Queensland Premier Cricket

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.

Queensland Premier Cricket
AdministratorQueensland Cricket
Format2 Day, 1 Day & T20
First edition1897/98
Tournament formatHome & Away
Number of teams12
Current championUniversity of Qld
Most successfulSouth Brisbane (21)
Toombul (21)

As of the 2019/20 season there were six grades in the Two-Day Bulls Masters competition.[1] 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.[2] There is also a women's One-Day competition for the Katherine Raymont Shield contested by eight sides as of the 2020/21 season,[3] and a women's T20 competition under Queensland Premier Cricket.[4]

The University of Queensland are the reigning First Grade premiers,[5] Easts-Redlands are reigning One-Day premiers,[6] and Gold Coast are reigning T20 premiers.[7] The Peter Burge medal, voted for by umpires, is presented to the best and fairest First Grade cricketer in each season and the 2019/20 Medalist is Jason Floros.[8]

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 monopolize cricket grounds and not allow smaller clubs to play regularly throughout the season.[9] As a result of this dissatisfaction in July 1895 a Queensland Cricket Association (Q.C.A.) meeting was held at which it was proposed that electorate cricket be established, which would mean disbanding the various clubs playing senior cricket in Queensland and replacing them with clubs organised by players residing within electorates.[10] The proposal was greeted with enthusiasm, as club cricket was seen as old fashioned, with electorate cricket being a superior way of fostering rivalry and generating local interest in the sport,[11] although an obstacle was securing cricket grounds in each electorate to accommodate a club.[10]

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.[12][13] In May the Q.C.A. held a meeting to formally discuss an electorate competition and appoint a committee to determine electorate boundaries and residential qualifications, and after discussion the decision to form an electoral competition was carried unanimously.[14] In July 1897 the Q.C.A. decided to amalgamate with the National Cricket Union and rescinded its constitution, by-laws, and other rules and regulations, drafting new ones in keeping with electoral cricket with amendments suggests by the National body,[15] and began planning a campaign to form the electorate clubs.[16] In August the National Cricket Union pulled out of the amalgamation at the last minute, however the Q.C.A. pushed on forming subcommittees for each electorate to pursue forming clubs.[17]

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.[18] Enoggera also formed a side but were unable to participate in the first season as they formed after fixtures had been scheduled, but the Queensland Cricket Association scheduled non-competition matches for the club to play.[19] The season was regarded as disappointing, with the standard of cricket being poor and attendance being low, although a large amount of rain affected games was cited as a potential reason for low engagement.[20]

In the 1898/99 season a Nundah club joined the competition and a Grammar School side began competing in the B Grade competition.[21] Enoggera was unable to join the competition in 1898/99 but did finally compete in the 1899/00 season,[22] and in the 1900/01 season a Bundamba club joined the competition.[23] By the 1901/02 season the Enoggera Club had become a general sports club and did not compete in the competition,[24] and Nundah had merged with Toombul.[25]

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.[26] In 1915 the Q.C.A. suspended the competition due to the First World War,[27] although in what would have been the 1916-17 season the Association secretary did schedule a handful of friendly matches between sides.[28]

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.[29] In January 2021 Greater Brisbane entered a three-day lockdown due to the virus and accordingly the competition was suspended for one week and Queensland Cricket announced it would "continue to monitor the situation closely."[30]

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.[31] Clubs with women's first-grade sides competing as of 2017 were Western Suburbs, University of Queensland, Valley, Gold Coast, and Sandgate-Redcliffe.[32]

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,[33] and South Brisbane aiming to field a women's side to join in the 2022/23 season as of 2021.[34]

Current teams
Club Date joined Grade Premierships One-Day Premierships T20 Premierships
Easts-Redlands District Cricket Club
1897/98
12
2
0
Gold Coast District Cricket Club
1990/91
2
2
2
Ipswich Logan Cricket Club
2012/13
0
0
0
Northern Suburbs District Cricket Club
1927/28
8
6
1
Sandgate-Redcliffe District Cricket Club
1961/62
5
3
3
South Brisbane District Cricket Club
1897/98
21
4
0
Sunshine Coast Cricket Club
1994/95
1
1
0
Toombul District Cricket Club
1897/98
21
2
0
University of Queensland Cricket Club
1912/13
13
14
6
Valley District Cricket Club
1897/98
11
6
3
Western Suburbs District Cricket Club
1921/22
14
3
0
Wynnum Manly District Cricket Club
1961/62
5
5
1

Defunct teams
Club First season Last season Grade Premierships
Beenleigh Logan Cutters
1994/95
2011/12
0
Bundamba Electorate Cricket Club
1900/01
????
0
Colts Cricket Club
????
????
4
Enoggera Electorate Cricket Club
1899/00
1900/01
0
North Brisbane
1897/98
????
2
Nundah Electorate Cricket Club
1898/99
1901/02
0
Toowong Electorate Cricket Club
1897/98
????
1

Records

Highest score
ScorePlayerTeamSeason
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: . Last updated: 2021.

Most runs in a season
RunsPlayerTeamSeason
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: . Last updated: 2021.

Highest season average
AverageRunsPlayerTeamSeason
279.66839Cecil ThompsonSouth Brisbane1925/26
203.00812Robbie MacDonaldFortitude Valley1898/99
145.50873Ken MackayToombul1948/49
137.25549Cecil Thompson5491926/27
125.00502Chris HartleyUniversity2011/12
119.50239Don TallonSouth Brisbane1945/46
112.33337Ron OxenhamToombul1927/28
108.14757Sam TrimbleWestern Suburbs1961/62
Source: . Last updated: 2021.

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: . 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: . 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: . Last updated: 2021.

Premierships
SeasonFirst GradeOne-DayT20
1897/98Woolloongabba––
1898/99North Brisbane––
1899/00Woolloongabba––
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–
1999/00Sandgate-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
2017/18Norths[35]Sandgate-RedcliffeSandgate-Redcliffe
2018/19University[36]Valley[37]Valley
2019/20UniversityWests[38]University
2020/21TBDEast-RedlandsGold Coast[39]
Source: . Last updated: 2017.

See also

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