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Maddinson supreme as Vics gain small edge

Victoria's Nic Maddinson made 110 not out on a topsy-turvy day 3 of the Shield clash with Queensland (AAP)

Nic Maddinson has celebrated his 100th first-class match with a 15th career century as Victoria claimed a narrow ascendency in their Sheffield Shield match against Queensland.

Victoria made the most of a 90-minute session with the ball as Queensland stumbled their way to 3-69 at stumps on the penultimate day's play at Junction Oval, a lead of just 58 runs.

Young paceman Mitch Perry (2-20) made a crucial breakthrough with the early wicket of former Test batter Joe Burns, caught behind for 13, while also picking up fellow opener Bryce Street (24).

Spinner Jon Holland (1-20) claimed the key wicket of Matt Renshaw for six, while breakthrough Test star Scott Boland went wicketless across his six overs.

Earlier, Maddinson remained unbeaten on 110 after a typically hard-hitting 147-ball knock that included 11 boundaries and one six.

It was a second century of the season for Maddinson, who also struck a fast-scoring 82 last weekend at Adelaide Oval.

It was the NSW-born batter's seventh century in just 24 matches since linking with Victoria in 2018.

Victorian opener Marcus Harris was dismissed for 91 in the Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland. (AAP)

Ladder-leaders Victoria appeared on track for a significant lead only to lose their final seven wickets for just 24 runs.

Instead they had to be satisfied with a narrow 11-run lead on the first innings after a dramatic late-order collapse.

Mark Steketee, who this week was called up for Australia's Test tour of Pakistan, and Gurinder Sandhu inspired the spectacular fall of wickets.

Steketee (3-92) kick-started it by knocking over Matt Short (43) and ending a 143-run stand for the fourth wicket.

Sandhu (5-65) then ran through the tail with Victoria's lower-order registering five ducks.

Earlier in the day, Test opener Marcus Harris narrowly missed a century in his final match before the Pakistan tour.

Harris,resumed on 88, but added just three to his overnight tally before flashing a James Bazley delivery to gully.

It ended a 180-run second-wicket partnership with Peter Handscomb (92), with the Victorian captain soon following his teammate back to the pavilion when he was bowled by leg-spinner Mitch Swepson.

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