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Queensland
Image:BullsLogo.png
One-day Name: Queensland Bulls
Coach: Flag of Australia Trevor Barsby
Captain: Flag of Australia Chris Simpson
Founded: 1882
Home Ground: The Gabba
Capacity: 42,000
First-class debut: New South Wales
in 1882
at The Gabba
Pura Cup wins: 6
Ford Ranger Cup wins: 7
KFC Twenty20 Big Bash wins: 0
Official Website: Queensland Cricket

The Queensland Bulls are the Brisbane-based Queensland representative cricket team in Australia's domestic cricket tournaments:

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[edit] History

Despite having produced many outstanding cricketers and attracting others from interstate or overseas (see below), Queensland failed for 68 years to win the four-day national tournament (known at the time as the Sheffield Shield) until Stuart Law led them to success in the 1994-95 season.

Since their breakthrough win, Queensland has enjoyed a golden era winning the competition a further five times (including three consecutive seasons from 1999/2000 to 2001/02) and making the final every year but three. Their most recent title, a victory over the Victorian Bushrangers in 2005-06 saw the Bulls post a first innings score of 6-900 and eventually win by a record margin of an innings and 354 runs. Since a final was introduced to the Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup competitions in the 1982/83 cricket season the Queensland Bulls have contested 16 out of 25 finals.

The Queensland Bulls have also enjoyed reasonable success in the domestic one-day limited overs tournament having won that title seven times since the competition's commencement in the 1969-70 season.

[edit] Home Ground

The side plays (most of) its home games at the "The Gabba", a contraction of the suburb name of Woolloongabba in which it is located. Matches are also played at Allan Border Field in Albion, Brisbane.

[edit] Famous Players

Queensland versus South Australia in a Sheffield Shield match at the 'Gabba, during the mid-1980s
Queensland versus South Australia in a Sheffield Shield match at the 'Gabba, during the mid-1980s
Queensland Bulls versus Victorian Bushrangers in a limited overs one-day cricket match at the 'Gabba during the mid-1980s
Queensland Bulls versus Victorian Bushrangers in a limited overs one-day cricket match at the 'Gabba during the mid-1980s

For a fuller list of players, see Queensland Cricketers

[edit] Current Squad

Rookie Players

[edit] First-class Records

Matthew Hayden
Matthew Hayden

Most runs for Queensland[1]

Player Runs Career
Martin Love 10297 1992/93 - 2007/08
Stuart Law 9920 1988/89 - 2003/04
Jimmy Maher 9889 1993/94 - 2007/08
Sam Trimble 9465 1959/60 - 1975/76
Matthew Hayden 8831 1991/92 - 2007/08
Allan Border 7661 1980/81 - 1995/96

Highest individual score:

Most centuries:

Most runs in a season:

Highest partnership:

Highest team score:

  • 900-6d vs Victoria in 2005/06
Andy Bichel
Andy Bichel

Most wickets for Queensland[2]

Player Wickets Average
Michael Kasprowicz 498 1989/90 - 2007/08
Andy Bichel 463 1992/93 - 2007/08
Carl Rackemann 425 1979/80 - 1995/96
Jeff Thomson 349 1974/75 - 1985/86
Craig McDermott 329 1983/84 - 1995/96
Geoff Dymock 309 1971/72 - 1981/82

Most wickets in a season:

Most wickets in an innings:

Most wickets in a match:

[edit] References

  1. ^ Most Runs for Queensland. Cricket Archive.
  2. ^ Most Wickets for Queensland. Cricket Archive.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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