth in Australia's Test team with an unbeaten 162 against South Australia

Graham Manou has been ruled out of South Australia's Pura Cup season opener against New South Wales as he attempts to make a full recovery from a stress fracture in his right foot

Shane Deitz collected his fourth first-class century and Cameron Borgas his second as South Australia dominated the crucial encounter against New South Wales at Adelaide

Greg Blewett's first-class future is hazy after he was dropped by South Australia for their crucial Pura Cup clash against Western Australia

Victoria booked their place in Australia's Twenty20 final, while New South Wales comfortably beat Queensland