Boland’s ‘little issue’ revealed as Maddinson hits ton

Fringe Test quick Scott Boland is dealing with "wear and tear" in his knee and is yet to bowl in the second innings of Victoria's Sheffield Shield match against South Australia.

The 34-year-old left the field on Saturday after being unable to complete his 17th over on day one of the Vics' clash with South Australia at the Junction Oval.

Boland was cleared of any major damage after undergoing a precautionary scan, which revealed "acute inflammatory signs around his patella tendon".

"It's really just low-grade wear and tear in his knee," Victoria coach Chris Rogers said on Cricket Australia's commentary of the Shield match.

"It's nothing too serious."

But Boland didn't bowl any of the 20 overs as South Australia went to stumps on day two at 2-66, trailing Victoria by 49, with Henry Hunt (26) and Nathan McAndrew (12) to resume on Monday.

Boland has not played for Australia since the third Test of last year's Ashes, but has remained around the squad during the summer.

The 2021 Boxing Day Test hero was limited to three Big Bash League games after last playing for Victoria in the Shield in November.

Boland did bat on Sunday, making five.

"He hasn't bowled that much in games recently ... it's a little issue, but he should be fine," Rogers said.

Victoria took a 115-run first-innings lead after former Test batter Nic Maddinson smashed a brilliant century on Sunday in his first Shield match since rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament in a BBL game on New Year's Day 2023.

Maddinson struggled for form during his return to cricket in the BBL for the Melbourne Renegades, but was back to his best in the longer form of the game.

The left-hander brought up his 16th first-class century after lunch, pushing the Vics past South Australia's first-innings total of 173.

Maddinson was out for 104, while Sam Harper (34 not out), who suffered a frightening concussion during the BBL while training with the Melbourne Stars, impressed with 46 in his return match.

Allrounder Liam Scott was the pick of the Redbacks bowlers on a hot day in Melbourne, taking 4-18 from 12.3 overs.

Sheffield Shield 2023-24 standings

Team	Matches played M	Wins W	Losses L	Drawn D	No results N/R	Deductions Ded.	Batting Bonus Bat	Bowling Bonus Bowl	Total points PTS
1 Western Australia Men WA	10	5	2	3	0	0	5.53	9.4	47.93
2 Tasmanian Tigers Men TAS	10	5	2	3	0	0	6.06	8.3	47.36
3 NSW Men NSW	10	4	3	3	0	0	6.31	9	42.31
4 Victoria Men VIC	10	4	4	2	0	0	4.74	8.2	38.94
5 South Australia Men SA	10	3	6	1	0	0	5.19	9.3	33.49
6 Queensland Bulls QLD	10	2	6	2	0	0	3.54	8.3	25.84

Legend

M: Matches played

W: Wins

L: Losses

D: Drawn

N/R: No results

Ded.: Deductions

Bat: Batting Bonus

Bowl: Bowling Bonus

PTS: Total points