Annual Report - Queensland Cricket

Board of DirectorsBack (l-r): Mr Kerren Smith, Mr Graham Dixon (CEO), Mr Carl Rackemann, Mr John Forrest and Mr Peter Evans. Front (l-r): Mr Gary Madsen O.A.M., Mr Damien Mullins SC, Mr Bryan Phelan, Mr Allan Border A.O. Absent: Greg Grant.Annual General MeetingThe Annual General Meeting of Queensland Cricket Association Limited covering the 130th year of cricket administration in Queenslandheld at Queensland Cricket Headquarters, Tuesday 8 August, 2006 at 6pm.

ContentsBoard Profiles 2Attendances and Committees 3Chairman’s Report 4Cricket Australia Report 5Chief Executive’s Report 6Season Snapshot and Awards 7Management Reports 8Marketing, The Pavilion, Media,Finance, IT, Game DevelopmentAffiliates’ Reports 14Country, Juniors, TAS, Warehouse,Churches, Primary Schools, Umpires& Scorers, Sub Districts, OthersLife Membership and Obituaries 20Wade Seccombe - a Tribute 21Queensland Cricket Awards 22International Match Score Cards 24Bulls Report 27Pura Cup Score Cards 29ING Cup Score Cards 36Twenty20 Score Cards 40QAS Report 41Cricket Australia Cup Score Cards 42Colts 44Women’s Cricket Report 45Fire Score Cards 46Grade Cricket Report 50Score Cards, Premiership Ladders,Awards, StatisticsAll-time Player Statistics 62All-time Domestic Four Day Statistics 67Australian Representatives 70Domestic Four Day Records & Statistics 71All-time Domestic One Day Statistics 83All-time Twenty20 Statistics 87Pura Cup Final 2005-06 88Directors’ Report 89Financial Statements 90100 Club 100Queensland Cricket Association LtdACN 010 289 237 ABN 556126956761 Bogan Street Breakfast Creek 4010P.O. Box 575 Albion 4010Phone: (07) 3292 3100 Fax: (07) 3262 9160email: qldc@qldcricket.com.auImages: Getty Images, Bob Jones Photography.Design: Queensland Creative Design Pty Ltd.Printing: JT Press.Cover: The XXXX GOLD Queensland Bulls celebrate theirmagnificent win in the 2005-06 Pura Cup Final.Office BearerspatronHer Excellency, Ms Quentin Bryce AC, Governor of QueenslandCHAIRMANMr D.G. Mullins SCLIFE MEMBERSMessrs Appointed Messrs AppointedC. Jones A.O. 1968E.A. Toovey M.B.E., O.A.M. 1970E.C. LaFrantz M.B.E. 1971B.S. McCahon 1982C.E. Anstey O.A.M. 1983R.D. Harris 1986Dr. A.C. Battersby A.M. 1987R.P. Easton O.A.M. 1988W.A. Brown O.A.M. 1992J.J. McLaughlin O.A.M. 1996Mr D.G. Mullins SC (Chairman, CA Rep)Mr B.D. Phelan (Deputy Chairman)Mr K.J. Smith (Marketing, Media, Audit)Mr G.P. Grant (Juniors, Schools, Divisions, Indigenous)Mr A.R. Border A.O. (Cricket, CA Rep)CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERMr G.J. DixonSTATE SELECTION COMMITTEESMale: Messrs. R.B. Phillips (Chairman), K.M. Dixon, S.A. PrestwidgeFemale: Mesdames. L. Moore (Chair), S. Fleming, S. McVeyBOARD OF DIRECTORSCRICKET AUSTRALIA REPRESENTATIVESMr D.G. Mullins SC, Mr A.R. Border A.O.S.C. Trimble M.B.E. 1997J.A. Maclean M.B.E. 1998R.T. Pascoe 1999R. G. Archer A.M. 2000J.N. McKnoulty A.M. 2001G.J.Madsen O.A.M. 2002T.V.Hohns 2003S.G. Law 2004T.R. Veivers 2005Mr J.L.T. Forrest (Grade)Mr P.D. Evans (Audit, Business)Mr C.G. Rackemann (Game Development, Umpires)Mr G.J. Madsen O.A.M. (Country)MARKETING & OPERATIONS MANAGERMr A.J. BlucheraUDITORSPKFOffice Bearers1

Board of Directors2Damien Mullins SCChairman.Appointed a SeniorCounsel in 2002,Damien is one ofQueensland’s twoCricket Australiarepresentatives,a position he hasfilled since 1993when he becamethe youngest person to be appointed to thethen Australian Cricket Board. He is a memberof the Cricket Australia Industrial Relations,Audit, Remuneration, International andFinance Review Committees. Damien has alsopreviously served on the International CricketCouncil’s Finance and Marketing Committee.A player with Eastern Suburbs and University,he was also President of University for fouryears, relinquishing that position in 1992.Damien became a Director of QueenslandCricket in 1991. He has been both Chairman andPresident, and now serves as Chairman sincethe two roles were combined.Greg GrantGreg completes hiseighth year on theBoard of Directors.He has been on theexecutive of theQueensland PrimarySchool CricketAssociation for over20 years, 10 of thoseas President. Greghas had a lengthy involvement in coachingand administration at school cricket level.He played second division cricket for Norths(Ipswich) until his elevation to the Board. Gregis a Life Member of Queensland Primary SchoolSport and the QPSCA. Originally a primaryschool teacher, he worked in the field ofinformation technology and was involved withenvironmental and outdoor education skillswith rural and remote schools. He now teachesat Bogonia State School, near St. George.Bryan PhelanThe DeputyChairman ofQueensland Cricketand a Board membersince its inception in1991-92. In additionto his lengthyinvolvement withcricket, he has abackground in sales,marketing and administration. He workedfor 20 years for Brintons Carpets, reachingthe position of Queensland Manager beforeleaving to take up a position with Safety FloorsAustralia where he is a working Director. Bryanis a Life Member of Northern Suburbs DistrictCricket Club, having served on the Club’sExecutive for the past 17 years. He is a formerPresident of Norths. As well as his QueenslandCricket commitments, Bryan has previouslybeen a Director of Women’s Cricket Australiaand member of Cricket Australia’s Women’sCricket committee.Gary Madsen OAMAwarded LifeMembership ofQueensland Cricketin 2002-03, Garybegan his cricketadministration careerin 1972, joiningthe ManagementCommittee ofthe Ipswich/WestMoreton Cricket Association. He became anExecutive Member of the Queensland CricketAssociation in 1989, becoming the CountryBoard Member in 1991 as well as President ofthe Queensland Country Cricket Association.He joined the current Board in 1991-92. Garywas appointed to the ACB’s Game Developmentcommittee in 2001. Prior to his retirement,he was a Construction Supervisor, controllingprojects in the Brisbane area for the QueenslandGovernment’s Administrative ServicesDepartment, Q-Build.Allan Border AOAustralia’s mostcapped Test captainand holder of theworld record for Testmatches with 156Tests, Allan joined theBoard following thedeath of Peter Burgein October 2001. Alegend of the game, he scored 11,174 Test runsand had a Test average of 50.56. He captainedAustralia in 93 Test matches and was a memberof the first Queensland team to win the SheffieldShield in 1994-95. Allan was a Test selectorbetween 1998 and 2005 and was returned tothe panel in 2006. He also coached Australia ‘A’on more than 30 occasions. The Allan BorderMedal, awarded to the best Australian playereach year, was named in his honour, as was themain playing field at QCHQ. Allan is Queensland’ssecond Cricket Australia Board representative,serving on the Playing Conditions Committee aswell as being Australia’s representative on theICC’s Cricket Committee - Playing.Kerren SmithKerren completedhis fourth year onthe Board in 2005-06 after a lengthyinvolvement withjunior cricket at agrassroots level. Inaddition to coachingteams, he wasPresident of GympieJunior Cricket (1991-1996) and Wide BayJunior Cricket (1997-2002), being awardedLife Membership of both bodies. Kerren hasbeen President of Queensland Junior Cricketsince 1999. He was also on the managementcommittee of the Gympie Cricket Associationbetween 1998 and 2000. The ManagingDirector of heavy machinery manufacturersJ Smith and Sons since 1993, he is a Director ofthe Cooloola Regional Development Board.Peter EvansA long-servingplayer with EasternSuburbs, his firstgrade careerspanned from 1969-70 to 1984-85. Hecaptained the teamfrom 1979-80 until1981-82, includingthe 1979-80premiership side. He represented QueenslandColts in 1971 and 1972. He is a Life Member ofEasts (now Redlands). Professionally, Peter wasa founding member of Morgans Stockbrokingin 1982, and is now a Director and majorshareholder of ABN Amro Morgans. He wasa member of the Brisbane Stock Exchangecommittee from 1985 until its demutualisationand also a member of the Australian StockExchange. He was the Board’s Finance Directorin 2002-03, his first year as a Board Member.Carl RackemannCompleted his secondterm as a Directorin 2005-06 after alengthy associationwith QueenslandCricket as a player.He played 102 firstclassmatches forQueensland, taking383 wickets at 26.32,and until last summer was the highest first-classwicket-taker for the State. A former captain,Rackemann took perhaps the most famous catchin Queensland cricket history - the one whichgave the Bulls their first Sheffield Shield win in1994-95. He played 12 Tests and 52 one-dayinternationals for Australia in a career disruptedby injury and by his decision to join the 1985-86rebel tour to South Africa. He coached Zimbabwein 2000 and 2001, has worked in the media andas a coach and mentor within Queensland’s eliteteams structure. He is a peanut farmer in theSouth Burnett.John ForrestJoined the Board in2002-03 after beinga delegate for theWarehouse CricketAssociation since1995. A player withthe University ofQueensland club from1964 until 1979, Johnhas been a diligentworker for cricket at many levels, includingcoaching and administration. He has servedas Warehouse President since 1993 and wasmade a Life Member of the WCAQ in 2000. Asenior lecturer in Public Administration at QUTuntil 1995, he now works as a consultant. Hehas served as a Racial and Religious VilificationCode conciliator for Queensland Cricket.Graham DixonGraham became ChiefExecutive Officer ofQueensland Cricketin 1996, after joiningthe organisation asGeneral Manager in1991. Prior to that, hewas involved in theadministration of theSandgate-Redcliffeclub in the Brisbane Grade Competition for 23years, as well as serving as a player for 25 years.This dedication earned him Life Membership ofthe club. Graham worked in the Office of StateRevenue for the State Government for 25 years,including stints in the Stamp Duties Office andas an Inspector of Totalisators. He was awardedthe honour of Queensland Sports Administratorof the Year in 2000. As well as his role as CEO,he is also the Company Secretary.

Attendance atGeneral Meetings2005-06CommitteesClubs or Affiliated Bodies Max. Max. ActualNumber AttendanceAttendance25-10-200519-02-200623-05-2006Beenleigh/Logan 1 3 2 3 9 6Gold Coast 1 2 2 3 9 5Northern Suburbs 1 1 1 2 6 3Redlands Cricket 1 2 1 2 6 4Sandgate-Redcliffe 0 1 0 3 9 1South Brisbane 3 2 1 3 9 6Sunshine Coast 1 0 1 3 9 2Toombul 2 3 3 3 9 8University of Queensland 2 0 1 2 6 3Valley 1 1 0 2 6 2Western Suburbs 2 2 1 2 6 5Wynnum-Manly 3 2 2 3 9 7Qld Country Cricket Assoc. 4 6 4 6 18 14Qld Cricket Umpires’ & Scorers' Assoc. 1 1 0 1 3 2Qld State Primary Schools Cricket Assoc. 0 0 0 0 0 0Qld Junior Cricket Assoc. 1 2 1 2 6 4The Associated Schools 0 0 0 1 3 0Warehouse Cricket Assoc. 1 1 1 1 3 3Qld Sub-District Cricket Assoc. 1 1 1 2 6 3Churches Cricket Assoc. 1 0 1 1 3 2Board of Directors 6 7 7 9 27 20Life Members 4 4 4 18 54 12Chief Executive Officer 1 1 1 1 3 338 42 35 73 219 115Andy Bichel - winner of the Ian Healy Trophy as the XXXX GOLD Bulls Player of the Year.AuditPeter Evans (Chairman),Kerren Smith, Steve Lonie.AppealsGreg Grant, Kerren Smith, JimTorpey, Justice Glen Williams(three to sit).Conducts PlayerBehaviourMichael Chessells, PeterEaston, Jim Holding, AnthonyTaylor, Andrew Lossberg, GregRowell plus Club Presidentsif/when required.Racial and ReligiousVilificationJim Holding, AndrewLossberg, Greg Rowell,Anthony Taylor, Sal Vasta.QCHQ DevelopmentGary Madsen (Chairman),Peter Evans, Eric Hebron,David Whybird, Geoff Trivett,Andrew Blucher, Graham Dixon.Representative Umpires’AllocationCarl Rackemann (Chairman),Lew Johnson, Mike Ralston,Graham Dixon.Remuneration ReviewDamien Mullins (Chairman),Peter Evans, Bryan Phelan,Graham Dixon.Cricket AustraliaGovernanceBryan Phelan (Chairman), JohnForrest, Kerren Smith.Business DevelopmentPeter Evans (Chairman), JohnO’Brien, John Pearce, BrianSully, Andrew Slack, Rod Rice.Greg Chappell FundPeter Evans (Chairman), JohnPhilp, Greg Grant.Grade Sub-CommitteeJohn Forrest (Chairman), JimHolding, Jon Hopes, MikeRalston, Anthony Taylor, NeilKing, Katherine Raymont, IanSturgess (Secretary).Conducts CommissionerRon Archer.Deputy ConductsCommissionersJustice Glen Williams,Jim Torpey.ConciliatorIan Campbell.ICACQLarry Budd (Chairman), AlexWoodcock, Stan Lenoy (until18th May 2006), TerryBellear, Cody Ratcliffe, JasonSmith, Michael Mainhardt,Gordon Langton, Craig Trindall,Martin Rugh.Women's Cricket TaskForceJohn Forrest (Chairman),Joanne Broadbent, MarkMcLatchey, KatherineRaymont, Loretta Moore, LisaThompson, Heather Wilkins,Danielle Harris.Attendances & Committees3

