Ryan Carters has continued his SCG onslaught, blasting a maiden first class century to put NSW into a strong position on day two of their Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland.

Carters is unbeaten on 153 at tea, having put on 133 for the sixth wicket with captain Peter Nevill (61 not out) to push the home side to 5-320 at the break.

It is a coming-of-age innings for the 23-year-old Carters, who moved to NSW from Victoria in the off-season and scored an impressive 94 in a tour match against England last week.

NSW, who entered this match high on confidence following last week’s 150-run victory over the fifth-placed Bulls, have moved into a strong position to claim first innings points.

Queensland started strongly on Saturday, removing Moises Henriques with the first ball of the day.

The pick of the Bulls’ bowlers, Michael Neser (2-77), had the fringe Test allrounder trapped LBW for a golden duck to have the home side on the back foot early.

But a sprightly 47-run partnership between the Canberra-born Carters and fellow youngster Kurtis Patterson (22) re-energised the Blues.

An increasingly free-spirited effort from Carters and Nevill has followed.

The pair came together at 5-187 with the Blues still in some strife, but haven’t missed a beat – despite a brief rain delay either side of lunch.

They’ve scored their runs at better than three an over, with Carters clubbing 17 boundaries and Nevill hitting seven fours and one six.

At the centre of everything has been Carters, the opener who has now batted for just over six hours and faced 309 balls.

Queensland’s attack, already missing Test paceman Ryan Harris, is a man down after seamer Matthew Gale suffered a right knee injury during his fourth over on Friday.

The 28-year-old is expected to miss six weeks.