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Queensland Premier Cricket

FieldValue
nameQueensland Premier Cricket
imageQueensland Premier cricket logo.png
imagesize150px
administratorQueensland Cricket
cricket format2 Day, 1 Day & T20
tournament formatHome & Away
first1897/98
participants12
championsWestern Suburbs
most successfulSouth Brisbane (21)
Toombul (21)

Toombul (21) Queensland Premier Cricket is the top cricket competition played in Queensland, Australia. The competition was founded under the name Brisbane Electoral Cricket in 1897 and eventually came to be known as Brisbane Grade Cricket, but has since expanded to take in teams from Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, and Ipswich.

As of the 2019/20 season there were six grades in the Two-Day Bulls Masters competition. In addition to the two-day Grade competition there is also a One-Day competition for the John McKnoulty Cup and a T20 competition for the Tom Veivers Trophy. There is also a women's One-Day competition for the Katherine Raymont Shield contested by eight sides as of the 2020/21 season, and a women's T20 competition under Queensland Premier Cricket.{{cite news

Easts-Redlands are the reigning First Grade premiers, and Gold Coast are the reigning premiers in both the One Day and T20 competitions.

History

Early years: 1897 – 1915

The 1894–95 Queensland senior cricket season resulted in great dissatisfaction among cricketers and the public due to poor management of fixtures because more prominent clubs would monopolise cricket grounds and not allow smaller clubs to play regularly throughout the season.{{cite news

In April 1897 the National Cricket Union held a committee to submit proposals for an electorate cricket competition to be established in Brisbane in collaboration with the Q.C.A. for the 1897–98 season.{{cite news

In October 1897 the inaugural Brisbane electorate cricket season began with the following clubs competing: North Brisbane, South Brisbane, Fortitude Valley, Toombul, Toowong, and Woolloongabba.{{cite news

In the 1898/99 season a Nundah club joined the competition and a Grammar School side began competing in the B Grade competition.{{cite news

In 1913 the Queensland Cricket Association reconstituted the competition redrawing the electorate club boundaries to accommodate the following clubs: North Brisbane, South Brisbane, Woolloongabba, Toowong, Valley, Toombul, Nundah, and University.{{cite news

Recent events

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the competition was suspended in 2020 however in September 2020 it became the first Australian state cricket competition to begin the 2020/21 season under Cricket Australia's Return to Play guidelines, which stipulated that the ball must be cleaned with a disinfectant wipe every forty minutes, that saliva could not be used to shine the ball, and that umpires could not hold bowlers hats during overs.

Women's cricket: 1997 to present

The Queensland Women's Premier Grade One-Day competition for the Katherine Raymont Shield was first held in the 1997/98 season. A women's second-grade One-Day competition for the Jodie Fields Shield was established in 2001/02 and a T20 competition was established in 2009/10. Clubs with women's first-grade sides competing as of 2017 were Western Suburbs, University of Queensland, Valley, Gold Coast, and Sandgate-Redcliffe.

Queensland women's cricket has expanded in recent years with Ipswich-Logan joining the first-grade competition in 2018/19, Wynnum-Manly and Redlands joining with a combined side in 2019/20, Sunshine Coast joining in 2020/21, and South Brisbane aiming to field a women's side to join in the 2022/23 season as of 2021.

Current teams

ColoursClubFirst seasonLast seasonGrade TitlesOne-Day TitlesT20 Titles
[[File:Deniliquin_Football_Club_colours.jpgcentre40x40px]]Easts-Redlands District1897/98Present1320
[[File:BendigoGoldColours.pngcentre40x40px]]Gold Coast District1990/91Present244
[[File:Monbulk_Football_Club_colours.jpgcentre40x40px]]Ipswich District2012/13Present000
[[File:Wattle Park Amateurs Football Club colours.jpgcentre40x40px]]Northern Suburbs District1927/28Present861
[[File:Geelong_West_Sporting_Club_colours.jpgcentre40x40px]]Sandgate-Redcliffe District1961/62Present533
[[File:Lenswood_Rangers_Football_Club_colours.jpgcentre40x40px]]South Brisbane District1897/98Present2140
[[File:Morphettville_Park_Football_Club_colours.jpgcentre40x40px]]Sunshine Coast District1994/95Present110
[[File:Albert_Park_football_club_colors.jpgcentre40x40px]]Toombul District1897/98Present2120
[[File:Nairne_Bremer_United_Football_Club_colours.jpgcentre40x40px]]University of Queensland1912/13Present14146
[[File:Mallee_Eagles_Football_Club_colours.jpgcentre40x40px]]Valley District1897/98Present1163
[[File:Pimpinio_Football_Club_colours.jpgcentre40x40px]]Western Suburbs District1921/22Present1530
[[File:Olympic_Dam_Football_Club_colours.jpgcentre40x40px]]Wynnum Manly District1961/62Present551