Chairman’s ReportChairman’s Report4The outstanding performance by the XXXX GOLD QueenslandBulls in clinching the 2005-2006 Pura Cup was the highlightof another successful season for Queensland Cricket.The record breaking victory was the culmination of an eventfulseason during which many significant individual performancesunderpinned a committed team effort. The victory was, nodoubt, of special personal significance for captain, JimmyMaher, and coach, Terry Oliver, representing their initialpremiership victory in their respective leadership roles.On behalf of everyone associated with Queensland Cricket,I congratulate all squad members and the coaching staff ona wonderful victory. This sixth domestic first-class cricketchampionship underscores the success of our coachingmethods and depth in talent. By contrast, the disappointingING Cup season has, no doubt, caused reflection and a reviewwhich will produce a more satisfactory performance in theforthcoming season.Our other elite teams also enjoyed a fine season. The KonicaMinolta Fire defied expectations to reach the final againstan impressive New South Wales team played over threematches at North Sydney Oval. The disappointment ofcoming so close to victory will no doubt inspire the team tocontinue their impressive development and strive for a finalsvictory next season. Once again, the Queensland Countryteam were winners in the National Championship. Thesuccess of our Country cricketers is an impressive testimonyto the depth of talent that is available in rural and regionalQueensland. Finally, the Queensland Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander XI completed their third successful ImparjaCup victory, an important punctuation mark in the continueddevelopment of our indigenous cricket talent.In January this year, the Gabba hosted a record crowd of39,874 for the Australian ODI against South Africa. Thiscrowd was the single highest attendance for any One DayInternational involving Australia anywhere in the countrylast season. In fact, save for day 1 and day 2 of the BoxingDay Test Match, it remained the single largest attendancefor any international cricket match in Australia. Only daysbefore, a similar crowd was in attendance for the inauguralTwenty20 International played between the same twoteams. Against this background, the sell-out of the firstfour days of the forthcoming first Ashes Test againstQueensland Premier Peter Beattie with Queensland Cricket Chairman Damien Mullins at the opening of the new facility at Allan Border Field.England signals an entirely new dimension for ticketing andmarketing arrangements for international cricket in Brisbane.The Board and Management are determined to build on thelegacy of these fantastic figures so that, whoever is playingAustralia at the Gabba in the first Test match of the summer,the first day becomes an icon event that traditionally “sellsout”. The Gabba is a world class sporting facility and theserecord attendances lend great support to our advocacy forthe allocation by Cricket Australia of additional marqueeevents whenever the opportunity presents.In July, international cricket again returned to the Far Northwith Cairns hosting a series of A Team matches at theCazalys Stadium. The support of the local Cricket Associationand their hardworking volunteers, who have co-operatedso well with Queensland Cricket Management, are to becongratulated on their achievement.At the 2005 Annual General Meeting, the members, byacclamation, adopted the recommendation of the Boardof Directors that Life Membership of Queensland Cricketbe conferred on Tom Veivers. The achievements andcontribution of Tom are chronicled elsewhere in this report.The business of managing and developing the game ofcricket in this State is complex and occasionally difficult.The implementation of policies that are designed to growand enhance the game and the skills of those who play andadminister it is a paramount objective. The delivery of thosepolicies is always made easier by the support, contributionand co-operation Queensland Cricket receives from itssponsors and corporate partners. The Annual Report isreplete with references to all of our sponsors and corporatepartners, but in particular I must acknowledge the ongoingconnection with XXXX Gold through Castlemaine Perkins. TheState Government, too, continues to provide outstandingassistance, particularly in relation to the development ofthe additional new Pavilion at our headquarters housingthe outstanding Century Room, the Centre of Excellenceoffices, as well as state of art gymnasium and trainingfacilities for the scholars selected by Cricket Australia for theannual program. I am pleased to acknowledge the Centre ofExcellence staff have developed a close and effective workingrelationship with Queensland Cricket management.The business generated through functions, catering andweddings at the Pavilion continues to grow at a tremendousrate. The success of the business is pleasing. The Board,however, has under review the scope and objectives of thebusiness, so that they continue to meet the requirementsof our existing Strategic Plan. In that regard, the Board hascommissioned PKF to assist in the development of a newStrategic Plan for Queensland Cricket through until 2009.All stakeholders will be consulted in the development of thePlan prior to its adoption by the Board.The Queensland Cricket Forums that have been conductedtwice annually continue to prove successful and popular.The attendance on two occasions of Cricket Australia GameDevelopment Manager, Damien Bown, has enhanced theoccasion and provided insight for attendees into nationalissues. The focus over the past 12 months has been on gamedevelopment strategies designed to aggressively grow andmaintain increased participation levels in our game. On theback of the Ashes loss and as a result of implementation ofpolicies consistent with the aforesaid objective, a growth inexcess of 13% has been achieved. The challenge will be tomaintain that and make sure that it continues to underpinthe future of the game in this State.I congratulate our most important committee, the StateSelection Committee, led by Chairman Ray Phillips, KenDixon and Scott Prestwidge. They have worked closely withthe Bulls leadership group and have operated with clearcommunication and great integrity. Among their myriad ofduties is the settlement of player rankings that inform theallocation of contracts by the Chief Executive on the authorityof the Board. The game is wholly professional but thewelfare of our players has never been a higher considerationfor Queensland Cricket. A recent meeting with the CEO ofthe Australian Cricketers' Association, Paul Marsh, allowedan outline as to how Queensland Cricket has, over time,developed a close and effective relationship with its players.The maintenance and enhancement of that relationshipcontinues to be a high priority.The past year has been a successful one in terms of ourfinancial operations. With the sell out of the Gabba Test,the next year promises to be equally successful. Our charteris to develop the game at all levels. The challenge will be toinvest any dividend from these successes in programs andstrategies that continue to strengthen Queensland Cricket’sclaim to be the leading State, on and off the field. On behalfof the Board, I assure our members and stakeholders weare focused on diverting and applying our surplus onlytoward initiatives that assist in the delivery of better cricket,cricketers and facilities.I take this opportunity to thank each member of the Boardfor their wise counsel over the past 12 months and theirvalued contribution to the governance of cricket in this State.I have greatly enjoyed the privilege of serving as QueenslandCricket Chairman. It is a position of high responsibilitymade easier by the effective and professional staff andmanagement led by our CEO, Graham Dixon.Damien Mullins SCChairman

Cricket Australia ReportThe loss of the Ashes at the Oval in September 2005 hasgenerated an unprecedented interest in the forthcomingseries commencing in Brisbane on 23 November 2006. Themassive response of the Australian Cricket Family is wellknownand the difficulties in coping with the demand, Ihope, understood. There is no doubt that the level of theresponse has caught Cricket Australia and our ticket agentsoff-guard. Of course, hindsight is a wonderful thing andno doubt Cricket Australia will look to implement ticketingarrangements differently next time.The benefits of the established Australian Cricket Familywill flow through in future years as we now look to developways of communicating more directly and efficiently to akey segment of our market. In particular, the 2006/2007Ashes season represents a unique opportunity for cricketto leverage the excitement surrounding the Ashes toattract new audiences and build increased loyalty amongstour existing cricket fans. Strengthening interest levels incricket will also assist us in securing future attendance andparticipation levels, as well as contributing to TVviewership, merchandise sales and other forms ofcricket consumption. A key objective throughout theAshes series, but also beyond it, will be to build anevent atmosphere that will enable us to engage newaudiences to cricket and increase involvement in thegame beyond attendance. That is, and must be, thelegacy of what promises to be an unprecedentedcricket season.There has been significant emphasis on gamedevelopment strategy with priorities adopted at theGame Development Summit in May 2006. In particular,the National Volunteers Strategy is now well underway,the Australian Cricket Policy (formerly the Junior CricketPolicy) is nearing completion, with active input fromState Associations, and a 12 month calendar of gamedevelopment events has been released. The projectteam for developing the National Volunteers Strategy isworking closely with Volunteering Australia and Stateand Territory Associations.Associations, there is now a comprehensive NationalParticipation Campaign in the market with a more targetedapproach delivering more precise expectations. The finalcount for participation at 30 June 2006 is 543,433 - a 13.6%increase on last year’s figure. All participation targets for2006/2007 have been received from State and TerritoryAssociations. Initial indications suggest a 9.8% increase overthe next 12 months.The resignation of Trevor Hohns after an outstanding periodas Chairman of the National Selection Panel saw AndrewHilditch, after 10 years service as a selector, elected in hisplace. Allan Border has recently been re-appointed to theNSP to fill the vacancy caused by Trevor’s retirement. Trevor,in the discharge of his difficult role, has made a significantcontribution to the stability of Australian cricket over a periodof sustained success and we are delighted he will continue tobe involved in our game at State level.Ricky Ponting and his team have bounced back from thedisappointment of losing the Ashes. The resounding Testand ODI victories over the ICC World XI, West Indies, SouthAfrica (home and away) and Bangladesh have re-establishedtheir credentials as the most accomplished and skilful side inthe world.Bob Merriman retired as Chairman of the Board of Directorsimmediately following the 2005 Annual General Meetingand was replaced by Creagh O’Connor who had served ashis deputy since April 2004. Ehsan Mani retired as Presidentof the ICC at the 2006 June meeting held at Lords and wasreplaced by Percy Sonn from South Africa, who will be thefirst President to serve under the new appointment process.The Honourable Justice Glen Williams AO, who has for manyyears served as Match Referee and Conduct Commissioner forQueensland Cricket, has been appointed Chairman of a newICC Appeals Committee.After much deliberation and debate, the ICC has establisheda new and important committee of the ICC DevelopmentInternational Board. The Financial and Commercial AffairsCommittee oversees all financial and commercial relatedmatters and reports at each IDI Board meeting. It will be avery powerful and influential Committee. Australia is notrepresented on this Committee. Of equal concern is the lackof representation of Australia’s ICC and IDI representative,our Chairman, Creagh O’Connor, on any ICC Committees.The Chairman continues to strongly press Cricket Australia’sconcern and hopefully remedy this unsatisfactory situationover the next 12 months.Much of the strategic focus of the Cricket Australia Board overthe past 12 months has been designed to ensure alignmentwith our key objectives underpinning the Strategic Plan. Weare determined to become more focused on a closer linkagewith our customers and to achieve a lasting legacy from theunprecedented response to the forthcoming Ashes Series.In other words, we are determined not to be satisfied withmerely a warm “afterglow”, but to build into the foundationsof our business outcomes that will continue to achievegrowth well beyond this important event.The increased dividend from the ticket sales representunique challenges both in an operational andgovernance sense as we strive to maintain our objectiveto make cricket Australia’s favourite sport. The nexttwo years will be a fascinating period of growth andexpansion.Over the past 12 months, I have greatly enjoyed thesupport and wise counsel of Allan Border in the dischargeof our responsibilities as directors of Cricket Australia andrepresentatives of Queensland Cricket. Allan has servedwith distinction as a Selector and made important andpractical contributions to the development of policyin his capacity as a member of the Playing ConditionsCommittee. At ICC level, he sits as Cricket Australia’srepresentative on the Cricket Committee.I have been pleased to enjoy the support of myfellow Directors to serve on the Industrial Relations,Remuneration, International and Audit Committees.Cricket Australia ReportAnother key outcome from the Game DevelopmentSummit was the finalisation of the NationalParticipation Campaign. In consultation with StateI thoroughly enjoy the privilege of serving as a Directoron the Board of Cricket Australia.Damien Mullins SC5

Chief Executive's Report6I’m convinced Queensland Cricketheadquarters is about the busiest place in thecricketing world.Certainly the days of ‘in-season’ and ‘outof-season’are long gone, and it’s one franticcentre of activity as cricket in Queensland operates virtually365 days of the year.On top of what we might call ‘normal’ activities, whichhave long been part of the cricket calendar, there were anynumber of extra activities over the past 12 months that wereat least run out of QC headquarters at Allan Border Field ifthey weren’t actually held there.With Cricket Australia’s Commonwealth Bank Centre ofExcellence now based in superb new facilities at Albion, thereare forever extra matches, meetings, camps, accreditationcourses and other activities happening in that area.Brisbane also hosted the East-Asia Pacific tournament, anearly part of the qualification process for the 2011 World Cupfor teams from Fiji, Japan and the Cook Islands, the Academyseries featuring teams from Australia, South Africa, India andNew Zealand, and oversaw the presentation of the Top EndSeries of ‘A’ sides from Australia, New Zealand, India andPakistan in Cairns.Also, there is an ever-increasing schedule of matches forplayers from various emerging player levels, ever-escalatingjunior cricket participation, and Warehouse cricket thatcontinues to break all records for winter competition.And next summer, for the first time, AB Field will host fiveone-day internationals for the Australian women’s team andthe Queensland Fire will play a match against New Zealand.All this is on top of the ever-busy workings of the PavilionFunction & Conference Centre, which grew from one functionroom to two with the opening of the Century Room in Marchand is now one of Brisbane’s most popular function centres.It’s all in the name of cricket, from the elite level right downto youngsters who are just setting out on the journey whichis our great game.The 2005-06 season was another fantastic time forQueensland Cricket, highlighted by the XXXX GOLDQueensland Bulls’ sixth domestic championship after anunforgettable Pura Cup final against Victoria at the Gabba.To be playing in an eighth consecutive championship deciderwas a wonderful achievement in itself; to win it with such asustained high level of performance right across the boardChief Executive's Reportwas a wonderful achievement. Congratulations to coach TerryOliver, captain Jimmy Maher, all the players and everyoneelse involved.But the Pura Cup success was one of many highlights forQueensland Cricket. Others included:-• The first KFC Twenty20 international in Australia on 9January 2006 in which Australia beat South Africa by 95 runsafter Damien Martyn scored 96 from 56 balls and AndrewSymonds 54 not out from 26 balls in front of a record and selloutGabba crowd of 38,894.• The Gabba’s first final in the ODI VB Series on 14 January2006, in which Australia beat Sri Lanka by nine wickets with4.3 overs to spare after Adam Gilchrist scored 122 and SimonKatich 107 not out. To attract a crowd of 26,139 with lessthan two days notice was a fantastic effort.• The 3-mobileGabba Testagainst SouthAfrica in whichRicky Pontingposted twinhundreds andMatthew Haydenscored 118 infront of his homecrowd attracteda crowd of51,230 in threeand a half days.• SixQueenslanders- MatthewHayden, AndrewSymonds, MichaelKasprowicz,Shane Watson,James Hopes andMitchell Johnson– won Australianselection at Test,ODI or Twenty20level.Jimmy Maher - victorious Pura Cup-winning captain of the XXXX GOLD Queensland Bulls.The Konica Minolta Queensland Fire, too, did Queenslandproud. Coming off a disappointing 2004-05 season, theyqualified for the Women’s National Cricket League final, andwent within a whisker of bringing the title to Queensland forthe first time. Congratulations to coach Joanne Broadbent,captain Melissa Bulow and their group.It was great for women’s cricket in Queensland to see MelissaBulow, Jodie Purves and Kirsten Pike representing Australia.Also, Queensland won the Australian Country Championshipfor the second consecutive year, and had captain Brian May,Sean Fitzsimmons, Wade Frazer and coach Vic Williamsnamed in the All-Australian side, and took the Imparja Cupfor a third year in a row, with Martin Rush, Bradley Stout,Worrin Williams, coach Jason Smith and manager Larry Buddearning All-Australian recognition.Off the field, too,there was plentyto enthuse.The upgradedPavilionFunction &ConferenceCentrebecame one ofBrisbane’s mostpopular functiondestinations,and animportantadditionalrevenue sourcefor QueenslandCricket, andwe stepped upsignificantly theservice providedto the gameat all levels viaa revampedand integratedInternet site atbulls.com.auWe are most fortunate, too, that our elite players,led by the Bulls, continue to do a wonderfuljob in promoting and presenting our game inoutstanding fashion. It’s not something thatwill ever receive massive media attention orpublic recognition, but it is a contribution valuedenormously by QC directors and staff. Thank you and welldone.The ever-intensifying media spotlight does fall on manyother parts of our operation, and over the past 12 monthsthe behaviour of very small sections of our crowds at theinternational games has been questioned.This is a major concern. We are committed absolutely toworking with each of the relevant authorities to rectify thissituation so that patrons enjoy the wonderful facilities of theGabba for major cricket matches in total confidence that it is asafe and family-friendly environment.The success of the 2005-06 season had barely settled whenwe had the astronomical interest in ticket sales for the2006-07 Ashes campaign. To think that Queensland Cricketcould sell out the first four days of the annual Gabba Test sixmonths in advance is quite extraordinary.It says that cricket in Queensland is in a very healthy state andthis is due in no small way to the contribution of everyoneassociated with our game - from executive level right throughto the tireless volunteers.As we do in other parts of this report, Queensland Cricketformally acknowledges the support of our key sponsors,headed by Castlemaine Perkins and XXXX GOLD, our landlordsat the Gabba in the Major Sports Facilities Authority, and atAB Field in the Brisbane City Council, and the QueenslandGovernment. We are fortunate to enjoy a healthy workingrelationship with each of these groups, and others like themvital to our day-to-day operations.I also wish to record QC’s appreciation of the ING sponsorshipover the past 14 years of the domestic one-day competition,which will not continue next season. They have beenwonderful supporters of interstate cricket.Finally, congratulations to the Board of Directors,Management and Staff at Queensland Cricket. We are trulyfortunate to have such a quality group of people who carrythe responsibility of administering our game in Queensland.Graham DixonChief Executive Officer

