Western Australia 6 for 356 dec (Bancroft 117, Cartwright 71) and 4 for 75 dec drew with New South Wales 208 (J Sangha 86, Tremain 58, Kelly 3-27, Paris 3-42)
The Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Western Australia at Bankstown Oval meandered to a draw after the home side had edged past the follow-on target by one two runs.
New South Wales still needed a single to avoid being asked to bat again when the last pair together but the experienced Trent Copeland and concussion sub debutant Riley Ayre just got the job done.
Western Australia then batted out time to reach 4 for 75 when play was called to an early end at tea on day four.
Jason Sangha and Chris Tremain combined to save the Blues from a perilous 7 for 98. The pair put on a match-saving 104 for the eighth wicket with Tremain notably scoring 58 for just his second first-class fifty.
No. 4 Sangha was the mainstay of the innings with 86 from 219 deliveries but when he edged Joel Paris behind and Tremain fell to offspinn Corey Rocchiccioli there were a few nervy moments.
Day two was lost to persistent showers before Western Australia's seam attack brought the match back to life during the middle session on day three by tearing through the Blues' top order.
Western Australia host Victoria for their final regular-season match next week while New South Wales travel to face South Australia in Adelaide.
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