Edition 6 proper - Queensland Cricket

The Official E-Newsletter of Queensland Cricket — April 2005End of Season SpecialTHE SUMMERIN REVIEWCoach Terry Oliver’sExclusive Player ReviewThe Experts Have Their SayAll the Awards & Statistics1

Edition 6 – April 2005CONTENTS2 Suncorp Awards Dinner4 ‘Leading the Charge’ –With Graham Dixon5 Hauritz: Looking Ahead6 Shield RestorationMacKenzie: Moving On7 Demolition DerbyJulia Price Salutes8 Peter Burge Medal9 Kath Smith Medal10 BullsEye: Jimmy Maher11 Special: James Hopes16 Awards Dinner in Pix17 Development Team19 Behind the Sight Screen20 Kaspa’s Crew21 Coach’s Report Card25 The 100 Club26 Other State Awards27 Full Stats—2004-05“Between the Wickets” isthe official E-Newsletter ofQueensland CricketEditor: Peter BlucherQueensland Cricket1 Bogan StBreakfast Creek, Q, 4010Ph: (07) 3292-3100Fax: (07) 3262 9160Email: qldc@qldcricket.com.auQC website: qldcricket.com.auBulls website: bulls.com.auJames Hopes has becomethe youngest winner of theIan Healy Trophy for theXXXX Gold Queensland BullsPlayer of the Year on aQueensland Cricket night ofnights where two players atthe opposite end of their internationalcareers toppedthe billing.All-rounder Hopes, anemerging international 12months after struggling tohold his place in the Queenslandside, capped a stunning2004-05 season whenhe was the big winner at theSuncorp XXXX Gold QueenslandBulls Awards Dinneron Friday 1 April.He took the honors in aphoto finish with veteranfast bowler Bichel who,still excelling at interstatelevel after a stellarinternational career, wasSUNCORP XXXX GOLD QUEENSLAND BULLS AWARDS DINNERHOPES JUDGED TOP BULLJames Hopes (left) and Ian Healyvoted Suncorp Players’Player.Hopes and Bichelshared the spotlight as620 members of theQueensland Cricketfamily gathered at theSofitel Brisbane to recognizethe highachieversof the 2004-05 summer.Bichel was the predinnermedia favorite aftertaking 60 Pura Cup wicketsat 22.10, the secondhighesttally in the competitionbehind South Australia’sShaun Tait and thebest by a Queenslanderafter he broke CraigBULLS HONOUR BOARDIAN HEALY TROPHY PLAYER’ PLAYER1998-99 - Andy Bichel 1996-97—Trevor Barsby1999-00 - Michael Kasprowicz 1997-98—Andrew Symonds2000-01 - Martin Love 1998-99—Jimmy Maher2001-02 - Jimmy Maher 1999-00—Andy Bichel2002-03 - Michael Kasprowicz 2000-01—Joe Dawes2003-04 - Stuart Law 2001-02—Jimmy Maher2004-05 - James Hopes 2002-03—Clinton Perren2003-04—Stuart Law2004-05—Andy BichelMcDermott’s 15-year-old record.He had earlier won the StateAndy Bichel and Rod Davies,Suncorp General Manager,AgribusinessPlayer of the Year Award atthe Allan Border Medal dinner,and polled 17 votes tofinish third in the overallPura Cup Player of theYear Award behind Tasmanianbatting ace MichaelBevan (25) andNSW opener Phil Jaques(21).2

SUNCORP XXXX GOLD QUEENSLAND BULLS AWARDS DINNERFrom page 2But for overall excellence in bothforms of the game the Bulls brainstrustopted for Hopes after a domesticcampaign in which hescored 609 first-class runs at 40.60and took 18 wickets at 26.44 ontop of 293 one-day runs at 32.56and 11 one-day wickets at 32.36.It capped a marvelous summer forthe 26-year-old ex-Australian U19representative, who made his AustralianOne-Day and Twenty/20 debutsin New Zealand recently afterearlier representing Australia 'A'and the Prime Minister's XI.Hopes, who turned 26 last October,was seven months younger thanthe 2000-01 Ian Healy Trophy winnerMartin Love.Hopes also won the inaugural PKFAndy Symonds & Kevin Canning,Queensland Sales Manager INGBest Fieldsman Award, introducedthis season by Bulls coach TerryOliver to reward the work done bythe players on lifting their fieldingto new heights.Other Player of the Year awards:-Queensland Fire—Julia PriceRecalled to the Australian women’steam this year and a member ofthe victorious Southern Stars atthe World Cup in South Africa, shewon the Konica Minolta QueenslandFire Player of the Year. She scored252 runs at 42.00 in the WNCL -fourth highest in the competition –and made a record 16 dismissals.Queensland Youth – Andy Michaels.The Norths' opener was the leadingrun-scorer at the Australian U19carnival with 390 runs at 55.0 andwas chosen in the Australian U19merit team. He had a top score of190, third-highest by a Queenslanderin the history of thesechampionships behind doublecenturiesby Jimmy Maher andMatthew Mott.Terry Mackenroth & Brian MayQueensland Country – Brian May.The veteran Toowoomba batsmanled Queensland to an undefeatedAustralian Country Championshipin Lismore, where he was the leadingrun-scorer with 387 runs at77.4, joint player of the championshipsand winner of the ‘spirit ofcricket’ award. He also won selectionin the honorary Australianteam, became the leading all-timerun-scorer at national countrychampionships and equaled the alltimesgames record with his 48 thappearance in the final.Queensland Academy of Sport -Lachlan Stevens. The Universityall-rounder was a standout memberof a QAS side that finished 3 rdin the Cricket Australia Cup. Hescored 242 runs at 80.7 and tookLachlan Stevens & Terry Mackenrothfour wickets in two QAS gamesbefore earning promotion to theBulls side, where he performedwell at one-day and four-day level.Qld Women’s Youth – Jodie PurvesThe Australian Youth wicketkeeper,a tourist to Sri Lanka lastyear, scored 201 runs at 40.2opening the batting for the QueenslandFire and shared a memorable170-run partnership with Firecaptain Mel Bulow against WA.Grahame Campbell, Konica-Minolta Brisbane Sales Manager& Jodie PurvesAlso recognized at the Bulls dinnerwas long-standing umpire Peter“Porky” Parker who won the 2004-05 Cricket Australia Umpires’Award after this summer breakingthe record for most first-classgames by an umpire.3

If six months ago the cricketingfairy godmother had offeredQueensland Crickethost rights for the 2004-05Pura Cup and the ING Cupfinals, plus six players in theAustralian Test and one-daysides, we’d have grabbed itwith both hands.The same would go for eachState in Australia becauseit’s an outstanding effort.Yet, as we reflect on the pastsummer it’s more a feeling ofdisappointment than elationafter we finished second inboth domestic competitions.This leads to one over-ridingquestion… how can the XXXXGold Queensland Bulls takethat next step and turn finalsinto championships?Right now everyone at QC isfocused on finding the answer,and recapturing thewinning feeling of the 1994-95 Sheffield Shield win,which we re-lived in suchglorious fashion in February.And other similarly specialmoments.It’s a fantastic achievementto have played in seven consecutiveShield/Pura Cup finalssince 1998-99. Toss inseven one-day finals in 10years and it’s even better.Three Shield/Cup wins andtwo ING Cup crowns are theicing on the cake.We’ve played more finals andwon more silverware thanany other State.Similarly, our six-memberinternational representationthis season of Matthew Hayden,Michael Kasprowicz, AndrewSymonds, Shane Watson,James Hopes and NathanHauritz is bigger thanany other state.Yet it’s an undeniable and inescapablefact that in thelast three years the Bullshave lost five finals in arow – four at the Gabba.THE LAST 10 YEARSState Pura Cup ING CupFinals Titles Finals TitlesQld 8 4 7 2NSW 2 2 5 3Vic 3 1 1 1SA 1 1 0 0WA 4 2 6 3Tas 2 0 1 1Why? That’s what we’re goingto find out.We can and do celebrate theoutstanding achievements ofthe last 10 years but it’s important,too, that we learnfrom those successes andexperiences and find that littlebit extra to ensure thisstrike-rate is at least equaledin the decade ahead.Already an exhaustive, nononsensereview process isunder way involving players,coaches, selectors, administrationand directors.There’s been a lot of innersoul-searching and we’vebeen asking ourselves somehard questions as we reviewevery little detailof our systemsand processes.Each player hashad or will have aone-on-one debriefingwith coachTerry Oliver andchairman of selectorsRay Phillips,and the entirecoaching staff hasspent three daysin a thorough examination ofour schedule and operation.And, at the next board meetingon 19 April the coach,captain Jimmy Maher and theselectors will meet the directorsto round out the reviewprocess.Of course it’s not just aboutthe Bulls in what has been asummer of mixed results.Queensland did win the AustralianCountry Championshipand the Imparja Cup.But, to balance that success,the Konica-Minolta QueenslandFire finished fourth in afive-team competition, andthe QAS side finished equalthird in the seven-teamCricket Australia Cup, andthe Australia Post boys andgirls U17 and U19 teams hadresults at best described asdisappointing.Off the field, though, we enjoyedrecord corporate supportand had the best INGCup crowds. Thank you to allour sponsors and supporters.In November I wrote of theimportance of Queenslandcricket fans getting behindthe Gabba’s internationalprogram to support ourquest for more big gamesand it is gratifying, now, toreport that, despite one-daywashouts in the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy and the VBSeries, the crowds were fantastic.Now, we await the signing ofthe new contract agreementbetween Cricket Australiaand the Australian CricketersAssociation before startingpreparations for 2005-06.The program cannot be confirmeduntil the deal issigned off but we do knowthe West Indies and SouthAfrica will visit Australia for aTest series, and that theContinued—page 5QUEENSLAND CRICKET MAJOR SUPPORT SPONSORS4