Season SnapshotJodie Purves - on Test debut for Australia.PlacingsSeniorXXXX GOLD Queensland BullsPura CupING CupQueensland Academy of SportCricket Australia CupState Institute ChallengeSyd Gregory CupKonica Minolta Queensland FireWomen’s National LeagueQAS Women (2nd XI)Cricket Australia CupXXXX GOLD Queensland CountryCricket Australia ShieldQld Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander XIImparja CupYouthAustralia Post Queensland Under-19 (Men)National ChampionshipsAustralia Post Queensland Under-17 (Men)National Championships1st6th5th1st1st2nd3rd1st1st7th3rdKonica Minolta Queensland Under-19 (Women)National Championships3rdKonica Minolta Queensland Under-17 (Women)National Championships2nd1 23 41. Andrew Symonds. 2. Mitchell Johnson. 3. Shane Watson. 4. Jacob Sarra.MENTESTSMatthew HaydenMichael KasprowiczAndrew SymondsShane WatsonONE DAYINTERNATIONALSJames HopesMitchell JohnsonMichael KasprowiczAndrew SymondsShane WatsonTWENTY20James HopesAndrew SymondsNational Honour BoardAUSTRALIA ‘A’Chris HartleyJames HopesMitchell JohnsonShane WatsonAUSTRALIANCOUNTRYBrian May (captain)Sean FitzsimmonsWade FrazerVic Williams (coach)PRIMEMINISTER’S XIMitchell JohnsonChris SimpsonCENTRE OFEXCELLENCEDaniel DoranAUSTRALIANINDIGENOUSMartin RushBradley StoutWorrin WilliamsJason Smith (coach)Larry Budd (manager)AUSTRALIANUNDER-19Ben CuttingBen Dunk (emergency)AUSTRALIANUNDER-17Haydn MurrayWOMENTESTSMelissa BulowJulia PriceJodie PurvesONE DAYINTERNATIONALSMelissa BulowKirsten PikeJulia PriceJodie PurvesAUSTRALIANYOUTHLaura BatesKasee MarxsenJodie PurvesRikki-Lee RimmingtonAUSTRALIANUNDER-17Lesley FramptonElise HackettDelissa KimminceJo-Ann VerrallDerek Tate - bowling for the QAS.Awards2005-06 XXXX GOLD Queensland Bulls AwardsPKF Best Fieldsman AwardChris HartleyING Cup Player of the YearJames HopesPura Cup Player of the YearAndy BichelSuncorp Players’ Player AwardAndy BichelIan Healy Trophy for Bulls Player of the YearAndy Bichel2005-06 Queensland Cricket AwardsAustralia Post Qld Youth Player of the YearBen CuttingQld Government Country Player of the YearBrian MayQld Academy of Sport Player of the YearDaniel DoranKonica Minolta Women’s Youth Player of the YearDelissa KimminceKonica Minolta Qld Fire Player of the YearMelissa BulowOther AwardsCarbine Club Bill Brown AwardBen CuttingBob Spence Trophy - Queensland Player U23Sean PowellSeason Snapshot7

MarketingMarketing ReportAustralia’s Test Series in England in winter 2005, andspecifically losing the Ashes for the first time in nearly 20years, created a storm of media and public interest in thegame. This provided great marketing impetus for anotherrecord-breaking season for Queensland Cricket.Revenue generated from Queensland Cricket’s majorincome streams - corporate box and hospitality packages,sponsorship, signage and an art union - totaled nearly $4.1million. This was $400,000 (11%) more than last year, ourbest-ever sales performance. As in recent seasons, incomefrom corporate box and hospitality sales was the majorcontributor, generating nearly $2.5million, $350,000 (14%)up on 2004-05.Queensland Cricket hosted over 220,000 people at the Gabbaduring 2005-06, our best-ever season attendance. Increasedcapacity, additional international matches and hostingthe Pura Cup Final all contributed. Highlights included twosell-out matches involving Australia and South Africa - theBelow: The Bulls Family Fun Day at Allan BorderField was a big success. Right: The CorporateHospitality brochure helped generate record sales.Below Right: Bulls fans enjoyed the inauguralTwenty20 game at the Gabba.Twenty20 International on January 9 and the VB Series OneDay International six days later. Over 26,000 people attendedBrisbane’s first ever ODI Final on February 14, an excellentresult given we had less than 48 hours to sell the event. The3-mobile Test match, which only lasted three and a half days,drew a crowd of just over 51,000 people.Generating attendances at domestic matches, however, isproving increasingly challenging.The average ING Cup crowd in 2005-06 was 5,300 - 13%down on last season. But this was still the best result of anyState, and a commendable outcome given the Bulls finishedat the bottom of the ladder. Nearly 8,000 people attendedthe Pura Cup Final. The 10,000+ crowd at the inaugural StateTwenty20 match at the Gabba was a good result given thesell-out Twenty20 International was played on the sameground just three days later.Total participation across the State (both seniors and juniors)increased by 10.9% in 2005-06. This was QC’s biggestrecorded year-on-year increase. Our junior signoncampaign, once again sponsored by KFC,was perfectly timed to capitalise on the interestgenerated by the Ashes Test series in England.In addition to TV, press and radio advertising,KFC in-store promotion, website activity, schoolvisits and various sign-on days, this season’spromotion focused on the high-potential growthareas of the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast.The number of junior teams increased by 47% onthe Gold Coast and 16% on the Sunshine Coast, which wereoutstanding results.As in previous years, Queensland Cricket initiated a numberof events and activities to help promote the game in regionalareas. The Suncorp regional tour in August took Bulls playersJimmy Maher, Wade Seccombe, James Hopes and LachlanStevens to Toowoomba, Warwick, Dalby and Goondiwindifor a series of player appearances, clinics and fundraisingdinners. And the Suncorp Country Challenge brought Bullssquad ‘city of origin’ v ‘country of origin’ One-Day andTwenty20 matches to Rockhampton in September.The 2005-06 year saw a major re-structure and expansionof Queensland Cricket’s website. We now manage onecentral portal (bulls.com.au), whereas previously the Bullswere promoted separately from the rest of QueenslandCricket. The consolidated site attracted 400,000 visitorsand over 19 million ‘hits’ between the October 2005 andMarch 2006, a 150% increase on the same period last year.The further expansion of our media department in 2006-07reflects the growing importance of the website as a focalcommunications tool for Queensland Cricket into the future.Also, Queensland Cricket hosted a series of outstanding off-fieldevents. This year’s Test match Luncheon, jointly sponsored byKPMG and 3-mobile, drew a crowd of 630, with guest speakersJeff Thomson,Bennett King,ShivnarineChanderpaul,Adam Gilchrist, Glenn McGrath and Michael Clarke.Michael Holding, Rodney Hogg, Michael Slater and RobertCraddock were special guests at the highly successful 4BCQueensland Cricket Test match breakfast.Former Australian captain Kim Hughes, Matthew Hayden andAndrew Symonds provided the entertainment for 430 guestsat the annual PKF Bulls Corporate Luncheon in February.And the Awards Dinner, sponsored by Suncorp, was a spiritedcelebration of the season’s achievements, particularly theBulls’ Pura Cup victory. The night featured a heartfelt farewelland tribute to retiring wicket-keeping great Wade Seccombe.Queensland Cricket continues to enjoy tremendous corporatesupport, led once again by major sponsor CastlemainePerkins via the XXXX GOLD brand. This year they initiatedtwo very successful programs directed at grass roots cricket.Firstly, they sent XXXX GOLD-branded stumps and boundarymarkers to all senior clubs across Queensland. Secondly, theylaunched the “Good as Gold” awards that acknowledgedindividual players’ commitment to a club and community,on-field performance and longevity. Bulls players AndyBichel, Jimmy Maher and Chris Hartley were the ‘faces’ ofthe promotion. Queensland Cricket extends a big thank-youto Castlemaine on behalf of everyone involved in the gameacross the State.Left: KFC again sponsored another successful junior sign-on campaign.Below: Young fans were keen to collect the Suncorp 2005-06 Bulls teamposter. Right: For the first time Queensland Cricket also produced a women'scricket poster to help drive escalating participation levels.8

We are very grateful too for the ongoing support ofmajor support sponsors - Channel 9, KFC, Suncorp,Coca Cola, Australia Post, Konica Minolta and the StateGovernment. All have supported Queensland Cricketfor at least eight years, an outstanding long-termcontribution.Sincere thanks are extended to all sponsors who areformally acknowledged at right.The ‘business’ of Queensland Cricket continues to grow.Increasingly, it’s a 12-month-a-year operation. The2006-07 season presents more exciting opportunities…an A-Series winter tournament in Cairns, new sponsorsfor Australian domestic and international One Daycricket, a new broadcast agreement with Fox Sportsfor interstate matches, an expanded State Twenty20competition, plus the most anticipated Ashes Test Seriesin recent history…just to name a few.The ongoing challenge is to fully exploit theseopportunities, to capitalise on the success of our eliteteams, to develop new ways of attracting players,spectators, supporters and volunteers, and to generateadditional long term sources of revenue to assist infunding cricket at all levels.Andrew BlucherMarketing and Operations ManagerPART IIIT HURTS WHEN TO THINK WE WERE POISED AT THE BRINKOF ‘SO NEAR’ BUT YET ‘SO FAR AWAY’BUT THE STRENGTH OF A TEAM IS TO FEARLESSLY DREAMAND THIS ONE IS READY TO PLAYTHE FEVER RETURNS AND A BULLS COURAGE BURNSIN THE BLAZE OF A QUEENSLAND VENDETTAREMEMBER THAT KID WITH THE STARS IN HIS EYE?WELL THIS TIME THE STORY GETS BETTER!!!TURN A NEW PAGE! TAKE THAT CRICKETING STAGEWITH A FORMULA PROVEN AND PROUDWHEN MAROON HEARTS ARE THUMPING – THE GABBA IS PUMPINGIT’S BIG AND IT’S LIVE AND IT’S LOUD!RED LEATHER FLIES – THERE’S BELIEF IN THE SKIESFOR THE SKILL AND THE THRILL OF THE MISSIONFOR THE CHARGE AND THE CHASE AND THE LOOK ON HIS FACEWHEN THE GAME IS AFLAME WITH AMBITIONWHEN JOHNSON’S THE SPEED WITH A VENOMOUS SEEDAND PERREN IS SCORCHING THE ROPESWITH FLIPPER AND HARTS PLAYING PASSIONATE PARTSAND THE BRILLIANCE OF WATSON AND HOPESTHE BALANCE OF YOUTH WITH THE VETERAN OF TRUTHAND ONCE AGAIN, Q IS THE LETTERWE’RE READY - WE’RE SET – NO EXCUSE – NO REGRETTHIS TIME THE STORY GETS BETTER!MARCH ON YOU MAROON GROWN HEROES!QUEENSLANDERS RISE AS THEY GOWITH THE WEIGHT OF OUR STATE RIGHT BEHIND THEMOUR HEART AND OUR HUNGER WILL SHOWWITH OUR BULLS WE CAN RECTIFY JUSTICE!WITH OUR BULLS, WE CAN CARRY THAT PRIDE!MARCH ON YOU MAROON GROWN HEROES!WE’RE COMING ALONG FOR THE RIDE!Rupert McCallMajor SponsorCastlemaine PerkinsMajor sponsor of Queensland Cricket. Majorsponsor of the Grade Competition andCountry Cricket, and naming rights sponsor ofthe Queensland Bulls.Major Support SponsorsQueensland State GovernmentFunding for the development of the gameStatewide.Channel Nine QueenslandSupplier of media air time and productionfor promotion of Queensland Cricketmatches, off-field events and activities. Cosponsorof the Junior Sign-On campaignand Junior Bulls Coaching Clinics.KFCSponsors of Queensland CricketQueensland Cricket gratefully acknowledges the tremendous support of the followingsponsors during 2005-06.Major sponsor of the Junior Sign-Oncampaign and the metropolitan JuniorBulls Coaching Clinics.SuncorpQueensland Cricket’s Bank, sponsor ofQueensland Cricket’s Regional Tour, theBulls intra-squad Country Challenge, andthe Bulls Awards Dinner.Coca-Cola AmatilOfficial soft drink supplier to QueenslandCricket.Australia PostMajor sponsor of Queensland Cricket’sYouth Program, regional juniorcoaching clinics, State Secondary SchoolsCompetition and co-sponsor of theVolunteer program.Konica MinoltaMajor sponsor of Queensland Women’sCricket and the Queensland Fire.Corporate SponsorsTriple MRadio 4BCThe Courier-MailWIN TelevisionFord Motor CompanyGriffith UniversityPKF Business AdvisorsWolf Blass WinesTicketmasterEmu SportswearQantasLinkSofitel BrisbaneAdrenalin Sports BarGabba Sporting ProductsRobin White - The Presentation PeopleLord’s TavernersQueensland Cricketer’ ClubYellow CabsKookaburraHamilton Motor InnWrigleysBPBeiersdorf AustraliaHarrup Park Country ClubNeverfail Spring WaterKingfisher Bay ResortCricket AustraliaSponsors3 mobileFosters AustraliaTravelexINGNational Foods (Pura)adidasFord Motor CompanyQantasNestleGatoradeKFCCommonwealth BankAustralian Sports CommissionSanitariumDriza BoneAlbionKookaburraSwisseSponsors9

