Henriques ton repairs NSW's top-order wobble

Moises Henriques, the New South Wales captain, struck an unbeaten century to spearhead a sturdy batting display against Queensland on day one of the Sheffield Shield match at the SCG.

On a day of high temperatures in Sydney, with more forecast for Saturday that forced the cancellation of weekend club matches, the hosts made the most of the conditions after Henriques won the toss.

While Daniel Hughes fell to Peter George in the day's first over and Ed Cowan was unable to replicate his double-century against Victoria at the MCG last week, falling lbw first ball to Michael Neser to leave the Blues 2 for 2, both Nick Larkin and Kurtis Patterson were able to sculpt substantial innings to guide NSW into a strong position.

Opener Larkin struck 86 in a 156-run partnership for the third wicket with Patterson, who struck 88 himself, as NSW rescued their innings.

Arriving at the crease with 158 on the board, Henriques built his innings sensibly before accelerating to capitalise on tiring bowlers in the final session, hitting 13 fours in his unbeaten knock of 102. The Bulls missed the legbreaks of Mitchell Swepson, presently training with the Australian Test squad in Dubai ahead of their imminent trip to India.