HAURITZ LOOKING TO BOUNCEBACK WITH THE BULLSNathan Hauritz has pledged his loyaltyto Queensland cricket and isbanking on the advice of the greatMuttiah Muralitharan to help re-buildhis first-class career.some Lancashire training sessions, sodepending on their schedule andmine, it would be great to get alongto Old Trafford and see how they dothings first hand.From page 4home one-dayers will featureSri Lanka and South Africa.And Queensland already isbooked for the third final ofthe VB Series – if its needed.Also, there will be the ICCSuper Series between Australiaand the Rest of the Worldto kick off the summer, witha Test match in Sydney and aone-dayer under the roof inMelbourne.Certainly, another great seasonawaits, with the additionof a domestic Twenty20 competitionand possibly an internationalTwenty20 game.“Between the Wickets” willcontinue on a bi-monthly basisthroughout the off-seasonto keep cricket fans up todate with all the news.Thanks to all concerned foryour support.A Test off-spinner who took five wicketson debut in November 2004 beforebeing omitted from the XXXXGold Queensland Bulls side in February2005, Hauritz isn’t hiding from thefact that he needs to recapture lostform.And he’s doing something about it.The 23-year-old will play this winterin the Lancashire League with Nelson,traditionally one of the strongestclubs, and hopes to hook up with ex-Bulls skipper Stuart Law to arrange totrain with his county side Lancashire.And who plays for Lancashire? Noneother than Muralitharan?"Hopefully I can get plenty of bowlingand batting and work on the aspectsof my game that we've identified thatI need to improve,” he said before departingfor England last week."I'll be in touch with Stuey when I getto England and I'll be trying to organizesome times to catch up with heand Murali early in the season."Ideally I would love to go along to"Murali is a different type of bowler tome but I would love to chat with himabout how he bowls in Australia andthe type of fields he sets and how heapproaches the conditions here."Hauritz will also look up Lancashirechairman "Flat" Jack Simmons, theformer Lancashire off-spinner whoplayed seven seasons with Tasmania(1972-79) and claimed more than1,000 first-class wickets in a careerthat stretched from 1968-89.Simmons recently visited Allan BorderField and the Gabba as part of Lancashire'sdeliberations on the futureplans for their Old Trafford home.Before heading to England Hauritzalso spent time working with his formerQueensland Under-19 coachTrent Ryan, a former Sandgate-Redcliffe off-spinner and QueenslandCricket Development Officer.Hauritz is part of the smallest Queenslandcontingent heading overseas inthe off-season for many years.Martin Love, who played at Durhamlast winter, will be the only BullsNathanHauritzplayer in County cricket after signingwith Northhamptonshire.Ashley Noffke had committed to playwith Durham but a nagging end-ofseasonback problem has forced himto cancel. He hasn’t ruled out headingoverseas later, fitness permitting.Aaron Nye, fresh from a stint withclose friend Adam Scott at the USAPGA golf tournament in Augusta, willplay club cricket with Monton.5

CRICKET HISTORY LIVES ONA WONDERFUL GESTUREBY HARDY BROTHERSLord Sheffield would besmiling in his grave after awonderfully generous gestureby Hardy Brothers Jewellersto restore the longtimesymbol ofdomestic cricketingsuperiorityin Australia.The SheffieldShield had deterioratedsobadly thatCricket Australiarefused permissionfor it totravel from Melbournefor theBulls’ 10-yearre-union celebrationsin February,but itmade a surpriseappearance at the Bulls endof-yeardinner.But it was only give a clearanceafter Stuart Bishop,Chief Executive of HardyBrothers, offered to restorethe magnificent trophy to itsformer glory at no charge.What could you expect froma company established inAustralia in 1853, SilversmithsbyAppointmentto theQueen andthe onlyholder ofRoyal Warrantin Australia?Andthe manufacturersofthe MelbourneCup,no less.So, Queensl a n dCricketwishes tosalute Hardy Brothers forthis marvelous donation ofservice and expertise whichwill ensure a key piece ofcricketing history in Australiawill be in appropriatefashion for all to see in theyears ahead.MACKENZIE OFF TOTRY HIS LUCK INTERSTATEDamien MacKenzie, withouta game in Bulls colors sinceJanuary 2004, is to try hiscricketing luck interstate.Having originally identifiedSouth Australia as his likelydestination, a talk with DanMarsh has catapulted Tasmaniainto the picture too.Regardless, the 24-year-oldRedland fast bowler willhead south without anyguarantees but is desperatelykeen to reignite afirst-class career that stalledthis summer.It was a decision based onthe realization that Queenslandhas a stack of fastand medium-fast bowlingoptions, including MichaelKasprowicz, Andy Bichel,Joe Dawes, Shane Watson,James Hopes, Ashley Noffke,Mitchell Johnson, ShaneJurgensen, Nathan Rimmingtonand Scott Brant inthe Bulls squad alone.MacKenzie made the decisioneven before his end-ofseasoninterview with Bullscoach Terry Oliver and willleave with the best wishesof Queensland Cricket.“I need a fresh start. I knowI can play at the level and Ibecame very frustrated thisseason. I didn’t want to diewondering, ” he said.Damien MacKenzieMacKenzie, who missed thefirst three rounds of thegrade season due to a bonespur in his elbow but otherwiseplayed the full summer,is hoping to be settledin Adelaide or Hobart byJune-July so he can get afull preparation.A Cricket Academy scholarshipholder in 1999 and aformer Australian Under 19representative, MacKenziemade his first-class debut in2001-02.He played three ING Cupgames and two Pura Cupgames in the 2003-04 summer,highlighted by a 4-43and 3-44 double againstTasmania at the Gabba inNovember 2003.Overall, he played five firstclassmatches, taking 14wickets at 23.7, and 10one-day games for 11 wicketsat 24.0, with an economyrate of 4.9 per over.MacKenzie’s departure willfree up one position on theBulls’ contract list.Selection of the 2005-06squad is a pressing matterfor coach Oliver and the selectorsbut cannot be fullyaddressed until Cricket Australiaand the AustralianCricketers’ Associationreach an agreement overnew terms and conditions.6

DEMOLITION DERBYAT ALLAN BORDER FIELDJULIA CELEBRATESCUP WIN IN STYLEFirst the Gabba,now Allan BorderField.The demolitioncrew has beenworking overtimeat QueenslandCricket headquartersrecently, clearingthe way for amulti-purposestructure that willbe operational inOctober.Gone is the onetimepublic bar ofValleys RugbyLeague Club, where the likes of Diehardgreats Mick Retchless, Marty Scanlan andRoss Threlfo ruled.In its place,betweenthe existingQC administrationbuildingand the PavilionFunctionandConferenceCentre, willbe built athree-storyfacility.It will includea newcanteen, anexpanded gymnasium and a stand-alonepublic toilet block on ground level, with anadministrative home for the CommonwealthBank Centre of Excellence on themiddle level, and a multi-purposefacility with views of AB Field onthe top level.The ground level and second levelwill also incorporate a shelteredgrandstand of about 300 seatsthat will replicate the existing lookof the Pavilion.QC has gone to tender, with applicationsto close on Friday 29 April.Touring the wineries ofStellenbosch was the idealsign-off for Julia Price’s2005 World Cup campaignin South Africa.Price was theonly Queenslanderin theCommonwealthBank SouthernStars teamthat was undefeatedin regainingtheWorld Cup lastweek with acomfortablewin over Indiain the Final atCenturion Park.While the restof her teammatesenjoyeda public receptionupon returnin Perth,Price and fellow SouthernStars player Mel Jonesmade the most of their extendedstay in SA to take inthe sights.Price (pictured) played inall eight matches, taking 10dismissals with six catchesand four stumpings. Shewas only called upon to battwice in the tournament,scoring 27 runs, as Australiasweptaside allopposition.But the 33-year-oldshowed herreturn tothe nationalteam aftera two-yearabsencewas morethan justifiedwith anoutstandingperformancebehindthestumps inthe semifinalagainstEngland.She claimed three catchesand a stumping, with onesuperb one-handed dive toremove the in-form ClaireTaylor for a duck as Australianquick Cathryn Fitzpatrickripped through theEngland top order.7

PETER BURGE MEDALPERSISTENCE PAYS OFFFOR DEREK TATE INPETER BURGE MEDALPHOTO-FINISHToombul all-rounder Derek Tatehas scored a thrilling one-votewin in a photo-finish for the2004-05 Peter Burge Medal.In something of a re-union at thetop of the leaderboard, Tate wonthe coveted medal for the leadingplayer in the Brisbane GradeCricket Premiership by the narrowestof margins from his formerdual clubmate Alan Rowe,now at Beenleigh-Logan.THE 2004-05 LEADERBOARD20 – Derek Tate Toombul19 – Alan Rowe Beenleigh-Logan18 – Lachlan Stevens University17 – Trevor Irvine Valley16 – Greg Schossow Wests15 – Rod Davison Beenleigh-Logan15 – Dan Doran Gold Coast13 – Nathan Reardon University12 – Wes Aspeling Redlands12 – Gavin Fitness Sandgate Redcliffe12— Nathan Rimmington S/Redcliffe12— Michael Buchanan Souths12— Justin Poole Wynnum-ManlyThe pair were teammates atBeenleigh-Logan before movingto Toombul together four yearsago, and were only separatedwhen Rowe chose to return toBeenleigh.Tate, a 24-year-old hard-hittingmiddle-order batsman and a usefulmedium-fast bowler, stayedat Oxenham Park and has madeevery post a winner.His consistent 2004-05 campaign, inwhich he scored 566runs at 37.7 and took24 wickets at 27.5,was his second goodone in a row after hehad been runner-upto Nathan Rimmingtonin the BurgeMedal last summer.It saw him rewardedwith his QueenslandAcademy of Sport debutin the last gameof the season in Sydney.He made it a game to remember,scoring 88 with the batand returning handy bowlingfigures of 3-30 and 2-27against New South Wales.It was the culmination of a lotof hard work by the formerQueensland U19 representative,who has benefited fromtraining with the Bulls for thefirst time as a QAS squadmember.Tate (20 votes) and Rowe (19votes) finished over the top ofround 7 leader Lachlan Stevensin a thrilling finish to the BurgeMedal count after the Universityall-rounder, promoted to theBulls side last month, had takena two-vote lead into the last fourrounds.Tate, presented with the medalby Peter Burge’s widow Joan, isthe first Toombul winner of theBurge Medal in a decade, joiningRobert McGhee, Peter Cliffordand Peter Skuse on the all-timelist of winners.No less than eight different clubswere represented on the 10-player leadership board, withStevens, who won the QASPlayer of the Year, hanging onfor third two votes behind Tate.8Joan Burge with Derek TateTHE HONOUR BOARDPETER BURGE MEDALISTS1990-91 - Andrew Hammelmann (Sths)Robert McGhee (Toombul)1991-92 - Peter Clifford (Toombul]1992-93 - Andrew Courtice (University)1993-94 - Adam Dale (Wynnum-Manly)1994-95 - Peter Skuse (Toombul)Dominic Ovenden (Norths)Scott Prestwidge (W/Manly)1995-96 - Adam Dale (Wynnum-Manly)1996-97 - Jeff Pfaff (Gold Coast)1997-98 - Paul Argent (Souths)1998-99 - Mick Miller (Norths)1999-00 - Brendan Creevey (S/Redcliffe)2000-01 - Dale Turner [Souths)2001-02 - Greg Rowell (Wests)2002-03 - Aaron Nye (Wests)2003-04 - Nathan Rimmington (S/R’cliffe)2004-05 - Derek Tate (Toombul)