The PavilionMediaThe Pavilion & Media Reports10Mid-way through 2004, Queensland Cricket took in-house the operation and marketing of thePavilion Function and Conference at QCHQ.While the fundamental role of the Pavilion is to service cricket, and specifically matches at AllanBorder Field, the last 12 months has confirmed that the business can provide a significant source ofincremental revenue for Queensland Cricket.Income in 2005-06 grew to nearly $1 million, a 160% increase on the previous year. One-thirdof this revenue was generated by weddings (49). The net profit of more than$100,000 represented a turnaround of approximately $170,000 compared to2004-05.With continued marketing, greater awareness and repeat business, plus theavailability of the new Century Room for the full 12 months of the year,revenue is expected to increase by a further 40%, and profits by 60%, inthe next financial year. Already we have 80 confirmed wedding bookingsfor 2006-07.Andrew BlucherMarketing and Operations ManagerAbove: The new multi-purpose facility sits between the QC administration building and the Pavilion.Below: Paintings of each of Queensland's 11 100-game players adorn the walls of the Century Room on thetop floor, including (l-r) Trevor Hohns, Carl Rackemann and Trevor Barsby. More details - page 100.A winning year on the field was matched by asuccessful one off the field for the Media andPublic Relations team.It is no secret that when the XXXX GOLDQueensland Bulls enjoy a victorious season,there is a positive flow-on for the rest ofQueensland Cricket, especially in the mediacoverage of its operations.The same can be said about theAustralian Cricket team, andQueensland has been fortunateto have a number of high profilemembers in recent years.The Bulls occupy a somewhatunique place in the crowded andcompetitive State media market.As a successful team in a nationalcompetition, they attract due praisefor their performances. But theirbiggest attribute is the continuedaccessibility to the public – theyare the State’s team and have notlost sight of their links to the grassroots of the game and the sport’sdie-hard supporters.From a publicity perspective, the 2005-06season was noteworthy for the introductionof Twenty20 cricket in a packed calendar ofmatches. The number of “big games” at theGabba also brought its share of challenges, withcricket, the venue and the authorities workingtogether to address the problem of anti-socialcrowd behaviour at major matches.Queensland Cricket continued to act as aresource for the media through the productionof material to assist with coverage. This includedproviding edited highlights of non-televisedPura Cup and ING Cup matches at the Gabba totelevision newsrooms, sending MP3 interviewswith Bulls players to radio stations throughoutthe season and producing newspaper copy forThe Courier-Mail and Sunday Mail to promoteGrade and Women’s cricket.For the first time, Queensland Cricket alsomade available selected video match highlightsthrough its website for fans to download or viewon-line. This proved a popular addition to thesite, with the daily Pura Cup Final highlightsdownloaded 3104 times during a two-weekperiod from March 26 to April 8.Matthew Hayden on media duty to help promote the "Long Live Club Cricket" campaign.Queensland Cricket again engaged the servicesof Peter Blucher as a consultant to complementthe role of the Media Manager. He producedthe “Between The Wickets” newsletter, issuedmonthly during the season and bi-monthly inthe off-season. BTW is of the highest quality andhighlights Queensland Cricket’s achievements tomore than 8000 subscribers.Across the season, the Bulls and QueenslandCricket benefited from consistent coveragein The Courier-Mail, Sunday Mail and TheAustralian, in addition to the national wireservice, Australian Associated Press. The Courier-Mail’s presence at a number of the Bulls awayfirst class matches once again provided fansacross the State with exceptional coverageacross the summer.Regionally, there was strong exposure in theGold Coast Bulletin, Sunshine Coast Daily,Toowoomba Chronicle, South Burnett Times,Fraser Coast Chronicle, Bundaberg News-Mail,Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, GladstoneObserver, Mackay Mercury, Townsville Bulletinand Cairns Post.Grade cricket also receives impressive supportfrom Quest Newspapers, which coveredwomen’s, youth and othergrassroots cricket to an admirablelevel.The ABC, through its regional andlocal radio programming, nationalGrand Stand and ball-by-ballcommentary, continues to deliveroutstanding State-wide coverageof the game.Bulls players Chris Hartley, JamesHopes and Mitchell Johnson werefeatured on Channel Nine’s CricketShow during the season whileJimmy Maher, Michael Kasprowicz,Shane Watson and Andy Bichelwere guests on Fox Sports’ InsideCricket show. Bulls players alsoappeared on Channel Nine’s children’s showHot Source, Brisbane Extra and Channel Ten’sTotally Wild.Triple M, B105, Nova, 97.3, 96.5, River 949 andAM stations 4BC, 4BH, 4KQ and 4TAB providedexcellent coverage across the season. QueenslandCricket’s media partners Triple M (FM) and 4BC(AM) were unstinting in their support.Queensland Cricket also assisted the CricketAustralia Public Affairs team throughout theyear in a variety of roles, including the coordinationof media facilities at the Gabba andAllan Border Field, supporting player and eventmedia management and assisting with planningfor the 2006 Ashes series.Stephen GrayMedia & Public Relations Manager

FinanceInformation TechnologyBy any measure 2005-06 was an extraordinary year forQueensland Cricket’s finances.A significant profit has resulted from a number of areas,including:• The inclusion of most of the State Government’sfacility grant for the new building as incomedespite the fact that these funds were used forcapital expenditure which will be amortised overthe next 15 years.• The first Twenty20 international in Australia at theGabba before a record attendance.• Brisbane hosted the 3rd final in the InternationalOne Day series for the first time.• Exceptional support from the corporate sector.• Additional grant funding from Cricket Australia.• Expanding sales from the Pavilion.• Effective cost consciousness by all staff across alldepartments.Additionally, Queensland Cricket continues to receiveassistance from Sport and Recreation Queensland viatheir Sport Development Program, as well as the QASprograms.These results, together with a number of initiativesrelating to future seasons, have placed QueenslandCricket in the strongest financial position it has everenjoyed. Already significant planning and budgetinghas been done in regard to the upcoming Ashes tour,and there seems no doubt that Queensland Cricket’sfinancial position will further improve next season.This financial platform will allow Queensland Cricket toembrace the many initiatives that have been identifiedfrom the existing Strategic Plan, which will flowthrough to the next plan, presently being constructed.Not everything can be achieved and prudence willbe required to ensure that the good times withQueensland Cricket now are not wasted in the future.The Finance Department has recently welcomed JadePool as a new member of staff, and we are sure shewill make a solid contribution providing much neededsupport for Weston Davis and Stacey Paul, who haveboth worked hard over the past 12 months in copingwith the considerable increase in the volume oftransactions processed by the department.John PhilpCommercial ManagerInternetQueensland Cricket created acombined Internet presence thisyear after having two sites, www.bulls.com.au and www.qldcricket.com.au, for several years.The site has proved very popular as a one stop shop for all cricketnews in Queensland. The table above shows the number ofunique visits we have had to the site since its launch in late July2005.The Between-The-Wickets (BTW) online magazine is emailed toover 8000 subscribers each month.The new site (below) has increased appeal to grassroots cricketbecause the free club sites have more features, more flexibilityand link seamlessly with the Sportzdat competition managementsystem. The popular "Find A Club" feature is user friendly and isupdated via the Sportzdat competition management system.Queensland Cricket hope more Associations and clubs will takeadvantage of the service being provided by the IT department.Competition Management SystemSportzdat www.sportzdat.com , Queensland Cricket’scompetition management system, is now available free of chargefor all Associations and clubswithin Queensland.During the past summer season,we hosted 45 competitions,with 194 grades and 1412teams playing 5915 games.It is hoped more Associationsaround the State will use the system next season.The new QC website is fully integrated with the Sportzdat systemso Associations and clubs with free QC websites have free onlineresults and stats available for their members.Grassroots CricketThe IT department of Queensland Cricket is dedicated to helpingthe volunteers who administer cricket in the State as well asthe full time staff of Queensland Cricket, Board and Centre ofExcellence.We provide free hosted email accounts for all associations andclubs who want to be involved, advice on purchase of computerhardware and software, as well as after hours support for ourusers when necessary.Barry Shimmin-ClarkeIT MANAGERFinance & Information Technology ReportsThe Pavilion, a two-fold operation after the opening of the Century Room in the new multi-purpose facility (left), became one ofBrisbane's most popular conference and function centres and helped generate increased revenue.11

Game Development ReportThe Queensland Cricket Game Development Department isdelighted to report a 10.9 percent increase in participation atclub and school level statewide over the past 12 months.This was the primary focus of the Game Developmentoperation. Working closely with Cricket Australia and QC’sown Marketing Department, with additional support fromlocal clubs and associations, we launched a range of strategicinitiatives and conducted specific sign-on and promotionalactivities to meet some clearly-defined and ambitioustargets.Above: Julia Price (second from right) returned to her old school SomervilleHouse as part of the "Long Live Club Cricket" promotion which recognisedschools and clubs. Below: Jimmy Maher at the KFC Junior Bulls Clinic. BelowRight: A Multi-Cultural Cricket Project with QC's Barry Weare.Game DevelopmentHappily, with the help of the massive community interestgenerated by the upcoming 2006-07 Ashes series, weexceeded expectations in all areas. The table below showsthe individual participation targets and achievements for2005-06.Club School Entry Level TotalTarget Result Target Result Target Result Target Result32,466 33,488 35,190 36,229 4,326 4,558 71,982 74,275This was an extension of growth trends in participation levelswithin Queensland over the past three years, as is detailedbelow.2002-03 – 2003-04 2003-04 – 2004-05 2004-05 – 2005-06+ 2.39% + 4.91% + 10.69%It was a fantastic result - congratulations to all concerned.Ford Kaspa’s CrewFor the third year, Queensland Cricket ran the Ford Kaspa’sCrew volunteer recognition program to appropriatelyrecognize the army of volunteers who make such a valuablecontribution to our game.The loyal support from Ford has been an integral part of theprogram, together with the endorsement of QueenslandBulls and Australian fast bowler Michael Kasprowicz, whocontinues to enjoy his involvement with the program whileserving as a tremendous ambassador for it.A number of other promotional activities and programs havealso continued during the year, including:-Nestle Super 8’s ClinicThe Beenleigh-Logan Cricket Club was the venue for theNestle Super Clinic in November 2005. Queensland Cricket’sSteven Baker co-ordinated the event attended by 200 schoolchildren from the Beenleigh area. Special guests were MichaelKasprowicz and Australian women’s player Clea Smith.KFC Junior Bulls Coaching ClinicTwo Junior Bulls Clinics involving Game Development staffwere conducted at QCHQ during the December/Januaryholidays, with 247 children attending.These clinics continue to be well received and are anexcellent cricket promotion, with a number of QueenslandBulls players attending to offer their advice and mix with theever-enthusiastic youngsters. Each clinic participant receiveda bucket hat, polo shirt, certificate, a group photo and a giveawaypack.Australia Post Junior Bulls Coaching ClinicsTwo regional clinics were also held in Mackay and Gympie inSeptember, attracting 110 children. Queensland Bulls playersattended one day of each of these clinics in a coaching andpromotional role.Long Live Club CricketThis was a new national program conducted by CricketAustralia and Queensland Cricket to promote club cricket.It saw all Bulls and Australian players available to play fortheir clubs on 1 October. A number of clubs also conductedadditional promotional activities to help highlight theimportance of club cricket as an integral part of the cricketpathway.This promotion was not only a tremendous boost at the startof the season to all District Clubs, but also to the first-gradeplayers who had the opportunity to play with and againstsome of Australia’s best players.On Field Displays on The Gabba and AB FieldDuring the first three days of the Gabba Test matchQueensland Cricket’s Heather Wilkins co-ordinated a range ofon-field activities for school children to help promote Cric-Hitand Have-A-Go centres.Displays were also conducted during Pura Cup matches at theGabba to promote the Milo Kanga Cricket program.A number of junior girls were also invited to attend Women’sNational Cricket League games played at Allan Border Fieldand participate in lunch time promotions for women’s12

cricket. This culminated in a ‘Girls on the Gabba’ promotionwhich saw 200 school girls involved in a lunch promotion onday 3 of the First Test between Australia and West Indies.Talent Identification ProgramAnother key role of the Game Development Department isthe continued provision of learning, training and playingopportunities to assist the development of talented cricketers.Australia PostEmerging Players ProgramThis program looks to provide coaching and playingopportunities for players who have shown potentialwithin their peer group and as part of the various QJCChampionships and/or State Primary or Secondary SchoolsChampionships conducted each year.Players are provided two major camp formats during theSeptember and January school holidays to continue tomaximize their skills and tactical knowledge of the game.Queensland Cricket will continue to conduct these activitiesin a co-ordinated and appropriate manner so as to assist theplayers, but also to fit within Queensland Cricket’s talentidentification system.Australia Post Youth TeamThe Queensland Selection Panel selected Under 17 and Under19 boys teams to participate in the Cricket Australia NationalChampionships.Queensland finished third at the Under 17 Championshipsin Sydney where Haydn Murray (Wests) was selected in anAustralian Development Squad. Sadly, this carnival wasaffected by several days of rain but nevertheless it was animportant start to the senior representative career of thoseinvolved.Queensland finished a disappointing seventh at the Under19 Championships in Perth despite a number of tremendousindividual performances. Ben Cutting (Souths)had an outstanding Championship and wasselected in the Australian Under 19 teamwhich competed in the Youth World Cup in SriLanka in February 2006.Regional QASThrough the continued support of the StateGovernment, Queensland Cricket operated fora fifth season a regional program under theQueensland Academy of Sport banner.Below: Joining Michael Kasprowicz at the Bulls Awards Dinner were Kaspa's Crew members: (Back l-r): Roger Decle, Rick Jones, RorySolomon, Dale Barnett, Owen Sperling, John Kelleher, Bob Kemp. (Front l-r): Fred Frost (Absent-represented by proxy), Gayle Gardiner,Deb Sanders, Greg Tibbets. Right: Ben Cutting receives the Youth Player of the Year from Australia Post's Greg Bubke. Below Right: Membersof the Australia Post Queensland U19 side Andrew Greig, son of Ian Greig, and Wally Wright, grandson of Wally Grout. Far Right: AshleyNoffke and Kirsten Pike visit Glasshouse Mountains State School as part of the "Long Live School Cricket" promotion.The program, involving 14 male and six female cricketersfrom across the State, allows the players to remain intheir local communities to complete things like schooling,university and apprenticeships while still receiving support todevelop their cricket skills and knowledge.Queensland Cricket’s Vic Williams continues to run thisexcellent program in conjunction with QAS Head Coach,Trevor Barsby, with support from Regional Cricket Managers.Queensland Cricket ensures that each program within thetalent identification system is sequential and appropriate toassist athletes to continue to develop their skills.ConclusionThe Game Development Department will continue to providea quality service with a twin focus - to support the volunteerswho maintain our game, and develop players for theQueensland Bulls and Queensland Fire.The Department looks forward to maintaining cricket’sstrong place on the sporting landscape and working to makeour game Australia’s favorite sport.Mark McLatcheyGame Development ManagerGame Development Report13