Defunct teams

ColoursClubFirst seasonLast seasonGrade TitlesOne-Day TitlesT20 Titles
[[File:Mallee_Eagles_Football_Club_colours.jpgcentre40x40px]]Beenleigh Logan Electorate1994/952011/12000
[[File:North_Melbourne_white.pngcentre40x40px]]Bundamba Electorate1900/01????000
[[File:Elliott_Football_Club_colours.jpgcentre40x40px]]Colts Electorate????????400
[[File:Forest_Hill_Football_Club_colours.jpgcentre40x40px]]Enoggera Electorate1899/19001900/01000
[[File:Wattle Park Amateurs Football Club colours.jpgcentre40x40px]]North Brisbane Electorate1897/98????200
[[File:Alexandra_Hills_Football_Club_colours.jpgcentre40x40px]]Nundah Electorate1898/991901/02000
[[File:NorthcoteColours.pngcentre40x40px]]Toowong Electorate1897/98????100

Records

Batting records

Highest score

ScorePlayerTeamSeason
345Matt RenshawToombul2018/19
311*Wade TownsendToombul2009/10
302Ryan Le LouxRedlands2007/08
300*Matthew GogginSandgate-Redcliffe2002/03
285*Peter CliffordToombul1986/87
259Chris LynnToombul2015/16
258*Charles MorganValley1904/05
243Roy LevyValley1934/35
241Ryan BroadWynnum-Manly2005/06
*Source: [http://premier.qld.cricket.com.au/content.aspx?file=1283242236u](http://premier.qld.cricket.com.au/content.aspx?file=1283242236u) *. Last updated: 2021.

Most runs in a season

RunsPlayerTeamSeason
1116Sam TruloffWestern Suburbs2021/22
1069Cecil ThompsonSouth Brisbane1922/23
943Aub CarriganNorthern Suburbs1944/45
918Aaron NyeWestern Suburbs2002/03
911Jack HutcheonToowong1908/09
903Nick KrugerValley2005/06
882Dom MichaelNorthern Suburbs2012/13
875Roger HartiganWoolloongabba1905/06
873Ken MackayToombul1948/49
*Source: [http://premier.qld.cricket.com.au/content.aspx?file=1283242234g](http://premier.qld.cricket.com.au/content.aspx?file=1283242234g) *. Last updated: 2021.

Highest season average

AverageRunsPlayerTeamSeason
279.66839Cecil ThompsonSouth Brisbane1925/26
203.00812Robbie MacDonaldFortitude Valley1898/99
145.50873Ken MackayToombul1948/49
137.25549Cecil ThompsonSouth Brisbane1926/27
125.00502Chris HartleyUniversity2011/12
119.50239Don TallonSouth Brisbane1945/46
112.33337Ron OxenhamToombul1927/28
108.14757Sam TrimbleWestern Suburbs1961/62
*Source: [http://premier.qld.cricket.com.au/content.aspx?file=1283242235r](http://premier.qld.cricket.com.au/content.aspx?file=1283242235r) *. Last updated: 2021.

Bowling records

Best bowling

BowlingPlayerTeamSeason
10/13Sandy MorganUniversity1967/68
10/14Gil HardcastleToombul1934/35
10/16Charles BarstowToombul1920/21
10/18Joe DawesValley1998/99
10/26D. LittleUniversity1964/65
10/27F. SpeareWestern Suburbs1963/64
10/30Charles BarstowSouth Brisbane1909/10
10/32Ron OxenhamToombul1929/30
*Source: [http://premier.qld.cricket.com.au/content.aspx?file=1283242241n](http://premier.qld.cricket.com.au/content.aspx?file=1283242241n) *. Last updated: 2021.

Most wickets in a season

WicketsPlayerTeamSeason
107Chilla ChristWestern Suburbs1942/43
101Charles BarstowToombul-Windsor1913/14
100Michael McCaffreyWestern Suburbs1904/05
87Charles BarstowToombul-Windsor1914/15
86Charles BarstowToombul-Windsor1906/07
86Percy HornibrookToombul1922/23
86J. LincolnEastern Suburbs1943/44
84William HayesSouth Brisbane1905/06
*Source: [http://premier.qld.cricket.com.au/content.aspx?file=1283242234g](http://premier.qld.cricket.com.au/content.aspx?file=1283242234g) *. Last updated: 2021.

Best season bowling average

AverageWicketsPlayerTeamSeason
5.2954Thomas ByrneWoolloongabba1898/99
5.8173John McLarenFortitude Valley1910/11
5.9546Ron OxenhamToombul1934/35
6.1039Charles BarstowSouth Brisbane1912/13
6.50??John McLarenFortitude Valley1918/19
6.6854Ron OxenhamToombul1929/30
6.6952Ron OxenhamToombul1924/25
7.0025James CockburnColts1936/37
*Source: [http://premier.qld.cricket.com.au/content.aspx?file=1283242239y](http://premier.qld.cricket.com.au/content.aspx?file=1283242239y) *. Last updated: 2021.