KATH SMITH MEDAL… AND TRISH BROWNMAKES IT THREEKATH SMITH MEDALSIN A ROWFor once Konica MinoltaQueensland Fire allrounderTrish Brown was lost forwords.The 2004-05 Kath SmithMedal winner was so certainthat her Queenslandteammate Jodie Purveswas going to claim theaward for the first timethat she had given scantthought to what she mightsay if she made it three ina row.“I really couldn’t believeit when myname was announcedbecause Ithought Jodie hadbeen outstanding infirst grade during theseason and in mymind, she deservedto be up there,’’ shesaid.Trish Brown with Suzanne Connor, grand niece of KathSmith, at the awards dinner.“I really couldn’tthink of what Iwanted to say and itwasn’t one of mybest speeches, that’sfor sure,’’ saidBrown, usually aconfident and articulatespeaker, after receivingthe Medal from SuzanneConnor, the grandniece of the late KathSmith.In the end, the marginwas close, with Brown winningby two points fromPurves, who was outstandingfor Wests in scoring784 runs at 65.33.First year Fire player JudeColeman, from Beenleigh/Logan, was in third spotwith 13 points while Wynnumduo Julia Price andReanna Browne were apoint behind her.Brown, an allrounder likethe woman whose Medal isawardedto the bestand fairestplayer inthe firstgradecompetition,admittedherform withbat andball enabledherto make ita hat-trick of awards.“I guess the bowling helpsme because while Jodie isalso a wicket-keeper, takingwickets probablycatches the eye of the umpires,’’she said.Brown scored 562 runs at51.09 and took 19 wicketsin Wynnum’s premiershipseason.Brown will put away hercricketing kit bag and pullout her football boots inpreparation for the upcomingGaelic Football WorldCup in the United Kingdonlater this year.A former member of heAustralian women’s cricketsquad, she is looking forwardto representing herTHE 2004-05 LEADERBOARD18 – Trish Brown Wynnum-Manly16— Jodie Purves Wests13— Jude Coleman Beenleigh-Logan12— Julia Price Wynnum-Manly12— Reanna Browne Wynnum-Manly11— Kasee Marxsen Sandgate-Redcliffe10— Belinda Mathison Beenleigh-Logan10— Melissa Bulow Wests10— Danielle Hollis Sandgate-Redcliffe9— Angela Murnane Beenleigh-Logan9

At the start of the 2004-05season we set ourselvestwo double-barrel goals –to host and win the PuraCup and ING Cup. We gotthe job half done yet we’vecome up empty.We have nobody but ourselvesto blame and arenot looking for or makingexcuses. The two finals justdidn’t go our way.It’s terribly disappointingbut I can honestly saythere wasn’t anything elsewe could have done in thefinish turn things around.It was still a fantasticachievement to host bothfinals, and I’m proud of theattacking way we go aboutour cricket. To get twodouble bonus points in theING Cup was a ridiculouslygood achievement andthat’s symbolic of what theBulls are all about.I know one thing for certain– if we keep knockingon the door eventually we’llknock it over and we’ll winboth titles in one year.Highlights for 2004-05?There were plenty. Not inany order, they includedthe following.James Hopes. Heemerged as a consistentlyhigh-quality player and aregular international of thenot too distant future. Afantastic season.Shane Watson. How goodit was to have him backwhere he belongs. He fittedinto our group beautifullyand will be a key figure formany years to come.Martin Love. What an inningsin the Pura Cup final.To score a century undersuch difficult conditionsshowed his great character.Not only was it tough battingconditions but comingoff the year he’d had it wasa huge knock.Andy Bichel. It doesn’tget much better than 60Pura Cup wickets.Joe Dawes. He just keepsgetting the job done. Inany other year, when therewasn’t a tearaway wickettakerlike “Bich”, Joeywould be getting the massivewraps he deserves.He’ll always get them fromme because he gives100%. As a captain he’sone of the first blokes youwant in your side.Ashley Noffke. I wish Ihad $1 for every time hebeat the bat. He didn’t getthe wickets he deservedbut could easily have finishedwith 40-plus.Lachlan Stevens. A latebloomer at first-class level,he slotted straight into theBulls side beautifully aftera string of excellent performancesat grade andQAS level.Mitchell Johnson. Greatto see him back in the firstclassarena and, if you’llpardon the pun, puttingquality performances backto back. The sky really isthe limit.Wade Seccombe. His continuedexcellence behindthe stumps is so oftenoverlooked because wetake it for granted. Weshouldn’t. Nor should bewe under-estimate thequality of his work with understudyChris Hartley. Afantastic combination.Nathan Rimmington andShane Jurgensen, two ofthe back-up fast bowlers,were tremendous performersfor Sandgate-Redcliffeat grade level and in anyother year, or in any otherState, they would havebeen regular first-classplayers.Nathan Reardon, in hisfirst season in the 2nd XIand had a tremendous yearwith Uni. He proved ourbatting stocks are verygood and is one to watch.Lowlights? There are onlytwo. And when you workyour guts out to earn theright to host both finalsand then lose them bothit’s a real heart-breaker.Still, when you lose a finalit makes you appreciatethe wins even more, and itmakes you even hungrierthan ever to get back thereagain and make sure weget a better result.Thanks to all the supportstaff within the QueenslandCricket organization for anotherfantastic year, andto the public who stuckwith us. We’ll be back …I promise you!10

THE RISE AND RISE OFJAMES HOPESWellington, New Zealand,Tuesday, 1 March 2005.James Hopes handed hiscap to the umpire andwalked back to the top ofhis bowling mark. He feltremarkably calm. Or so hetried to convince himself.But as he turned and facedthe batsman he realized hewasn’t calm. He wasshockingly nervous.“It didn’t hit me until I wasabout to run in. I thought“who am I kidding?” I wasalmost shaking,” he recalledrecently. “My firstball to Hamish Marshallwas terrible. It was shortand wide but MichaelClarke made a great divingsave at backward point tosave a boundary. I waswoeful.”This was Hopes’ internationaldebut. Australia vNew Zealand at the BasinReserve in game four of afive-game one-day internationalseries. The Aussiesled the series 3-0 buta match inconsequential interms of the overall outcomewas anything but inconsequentialfor the 26-year-old Queensland Bullsall-rounder.This was his moment. Themoment he’d worked towardsfor so long. A definingmoment in a definingsummer for a definite starin the making.James Hopes, winner ofthe Ian Healy Trophy asthe XXXX Gold QueenslandBulls 2004-05 Player of theYear, is one very impressiveyoung man.He is self-assured yetmodest. Interesting andinsightful yet measuredand moderate. Thoughtfuland forthcoming yet notoverly so. Full of interestingstories with a wonderfulattention to detail and acatchy turn of phrase. Onevery good interview.As he recounted the stepsof his career Hopes paintedthe picture of a cricketerbound for higher honours.A born leader. A strangelyanonymous young man forno reason other than thefact that he was happy forit to be that way. He’dnever pushed himself andthrough four years in theBulls squad he was contentto stay in the background.He wasn’t worried aboutprofile... it was all aboutperformance. He had beencontent to work and workand work. All with onething in mind - the opportunitywhich came his waywhen Aussie captain RickyPonting took a rest withthe one-day series won.It wasn’t until the 24 th overof his international debutthat acting captain AdamGilchrist gave Hopes hischance, and already theyoung Queenslander hadbeen through a myriad ofemotions. Exhilaration andanxiety. Confidence andbravado. And self-doubt.“Just walking onto theground was a huge buzz,”he recalled.“But it wasn’t long before Istarted thinking… the fourquicks (Glenn McGrath, JasonGillespie, MichaelKasprowicz and Brett Leewere in the side … supposedlythe best attack in historyagainst an understrengthNew Zealandside ...I could just see usbowling them out in 25overs and me not getting achance.Continued—page 1211

