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Richardson rampant as WA roll NSW for 76

WA's Jhye Richardson has put his hand up for a Test recall after claiming 4-24 against NSW. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Paceman Jhye Richardson has targeted a Test recall after returning career-best one-day figures as WA strolled to a nine-wicket win after dismissing NSW for 76, their lowest-ever limited-overs score.

WA cruised to a bonus-point victory at the WACA, reaching their modest target with a whopping 33 overs to go in a rematch of last year's final.

The Warriors also won that, and Saturday's comfortable victory moved them to within a point of early pacesetters Tasmania.

NSW, who were dismissed in 21.4 overs, have lost both of their games.

Richardson finished with 4-24 off eight overs in his first local hitout of the season after recovering from hamstring soreness.

"The work you have to put in to get back from a couple of niggles is always pretty tedious and things don't always go your way," he said.

"So to see the ball swinging as much as it was, was really exciting."

The 26-year-old, who has represented Australia in all three formats, has missed out on selection for the T20 squad for this month's World Cup.

His international priority now is Test cricket, having played three times in that format, including taking 5-42 against England in the second innings of his most recent appearance, in Adelaide last December.

"Getting back to Test cricket is quite reasonable and reachable," Richardson said.

WA's Jhye Richardson claimed a one-day career-best 4-24 as NSW lost by nine wickets in Perth. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

"That would be the major goal for me this season - to put some performances on the board in Shield cricket and play Test cricket again."

Blues captain Kurtis Patterson opted to bat first in Perth, but must have been ruing his decision after NSW slumped to 6-20 in the ninth over.

Richardson and new ball partner Jason Behrendorff (3-17 of seven) wrecked the Blues innings, each taking three wickets in that period.

Three Blues batters were dismissed for a duck, and 12 of their first 20 runs came from extras.

A seventh-wicket stand of 38 between Australian short-form representatives Daniel Sams (26 off 31 balls) and Sean Abbott (12 off 20) spared NSW from total embarrassment.

However, the last four wickets added just 18, leaving NSW 16 runs shy of their previous lowest one-day score of 92 back in 1972/73.

The innings hit the skids when NSW lost 3-0 in 10 balls with the carnage starting in the third over when Richardson bowled Patterson (4) and Matthew Gilkes (0).

Behrendorff chimed in by claiming a wicket in three successive overs.

Opener Josh Philippe, who scored a century in last weekend's win over Victoria, paced the WA chase, with 37 not out against a NSW attack which struggled to find line or length.

The two teams square off again in a Sheffield Shield match starting at the WACA on Monday.

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