CountryCountry Report14Queensland retained the Australian Countrychampionship in Mandurah, Western Australia,to head another successful season for cricket incountry Queensland.A new-look Queensland side won their first fourgames so convincingly that they could afford tolose the last game to East Asia Pacific and stillclaim the Cricket Australia Shield.In defeating Victoria Country Queensland alsoretained the Heinz Cup.Four Queenslanders were chosen in thehonorary All-Australian side: Brian May (Ipswich& West Moreton - captain), Sean Fitzsimmons(Gold Coast), Wade Frazer (Cairns), Vic Williams(Coach)Final Placings and Points were:Queensland Country 54.83Victoria Country 51.47New South Wales Country 49.24East Asia Pacific 44.20Western Australia Country 43.00South Australia Country 33.69Prior to the Australian Country Championships,Country played two one-day games against theQueensland Academy of Sport at Allan BorderField. In game one, QAS scored 5-268 off 55 overs,and in reply Country made 3-273 in 47 overs thanks mainlyto Brian May (108no) and Darren Frakes (96). In game twoCountry made 9-256 from 55 overs before QAS reached 3-259in the 51st over.Earlier, Queensland Country hosted the Victoria Instituteof Sport for a three-game series at Roy Henzell Park atCaloundra. The visitors prevailed 2-1. Match scores:Game 1. Country sent Victoria in on a rain-affected wicket.Victoria scored 8-167 from 40 overs in a shortened day/nightgame. Country replied with 5-170 from 38.3 overs to win.Brian May top scored with 79.Game 2. Country scored 9-214 from 50 overs, with BrianMay making 61. Victoria won with 241 from 49.2 overs.Game 3. Country posted 9-224 from 40 overs thanks to 117Above: The victorious Queensland Country side (Back l-r) Len Martin (Manager), Vic Williams (Coach), Wade Frazer, Boyd Williams, Chris Welsh, Kris Johnson, Tom Maher, Darren Frakes, LukeFeldman, Jason Steen, Gary Madsen (QCCA President). (Front l-r) Aaron Moore, Sean Toovey, Reece McDonald, Brian May (Captain), Sean Fitzsimmons, Todd Wells. Below: Brian May receives theQueensland Government Country Player of the Year from Tom Barton, Minister for Sport.not out from the in-form Brian May. But Victoria won easily,reaching 3-227 from 35.4 overs.Other representative matchesCity v CountryThe Country v City BullsOrigin matches wereplayed at Rockhampton.Country defeated City ina 50-over game, scoring7-251 after City posted250 all out. And in thefirst Twenty20 game inQueensland, Countryscored 205 before Citytook the honors with3-207.XXXX GOLD CupFor the first time in 15 years North Queensland beat SouthQueensland in the annual 100-over match at Harrup Park inMackay. Building on improvement shown in recent years,North Queensland made 282 off 98.3 overs after winning thetoss. Darren Frakes (126)and Sean Toovey (52) ledthe way. South Queenslandstruggled against the quickbowling of Luke Feldman(6-82), with only captainBrian May (154) offeringany lasting resistance.Platypus Under 19ShieldAt Allan Border Field,South Queensland scored304. Ben Fleming 82, Craig Smith 58 and LukeDixon 48 were the main run getters. NorthQueensland could only muster 194, with LiamKelly scoring 62.Ron Bushby Under 17 ShieldNorth Queensland scored 108 and in replySouth Queensland posted 152 from 52.5overs. The match was played at the BrisbaneGrammar School fields at Northgate as part ofthe Australia Day Youth Carnival.Queensland Country Under 19 vQueensland Under 17In a two-day match at Allan Border Field,Country, led by Craig Smith (97) and LiamKelly (51), scored 301 from 72.4 overs. In reply,Queensland Under 17 scored 292 from 94.5overs. Chris Marshall (4-54) took the bowlinghonours.In a one-day match, Country scored 9-220 from50 overs, with Mitchell Weatherhead (58no)leading the way. In reply Queensland Under 17scored 3-224 from 42.3 overs.State Youth RepresentativesQueensland Under 19 - Craig Smith(Toowoomba).Queensland Under 17 - Isaac Ling (Townsville), Linden March(Far North Queensland), Andrew Martel (Townsville), ByronThick (Bundaberg).Umpire WorkshopsThere was an increase in umpiring recruitment this seasondue to several key initiatives. In addition to the annualpre-season workshops held in Mackay and Chinchilla, CraigSpalding and Greg Hamblin were appointed South and Northco-ordinators, and TAFE courses were arranged by MikeRalston.Queensland Country CricketAssociation AwardsAlan Pettigrew Memorial AwardOutstanding Country Player - Wade Frazer

JuniorsBrian Gaskell Patron’s AwardMost Improved Player - Sean FitzsimmonsQueensland GovernmentOutstanding Country Player - Brian MayBill Matheson Memorial AwardOutstanding Under 19 Player - Craig SmithPanther Under 17 AwardMost Outstanding Under 17 Player - Shaun AustinAdministrationThere were some changes to Regional Executive members.Barry Jansen replaced Warren Maher as North QueenslandAlliance President, and Jeff Kangur from Fraser Coast took onthe representation for Wide Bay after Andy Richards took up aposition with Queensland Cricket as Regional Cricket ManagerWide Bay.SponsorshipCastlemaine Perkins, through XXXX GOLD, and QueenslandCricket, continue as the two main sponsors of Country Cricket.Castlemaine provides cash and product via its sponsorship. Wetreasure Castlemaine as an invaluable partner.Queensland Cricket contributes $60,000 towards Country Trials,Open Age, Under 19, Under 17 and the Youth Championshipson the Australia Day weekend, plus travel costs and insurance.And because we changed our affiliation to $50 per Association,Queensland Cricket gave us a $26,000 grant this year to covercosts previously met by players.Platypus Sporting Goods continues to play an important role. Thisyear we will distribute $19,955.22 worth of balls to our affiliates- easily our best result ever. Platypus also provide shirts and kitbags for Under 17, Under 19 and Open Age sides.Also, QCCA acknowledges the invaluable support of theQueensland Government, Gabba Sporting Products, Greg ChappellCricket Centre, Slazenger Sporting Goods, Harrup Park CountryClub and Suncorp.Gary Madsen OAMPresidentMembershipAs the parent body of junior cricket,Queensland Junior Cricket is delightedwith census data showing a 9.5%increase in junior teams participatingin association competitionsthroughout the State. With similarincreases in school teams and ‘HaveA Go’ numbers, the 2005-06 seasonpaints a healthy picture for thefuture of our game. And with theforthcoming Ashes Series we lookforward to further opportunities togrow our player base and increaseretention and transition rates.QJC thanks all involved - QC staff andsponsor KFC for support of a sign-oncampaign which was far-reachingand strategic, QC Regional CricketManagers for regional hands-onsupport, and Association and club officials whosecoalface involvement is integral to success. An increasein playing numbers brings a commensurate demand onresources, in administration, facilities and personnel. QJCthanks officials for meeting the challenge.OperationsAt its bi-annual meetings QJC Management Committeemet with Directors and staff of Queensland Cricket anddiscussed issues pertinent to junior cricket, provideda forum in which delegates shared information,opinions and concerns, and co-ordinated intrastatechampionships.Intra-State ChampionshipsA total of 672 players experienced a variety of venuesand playing conditions throughout Queensland. QJCis indebted to those many volunteers who sacrificepersonal vacations for the benefit of young cricketers.Congratulations and thanks to all organising committeesand helpers for their hard work.Preston White of Rockhampton receives the Queensland Junior Cricket Player of the Year Award from Kerren Smith.ResultsWINNERHOST CENTREUnder 12 North Queensland Gold CoastUnder 13 Bayside, Easts & Redlands IpswichUnder 14 Sunshine Coast Charters TowersUnder 15 Darling Downs & SWQ BundabergUnder 16 Wide Bay Brisbane NorthQC WebsiteQueensland Cricket IT gave host centres access to theQC website via Sportzdat, making draws, match scoresand competition ladders available daily. QJC thanksQueensland Cricket IT, and those responsible at eachvenue, for providing this service.SponsorshipPlatypus Sporting Goods continues to support juniorcricket throughout Queensland. This season Platypusprovided 250 balls for use at Championships. Thisequates to a considerable sponsorship in dollar termsand directly benefits parents who would otherwise meetthis cost. QJC thanks Platypus for its generous support.Development TeamAt the conclusion of theUnder 16 Championship a QJCDevelopment team was named:Daniel Beatty (Wide Bay), RhysBrook (Gold Coast), MatthewCurtis (FNQ), Michael Dalrymple(Wide Bay), Andrew Gode (SEQ),Shaun Kelly (CQ), Brent Morgan(SEQ), Hugh Norton (Metro SW),Elliot Ryan (Brisbane North),Jason Smith (Sunshine Cost),Levi Thomson-Matthews (WideBay), Preston White (CQ).Under the guidance of SeanToovey (Coach) and Alan Kehl(Manager) the team participatedin a Queensland Cricket YouthSeries at Northgate from 16-18January.QJC Player of The YearThe Ken Mackay Memorial Trophy was awarded toPreston White (Rockhampton).ThanksThanks to all delegates for their input to QJC, whilecontributing massively within their respective zones.Vice President George Watkin, Secretary Ian Reeves,Treasurer Pat Frazer and Championship Co-ordinatorJenny Black accept added responsibility of specificportfolios. This executive body manages the functions ofQJC throughout the year and deserves the thanks of thejunior cricket family.Thanks also to the Board of Queensland Cricket andQueensland Cricket staff for the continued support of QJCInc and junior cricket throughout the State.Kerren SmithPresidentJuniors Report15

The Associated SchoolsWarehouseGeneralthe Bill Scott Shield for the winter 2005 Premier League.The Associated Schools & Warehouse Reports16The Ormiston First XI: (Back l-r) Jay Dowdell, Phillip Charles, Adam Boon, Guy Robinson, Kenny Allison, Anne-Marie Gerlach (Manager). (Front l-r) StevenMoss, Jacob DeJong, Ian Prior, Neil Pinto, Anand Raniga, Adam Clayton.TAS experienced many twists and turns in a close 2006competition in both divisions.When Round 5 matches were completely washed out, littledid anyone realize how critical this, and the varied schoolterm dates, would become for ‘blue’ division. With St Paulsdrawn to play Ormiston in their only meeting, the rainwashed their chances away.The vital game in ‘red’ division came in round 8 whenCanterbury travelled to Warwick to play the leaders. Ina titanic struggle, with overs and wickets running out,Canterbury overhauled Scots PGC’s total of 113 with twowickets to spare.Blue DivisionOrmiston, looking to defend their 2005 title, started trainingin term three, with mostly inexperienced grade 11 players.Still, by the last round of competition, they had to reversetheir round 4 loss to John Paul to win the championship.This they did, passing the John Paul score of 165 with fivewickets in hand.For the champions, Adam Boon built on his First XIexperience of 2005 and returned the excellent seasonbatting average of 45, while Guy Robinson took 17 wicketsat an average of 9.2 and Jacob De Jong took a hat-trick.Red DivisionAfter 6 rounds the premiership race was down to threeschools. Eventually, Canterbury came from behind withthree wins in the last three rounds, including two outrights,to edge out Scots PGC and Rosalie.Century-makers Derek Berry and Bryan Belzacki performedwell for Canterbury, but were overshadowed by theconsistency of James Garforth, who averaged 42.8. LukeGramm led the attack with 15 wickets at 5.7 runs-perwicket.Final PlacingsBlue DivisionRed Division1st Ormiston 60 Canterbury 682nd St Pauls 56 Scots PGC 663rd John Paul 45 Rosalie 53Cannon Hill 45Dave HooperSecretaryThere was an increase of 60 teams to the Warehousefixtures in 2005-06, taking the total to 352. This was duein no small way to the two runs that determined theresult of the 2nd Test at Edgbaston in 2005. And withthe massive interest in the upcoming Ashes Test at theGabba, a further increase is expected for 2006-07.The winter season started on time despite a fire whichdestroyed the field equipment shed at Marchant Park onthe eve of Anzac Day, three days before the start of thewinter season. With generous assistance provided bymany members of the Queensland cricket family plus theBrisbane City Council, volunteers and our curators, weproved how much can be achieved by a team workingtogether with purpose and determination.Equipment was borrowed from Queensland Cricket andSandgate-Redcliffe District Cricket Club. With interimstorage facilities, operations were resumed within twodays of the fire, albeit with some continuing difficulties.Plans are underway to replace the old wooden buildingwith a modern facility. The Executive Committee ofWarehouse Cricket sincerely thanks everyone who hasassisted the Association’s response to this major setback.Development OfficerIn November 2005, Warehouse Cricket appointed Mr.Phil English to the new position of Development Officer,with the goals of increasing the Association’s abilityto generate sponsorship and funding, and identifyingopportunities for additional competitions and facilities.Queensland Cricket’s recognition of the need for this roleand its additional financial support for the position isgreatly appreciated. The early results include registrationby the Australian Sports Foundation and the Junior EightsCricket Carnival held on the Queen’s Birthday publicholiday.CompetitionsFollowing a one-run loss to Main Roads last year, GoldCrest turned the tables to reclaim the Bardwell Shield,winning a nail-biter by one wicket in the 2005-06Saturday Premier League final. Everton Comets regainedThe 8th Annual Warehouse Eight-A-Side Tournament inAugust was again a cricketing and financial success forthe Association, with Bracken Ridge winning its first title.In another reversal of the previous result, Sunnybankbeat Mater Hill to win the second Twenty20 Carnivalheld at Kianawah Park in April. This event was againenthusiastically supported by our major sponsor, GabbaSports.In Country Week, Kingaroy again won the Eager’sShield. After 58 years, the Country Cricket Carnival weekcontinues to hold a special place in the calendar formany country cricketers and their families who travel toBrisbane for the week after Christmas each year.TechnologyWith the vast majority of Warehouse Cricket teams nowusing Sportzdat, the benefits of the facility are more fullyrealized and widely appreciated. Queensland Cricket isto be congratulated for their persistence and upgradingSportzdat, where statistics now form the basis fordetermining our grading, individual achievement awardsand players’ personal historical data. The upgradedQueensland Cricket website is another significantimprovement for administrators.Major Facilities GrantsThe foundation of Warehouse Cricket’s ability to providefacilities for its competitions lies with our continuedlease of 23 playing surfaces at three major complexesin Marchant Park, Kianawah Park and 7th Brigade Park.Maintaining those grounds is no easy task. However, in2005-06, Warehouse Cricket achieve several significantimprovements. They were:-• Marchant Park No. 1 underwent a $67,000 upgradeusing Warehouse Cricket, Gambling CommunityBenefit and Brisbane City Council funding.• The western oval at 7th Brigade Park was completedto provide a second synthetic wicket oval. TheBrisbane City Council funded this $150,000 project.The transition from Victoria Park, which began in