THE RISE AND RISE OFJAMES HOPES (cont)From page 11“I was in awe of the wholesituation and I really struggledfor the first 15 oversor so but after a while Istarted to feel comfortable.“When Gilly finally threwme the ball I was reallyhappy because I thought Ifelt so relaxed. Then I realizedI wasn’t relaxed at all.“But it changed aroundpretty quickly and afterabout four overs I realized‘this is readymade for agood debut’. I started tofeel comfortable.”Hopes bowled his first overfor three runs toHamish Marshalland Craig CummingbutMcGrath removedCummingto bringCraig McMillanto the wicket.The last ball ofhis second overbrought an edgefrom McMillanpast Gilchriststanding up. Apossible chancebut four runs.Four singlescame fromHopes’ thirdover, and afterfive overs hehad 0-23.Michael Clarke grabbed afreakish caught andbowled to dismiss HamishMarshall, and the nextover Hopes bowled a onebyemaiden to McMillanand Justin Marshall. Whenone run came off his seventhover he had 0-24.The first ball of Hopes’eighth over pitched outsideoff stump, good length,angling in. McMillan playedacross the line, was beatenand trapped in front. Hisfirst wicket. Elation.Chris Cairns clubbed twoboundaries off Hopes’ lasttwo overs and he finishedwith 1-38 from 10. He’dconceded 24 scoring shotsfrom 60 deliveries, includingfour fours, and haddone just what his skipperasked of him.Man of the Match Gilchristplundered 54 off 37 ballsto lead an Aussie chasewhich saw them 3-236 off34.2 overs. Hopes waslisted to bat next, ahead ofMike Hussey, although hemight well have followedthe West Australian.Whatever, he didn’t get ahit, but he was delighted.And so, too, were threespecial fans in the crowd.His parents Leigh and Bill.And his live-in girlfriendLaura.It is one of the practicaldifficulties of a youngplayer awaiting his first opportunityin the big time …how does he makes surethe people he wants toshare it with can do so?Especially when he’s in aforeign country.“We’d won the first threegames and I rememberthinking ‘this might be mychance’. After all, it didn’tmatter if I messed up. Iasked Symo (Andrew Symonds)and he said ‘ringRicky (Ponting)’.“So I rang Ricky in hisroom and he was reallygood. He came back to meand said ‘you’re in’. So Igot on the phone to Lauraand my parents and theyflew across.”Hopes admits many of thedetails of his internationaldebut are a bit of a blur,but one moment he willnever forget was receivinghis cap from David Boonon the ground on themorning of the match.“I was so happy we wonthe toss and bowled becauseI knew I probablywasn’t going to get a hit. Ididn’t want to sit aroundall day for a chance to getout there.”Hopes, who had enjoyed ateasing taste of internationalcricket in the Twenty20game to open thetour in Auckland 12 daysearlier, didn’t play in gamefive but returned to Australiaone very satisfiedyoung man. He’d becomethe 151 st player to representAustralia at one-dayinternational level. Andeven if he never wore thegreen and gold again, hesaid, he’d done somethingwhich most people neverdo.He needn’t worry. One ofthe lasting memories ofthe 2004-05 summer wasHopes’ arrival as a legitimatefirst-class player. Agenuine all-rounder, he didenough to convince eventhe hardest of judges thathis first game for Australiawill not be his last.How far he had come in sixshort months from the momentwhen, upon hearingof Shane Watson’s pendingreturn to Queensland, heseriously considered movinginterstate for fear thathis spot in the Bulls sidewas in jeopardy.Continued—page 1312

THE RISE AND RISE OFJAMES HOPES (cont)From page 12Hopes, battling to hold hisspot in the Bulls side midwaythrough the 2003-04season, had finished thatsummer really well. He’dshed a few niggling injuriesand had got himself fully fitand thought to himself “Icould finally nail this thing”.And then bang. Or Watson.“I thought ‘here we go –I’ve finally got the hang of itand I’ll be turfed’,” he said.Needing a little reassurance,he got a mixed messagefrom the brainstrust. “I wastold my one-day spot wasn’tunder any question, butthere was no guarantees onmy four-day spot,” he said.That was good enough. “Iwasn’t going to changestates on the basis ofmaybe not playing. So I decidedto stay and thankfullymy early club form wasgood enough that my spotwas never questioned. It alljust fell into place fromthere.”Fall into place it did. Almostperfectly. He could hardlyhave written a better script,but for a different result inthe ING Cup and Pura Cupfinals.Promoted to open the battingin the one-dayers afterMartin Love broke his finger,Hopes representedAustralia “A” and thePrime Minister’s XI andwas a consistent Bullsperformer in both formsof the game before hisselection in the Australianteam for the tour ofNew Zealand.Ironically, Hopes’chance came after aWatson injury. Yet despitemounting speculationin the days leadingup to the announcementof the squad forNZ he did his best notto get too excited.“We came home after agame against Victoriaand I remember MartinLove saying to me“you’re half a chancehere – Watto is out andthey usually go like forlike”. I just said to him“yeh, good on you”.“At home that night a relativefrom North Queenslandrang Dad to say he’d heardon the radio that I hadfirmed as a favorite to go toNew Zealand. I just said‘bull%$#&’.“Then my phone rang. Idon’t usually pick up unlessI know the number and Ididn’t recognize it but forsome reason I thought I’dJimmy Maher(top) andJames Hopescelebrate awicket in thePura Cup final13better answer it. I was gladI did— it was Michael Brownfrom Cricket Australia.”Hopes had enjoyed a remarkableride from theearly days to the momentyoung cricketers dream of.The son of a banker, he wasborn in Townsville but livedin Brisbane until the age ofnine before spending threeyears in Cairns. That washome to his parents andwhere he began hisjunior representativecareer, but he wasback in Brisbane by thetime he was 13 and,much to the angst ofcountry folk, considershimself a city boy.A product of Mt.MariaJunior College at Enoggeraand Mt.Maria SeniorCollege at Mitchelton,he was a Stateregular from U13s, hadtwo years in the AustralianU19s in 1997and ’98 and was amember of the CricketAcademy in ’98.By the time he was 22he’d been in the QASsquad since his U18year and hadn’t progressedany further.“They asked me if Ithought it might bebetter to go back to gradecricket but I said ‘give meone more year’ because Ihad a few things I wantedto work on,” he said.A good decision. He playedthe last five one-dayers thatseason (2000-01). “Theyonly picked me becausethey’d lost the first five andthey wanted a change,” hesaid, having taken 4-29 off10 overs on debut againstVictoria at the Gabba on 19January 2001.The following summer hemade his first-class debutagainst Western Australia inPerth on 8 November 2001.Another story he does hisbest to forget. “My first fourballs went for four – 0-16,”he said. “The first two wereterrible but the next twowere OK.” The batsman?Murray Goodwin.WA scored 432, with MarcusNorth, Hopes’ former AustralianU19 teammate, getting106. Hopes took 1-95off 30 overs, with ninemaidens. His first victimwas Scott Meuleman.Queensland replied with490. Jimmy Maher got 174,Martin Love 91 and JerryCassell 86, and Hopesscored 14 at No.8.Continued—page 14

THE RISE AND RISE OFJAMES HOPES (cont)From page 13Batting a second time, WAwere 8-220 when timebrought a merciful end.Hopes collected 2-50 off 22,dismissing Mike Hussey andKade Harvey.Hopes had been chosen asthe fourth quick bowler behindMichael Kasprowicz,Ashley Noffke and a 20-year-old Mitchell Johnson,which was what he had alwayslooked like being untilthe 1998 Youth World Cupand an Allan Border masterstroke.“AB was coach and hewanted someone to be apinch-hitter at No.4 in thebatting order. I got the job,scored 30 in apractice matchand batted therefor the rest of thetournament. Iwas the leadingrun-scorer forAustralia andfrom that momenton I becamea batsman – atleast in my mind.”But there was nothing startlingabout his statistics inthree Pura Cup games in2001-02. Or five games in2002-03. There were justsome handy one-day performances,especially withthe ball.Quite candidly, Hopes admitted:“I slowed down mydevelopment by the way Iplayed”.So in 2003-04 he did somethingabout it. He openedthe batting for his club sideNorths, and the week beforethe first Bulls side waspicked he scored a century.And that after taking“seven-for” the week beforethat.He was in. And, except forone game in December2003 when Matthew Haydenmade a rare Bulls appearance,he hasn’t lost his spotsince. Just.“I was on my last legs inthe Pura Cup game in Tassie.I had a feeling theywere going to leave me outbut Jimmy Maher went tobat for me pretty strongly…I don’t know on whatgrounds but he got me agame.“I knew my time was up. Igot 14 in the first inningsand by the time I got a batin the seconds innings Ireally had the &^%#&. Idecided I wasn’t going to godown blocking… if I was goingdown I was going downswinging. I was so relaxedand I got a hundred.”It was 21-24 January 2004.In fact, he scored 111 off181 balls with 17 boundariesin a 185-run partnershipwith Craig Philipson(101no). It was a breakthroughinnings for him,too.But it was no fluke. At thestart of the 2003-04 seasonHopes put in some unbelievablylong hours withBulls coach Terry Oliver tovirtually rebuild the way hehit the ball. Three sessionsa week on the bowling machine,hitting ball after ballafter ball.“We looked at the ways Iwas getting out before thatand decided I had to changea couple of things, so I did,”he said of a task somethingakin to a golfer remodelinghis swing. It was no meanfeat.“I knew I couldn’t havedone any more to be ready.I got a 40 the first gameJAMES HOPES IN THE PURA CUP - YEAR BY YEARSeason Batting BowlingM Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100s 50s Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Ave Best S/Rate E/Rate2001-02 3 5 0 40 14 8.00 - - 98.4 28 299 3 99.66 2-50 197.30 3.032002-03 5 8 0 118 39 14.75 - - 100 28 289 8 36.12 3-102 7.50 2.892003-04 10 17 0 510 111 30.00 1 2 262 71 853 12 71.08 4-63 131.00 3.252004-05 9 16 1 609 107 40.60 1 3 179.2 60 476 18 26.44 4-39 59.70 2.65Total 27 46 1 1277 111 28.38 2 5 640 187 1917 41 46.76 4-39 93.66 3.00and a 97 the second andthen I plateaued out. I wasleft out once for Haydos andthen came that game inTassie. It’s been a realsnowball since then.”In hindsight, Hopes says itwas largely about confidence.“Three years agothere was no way I’d playthe way I do now because Iwas too nervous. It waspartly a technique issue, butmainly I had to learn totrust that my technique wasgood enough.”It was that and morethroughout the 2004-05summer. He got his secondhundred against Victoria atthe Gabba in Decemberwhen he hit the third ball hefaced for six. “I just feltgood that day,” he recalled.“It should have been twohundreds – I absolutelybutchered one in Tassie. Butbasically I wasjust doing whatI’d been doingfor longer. If Iplayed andmissed I said“stuff it” andworried abouthitting the nextone.”Cont –page 1514

