Western Australian fast bowler Jason Behrendorff has made a stunning return to first-class cricket by capturing the fifth-best figures in Sheffield Shield history.
Behrendorff ripped through Victoria's batting line-up to take a career-best 9-37 at the WACA Ground on Saturday.
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Behrendorff's three month wait to return to domestic cricket was well worth it as he made opposition captain Cameron White's decision to bat first one to regret.
The Tuggeranong junior sent down just 13.2 overs, but it was enough to claim nine scalps and roll the competition leaders for just 117.
Behrendorff was blown away afterwards when made aware it was the best Shield bowling figures in 50 years.
"When the boys told me it was the best figures in 50 years and the second best from a West Australian, you don't come out to do that in cricket," Behrendorff said.
"I was just happy to come back and be playing again and if I could take a few wickets I would have been stoked. To take nine was something else."
A David Moody wicket denied Behrendorff what would have been the fourth 10-wicket haul in Shield history.
A stress fracture in his left fibula left Behrendorff on crutches just days after being earmarked as a potential Test bolter in November.
But the remarkable haul suggests a three-month layoff didn't hamper Behrendorff's ability with the ball.
Leading into WA's must-win clash against the Vics, Behrendorff's career-best figures were 7-70 - but it is safe to say his new record will be tough to beat. with AAP