South Australia’s marathon first innings was finally brought to an end on the final day of play in the Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia at Adelaide Oval.

The Redbacks were bowled out for 601 with a lead of 167 runs after losing 5-47 in the first session of the day.

Former Test batsman Marcus North, the competition’s leading run-scorer, and fellow opener Cameron Bancroft scored runs quickly for the Warriors in their second innings reply, until the latter was trapped lbw for 25 on the verge of lunch to leave the visitors on 1-53 at the break.

North, who last the wore the baggy green in 2010 at Adelaide Oval in an Ashes contest, is pushing for a Test recall after posting his second ton in three Shield fixtures in the first-innings of the clash.

The former WA skipper has played a steady bat for 26 not out while John Rogers has yet to score.

Redbacks quick Joe Mennie claimed the wicket of Bancroft with 1-0 from four overs.

SA paid the price for their gung-ho approach this morning as they endeavoured to force a result.

Tom Cooper was the first to depart on 47 when Warriors paceman Nathan Coulter-Nile (1-133) tore out the batsman’s middle stump.

Tim Ludeman (19) fell next attempting a slog sweep that was plucked at mid-wicket off the bowling of Test aspirant Ashton Agar (2-149).

Redbacks skipper Johan Botha (28) and Australia under-19 all-rounder Kelvin Smith (25) continued to find the middle of the bat however, spanking two sixes and four boundaries between them.

The duo broke a 42-year record in the process for the highest score ever recorded by an SA side against WA, blitzing past the previous mark of 9-575.

Smith lasted one more over before he struck a high ball down the throat of Coulter-Nile at long-off from the bowling of Nathan Rimmington.

Agar then bowled fellow spinner Adam Zampa (one) before the impressive Rimmington cleaned up the tail moments later with the wickets of Botha and Mennie for one to finish with figures of 3-86.