THE RISE AND RISE OFJAMES HOPES (cont)From page 14His dream summer didn’tquite end as he had hoped.The Bulls lost the ING Cupand Pura Cup finals and hemissed selection in the Australianone-day side to go toEngland. This time, finally,Watson did cost him.But Hopes was philosophicalabout it all. “I expectedWatto to come back. It wasa simple fact that he’d donewell before he got hurt andregardless of what I did inNew Zealand he was goingto get another chance. Andso he should. If I was in hisposition I’d expect anotherchance,” he said.Hopes sentWatson acongratulatorytextmessage andwas genuinelyhappyfor him.He wouldhave beeneven happierhad the selectorsnot cut the one-daytouring party from 16 to 15because there is every reasonto think he was 16 th onthe list. But there was no illfeeling.“We try not to think about itas a rivalry, even thoughthere is a fair chance that’sgoing to happen. Whoevergets picked gets picked andwe’re happy for each other.“I was disappointed but if Iput the selectors’ hat on Iknow why I wasn’t picked. Iwas told I wasn’t far away,and that it wasn’t a cut anddried decision. I’ve just gotto keep doing what I’vebeen doing and hope I get achance. And if don’t I’ve atleast played once for Australia.So be it.”So, instead of preparing forEngland in the off-seasonHopes is preparing for nextseason in Australia. And,just as he was when he waslearning how to bat all overagain two winters ago, he’sa man on a mission.“I find it really difficult nottraining and I’ll be back hittingballs in a couple ofweeks. It’s my fourth orfifth season next season butI don’t want to have thosesecond-year blues, if youknow what I mean.“I’ve worked so hard to getwhere I am that I don’twant to take three monthsoff and have to start all overagain. By the time round 1of grade cricket and thepractice matches comearound I want to be readyto go. I’ve got a real phobiaabout it … I’m going tomake sure it doesn’t happen.”But he will enjoy somedown time. And a game ofgolf. Hopes, who plays offfour at Keperra, is the bestgolfer among the Bulls players,even if he describesClinton Perren as a burglar.“He hasn’t got a handicapand says he’s off 12 but heshould be mid-single figureseasily.”Hopes also has had plentyon his plate recently as theBulls’ representative on theAustralian Cricketers’ Association,particularly with negotiationsin full swing overthe new MOU.Why Hopes when there areplenty older and more experienced?Because he’s theonly member of the squadJAMES HOPES IN THE ING CUP - YEAR BY YEARSeason Batting BowlingM Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100s 50s Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Ave Best S/Rate E/Rate2000-01 5 5 0 33 24 6.60 - - 43 3 189 11 17.18 5-29 23.40 4.392001-02 11 9 1 213 52* 26.62 - 1 90 8 347 16 21.68 3-30 33.70 3.852002-03 10 4 0 73 36 18.25 - - 73.1 7 335 14 23.92 4-34 31.30 4.572003-04 11 9 2 170 46 24.28 - - 99.2 6 478 14 34.14 3-20 42.50 4.812004-05 10 10 1 293 73 32.55 - 2 83.2 5 356 11 32.36 4-36 45.40 4.27Total 47 37 4 782 73 23.70 0 3 388.5 29 1705 66 25.83 5-29 35.35 4.39Note: The domestic one-day competition was called the Mercantile Mutual Cup in 2000-01.with a business degree hegot voted in.Hopes has a business degreefrom Australian CatholicUniversity, with a majorin marketing and a minor ininternational business economics.ACU? “They weremore lenient than other universitiesand were supportiveof my cricket commitments,”he explained.Now, always looking towardsthe future, he’s contemplatinga masters degreein sports law at GriffithUniversity. It’s all externalstudy and is perfect forsportsmen, he said.There will also be time forLaura, who received a bigpublic thank you at theBulls’ awards dinner for therole she has played in hisrecent cricketing success.“She’s given me a new perspective,andfor the firsttime I’ve notthinking aboutthings too seriously.I’m niceand relaxed,and it’s obviouslythe way Iplay my bestcricket.”15

At the Suncorp Bulls Awards Dinner—Top—L-R: Andy Bichel with Evan Rhoades, NationalBusiness Manager, Pura Milk; Graham Dixon with XXXX Managing Director Ken Freer, JamesHopes with John Keating of PKF. Above—L-R: Comedian Anthony Ackroyd, Joe Dawes andfiancée Michelle Neville, Barry Weare with Damien Mullins SC and the Imparja Cup. Below—L-R: Andy Michaels with Allan Bain, Australia Post, State Manager Retail, Shane Watson andfiancée Kim Johnson, and national coach John Buchanan sharing a laugh with Andy Bicheland Martin Love.ALL THE WINNERSXXXX Gold Queensland BullsIan Healy TrophyBulls Player of the Year JAMES HOPESSuncorpPlayers' Player ANDY BICHELPura CupPlayer of the Year ANDY BICHELING CupPlayer of the Year ANDY SYMONDSPKF Best Fieldsman JAMES HOPESOther Queensland Cricket AwardsQAS Player of the Year LACHLAN STEVENSQueensland GovernmentCountry Player of the Year BRIAN MAYKonica-MinoltaQueensland FirePlayer of the Year JULIA PRICEAustralia PostYouth Player of the Year ANDY MICHAELSKonica-Minolta Women'sYouth Player of the Year JODIE PURVESCricket Australia AwardsInternational One-DayPlayer of the Year ANDY SYMONDSCricket AustraliaState Player of the Year ANDY BICHELING CupPlayer of the Year JAMES HOPESCricket AustraliaUmpires Award PETER PARKERWNCL Spirit QUEENSLANDof Cricket Award FIRE16

Forever and a day scorecardshave only ever beenused in cricket to score onfieldperformance. Now,they’ll be used to measurethe off-field score too.It will be all about keepingtrack of cricketing participationrates and furthering thedevelopment of the gamestate-wide, and answeringthe upcoming challengefrom soccer.Or, as Queensland CricketGame Development ManagerMark McLatchey putit – “it’s about looking afterour own patch”.Participation was the primaryfocus at the annual QCGAME DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCEKeeping Score off the Field inthe Participation ShowdownGame Development Conference,which brought togetherthe 11 RegionalCricket Managers (RCM),plus other members of thedevelopment department, atAllan Border Field from 11-14 April.QC’s Game Development Team - Regional Cricket Managers—(L-R) Mark McLatchey,Joanne Broadbent, Peter Blanchfield, Brendan Wild, Barry Weare, Andrew Selff, DavidBannister, Steven Baker, Steven Fryer, Brett Stephensen, Ian Bartlett, Vic Williams,Nev Paulsen, Jeff Thomas, Heather Wilkins.It’s the one time each yearwhen the people who arethe “face” of QC in each cornerof the state get togetherto discuss common issuesand strategies.McLatchey explained thatthe strong participation focuswas a follow-on fromthe Cricket Australia lead atthe Daylesford Conferencein January and will be theprimary objective over thenext 12 months.He said each RCM had beengiven specific targets andhad been asked to developstrategies in conjunctionwith QC to grow the gameat school and club level.“We’re all in this togetherand each state is working ona program to increase participation,but at the end ofthe day each area will be individuallyresponsible.“So, prior to the conferencewe asked each RCM togather relevant data on facilities,volunteer numbersand coaching numbers intheir area to support theparticipation data we alreadyhad.“They set some specific objectivesand these were discussedand assessed at theconference before the finaltargets were sent to the QCboard for official sign-off.“Each RCM will have ascorecard they will use todrive things in their area.They will be set for nextyear (2005-06) and for thefour years after that, andwill be reviewed annually.“It’s all part of a unified approach.We understand thatin some areas the scope forsignificant advancement isminimal, and it’s just as importantthat we hold ourground in those areas as itis to grow other areas.“So we’ll be making sure wecontinue to service areaswhere for whatever reason,be it a lack of facilities, apopulation downturn orwhatever, there isn’t scopefor increased participationlevels. Otherwise we can increaseparticipation in otherareas and go backwardsoverall.Continued— page 1817

GAME DEVELOPMENTCONFERENCE (cont)From page 17The participation push was aninitiative that was always goingto happen but it hastaken on a stronger focus followingthe launch of the A1soccer league, which will runin direct competition tocricket next summer.“Soccer represents a significantchallenge to cricket andwe can’t afford to be complacent.We need to keep an eyeon our own patch,” saidMcLatchey.The development conferencealso addressed in depth thehigh-performance area of thedepartment, which rangesfrom the emerging playerssquad aged 13 through to theQueensland Bulls and QueenslandFire.It also incorporates metropolitanand regional youthteams at U17 and U19 level,senior cricket in the countryand the QAS.Plus, there was a focus onmarketing the game, particularlyin regional areas, and aCA presentation on coachingeducation.18