ChurchesPrimary Schools1999, due to the construction of the InnerCity By-Pass, is now complete. Fromthe start of summer 2006-07, this venuewill have two turf wicket ovals and twosynthetic fields as a junior and wet weatheralternative.• Kianawah Park Ovals 9 & 11 were upgradedthrough a $120,000 Brisbane City Councilcapital works project.Thank you sincerely to all those withinQueensland Cricket and the wider cricketcommunity who have contributed towardsthe continued efforts of this Association. Nowin our 85th year, Warehouse Cricket looksforward to continuing to contribute positivelyto the family of Queensland Cricket in thisexciting Ashes year ahead.John ForrestLaurence ChristiePresidentSecretaryCOMPETITIONS 2005-06Teams SUMMER 2005-06Saturday Senior - 60Sunday Senior - 64Total - 124WINTER 2006Saturday Junior - 14Senior - 84Sunday Senior - 130Total - 228Year Total - 352A second consecutive victory in the PlunkettCup, the State Shield and Division 1 ‘double’to the Wolston Park-Centenary Colts and theDivision 2 Premiership victory for debutantsRiver Terrace Rangers were the highlights ofthe CCAQ 2005-06 season.With the Rangers bringing the numberof teams in Churches cricket to nine, twodivisions were required in the two-dayPremiership competition. Wolston Park-Centenary Colts won their first Premiershipin four seasons, defeating the Ned FlandersXI in the final in February, while a fortnightearlier, River Terrace Rangers, who beganthe season with seven players who hadnever played cricket before, denied WolstonPark-Centenary a unique treble when theydefeated Wolston Park-Centenary Gold in theDivision Two final.Colts completed their double with a win inthe one-day State Shield final in March butit was the finals debut of regular ‘nearlymen’Ashgrove Lemmings that excited theneutrals.At the representative level, Churchesgave themselves a great boost before thisDecember’s Churches Cricket NationalChampionships in Adelaide with their victoryover Ipswich in the Plunkett Cup final inFebruary. Churches hope that they can carrytheir form into the nationals, a tournamentQueensland has not won since 1966.Churches cricketers were given a bonus thisyear when the expansion of possible uses forQC grant money meant that teams were ableto have most of their umpires fees refunded.In a competition that prides itself on keepingplaying costs low, this was most welcome.While umpiring numbers were again lowthis year, CCAQ is very pleased with thediscussions held with the Umpires' & Scorers'Association and the Sub-District CricketAssociation regarding the possible inclusionof Churches and Sub-District umpires in themajor umpiring association.Churches cricket, contrary to reputation, haslong had problems dealing effectively withon-field misconduct. It was most pleasing,therefore, to finally establish an effectivejudiciary system. The occasional times itwas used were successful because of thethoughtfulness and selflessness shown by theplayers who acted as panellists. My thanks toall involved.On a very pleasing note, the Ned Flanders XItoured Vanuatu during May. While primarilya cricket tour, the “Neddies” team containeda number of doctors and other medicos whowere able to help in local communities.The tour included two matches against theVanuatu national team, both of which werewon by the Ned Flanders XI. All subsequentrequests to have the “Neddies” named SouthPacific champions have been duly ignored.Churches cricket is currently backing a winterTwenty20 competition being played betweenfive church teams located in the bayside andeastern Brisbane area. The competition, thebrainchild of Peter Spiers, is being played onSaturday afternoons at William Ross Park,Cleveland. He wanted to create a competitionfor those who were keen to play cricket but,due to work and other responsibilities, couldnot commit to an entire Saturday or Sunday.Churches has been very happy to sanctionand support the competition and is quietlyhoping that some players or teams may joinour summer competitions.Daniel VilésSecretaryThe past year has been a very busy andproductive one for Queensland Primary SchoolCricket.Sincere thanks to all who have contributed to ourorganization in any way. In particular, thanks toexecutive members Graham Power (Treasurer),Bill McKay (Secretary), and Mark Tibbles (ViceChairman), who provided great assistancethroughout the year and made my job so mucheasier.The inter-city competition for the Treloar Shieldand McCasker Trophy was run and won onceagain in fourth term. Thanks to all coaches,managers and personnel at local venues(grounds, catering etc) for their support andassistance without which this competition wouldnot survive. Special thanks to co-ordinator MarkWeekes. The change to the timing of our StateChampionships in 2006 will have an impact onthis event but one that I know we can workthrough.The State Carnival for Girls was run verysuccessfully in Ipswich resulting in a win for WideBay and our Girls State Team being selectedto compete at the national championshipsin Cobram / Barooga. Thanks to Des Taege(Convener), Marion Higman (RSO) and thecommittee for running the carnival.The State Girls Team was exceptionally wellprepared and presented and as a result was alsovery competitive. Congratulations to Ian Rathmell(Coach) and Cath Sandurski (Manager), and tothe girls who finished second.Our Boys State Carnival was hosted successfullyby Brisbane North despite late changes invenues due to the unavailability of Northgate.Metropolitan West were narrow victors over thehost region. Thanks to convenor Bill McKay andRSO Mark Tibbles and their committee.The Boys team under the guidance of Ian McKay(Coach) and Mark Weekes (Manager) workedhard in the lead up to the national carnival heldin Cobram/Barooga where a loss to Victoriaended with a second place. Thanks Ian and Mark.It is all well and good to talk about State andnational championships but nothing wouldbe possible without the tireless work, effortand dedication of the countless teachers andcommunity members at Primary Schools acrossQueensland who, through their love of cricket,give countless hours to keep this great game aliveand well. Sincere thanks and keep up the goodwork.Thanks, also, to Queensland Cricket for theopportunity to participate in the State Forumswhich provide an excellent opportunity for thecricket community, representing all levels andareas of the State, to discuss issues and to plana path forward for our game. Damien Bown(Cricket Australia) and Damien Mullins (QCChairman) have been frank and open in theirleadership of discussions and I hope that theseopportunities will continue.Sincere thanks to QC’s Graham Dixon, MarkMcLatchey and Dave Bannister for theircontinued support of Queensland Primary SchoolCricket. I believe that it is only through thesepartnerships that we will be able to continueto provide a worthwhile and affordable cricketexperience at the State level for primary schoolplayers, the future of our game.We were saddened throughout the year to bidfarewell to one of our life members Tony Brownwho passed away following illness. Tony hadan influence on so many of our students as ateacher, sports coach and administrator. It is at atime like this that I reflect on how much peoplelike Tony and our life members contribute to ourorganization and hope that people like this willcontinue to come forward and offer their services.Glynn WilliamsChairmanChurches & Primary Schools Reports17

Umpires and ScorersSub-DistrictsUmpires and Scorers & Sub-Districts Reports18Season 2005-06 saw a bumper time for membershipof the Association, with 40 new members taking totalmembership to 118 ordinary members and 21 LifeMembers.This was a great effort by Mike Ralston and John Rowe– even if it did create some unprecedented training issues.Still, most new members took to the field well trainedand ready to do the job, and several already have beenidentified for possiblehigher levels.The extra numbersmeant the Association,generally requiredto supply about 68umpires each Saturdayto the QueenslandCricket XXXX Gold GradeCompetition, was alsoable to supply umpiresto the Sub-DistrictsUmpiring AchievementsICC International Panel -CA National Panel -CA State Panel -Peter ParkerDave OrchardBruce OxenfordNorm McNamaraTim LaycockAndrew Curran (standby)National U19 ChampionshipRepresentative -Andrew CurranNational U17 ChampionshipRepresentative -Jay KangurUmpiring MilestonesThe following achievements were recorded by membersduring the 2005/ 06 season:First Grade Debut -Ron Johnsen accepts the Bob Spence Medal from Patron Brian Gaskell.Peter MonaghanDarren MoloneyCricket Association. We made it a policy that if an umpirewas not allocated on a Saturday they were given a gameon Sunday whenever possible. After Christmas we alsoallocated umpires for the entire season to the AIC andTAS school games, where previously we were only able toaccommodate these schools after our season had ended.Several new members also were allocated to mid-weekcarnivals and the Blind Cricket Association Championships.First Grade Badge -Peter Parker wasrecognised byCricket Australia andQueensland Cricket forhis twin milestone of100 first-class matchesand 50 ODI's.Ron JohnsenSecretaryPatrick ShineDavid McIverPeter BolandJay Kangur100 Game Badge - Don WhiteNev O’BrienBob Spence Medal Winner -Patrons Award -Ron JohnsenPatrick ShineWep Harris 1st Grade Award - Norm McNamara & JayKangurThe Alan Pettigrew 2nd Grade Award - Alan LoynesThe Norm McMahon 3rd Grade Award - Damien MealeyThe Bob Spence Shield 4th Grade Award - Wayne StrelowThe Roy Tanner Shield 5th Grade Award - Doug WestbrookThe Arthur Payne Under 18 Award - Ray MarshThe Alan Pettigrew Progression Award - Damien MealeyThe Col Hoy Encouragement Award - Niels DammThe 2005-06season saw yetanother increasein participationnumbers,with 52 teamsfrom 23 clubscompetingover 11 roundsof two-daymatches on turfwickets.There was littleinterruption bythe weather,but south-eastQueensland’scontinued dryspell did nothelp wicketpreparation.Mal Lowings presents the Chatsworth Shield to Coorparoo Captain Chris Johnston.Congratulations to Coorparoo, who received the ChatsworthShield as winners of the A1 grade, and to Greg Rogers, whowon the Mel Johnson Medal for the second time in threeseasons.Once again a Queensland Sub-Districts representative teamparticipated in the Plunkett Cup competition. Sadly, theintervention of rain hampered our chances of reaching thefinal and we had to be content with finishing third. Still, ourteam performed well and we thank manager Greg Rogers forhis ongoing support.Umpire numbers were fairly static. We failed to increasenumbers significantly but, thankfully, we were able toobtain assistance with umpires from QCU&SA. Once againwe thank Greg Rogers for his experience in providingongoing umpire training.The season also saw the consolidation of the Sub-Districtswebsite. After a few early problems it became an excellentsource of information about our competition. Continuedimprovement is expected over the coming season. Specialthanks to Phil Spence, who has given a lot of his time in thisarea.The Sub-DistrictsCA Annual Dinnerand TrophyPresentationbroke fromthe standardformat thissummer, holdinga function atBrisbane’sMercure Hotelunder theheading of “ACelebration ofCricket”.Premiershipswere presentedto each winningteam, withexcellententertainment from illusionist Phil Cass and ex-Test cricketerKerry O’Keeffe. An auction helped raise funds for theStarlight Childrens’ Foundation. Special guest was Australianand Queensland Bulls player Shane Watson, while the ABC’sQuentin Hull was an excellent MC.The evening was a big success and thanks to the generosityof the 300 guests we donated $11,400 to the StarlightChildrens’ Foundation.Specials thanks to sponsors Castlemaine Perkins (XXXXGOLD), Yalumba Wines and Heritage Building Society, toPeter ‘The Batman’ Stathis, who did an excellent job sellingraffle tickets, and to Rod Nuttall and Brendon Nelson fortheir planning and organization of the function.We anticipate an increase to 60 teams for the 2006-07season and the new committee is committed to someexciting innovations to further complete the Sub-Districtscricket experience.Mal LowingsPresident

Other ReportsIndigenous CricketThe Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander XIcompleted a hat-trick of championship wins in the ImparjaCup in Alice Springs.Fast bowlers Martin Rush (Townsville) and Worrin Williams(Beenleigh/Logan) and wicket-keeper Bradley Stout(Townsville) won All-Australian selection after Queenslandwent through the series undefeated. Queensland coach JasonSmith and manager Larry Budd were also recognized withinclusion in the honorary All-Australian team.Williams and Stout also were chosen to spend a week atthe Commonwealth Bank Centre of Excellence along withbatsman Preston White (Rockhampton) as members of theAustralian Indigenous Development squad.The continued success was further endorsement of the newEddie Gilbert Talent Identification Program and came afterQueensland added to the indigenous match schedule aone-dayer against the Quensland Academy of Sport at AllanBorder Field that is expected to become an annual event.This prompted a decision to name two different sides for theImparja Cup and QAS fixture to give more indigenous playersan opportunity to play at representative level.Valley off-spinner Kieren Gibbs captained the Imparja Cupteam for the first time, while Wests all-rounder Barry Weare,the previous Imparja Cup skipper, led the Aboriginal & TorresStrait Islander XI.Imparja Cup Results 2005-06Game 1: Qld 8-155 off 37 overs (T Dodson 32, B Smith 24, WWilliams 21) d NT 109 off 31.3 overs (W Williams 4-7, M Rush4-23) by 46 runs.Game 2: Qld 5-129 off 29.3 (W Williams 48no, T Dodson 27,B Stout 27) d SA 125 off 34.3 overs (W Williams 3-7, D Watts3-15, K Brown 2-33) by 5 wickets.Game 3: Qld 3-72 off 17.3 overs (B Smith 34no, E Mills-Grant17) d Vic 71 off 27.4 overs (M Rush 4-17, K Brown 3-11, WWilliams 2-14) by 7 wickets.Final: Qld 6-91 off 29 overs (B Smith 22, B Stout 22) d NSW90 off 32.1 overs (A Holt 6-17, M Rush 2-13) by 4 wickets.The 2006 Queensland Imparja Cup team was:- Kieren GibbsAbove: Barry Weare (left) receives his commemorative cap from MichaelMainhardt. Below: Worrin Williams in action.(Valley - captain), Brett Smith (Cairns - vc), Todd Dodson(Cairns), Aaron Holt (Gracemere), Matthew Hull (Mt Isa), BenMainhardt (Norths), Eddie Mills-Grant (Sandgate-Redcliffe),Martin Rush (Townsville), Bradley Stout (Townsville), DamianWatts (Toowoomba), Worrin Williams (Beenleigh/Logan),Kim Brown (Norths). Coaches: Jason Smith (Rockhampton),Jack Gibbs (Ipswich). Manager: Larry Budd. Umpire: ZufaAbdulala (Cairns).In the one-day game against the QAS, the Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander XI was beaten by 179 runs. DamienWatts (4-62) and Ben Mainhardt (2-4) were the pick of thebowlers as the QAS scored 312 in 50 overs, while Barry Weare(61) and Jacob Sarra (22) did best with the bat as the ‘visitors’were dismissed for 133 in 38 overs.The Queensland Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander XIside was:- Barry Weare (Wests – captain), Keith Charles(Toowoomba - vc), Damien Budd (Sandgate-Redcliffe), ToddDodson (Cairns), Kieren Gibbs (Valley), Tim Hardingham(Palmwoods), Aaron Holt (Gracemere), Ben Mainhardt(Norths), Martin Rush (Townsville), Brett Smith (Cairns),Worrin Williams (Beenleigh Logan), Damian Watts(Toowoomba). Coaches: Jason Smith (Rockhampton), JackGibbs (Ipswich). Manager: Larry Budd.In another initiative that was tremendously well-received,Queensland Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander cricketers eachreceived specially-created caps and player numbers as part ofthe on-going development of indigenous cricket.The caps were presented by Michael Mainhardt, the lastindigenous cricketer to represent Queensland at first classlevel. They were the traditional baggy maroon style worn bythe Queensland Bulls, but also contained the Aboriginal andTorres Strait Island flags.The numbers allocated will be in perpetuity, with subsequentplayers to receive their own individual number in alphabeticalorder as they are selected.The initial 16 players was back-dated to the 2005 side. Playersto receive caps were:- 1 - Damien Budd; 2 - Keith Charles;3 - Kieren Gibbs; 4 - Aaron Holt; 5 - Joe Marsh; 6 - GlenMartin; 7 - Martin Rush; 8 - Brett Smith; 9 - Craig Trindall;10 - Damien Watts; 11 - Barry Weare; 12 - Worrin Williams;13 - Tim Todson; 14 - Tim Hardingham; 15 - Ben Mainhardt;16 - Jacob Sarra.MemorabiliaThe wonderful work of the Memorabilia Committee continuedunder a little difficulty due to the lack of a suitable work area.The designated ‘Ernie Toovey Room’ was relocated as part ofthe redevelopment of QCHQ, leaving this dedicated team ofworkers without a ‘home’ for an extended period.Still, the important task of ensuring that the history ofQueensland Cricket is appropriately recorded continued underthe leadership of Chairman Vic Rowe, who was in his firstfull year at the helm after replacing Brian McCahon partwaythrough the 2004-05 season. The diligence, enthusiasmand hard work of all committee members on their weeklyThursday morning visit is appreciated by all connected withQueensland Cricket.Members of the Memorabilia Committee are:- Vic Rowe(Chairman), Bunny Eastaughffe, Brian McCahon, GrahamMilton, John Morton, Ken Sellars, Ernie Toovey, WarwickTorrens, Ian Sturgess, Lorraine Whitney.Blind CricketIt is disappointing and concerning to report that the past 12months have seen a downturn in participation numbers inblind cricket. Our competition is now contested by just twoteams. And even then we struggle to have enough membersto play from week to week.Development of blind cricket has also dropped off despite thecontinued hard work and school visits by Queensland Cricket’sNev Paulsen for which we are most grateful. This is a majorconcern and we hope it is the start of a rebuilding phase inour game - not the beginning of the end.Despite limited numbers, we were still able to field a teamstrong enough to get us into the 28th National Blind CricketChampionships, held at Anglican Church Grammar School inBrisbane. It was the first time the championships had beenheld on turf, but sadly Queensland lost to Victoria by 14 runsin the final.Finally, I would like to pay a special tribute to Joy Forster,who, after 18 years as Treasurer of the QBCA, will hang up herpen. She has made an enormous contribution over the years.Chris PocockSecretaryOther Reports19

