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
Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia
NicknameBarrel, Bolo
Height185 cm (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 Test3 January 2025 v India
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 (squad no. 24)
2016Rising Pune Supergiant
2019/20–2021/22Hobart Hurricanes (squad no. 25)
2023/24–presentMelbourne Stars (squad no. 25)
2024Durham
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 13 14 112 67
Runs scored 77 9 1,033 136
Batting average 8.55 3.00 11.87 6.47
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0
Top score 20 4 51 19
Balls bowled 2,141 716 21,733 3,517
Wickets 56 16 422 80
Bowling average 17.66 45.31 23.32 40.35
5 wickets in innings 2 0 11 1
10 wickets in match 1 0 2 0
Best bowling 6/7 3/67 7/31 5/63
Catches/stumpings 7/– 3/– 33/– 13/–
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  Australia
World Test Championship
Winner2021–2023 England
Runner-up2023–2025 England
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 January 2025

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. In March 2019, he was named the Sheffield Shield Player of the Year by Cricket Australia. 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. He was a member of the Australian team that won the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final.