FOOTBALLANYONE?What did Andy Symondsand wife Brooke do on thefirst official weekend of theoff-season? They turnedtheir attention to football,traveling to Melbourne asguests of QC major sponsorsXXXX for the Broncos’game against the MelbourneStorm.And how did MichaelKasprowicz spend five daysof his prolonged holidaybefore the upcoming Ashestour? He took wife Lindsayand one-year-old daughterGreta to visit his youngerbrother Simon, a formerNSW Waratahs rugbyplayer who is now playingfootball in Japan.WELCOMEABOARDNew to Brisbane is TimNeilsen, former assistantcoach of the Australianteam and the new headcoach at the CommonwealthBank Centre of Excellence.He has filled theposition vacated by ex-Bulls coach Bennett King,now in charge of the WestIndies team.Heading to Brisbane shortlyafter new Cricket Australiaappointments are formerTasmanian opening batsmanand assistant-coachDene Hills and South Australianskipper and assistant-coachJamie Siddons.They will fill the joint roleof COE Senior Coach andAssistant Coach / PerformanceAnalyst of the Australianteam.The dual-purpose positionwill see Hills and Siddonsbased at Allan Border Fieldand take turns on a seriesby-seriesbasis fillingNielsen’s former role withthe Australian team.Also, former Tasmaniancoach Brian McFayden andex-Queenslander RichardMcInnes will also join theCOE staff shortly.McFayden will be a seniorcoach. Likewise,McInnes, currentlytouring Queensland asthe Bangladesh U19coach.STATSUPDATEMartin Love is nowQueensland’s leadingrun-scorer in SheffieldShield/Pura Cup finals.His magnificent 116 inthe 2004-05 decidertook his aggregate to766 runs – 10 morethan Stuart Law. Love’saverage of 54.71 haseven exceeded Law’s54.00 although he stilltrails Kepler Wessels,who shows the way at66.50. Trevor Barsby(53.11) and Allan Border(49.86) completed the topfive batting averages.Love (pictured) is the firstQueenslander to scorethree centuries in a final –he has three of 10 scoredby Bulls players. Law andBarsby have two, and Wessels,Glenn Trimble andTrevor Hohns one apiece.Andy Bichel and AshleyNoffke, with four and fivewickets apiece, havemoved into equal third spoton the final wicket-takinglist with 22. Only MichaelKasprowicz (29) and CarlRackemann (25) havetaken more.And of the bowlers whohave taken more than 10wickets in finals, Noffkenow leads the averages at20.82 from Kasprowicz(21.76), Rackemann(22.88), Adam Dale(23.56) and Bichel (26.42).The wicket-keeping statisticsin finals continue to bea no-contest, with WadeSeccombe taking his dismissalsto 37 – more thandouble that of secondpacedRay Phillips (18).NEW TESTRANKINGSRicky Ponting has climbedtwo spots to No.3 on thelatest ICC Test battingrankings behind new No.1Jacques Kallis, who hasdisplaced Rahul Dravidfrom the top of the list.Damian Martyn fell threeplaces to No.6, while AdamGilchrist is steady at No.7.Glenn McGrath hasretained No.1 position onthe bowling rankings fromMuttiah Muralitharan andShaun Pollock. ShaneWarne moved up two spotsto No.5, while JasonGillespie is steady at No.8.19

Eight cricketing fanatics, representativesof the thousands of volunteersstatewide, had a night not to be forgottenat the Suncorp XXXX GoldQueensland Bulls Awards Dinner.SPECIAL TREAT FOR KASPA’SCREW AT BULLS AWARDS DINNERMembers of Kaspa’s Crew, theQueensland Cricket Volunteer RecognitionProgram, were VIP guestsat the dinner and received a specialvote of thanks from Kaspa himself.“Without people like you people likeme wouldn’t get the opportunity todo what we do,” said the everpopularTest speedster, who hasbeen the face of the program sinceits inception two years ago.“You are here tonight as guests ofQueensland Cricket to represent thevolunteers in each region throughoutthe State and we want to expressour gratitude to each of you,and your colleagues, for the wonderfuljob you do,” Kaspa said.Representatives of Kaspa’s Crew atthe awards dinner were:-Terry Burns – Far North QLDPaul Menegon – North QLDGreg Michel – Central QLDRoss Labinsky – RedlandsBob Gray –Brisbane WestSteveHughes –South CoastDavid McKie –Mackay/WhitsundayNeil Pedwell –Sunshine CoastIan Reeves –Brisbane NorthVIP Guests on the Kaspa’s Crew Invitation List —(Back Row—L-R) Neil Pedwell, Ross Labinsky,Bob Gray, Ian Healy, Kaspa, Greg Michel, Terry Burns. (Front Row—L-R) Maureen Michel, SharonMcKie, Paul Menegon, Ian Reeves and David McKie.Kaspa alsothanked hisCrew sponsorsFord, AustraliaPost and QantasLink, who fewthe regional volunteersto Brisbanefor thisspecial occasion.Schoolboys inLauncestonThe Queensland Under 15 Schoolboysfinished sixth at the recentAustralian championships inLaunceston.They won two of five games andlost narrowly in a thriller to eventualchampions Victoria, but struggledfor runs on the low, slow Tasmanianwickets.Still, Ian Bartlett, QueenslandCricket’s emerging players coordinator,reports that Elliot Ryanof Brisbane Boys College did afirst-rate job as captain of theside, and Dominic Fanning,brother of State Under 17 representativeNicholas, was outstandingbehind the stumps.Christopher Sabburg of Gattonwas a valuable contributor, bothwith his slow bowling and his middle-orderbatting, while quickbowlers Byron Thick of Bundabergand Jason Smith of the SunshineCoast also did well.The team also included NicholasBuchanan, son of Australian coachJohn Buchanan. Playing a yearahead of his age-group and eligiblefor the same team next season,the Gregory Terrace allrounder’strip was a valuablelearning experience but he alsomade some useful contributions.20

A famous football coachonce said it is the coach’sjob to get a team to a grandfinal, and the players’ job towin it. If that was right thenTerry Oliver did a sterlingjob with the 2004-05 XXXXGold Queensland Bulls. Hewas two-for-two.The quietly-spoken Oliverwould never look at it likethat but it is a fact that inhis third year at the helmthe Bulls topped the points tablein the Pura Cup and the ING Cup.“I look at it as a huge credit to ourplayers and medical operation thatwe achieved what we did butTerry OliverTERRY OLIVER’S 2004-05 REPORT CARDTHE BULLS… SOCLOSE (TWICE)YET SO FAR AWAYthere’s no point looking back –we’ve got to look forward to identifyevery little thing we can dobetter next season,” said Oliver.Overall, the Bulls played 22games – 11 games in the PuraCup and 11 games in the INGCup. They were beaten only sixtimes. Sadly, two were finals.Captain Jimmy Maher, Andy Bicheland Clinton Perren were the onlyplayers to play in every game.James Hopes and Ashley Noffkeplayed 19 games, while Joe Dawesplayed the full Pura Cup schedulebut was overlooked for ING Cup.Injury played its part yet,strangely, it was not the fast bowlingbrigade that was hardest hit.The specialist quicks, usually themost vulnerable members of thesquad, stayed largely injury-free.But injuries to batsman MartinLove, all-rounder Shane Watson,wicket-keeper Wade Seccombeand spinner Chris Simpson weresignificant.Here, for “Between the Wickets”,Terry Oliver offers his assessmentof the contribution of each playerto the Bulls’ 2004-05 campaign.JIMMY MAHERAnother outstandingseason. Was the Bulls’leading run-scorer inthe Pura Cup (841runs at 40.0) and INGCup (490 at 44.5) torank 2 nd overall in theone-day game and 6 thin the four-day game. Continuesto set a benchmark for the Bullssquad with his contagious passionand enthusiasm and is lookingto work even harder (ifthat’s possible) to right thewrongs of this season.ANDY BICHELAn outstandingPura Cup campaignwith 60wickets at22.1 – secondonly to ShaunTait. Is a tremendousrolemodel for all young quicksand an inspiration to anyone whohas been on the wrong side of atough selection decision. He couldhave sat back and gone throughthe motions after losing his CricketAustralia contract but he bouncedback in magnificent fashion. Wasalso the Bulls’ leading wicket-takerin a solid ING campaign, andscored some valuable runs as apinch-hitting batsman.SCOTT BRANTHit by injury for thesecond season in arow and was restrictedto gradecricket. Has terrificcharacter and is determinedto turnthings around. Betterdays ahead.Continued - page 2321

TERRY OLIVER’S 2004-05 REPORT CARDFrom page 22LEE CARSDELINEMajor back surgeryin the last offseasonmade him aspectator throughoutthe summer.His early rehabilitationwas slowerthan expected but he’s made bigstrides since mid-February andeveryone associated with the Bullshas their fingers crossed for a fullrecovery. A return to cricket islooming next summer.JOE DAWESA tremendous workhorsewho keepsrunning through thepain barrier. Achilles,knee, back …you name it, he’shad problems withit. Always looks like he’s walkingon broken glass in the field butput the ball in his hand and henever lets you down. Is a real gotoman when a breakthrough isneeded and was rewarded with 46Pura Cup wickets at 21.9 to rank4 th on the wicket-taking list behindShaun Tait, Andy Bichel and StuartMacGill. Great news he’ll playagain next season.CHRIS HARTLEYLimited opportunitiesas the back-up‘keeper to WadeSeccombe but impressedevery timehe got a chance andhad a strong SecondXI and grade season.Only a matter of time beforehe turns his outstanding potentialinto performance.NATHAN HAURITZHad an excellentone-day season butunfortunately hisfour-day performanceswere lessthan his abilitywould suggest andwhat he would have been satisfiedwith. Is heading to England overwinter for some cricket and lifeexperiences and will work hard toturn things around. Confident he’llbe back bigger and better thanever.MATTHEW HAYDENWe continue to be extremelyhappy to seehim succeed on theworld stage – especiallythe way heclawed back from afew setbacks prior tothe New Zealand tour. An inspirationto everyone in Bulls ranks.JAMES HOPESThe coming of agefor an outstandingyoung player. He’dshown signs of hisenormous potentialin recent years andthis season he put itall together in both forms of thegame. Ranked 3 rd in runs in onedayand four-day cricket for theBulls, was 4 th in Pura Cup wicketsand 2 nd in ING Cup wickets, andwon the fielding award. Lookingforward to watching him go fromstrength to strength.MITCHELL JOHNSONLost his contract atthe end of the 2003-04 season in whatturned out to be thebest thing that couldhave happened tohim. Put together anexcellent preparation on and offthe field and, after deliberately beingbrought along slowly due to ahistory of recurring back problems,lived up to the potential he’sshown for a long time. Not only aleft-arm express bowler but ahandy lower order batsman.SHANE JURGENSENOne of the outstanding team menwho did everything that was askedof him. Had limited opportunitiesfor the Bulls but excelled in gradeand Second XIcricket. Also did a lotof good work asleader of the players’charity committee,including the B105Tsunami Appeal andnumerous hospitalvisits and other appearances.MICHAEL KASPROWICZDitto Haydos! Is agreat example ofperseverance andnot just over 12months but aboutfive years. He’dnever given up onplaying for Australiaeven when everyonehad written him off and hasbeen a fantastic member of theTest side. Congratulations on 100Test wickets.RYAN LELOUXEarned a Bulls contractafter startingthe season outsidethe squad and madehis Pura Cup debutagainst Tasmania atthe Gabba. Unfortunately,game circumstances didn’tallow him to bowl a lot of overs ofhis leg-spin but he fitted into thegroup well and can look forward toa prosperous future.Continued—page 2422