Deserving Honour for TomQueensland Cricket's 94th Life MemberObituariesLife Membership & ObituariesTom Veivers told of the “wonderful honour andprivilege” he felt when he became the 94th LifeMember of Queensland Cricket.The former Test off-spinner and State Directorof Coaching, speaking in response to hisnomination, said it was special to be awardedLife Membership of any organization, but evenmore so in cricket.He said it had added significance because cricketwas unique as far as a sport was concerned. It’sa game in which you can exhaust yourself butnot your subject, he said.Veivers’ Life Membership prompted somethingof a re-union with long-time friends and formerteammates.When he made his Sheffield Shield debut forQueensland in December 1958 as a 21-year-oldoff-spinning all-rounder Veivers played alongsideKen Mackay, Peter Burge, Ron Archer and RayLindwall, with Jack McLaughlin 12th man.In his last Shield game in October 1967, by thena veteran of 21 Tests and in his 106th firstclassouting, Veivers’ Queensland teammatesincluded Sam Trimble.They were seven greats of the gamein Queensland, and now they are allmembers of the Life Members' Club.Sadly, only Archer, McLaughlin andTrimble were alive to enjoy themoment when Veivers joined thisillustrious group.Still, it was a very special momentfor the now 69-year-old retiree,who was recognized not just for hison-field exploits, headed by a 1964Ashes tour to England, but also forhis sizeable off-field contribution tothe game.Veivers was secretary of the thenQueensland Cricket Association between 1974-77 and was a State selector from 1977-82. Hereplaced the late Roy Tanner as QCA Presidentin 1989 in a role he filled until 1992 - the firstex-Test player to fill this crucial job.Also, he was State Director of Coaching for fiveyears from 1979-83, when one of the aspiringyoung coaches who completed a Level Threecourse under his tutelage was none other thanJohn Buchanan.But it was on the field that Veivers came tocricketing prominence.In his 106 first-class games he took 191 wicketsat 38.70, including three five-wicket hauls, andscored 5100 runs at 36.95, with four centuriesand a highest score of 137. He captainedQueensland on one occasion.His name can still be found twice in the recordbooks for two monumental partnerships.In January 1960, against South Australia atthe Gabba, Veivers (115) and all-rounder JimBratchford (100) put on 211 for the sixth wicketto set up an innings victory.And in January 1963, also against SouthAustralia at the Gabba, Veivers (137) and Burge(163) put on 295 for the fourth wicket to laythe platform for an honorable draw after they’dcome together at 3-40 chasing SA’s 435 inwhich Gary Sobers had scored 196.Now, more than 45 and 42 years later, thesestands remain the highest sixth-wicket andfourth-wicket partnerships for Queensland.Veivers made his Test debut in 1963-64 againstSouth Africa, and distinguished himself in thefifth and final Test of that series in Sydney whenhe led a rearguard action to defy the tourists inthe drawn match.He toured England, India and Pakistan in 1964,top-scoring with 54 in the rain-affected SecondTest at Lords, and in the final Test at The Ovalhe scored an unbeaten 67. He also scored Testhalf centuries against India, with his highestTest score of 88 coming against Pakistan inMelbourne in 1964-65.His batting complemented his tight, disciplinedoff-spin, which allowed him to build pressureand bowl well in partnership.Veivers bowled 51 consecutive overs in thefourth Test against England at Old Trafford in1964, and in all bowled 95 overs (571balls) in the innings - 17 balls fewerthan the world record held by thegreat West Indian Sonny Ramadhin.He played 21 Tests betweenDecember 1963 and February 1967,taking 33 wickets at 41.7 and scoring813 runs at 31.3.He featured in a special Queenslandmoment in 1965 when he joinedPeter Allan, Peter Burge and WallyGrout in representing Australia inthe First Test against England at theGabba - a record representation atthe time.Vale: Barry GibbsHighly regarded administrator Barry Gibbspassed away in April aged 73 after a short battlewith cancer.Barry Montgomery Gibbs was most well knownin the cricket world for his presence as the SouthAustralian Cricket Association Chief ExecutiveOfficer 1988 to 1997.However, he served Queensland cricket ina similar capacity as a young man in the1960s. Gibbs held the position of secretaryof three leadingorganizations - theQCA, the BrisbaneCricket GroundTrust and theQueenslandCricketers’ Club– when heresigned fromthe QCA in1966.His five-yearterm wasa popularone,accordingtoreportsin “Green Hills to the Gabba”,the quintessential history of Queenslandcricket by Ian Diehm.“The QCA’s image improved with the appointmentof the new secretary,” it reported ofGibbs’ appointment. “Gibbs was youthful, goodlooking, articulate and a useful club cricketer.Players felt his presence in the administrationwas like a breath of fresh air.”Gibbs' greatest lament of his time in Queenslandwas that his appointment came three weeksafter the famous Tied Test.He was born in Melbourne and grew up with alove of cricket and Australian Football.The summer game was his first love and he wasa handy off-spinner at club level. The financialsector also proved alluring for Gibbs, who spent20 years in merchant banking in Melbourne,Brisbane and Adelaide. He was also a writer ofsome note, contributing articles to newspapersand writing a book about his cricket life in lateryears.His reputation as a high-calibre, generousindividual with far-sighted businessacumen followed Gibbs tothe SACA, where he droveprojects such as the Sir DonaldBradman Stand at AdelaideOval, the installation of lights atthe ground, and the recruitmentof Darren Lehmann back to SAfrom Victoria.Vale: Paul MooneyLocal cricket lost one of its bestservants in June when longtimeWests president Paul Mooney passedaway after a short illness.Mooney, 75, was President of Westsfor 16 years. He was also a competentgrade cricketer, having the misfortune- or fortune - to play at Souths whenlegendary wicketkeepers Don Tallon and WallyGrout were ahead of him in A grade and reservegrade respectively.Mooney was awarded a Medal of the Orderof Australia (OAM) in January for his servicesto cricket and rugby union in particular. He issurvived by his wife Gene and children Libby,Philip and Lexie.20

Wade SeccombeMore than just the numbersWadeSeccombe willforever holda prominentplace inQueenslandCricket history.Wicket-keeperin the firstBulls teamto win theSheffieldShield and thefirst ‘keeper to register 100 games for the State, heplayed in eight Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup finals forfive championships through a glittering career of 115first-class matches from 1992-2005.An Australian Ashes tourist and arguably the bestpure gloveman never to play Test cricket, he holdsvirtually every Queensland ‘keeping record. Amongthem are 519 dismissals in 109 matches, a strike-ratesecond to none, a record 67 dismissals in one season(1999-2000) and most dismissals in a Shield/Cupseason a staggering nine times.His batting, too, was invaluable, with four centuriesamong 3369 runs at 25.6. And he played in twodomestic one-day championships.Yet in retirement it isn’t so much the numbers for whichhe is remembered but more his character. Dedication,commitment, teamwork, sportsmanship, pride andintegrity. He personified all things good about cricket andthe Bulls. And more.Just as he did so many timeswhen an opposition batsmanstepped ever so slightly beyondthe crease, Seccombe caughtthe Queenland Cricket familyby surprise when he announcedhis retirement shortly beforethe start of the 2005-06 season.It was a day he will never forget. “I’d told Terry (coachTerry Oliver) and ‘Dicko’ (CEO Graham Dixon) - that waspretty hard - but the hardest thing was telling the players.Only a few of them knew what was going on - Kaspa,‘Bich’ (Andy Bichel), Joey (Dawes) and I’d rung Jimmy(Maher) in England,” he explained.Wade Seccombe – Statistically SpeakingFirst-Class MatchesMatches Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100s 50s Ct St115 175 30 3559 151 24.54 4 12 516 21One-Day MatchesMatches Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100s 50s Ct St90 67 22 955 67* 21.22 - 4 128 26It was up on Ray Lindwall Oval at QCHQ. “There wasa bit of a stunned silence and a few blokes said tome ‘you don’t have to do this’ but I’d made up mymind. I was ready to move on,” he said.It had been a long process but Seccombe knew itwas right.“I’d considered it for quite some time but I wantedto give myself every opportunity so I could be atpeace with the decision,” he said.“I did the off-season work and that was OK, but assoon as we started hitting catches it hit home - Ididn’t get that warm and fuzzy feeling you normallyget with a new season.“I wasn’t prepared to put in the same work. I’dalways prided myself on a certain level of work and Iwasn’t putting in.“I probably knew then but I wanted to play a gameto see if it could reignite that spark. So I played theCity-Country game in Rockhampton and that was it… I knew it was time to walk away.”So he did … lock, stock and barrel. No playing gradecricket. He chose to dedicate himself to his familyand his new business venture, ‘Signs of Safety’, aRedcliffe-based industrial and safety signage andlabeling company.According to coach Oliver, it was typical Seccombe …all class. He put the team ahead of himself. Just as hedid throughout a career in which he re-wrote the recordbooks.He even declined the offerof a farewell lap of theGabba during the BrisbaneTest against the WestIndies. “Those sorts ofthings are for Test players- not State cricketers,” hesaid."CHUCK"I do my best to quantify the best of life’s idealsSport extends its virtue through the person it revealsI don’t know why it lifts me to the level that it doesBut I’ll always be addicted to that optimistic buzzI’ll never cease to idolize the man who loves his crestSomewhere in the fabric, he’s the reason why it’s blessedTime confines his chapter through reality of ageBut for what his heart has written, we return to read the pageWe rejoice in reminiscing what he made and what he meantWhat he bled and what he sweated – what he loved and what he lentWhen his name is recollected, people nod as if ignitedBy a memory that they treasure and a feeling that’s unitedSo accept the backyard blessings of a ginger-freckled kidAnd that cricket was the universe of everything he didThen ride his dream from Murgon on the fairytale of fateTo the far off fields of Uni - then selection for his StateI should talk in terms of glove work in a tribute to his talentHis aptitude as gifted as his attitude was gallantIn his band of brilliant Bulls he bore the heartbeat of the drummerA razorblade of reflex with a pouch as safe as summerThere was something worth admission in his sub maroon cap gazeLike your life was best invested in the place where edge’s blazeIf that strip of dimpled webbing was encased around the handsOf the boy whose shirt said ‘Seccombe’…every teammate understandsI should talk about the dividends determination yieldsI should talk about his resume of Cups and Sheffield ShieldsI should talk about the asset of his willow-wielding flairIn particular the romance made with boundaries that were squareThere are many things to talk about for what the night is worthAnd none so great as playing for the country of his birthBut if something more than anything is gratefully allowedNothing says it better than the fact that he was proudHis wife and children know it – and his parents hold it dearHis mates prefer to show it with a backslap and a beerHis triumph was for decency so let the chord be struckFor every ounce of inspiration – Thanks a million ChuckRupert McCallTribute to a Legend21

2005-06 Queensland Cricket AwardsQueensland Cricket AwardsTop: Captain Melissa Bulow accepts the Queensland Fire Player of the Year award fromKonica Minolta’s Queensland Branch Manager Grahame Campbell.Bottom: Konica Minolta’s Grahame Campbell presents Delissa Kimmince with the KonicaMinolta Queensland Women’s Youth Player of the Year award.Top: Umpire Peter Parker accepts a special presentation from Queensland Cricket and CricketAustralia Director Allan Border after passing 100 first class and 50 ODI matches during theseason.Bottom: Victorious Queensland Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander XI coach Jason Smithaccepts the Imparja Cup from Allan Border.Top: Bulls paceman Andy Bichel receives the Pura Cup Player of the Year award from DavidEnever, Pura Milk’s State Sales Development Manager.Bottom: Bulls allrounder James Hopes receives the ING Cup Player of the Year award fromKevin Canning, Regional Manager, ING.22

Queensland Cricket AwardsTop: Andy Bichel accepts the Suncorp Players’ Player award from Suncorp’s Gary Harvey.Bottom (l-r): Bulls wicket-keeper Chris Hartley receives the PKF Fielding Award from JohnKeating, Partner PKF Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors.Top: Queensland Cricket Chief Executive Officer Graham Dixon presents a special mementoof the season to XXXX’s Mark Powell.Bottom: Rupert McCall delivers his latest poem celebrating the success of the XXXX GOLDQueensland Bulls.Top: Tom Healy, son of Australian Test cricket legend Ian, announces the winner of the IanHealy Trophy for the Bulls Player of the Year.Bottom: Helen and Tom Healy with Ian Healy Trophy winner Andy Bichel.23

I N T E R N A T I O N A L M A T C H E SInternational Match Score Cards24T o u r M a t c hQUEENSLAND v WEST INDIES Allan Border Field 27-30 October 2005Toss: QueenslandResult: Match drawn.Twelfth-men: A.J.Bichel (Queensland),D.R.Smith (West Indies) Umpires: D.L.Orchard,T.P.LaycockMatch Referee: R.G.ArcherScorers: J.I.Harris,B.L.FitzGeraldQUEENSLAND1st INNINGS2nd INNINGSJ.P.Maher* c Gayle b Bravo 31 (2) c Ramdin b Bravo 33M.L.Hayden b Powell 0 (1) c Lara b Best 22M.L.Love c Lara b Powell 55 lbw b Gayle 108S.R.Watson c Gayle b Powell 20 c&b Samuels 6A.Symonds c Powell b Samuels 55 c Sarwan b Samuels 77J.R.Hopes b Powell 4 c Sarwan b Samuels 5C.P.Simpson c Gayle b Best 14 c Sarwan b Samuels 5C.D.Hartley+ c Ramden b Bravo 12 not out 60R.N.LeLoux c&b Bravo 63 c&b Samuels 14M.G.Johnson c Sarwan b Samuels 23 run out (Smith/Ramdin) 4M.S.Kasprowicz not out 26 not out 9Sundries (LB 8;W 5;NB 7) 20 (B 21;LB 3;W 4;NB 7) 35TOTAL 323 9 wickets 378Fall of wickets: 1-9,2-56,3-117,4-120,5-126,6-146,7-183,8-215,9-278,10-323Fall of wickets: 1-41,2-74,3-87,4-262,5-272,6-272,7-286,8-331,9-343o M R W o M R WPowell 14 3 58 4Best 17 1 83 1 24 6 100 1Bravo 19.4 3 86 3 14 2 73 1Samuels 26 4 79 2 29 4 87 5Sarwan 2 0 9 0 1 0 10 0Gayle 24 9 36 1Chanderpaul 7 0 48 0WEST INDIES1st INNINGSC.H.Gayle c Hartley b LeLoux 58D.S.Smith c Hopes b Simpson 115R.R.Sarwan st Hartley b Symonds 37M.N.Samuels c Kasprowicz b Symonds 257S.Chanderpaul* st Hartley b Simpson 41D.J.J.Bravo c Hopes b Simpson 27D.Ramdin+ c Hartley b Simpson 0B.C.Lara b Johnson 1T.L.Best c Hartley b Kasprowicz 23D.B.L.Powell not out 34W.W.Hindsabsent - injuredSundries (B 7;LB 1;W 2;NB 9) 19TOTAL 9 wickets 612Fall of wickets: 1-130,2-193,3-237,4-300,5-381,6-383,7-384,8-456,9-612o M R WJohnson 20 3 86 1Kasprowicz 20 4 81 1Watson 16 1 84 0LeLoux 20 1 93 1Simpson 39 6 173 4Symonds 16.1 7 43 2Hopes 12 3 44 0F I R S T 3 - M O B I L E T E S TAUSTRALIA v WEST INDIES Brisbane Cricket Ground 3-7 November 2005Toss: West IndiesResult: Australia won by 379 runs.Twelfth-men: S.C.G.MacGill (Australia),D.J.J.Bravo (West Indies) Umpires: R.E.Koertzen,I.L.Howell,P.D.Parker(3rd)Referee: M.J.Procter Scorers: J.I.Harris,B.L.FitzGerald Man of Match: R.T.Ponting Crowd: 51230AUSTRALIA1st INNINGS2nd INNINGSM.L.Hayden lbw b Collymore 37 (2) c Sarwan b Gayle 118M.E.K.Hussey c Ramdin b Powell 1 (1) c Collymore b Gayle 29R.T.Ponting* c Sarwan b Lawson 149 not out 104M.J.Clarke c Ramdin b Collymore 5 not out 14S.M.Katich c Gayle b Collymore 0A.C.Gilchrist+ lbw b Collymore 44S.R.Watson lbw b Edwards 16S.K.Warne c Ramdin b Powell 47B.Lee c Collymore b Powell 47N.W.Bracken c Sarwan b Edwards 37G.D.McGrath not out 6Sundries (B 5;LB 13;W 6;NB 22) 46 (B 6;LB 3;W 1;NB 8) 18TOTAL 435 2 wickets dec 283Fall of wickets: 1-9,2-101,3-108,4-111,5-215,6-273,7-294,8-369,9-417,10-435Fall of wickets: 1-71,2-258o M R W o M R WEdwards 21.3 1 94 2 5 0 27 0Powell 20 1 100 3 5 1 24 0Collymore 26 4 72 4 11 0 56 0Lawson 14 0 73 1 6 0 47 0Samuels 4 0 29 0 12 1 46 0Gayle 20 3 49 0 27 4 74 2WEST INDIES1st INNINGS2nd INNINGSC.H.Gayle c Gilchrist b McGrath 10 c Warne b Watson 33D.S.Smith b McGrath 88 c Warne b Lee 3R.R.Sarwan c Gilchrist b McGrath 21 c Gilchrist b Lee 31B.C.Lara lbw b Lee 30 c Hayden b Bracken 14S.Chanderpaul* c Bracken b Warne 2 lbw b Bracken 7M.N.Samuels c Gilchrist b McGrath 5 not out 17D.Ramdin+ not out 37 c Gilchrist b Lee 6D.B.L.Powell c Gilchrist b Warne 4 lbw b Bracken 0F.H.Edwards b Warne 2 b Bracken 0C.D.Collymore c Clarke b Warne 0 lbw b Lee 4J.J.C.Lawson lbw b Warne 0 b Lee 1Sundries (LB 7;W 1;NB 3) 11 (LB 3;NB 10) 13TOTAL 210 129Fall of wickets: 1-20,2-74,3-134,4-149,5-161,6-174,7-187,8-204,9-210,10-210Fall of wickets: 1-11,2-53,3-85,4-99,5-99,6-105,7-106,8-106,9-114,10-129o M R W o M R WMcGrath 22 3 72 4 11 3 22 0Lee 15 4 59 1 14 4 30 5Bracken 10 4 23 0 16 3 48 4Warne 28 9 48 5 2 1 1 0Clarke 2 1 1 0Watson 6 0 25 1

