Boland's career-best limits NSW
Scott Boland began the season with a career-best performance, his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket restricting New South Wales on the opening day of the Sheffield Shield at the MCG
ESPNcricinfo staff
31-Oct-2014
New South Wales 8 for 266 (Rohrer 70, Henry 63, Patterson 53, Boland 6-49) v Victoria
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Victoria fast bowler Scott Boland began the season with a career-best performance, his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket restricting New South Wales on the opening day of the Sheffield Shield at the MCG.
Having won the toss, Victoria were able to keep NSW quiet, and Boland made the first two breakthroughs despite being brought on second change. His dismissal of the openers reduced NSW to 2 for 30 in the 22nd over.
NSW recovered through three half-centuries, from Scott Henry, Kurtis Patterson and Ben Rohrer, but none of them were able to kick on to make an innings-defining score.
Legspinner Fawad Ahmed dismissed Henry and Patterson before Boland returned to pick up Rohrer for 70, the innings top score.
Boland then took three quick lower-order wickets to reduce NSW to 8 for 266 and end the day with figures of 6 for 49. The visitors had lost their last four wickets for 18 runs.