TERRY OLIVER’S 2004-05 REPORT CARDFrom page 23MARTIN LOVEInjury and poor formplagued his first half ofthe season – and don’tbelieve the two thingsaren’t related. Showedhis absolute class with afantastic century on adifficult wicket in the Pura Cup finalwhich took him past StuartLaw as the Bulls’ leading runscorerin Shield/Cup finals. Greatplayers don’t have two bad yearsin a row. Look for him to hit theground running next season.DAMIEN MACKENZIEAnother bowler whohad limited opportunitiesin a season inwhich, strangely, thequicker bowlers stayedpretty much injuryfree.Is heading off interstate insearch of a fresh start and leaveswith our best wishes.BRENDAN NASHFought back well afterlosing his Bulls contractat the end of the2003-04 season andperformed well everytime he donned theQueensland colors. Hisseason was highlighted by a dogged92 in tough four-day conditionsin Hobart and he continuesto be one of the outstanding fieldersin the ING Cup.ASHLEY NOFFKEStatistically had aslow start but camehome with a wet sailafter Christmas andbowled better than his23 Pura Cup wicketsat 37.9 or his 10 INGCup wickets suggest. Was a solidone-day performer. A back complaintprompted him to postpone astint in England in favor of aheavy rehabilitation program.Continued—page 25BULLS STATISTICS—PURA CUP—2004-05BATTING FIELDING BOWLINGM I NO Runs HS Ave 100s 50s Ct St Overs M Runs Wkts Ave Best 5wk/inns 10wk/matchBichel, Andy 11 18 4 311 69 22.21 - 1 4 0 417.2 99 1326 60 22.10 7-77 5 1Dawes, Joe 11 17 7 117 34* 11.70 - - - - 347.5 84 1009 46 21.93 6-49 3 -Hartley, Chris 3 4 0 71 50 17.75 - 1 19 - - - - - - - - -Hauritz, Nathan 6 10 4 121 45* 20.16 - - 2 - 147 22 576 6 96.00 2-16Hopes, James 9 16 1 609 107 40.60 1 3 3 - 179.2 60 476 18 26.44 4-39 - -Johnson, Mitch 3 4 1 108 51* 36.00 - - - - 81 15 325 9 36.10 3-23 - -Le Loux, Ryan 1 1 0 5 5 5.00 - - - - 1 0 1 0 - - - -Love, Martin 8 16 0 295 116 18.43 1 1 7 - - - - - - - - -Maher, Jimmy 11 21 0 841 170 40.04 2 4 16 - - - - - - - - -Nash, Brendan 2 4 0 130 92 32.50 - 1 2 - - - - - - - - -Noffke, Ashley 9 15 3 273 53 22.75 - 1 2 - 282.1 56 872 23 37.91 4-78 - -Nye, Aaron 3 5 0 74 31 14.80 - - 5 - 11 0 45 1 45.00 1-39Perren, Clinton 11 21 0 708 105 33.71 2 4 10 - - - - - - - - -Philipson, Craig 7 14 2 447 119 37.25 1 2 5 - - - - - - - - -Seccombe, Wade 8 16 2 255 84 18.21 - 2 38 2 - - - - - - - - -Simpson, Chris 1 2 0 8 8 4.00 - - 1 - 2 0 6 0 - - - - -Stevens, Lachlan 2 4 0 158 67 39.50 - 1 2 - 19 3 69 0 - - - - -Symonds, Andy 7 13 0 516 126 39.69 1 3 8 - 145.4 34 446 11 40.54 2-14 - -Watson, Shane 8 15 1 588 136 42.00 1 3 5 - 137.4 31 499 16 31.18 4-25 - -23

TERRY OLIVER’S 2004-05 REPORT CARDFrom page 24AARON NYESpent time in the Second XI afterbeginning the season inthe Bulls side in bothforms of cricket, butfought his way back intothe ING Cup side. Mastermindedthe catch ofthe season in the firstone-dayer against NSWwhen he caught a blazingBrad Haddin as he jumpedover the boundary and tossed theball back into play to Martin Love.A freakish effort.CLINTON PERRENSomething of a slowish start butworked into the seasonand finished up a veryconsistent contributoragain and the No.2Pura Cup run-scorerwith 708 runs at 33.7.A solid one-day seasonwas highlighted by anexcellent century against Tasmania– his first in the ING Cup. Continuesto be a good team manwhose flexibility in both forms ofthe game is invaluable.CRAIG PHILIPSONContinues to showenormous promise. Hasthat ability to defy aquality opposition or apressure-cooker situation,as evidenced byhis outstanding knockin the ING Cup final. Looking forwardto watching his development.NATHANRIMMINGTONA first-year squadmember who, afterearly injuries, had avery solid grade seasonand was rewardedwith his Second XI debutlate in the summer. A genuineswinger of the ball.Continued—page 26BULLS STATISTICS—ING CUP—2004-05BATTING FIELDING BOWLINGName M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Overs M Runs Wkts Ave Best E/RateBichel,Andy 11 11 0 170 62 15.45 - 1 2 - 93 9 367 14 26.21 3-30 3.94Hartley,Chris 3 1 0 5 5 5.00 - - 5 1 - - - - - - -Hauritz,Nathan 8 7 3 75 32* 18.75 - - 1 - 66 0 293 7 40.42 2-18 4.28Hopes,James 10 10 1 293 73 32.55 - 2 4 - 83.2 5 356 11 32.36 4-36 4.27Johnson,Mitchell 4 2 0 35 27 17.50 - - 1 - 37 2 200 6 33.33 4-45 5.40Jurgensen,Shane 4 2 1 1 1* 1.00 - - - - 29 0 161 3 53.66 2-57 5.55Kasprowicz,Michael 1 1 1 3 3* - - - - - 10 1 37 4 9.25 4-37 3.70Love,Martin 4 4 1 97 48 32.33 - - 3 - - - - - - -Maher,Jimmy 11 11 0 490 104 44.54 1 3 7 - - - - - - -Nash,Brendan 9 4 1 47 19 15.66 - - 4 - 8 0 47 2 23.50 2-31 5.87Noffke,Ashley 10 6 4 37 18 18.50 - - 5 - 90 5 435 10 43.50 2-54 4.83Nye,Aaron 6 6 2 113 35 28.25 - - 3 - - - - - - - -Perren,Clinton 11 10 1 268 117 29.77 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -Philipson,Craig 7 6 1 208 70 41.60 - 2 2 - - - - - - - -Seccombe,Wade 8 5 1 63 43 15.75 - - 12 2 - - - - - - -Simpson,Chris 3 2 0 5 3 2.50 - - 2 - 16.1 0 65 6 10.83 3-30 4.02Stevens,Lachlan 2 2 0 26 18 13.00 - - - - 13 0 57 0 - - 4.38Symonds,Andy 6 6 2 339 77 84.75 - 4 1 - 51 0 254 7 36.28 3-45 4.98Watson,Shane 3 3 0 73 71 24.33 - 1 1 - 27 0 122 3 40.66 1-22 4.5124

From page 25WADE SECCOMBEContinues tobe one of theBulls’ besttrainers, andhis ‘keeping isstill as good asany in theworld. Showedgood lateseasonform with the batto help secure a spot in thePura Cup final. Topped thePura Cup dismissals despitemissing three gameswith a broken foot.CHRIS SIMPSONPlayed in theBulls side earlyin the absence ofNathan Hauritzbefore his seasonwas decimatedby a brokenhand pre-Christmas. Will start againnext summer.TERRY OLIVER’S 2004-05 REPORT CARDLACHLAN STEVENSEarned hischance at interstatelevel anda first Bullscontract onsheer weight ofperformance atclub cricket andfitted in as if hewas a 50-game veteran. Isan experienced and intelligentcricketer and his firstseason won’t be his last.Can look forward to moreopportunities in Queenslandcolors.ANDY SYMONDSHad good numbersin bothforms of thegame for theBulls and continuesto beone of themost dangerousplayers inworld cricket – with bat orball, or in the field. Wasthe Bulls’ No.2 run-scorerin the ING Cup. His effortin Adelaide and Launcestonto chase down a doublebonus-point in the ING Cupwas sensational and replicatedhis strong commitmentto the squad.SHANE WATSONA fantastic additionto theBulls squadwho settledinto the groupextremely welland will be avaluableplayer for along time. His capacity totrain at maximum intensityand beyond helped add anew dimension to thesquad at times. Sadly, aside strain restricted hisdomestic cricket but he impressedwith bat and ball.Congratulations on a firstTest cap. It won’t be thelast.KASPA INDUCTED INTO100-CLUB … AT LAST!Think Michael Kasprowiczhas been busy over thelast 12 or 15 months?You’re absolutely right. Sobusy, in fact, that recognitionof a significant momentin his career hasbeen on delay.In January2004Kasprowiczbecame the11 th player topost 100first-classgames forQueensland,but due tothe re-birthof his Testand one-dayinternationalcareer he’dbeen unavailableforevery majorQueenslandCricket functionsince.THE 100 CLUBStuart Law 158Sam Trimble 133Jimmy Maher 124Martin Love 121Trevor Hohns 120Carl Rackemann 115Trevor Barsby 111Ken Mackay 109Wade Seccombe 109Greg Ritchie 106Michael Kasprowicz 101So, it wasn’tuntil the recentSuncorp XXXX GoldQueensland Bulls end-ofseasonawards dinner thatQC, through chairman DamienMullins, could formallyinduct him into the100 Club (below).Kasprowicz, now with 101caps for the Maroons afterhe failed to add to hisfirst-class tally this summer,joined anexclusiveclubwhich isheadedby fivetimesShied/Cup titlewinningskipperStuartLaw.It was adoublecelebrationforthe bigheartedand everpopularspeedsterwho alsocaptured his 100 th Testwicket in the recent seriesagainst New Zealand inNew Zealand.25