Premierships

SeasonFirst GradeOne-DayT20
1897/98Woolloongabba––
1898/99North Brisbane––
1899/1900Woolloongabba––
1900/01South Brisbane––
1901/02Fortitude Valley––
1902/03Toowong––
1903/04South Brisbane––
1904/05Toombul––
1905/06Woolloongabba––
1906/07South Brisbane––
1907/08South Brisbane––
1908/09South Brisbane––
1909/10South Brisbane––
1910/11Woolloongabba––
1911/12Toombul-Windsor––
1912/13South Brisbane––
1913/14Toombul-Windsor––
1914/15Fortitude Valley––
1915/16–––
1916/17–––
1917/18–––
1918/19Fortitude Valley––
1919/20Fortitude Valley––
1920/21Toombul-Windsor––
1921/22Toombul––
1922/23Toombul––
1923/24Wests––
1924/25Toombul––
1925/26Toombul––
1926/27Toombul––
1927/28Toombul––
1928/29Fortitude Valley––
1929/30Toombul––
1930/31Fortitude Valley––
1931/32Wests––
1932/33Toombul––
1933/34Norths––
1934/35Toombul––
1935/36South Brisbane––
1936/37Wests––
1937/38Colts––
1938/39Easts––
1939/40South Brisbane––
1940/41University––
1941/42Toombul––
1942/43Wests––
1943/44Easts––
1944/45Wests––
1945/46Toombul––
1946/47Toombul––
1947/48Wests––
1948/49Wests––
1949/50Colts––
1950/51Colts––
1951/52Easts––
1952/53Toombul––
1953/54Easts––
1954/55Toombul––
1955/56Norths––
1956/57Easts––
1957/58Wests––
1958/59Wests––
1959/60University––
1960/61Wests––
1961/62South Brisbane––
1962/63South Brisbane––
1963/64South Brisbane––
1964/65University––
1965/66Colts––
1966/67South Brisbane––
1967/68University––
1968/69South Brisbane––
1969/70University––
1970/71Norths––
1971/72Norths––
1972/73NorthsValley–
1973/74UniversityValley–
1974/75ValleyWynnum-Manly–
1975/76UniversitySandgate-Redcliffe–
1976/77South BrisbaneWynnum-Manly–
1977/78South BrisbaneNorths–
1978/79NorthsWynnum-Manly–
1979/80EastsSouth Brisbane–
1980/81Wynnum-Manly-–
1981/82Wynnum-ManlyNorths–
1982/83Wynnum-ManlySouth Brisbane–
1983/84South BrisbaneNorths–
1984/85ValleyNorths–
1985/86South BrisbaneSouth Brisbane–
1986/87NorthsValley–
1987/88WestsUniversity–
1988/89South BrisbaneWests–
1989/90EastsSouth Brisbane–
1990/91South BrisbaneSandgate-Redcliffe–
1991/92ToombulUniversity–
1992/93UniversityGold Coast–
1993/94ToombulUniversity–
1994/95ValleyUniversity–
1995/96Wynnum-ManlySunshine Coast–
1996/97ValleyValley–
1997/98Sandgate-RedcliffeToombul–
1998/99Sandgate-RedcliffeEast-Redlands–
1999/2000Sandgate-RedcliffeWynnum-Manly–
2000/01South BrisbaneValley–
2001/02Sandgate-RedcliffeNorths–
2002/03Gold CoastUniversity–
2003/04Sandgate-RedcliffeUniversity–
2004/05WestsNorths–
2005/06Sunshine CoastWestsUniversity
2006/07UniversityUniversityNorths
2007/08WestsUniversityUniversity
2008/09Gold CoastUniversityWynnum-Manly
2009/10ToombulGold CoastGold Coast
2010/11Wynnum-ManlyUniversityUniversity
2011/12UniversityUniversityUniversity
2012/13ToombulToombulValley
2013/14ValleyUniversityValley
2014/15UniversityWynnum-ManlyUniversity
2015/16East-RedlandsUniversitySandgate-Redcliffe
2016/17WestsUniversitySandgate-Redcliffe
2017/18NorthsSandgate-RedcliffeSandgate-Redcliffe
2018/19UniversityValleyValley
2019/20UniversityWestsUniversity
2020/21UniversityEast-Redlands{{Cite webdate=19 October 2020title=JOHN MCKNOULTY CUP WINNERSaccess-date=2021-01-01website=Queensland Premier Cricket Facebook Page}}
2021/22Western SuburbsGold CoastGold Coast
2022/23Easts-RedlandsGold CoastGold Coast
2023/24NorthsNorthsIpswich
2024/25-UniversityValley
*Source: [http://premier.qld.cricket.com.au/content.aspx?file=1283242233r](http://premier.qld.cricket.com.au/content.aspx?file=1283242233r) *. Last updated: 2024.

References

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