I N T E R N A T I O N A L M A T C H E SI N T E R N A T I O N A L T W E N T Y 2 0AUSTRALIA v SOUTH AFRICABrisbane Cricket Ground9 January 2006 NightToss: AustraliaResult: Australia won by 95 runs.Twelfth-men: M.G.Johnson (Australia),A.Nel (South Africa)Umpires: B.N.J.Oxenford,R.L.Parry,N.S.McNamara(3rd) Match Referee: B.C.BroadScorers: J.I.Harris,B.L.FitzGerald Man of Match: D.R.Martyn Crowd: 38894AUSTRALIAJ.R.Hopes c Kallis b Pollock 17D.R.Martyn c Gibbs b Zondeki 96R.T.Ponting* c Pollock b Botha 27A.Symonds not out 54M.J.Clarke not out 0M.E.K.HusseyB.J.Haddin+S.M.KatichN.W.BrackenS.R.ClarkM.L.LewisSundries (B 4;LB 3;W 8) 15TOTAL (20 overs) 3 wickets 209Fall of wickets: 1-57,2-103,3-187o M R WPollock 4 0 34 1Kruger 4 0 29 0Zondeki 3 0 41 1Hall 4 0 38 0Botha 4 0 43 1Kallis 1 0 17 0SOUTH AFRICAG.C.Smith* b Hopes 22H.H.Dippenaar c Haddin b Bracken 1H.H.Gibbs c Clark b Bracken 0M.V.Boucher+ c Haddin b Clark 29S.M.Pollock c Lewis b Symonds 24J.H.Kallis run out (Ponting) 15J.A.Rudolph not out 6A.J.Hall c Hussey b Hopes 11J.Botha c Katich b Symonds 2G.J.P.Kruger c Martyn b Lewis 3M.Zondeki b Lewis 0Sundries (W 1) 1TOTAL (18.3 overs) 114Fall of wickets: 1-7,2-7,3-38,4-56,5-92,6-92,7-106,8-109,9-114,10-114o M R WBracken 3 0 9 2Lewis 3.3 0 18 2Clark 4 0 35 1Hopes 4 0 26 2Symonds 4 0 26 2T O U R M A T C HQUEENSLAND v SOUTH AFRICABrisbane Cricket Ground10 January 2006 D/NToss: South AfricaResult: South Africa won by 94 runs.Super Subs: L.M.Stevens (Queensland),C.K.Langeveldt (South Africa)Umpires: T.P.Laycock,D.L.Orchard Match Referee: R.G.ArcherScorers: B.L.FitzGerald,R.Kelleher Crowd: 2515SOUTH AFRICAG.C.Smith* c Hauritz b Johnson 6H.H.Dippenaar b Noffke 79H.H.Gibbs c Noffke b Bichel 5J.H.Kallis c Hartley b Kasprowicz 5J.A.Rudolph c Hartley b Kasprowicz 50M.V.Boucher+ c Hartley b Johnson 10S.M.Pollock c Hartley b Johnson 0A.J.Hall not out 30J.Botha run out (Hauritz) 5G.J.P.Kruger not out 0M.ZondekiSundries (LB 2;W 10;NB 3) 15TOTAL (50 overs) 8 wickets 205Fall of wickets: 1-15,2-26,3-44,4-132,5-156,6-156,7-180,8-203o M R WJohnson 9 1 33 3Bichel 8 1 36 1Kasprowicz 10 1 35 2Noffke 8 1 29 1Hauritz 10 0 43 0Perren 3 0 22 0Paulsen 2 0 5 0QUEENSLANDJ.P.Maher* c Boucher b Kruger 0M.L.Hayden c Smith b Pollock 16C.T.Perren lbw b Pollock 1S.G.Paulsen b Kruger 2B.P.Nash b Pollock 0L.M.Stevens b Kruger 0C.D.Hartley+ c Pollock b Zondeki 6A.J.Bichel c Pollock b Botha 37A.A.Noffke b Boucher b Zondeki 0N.M.Hauritz not out 23M.G.Johnson b Kallis 5M.S.KasprowiczSundries (B 4;LB 6;W 8;NB 3) 21TOTAL (27.4 overs) 111Fall of wickets: 1-5,2-14,3-26,4-28,5-28,6-28,7-50,8-50,9-100,10-111o M R WPollock 8 4 22 3Kruger 7 1 18 3Zondeki 6 0 32 2Hall 4 0 22 0Botha 1 0 2 1Kallis 1.4 0 5 1T O U R M A T C HQAS 2nd XI v SOUTH AFRICAAllan Border Field 13 January 2006Toss: South AfricaResult: South Africa won by 46 runs.Umpires: T.P.Laycock,N.S.McNamara Match Referee: G.N.WilliamsScorers: B.L.FitzGerald,R.KelleherSOUTH AFRICAG.C.Smith* c Simpson b Tate 24H.H.Dippenaar b Rimmington 1H.H.Gibbs b Schossow 5J.H.Kallis c Irvine b Simpson 80A.G.Prince run out (LeLoux) 50J.M.Kemp not out 29M.V.Boucher+ c Bragg b Simpson 1S.M.Pollock c Sullivan b Simpson 27A.J.Hall not out 4J.BothaC.K.LangeveldtG.J.P.KrugerSundries (LB 5;W 5;NB 3) 13TOTAL (50 overs) 7 wickets 234Fall of wickets: 1-7,2-15,3-59,4-168,5-169,6-172,7-212o M R WRimmington 10 0 35 1Schossow 7 0 30 1Tate 10 3 30 1Sullivan 6 1 46 0Simpson 10 0 40 3LeLoux 5 0 31 0Buchanan 2 0 17 0QAS 2nd XIN.J.Kruger c Kruger b Hall 19T.G.Irvine c Gibbs b Pollock 4C.A.Philipson c Boucher b Pollock 0C.P.Simpson* c Dippenaar b Zondeki 55N.J.Reardon c Boucher b Hall 0M.J.Buchanan c Kallis b Botha 28D.J.Tate not out 55R.N.LeLoux lbw b Botha 0M.C.Bragg+ b Hall 0N.J.Rimmington lbw b Botha 13G.J.Sullivan run out (Kallis) 3G.M.SchossowSundries (LB 1;W 8;NB 2) 11TOTAL (43.3 overs) 188Fall of wickets: 1-16,2-16,3-38,4-38,5-97,6-131,7-132,8-133,9-178,10-188o M R WPollock 8 1 24 2Kruger 8 0 52 0Hall 7 1 23 3Kallis 6 0 40 0Zondeki 5 0 15 1Botha 9 1 32 3Smith 0.3 0 1 0International Match Score Cards25

I N T E R N A T I O N A L M A T C H E SInternational Match Score Cards26V B S E R I E SAUSTRALIA v SOUTH AFRICABrisbane Cricket Ground15 January 2006 D/NToss: AustraliaResult: South Africa won by 5 wickets.Super Subs: J.R.Hopes (Australia),J.Botha (South Africa)Umpires: Aleem Dar,S.J.A.Taufel,D.J.Harper(3rd)Match Referee: J.J.CroweScorers: J.I.Harris,B.L.FitzGerald Man of Match: S.M.Pollock Crowd: 39874AUSTRALIAA.C.Gilchrist+ b Pollock 0S.M.Katich c Smith b Pollock 0R.T.Ponting* c&b Zondeki 33D.R.Martyn b Pollock 12A.Symonds c Boucher b Hall 9M.J.Clarke c Boucher b Hall 8M.E.K.Hussey b Kruger 73B.Lee run out (Pollock/Boucher) 57N.W.Bracken not out 7S.R.Clark b Hall 15G.D.McGrath run out (Hall) 0Sundries (B 3;LB 3;W 4;NB 4) 14TOTAL (49.5 overs) 228Fall of wickets: 1-0,2-4,3-29,4-60,5-64,6-71,7-194,8-207,9-228,10-228o M R WPollock 10 2 30 3Kruger 9 1 43 1Hall 9.5 1 43 3Zondeki 10 2 64 1Kallis 6 0 23 0Smith 5 0 19 0SOUTH AFRICAG.C.Smith* c Katich b McGrath 12H.H.Dippenaar run out (Clark) 74J.H.Kallis run out (Symonds) 0H.H.Gibbs c Martyn b Bracken 16A.G.Prince c Hussey b McGrath 19M.V.Boucher+ not out 63J.M.Kemp not out 29S.M.PollockA.J.HallG.J.P.KrugerM.ZondekiSundries (B 4;LB 9;W 5) 18TOTAL (48.5 overs) 5 wickets 231Fall of wickets: 1-27,2-27,3-55,4-125,5-162o M R WLee 10 1 47 0McGrath 9 0 35 2Bracken 8.5 1 37 1Clark 10 0 41 0Hopes 8 0 44 0Symonds 3 0 14 0V B S E R I E SSOUTH AFRICA v SRI LANKABrisbane Cricket Ground17 January 2006 D/NToss: South AfricaResult: Sri Lanka won by 94 runs.Super Subs: J.A.Rudolph (South Africa),C.M.Bandara (Sri Lanka)Umpires: Aleem Dar,D.J.Harper,P.D.Parker(3rd)Match Referee: J.J.CroweScorers: J.I.Harris,B.L.FitzGerald Man of Match: K.C.Sangakkara Crowd: 9388SRI LANKAW.U.Tharanga c Boucher b Kruger 16J.Mubarak lbw b Botha 61K.C.Sangakkara+ c Smith b Pollock 88T.M.Dilshan c Gibbs b Zondeki 15M.S.Atapattu* run out (Gibbs/Smith) 33D.P.M.Jarawardene c Prince b Botha 14R.P.Arnold not out 15W.P.U.J.C.Vaas not out 14K.M.D.KulasekaraM.MuralidaranP.D.R.L.PereraSundries (LB 12;W 9;NB 5) 26TOTAL (50 overs) 6 wickets 282Fall of wickets: 1-33,2-145,3-172,4-211,5-244,6-259o M R WPollock 10 1 39 1Kruger 8 0 61 1Hall 10 0 58 0Zondeki 9 0 49 1Botha 10 0 49 2Smith 3 0 14 0SOUTH AFRICAG.C.Smith* lbw b Vaas 3H.H.Dippenaar b Kulasekara 10J.A.Rudolph run out (Mubarak/Perera) 53H.H.Gibbs run out (Perera/Sangakkara/Kulasekara) 7A.G.Prince c Kulasekara b Bandara 29M.V.Boucher+ c Dilshan b Bandara 62J.M.Kemp b Bandara 10S.M.Pollock c Atapattu b Vaas 4A.J.Hall b Muralidaran 4J.Botha lbw b Muralidaran 2G.J.P.Kruger not out 0Sundries (LB 1;W 3) 4TOTAL (44.2 overs) 188Fall of wickets: 1-8,2-30,3-57,4-93,5-127,6-152,7-179,8-184,9-188,10-188o M R WVaas 8 2 21 2Perera 6 0 38 0Kulasekara 6 0 24 1Dilshan 6 0 29 0Muralidaran 9 1 34 2Bandara 8.2 0 31 3Mubarak 1 0 10 0V B S E R I E S - 3 r d F I N A LAUSTRALIA v SRI LANKABrisbane Cricket Ground14 February 2006 D/NToss: Sri LankaResult: Australia won by 9 wickets.Super Subs: G.B.Hogg (Australia),C.M.Bandara (Sri Lanka)Umpires: Aleem Dar,D.J.Harper,P.D.Parker(3rd)Match Referee: J.J.CroweScorers: J.I.Harris,B.L.FitzGeraldMan of Match: A.C.Gilchrist Man of Series: A.Symonds Crowd: 26139SRI LANKAM.S.Atapattu* c Symonds b Bracken 7S.T.Jayasuriya c Symonds b Bracken 6K.C.Sangakkara+ lbw b Clarke 59D.P.M.Jayawardene c Katich b Clark 86R.P.Arnold c Ponting b Bracken 76T.M.Dilshan c Hussey b Clark 3C.K.Kapugedera c Symonds b Lewis 9W.P.U.J.C.Vaas run out (Lee/Lewis) 11M.Muralidaran run out (Gilchrist) 3C.R.D.Fernando not out 1P.D.R.L.PereraSundries (LB 2;W 2;NB 1) 5TOTAL (50 overs) 9 wickets 266Fall of wickets: 1-7,2-28,3-128,4-204,5-213,6-238,7-259,8-265,9-266o M R WLee 10 0 58 0Bracken 10 1 44 3Lewis 10 1 52 1Clark 10 0 45 2Symonds 5 0 39 0Clarke 5 0 26 1AUSTRALIAA.C.Gilchrist+ b Muralidaran 122S.M.Katich not out 107R.T.Ponting* not out 28D.R.MartynA.SymondsM.J.ClarkeM.E.K.HusseyB.LeeN.W.BrackenS.R.ClarkM.L.LewisSundries (LB 5;W 4;NB 1) 10TOTAL (45.3 overs) 1 wicket 267Fall of wickets: 1-196o M R WVaas 10 0 45 0Perera 8 1 50 0Fernando 6 0 45 0Dilshan 3.3 0 21 0Muralidaran 10 1 50 1Bandara 6 0 36 0Jayawardene 2 0 15 0