Scott Boland

Scott Boland
Boland during his Test match debut against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, 2021–22 Ashes
Personal information
Full name
Scott Michael Boland
Born (1989-04-11) 11 April 1989 (age 35)
Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia
NicknameBarrel, Bolo[1]
Height1.85[2] m (6 ft 1 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 463)26 December 2021 v England
Last Test16 June 2023 v England
ODI debut (cap 210)12 January 2016 v India
Last ODI12 October 2016 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.26
T20I debut (cap 76)29 January 2016 v India
Last T20I6 September 2016 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.26
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12–presentVictoria (squad no. 24)
2013/14–2018/19Melbourne Stars
2016Rising Pune Supergiant
2019/20–2021/22Hobart Hurricanes
2023/24-Melbourne Stars
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 10 14 104 67
Runs scored 47 9 962 136
Batting average 6.71 3.17 11.73 6.47
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0
Top score 20 4 51 19
Balls bowled 1,531 716 20,235 3,517
Wickets 35 16 380 80
Bowling average 20.34 45.17 23.93 40.35
5 wickets in innings 1 0 9 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/7 3/67 7/31 5/63
Catches/stumpings 6/– 3/– 30/– 13/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Australia
ICC World Test Championship
Winner 2021-2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 April 2024

Scott Michael Boland (born 11 April 1989) is an Australian international cricketer. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, he also plays domestically for Victoria and the Melbourne Stars.[3] In March 2019, he was named the Sheffield Shield Player of the Year by Cricket Australia.[4] Boland is one of a handful of Indigenous Australians to be selected to play for Australia at international level and, as of December 2021, is only the second male Aboriginal player to have played Test cricket for Australia, after Jason Gillespie.[5] He was a member of the Australian team that won the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final.

  1. ^ "Scott Boland - Cricket Victoria". cricketvictoria.com.au. Cricket Victoria. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Scott Boland". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Scott Boland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Boland named Shield Player of the Year". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Scott Boland to become fourth Indigenous Australian to play Test cricket". Independent.co.uk. 25 December 2021.