OTHER STATE AWARDSOTHER STATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDSMichael Bevan’s extrarordinary effort tore-write the Australian domestic battingrecords this summer has earned himthe Pura Cup Player of the Year Award.The 34-year-old former New SouthWelshman scored 1464 first-class runsat a staggering 97.60 in his first seasonwith the Tasmanian Tigers.This bettered the previous mark of VictorianMatthew Elliott’s 1381 runs.Cleansweep for MichaelBevan after freakishbatting performanceSOUTH AUSTRALIA - ShaunTait, leading wicket-taker in thePura Cup and ING Cup, won theLord Hampden trophy as SA’s bestcricketer. Wicket-keeper GrahamManou was named SA’s mostvaluable player, while CallumFerguson, with 733 runs at 38.57,won the batting aggregate trophy.Tait claimed the prize for mostwickets and Dan Cullen, with 43 wickets at30.37, was named most improved.Bevan’s tally of eight centuries also topped theprevious best of seven by Elliott, who recentlyannounced he would play for South Australianext season, and Queensland’s Matthew Hayden.So, it was no surprise when the Pura Cup Playerof the Year award was presented in Brisbane inthe lead-up to the Cup final in March that Bevan(25 votes) scored a decisive win from NSWopening batsman Phil Jaques (21) andQueensland speedster Andy Bichel (17).Bevan also topped the run-scoring list in the INGCup with 519 runs at 86.50, with one century.So it was no surprise, again, when the ex-Testleft-hander won all three awards presented bythe Tigers for season 2004-05.Bevan won the State’s Player of the Year andwas judged Tasmania’s No.1 performer in thePura Cup and ING Cup. Travis Birt received theChairman’s Award and Jamie Cox took theCaptain’s Award.Corresponding awards presented by other stateswere:-NEW SOUTH WALES - Stewart MacGill won the2004-05 Steve Waugh Medal. He polled 243votes to beat Brad Haddin (229) and Phil Jaques(134). MacGill also won the Blues’ Pura Cupaward, while Shawn Bradstreet was judged NSWING Cup Player of the Year by one vote fromHaddin.WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Damien Martyn wonhis third Gold Cup as WA’s player of the summer.Under a system different to that employed byother state bodies, Martyn beat nationalteammates Justin Langer and Adam Gilchrist.Mike Hussey won the Lawrie Sawle Medal by onevote from Marcus North for the WA State Playerof the Year at Pura Cup and ING Cup level. Northwon the “Spirit of the Warriors” Award and PeterWorthington took the coaches award.VICTORIA – Fast bowler Mick Lewis won the BillLawry Medal as Victoria’s best Pura Cup playercourtesy of his 38 wickets at 22.1, while allrounderJon Moss and Brad Hodge shared theDean Jones Medal for the Bushrangers’ bestplayer in the ING Cup. It was Hodge’s thirdconsecutive Jones Medal.26

ING CUP 2004-05STATISTICAL LEADERSLeading Run-ScorersPlayer State M Inn NO Runs HS Ave 100s 50sBevan, Michael Tas 10 10 4 519 118 86.50 1 2Maher, Jimmy Qld 11 11 0 490 104 44.54 1 3Blewett, Greg SA 9 9 1 472 125 59.00 2 1North, Marcus WA 10 10 1 412 134* 45.77 1 3Elliott, Matthew Vic 10 10 0 393 77 39.30 0 5Hussey, Mike WA 10 10 0 383 79 38.30 0 4Haddin, Brad NSW 7 7 1 366 120 61.00 1 2Hodge, Brad Vic 9 9 1 344 108 43.00 1 3Symonds,Andy Qld 6 6 2 339 77 84.75 0 4Moss, Jon Vic 10 10 1 333 77 37.00 0 3Dighton, Michael Tas 10 10 0 329 72 32.90 0 3Hussey, David Vic 10 10 2 322 81* 40.25 0 3Birt, Travis Tas 7 7 0 308 145 44.00 1 0Hopes, James Qld 10 10 1 293 73 32.55 0 2Voges, Adam WA 10 10 1 287 100* 31.88 1 2Perren, Clinton Qld 11 10 1 268 117 29.77 1 1Marsh, Dan Tas 10 10 2 257 106* 32.12 1 1Katich, Simon NSW 3 3 0 254 92 85.66 0 3Jaques, Phil NSW 9 9 0 228 70 25.33 0 1DiVenuto, Michael Tas 7 7 0 227 84 32.42 0 1Leading Wicket-TakersState M O M Runs Wkts Ave S/R E/RTait, Shaun SA 10 87.1 1 418 21 19.90 24.9 4.79Geeves, Brett Tas 9 78.2 4 400 200 20.00 23.5 5.10Lewis, Mick Vic 10 82.3 6 321 18 17.83 27.5 3.89MacGill, Stuart NSW 8 70 1 381 16 23.81 26.2 5.44Harvey, Kade WA 10 82 3 406 16 25.37 30.7 4.95Cleary, Mark SA 7 63.4 3 325 14 23.21 27.2 5.10Bichel, Andy Qld 11 93 9 367 14 26.21 39.8 3.94White, Cameron Vic 9 54.5 1 304 13 23.38 25.3 5.54Butterworth, Luke Tas 9 75 5 382 12 31.83 37.5 5.09Wates, Darren WA 7 68 6 301 11 27.36 37.0 4.42Harvey, Ian Vic 8 74 6 311 11 28.27 40.3 4.20Hopes, James Qld 10 83.2 5 356 11 32.36 45.4 4.27Wright, Damien Tas 10 85.5 4 381 11 34.63 46.8 4.43Harris, Ryan SA 8 72 7 329 10 32.90 43.2 4.56Doherty, Xavier Tas 9 75 3 334 10 33.40 45.0 4.45PURA CUP 2004-05STATISTICAL LEADERSLeading Run-ScorersPlayer State M I NO Runs HS Ave 100s 50sBevan, Michael Tas 9 18 3 1464 190 97.60 8 2Jaques, Phil NSW 11 19 1 1191 240* 66.16 3 5Thornely, Dom NSW 11 19 3 1006 261* 62.87 4 4Haddin, Brad NSW 11 18 3 902 154 60.13 2 5Hodge, Brad Vic 8 15 1 891 204* 63.64 3 4Maher, Jimmy Qld 11 21 0 841 170 40.04 2 4Goodwin, Murray WA 10 19 2 840 138 49.41 2 5North, Marcus WA 9 17 3 747 94* 53.35 - 8Ferguson, Callum SA 10 19 0 733 114 38.57 2 4Hussey, Mike WA 8 15 2 721 223* 55.46 2 2Perren, Clinton Qld 11 21 0 708 105 33.71 2 4Rogers, Chris WA 8 15 0 645 153 43.00 1 3Arnberger, Jason Vic 6 11 0 639 152 58.09 3 4Phelps, Matthew NSW 11 19 1 621 127* 34.50 1 4Blewett, Greg SA 10 20 1 618 89 32.52 - 4Hopes, James Qld 9 16 1 609 107 40.60 1 3Watson, Shane Qld 8 15 1 588 136 42.00 1 3Elliott, Matthew Vic 10 19 0 585 120 30.78 1 5Wright, Damien Tas 10 19 2 534 111 31.41 1 2Campbell, Ryan WA 10 16 1 533 144 35.53 1 3Leading Wicket-TakersState M O M R Wkts Ave 5inn 10mTait, Shaun SA 10 391.1 77 1311 65 20.16 3 -Bichel, Andy Qld 11 417.2 99 1326 60 22.10 4 1MacGill, Stuart NSW 11 421.2 82 1332 54 24.66 3 -Dawes, Joe Qld 11 347.5 84 1009 46 21.93 3 -Griffith, Adam Tas 9 365.2 81 1295 45 28.77 4 1Nicholson, Matt NSW 10 312.4 79 871 43 20.25 1 -Bracken, Nathan NSW 11 365 124 808 43 18.79 3 -Cullen, Daniel SA 10 410 76 1306 43 30.37 2 -Clark, Stuart NSW 10 321.3 67 991 40 24.77 2 -Wright, Damien Tas 10 442 13 1223 39 31.35 3 -Lewis, Michael Vic 8 297.4 76 838 38 22.05 2 -Rofe, Paul SA 10 403.3 115 1079 35 30.82 1 -Edmondson,Ben WA 7 241.5 45 1056 29 36.41 - -Magoffin, Steve WA 10 335.3 79 983 28 35.10 1 -Geeves, Brett Tas 7 218.3 28 928 23 40.34 - -27