February 2010 - Queensland Cricket

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DON’T MISS GAYLE ATTHE GABBA SUNDAYEdition 46, February 2010CONTENTS2 ‘Leading the Charge’ –with Graham Dixon4 Gabba ODI: Ryan Harris6 New-Look Aussie Draw7 Ben Cutting in Profile9 Cricket & the Community10 Bulls Events Calendar11 The State of Play12 Indoor Cricket14 The Grade Report16 Fire Season in Review18 Fire Statistics 2009-1019 Beth Mooney in Profile20 Youth Championships22 Australian Country Titles24 Brahmans Stats 2009-1025 Secondary Schools Cup“Between the Wickets”is the official E-Newsletterof Queensland CricketEditors: Ron McDonald,Peter Blucher, Stephen GrayPhotos: SMP Images &Bob Jones PhotographyQueensland Cricket1 Bogan St, B’fast Crk Q 4010Ph: (07) 3292 3100 Email:qldc@qldcricket.com.auQC website: qldcricket.com.auThe captain of the WestIndies has certainly donehis personal best to promotethe CommonwealthBank Series against Australiathat started in Melbourneyesterday.Chris Gayle (right) hasproved to be a real crowdpleaserfor the entiresummer and we are privilegedto host his side atthe Gabba on Sunday inthe penultimate game ofthe five-match series.Chris pointed out thatwhile he has 19 ODI centuriesto his credit, notone of them has beenagainst Australia. Many ofus would be more thanhappy to see him achievethat little milestone hereat the Gabba – but withAustralia still winning ofcourse.Historically this is a seriesof some significance. Australiahit the front in theoverall head-to-head battlesbetween the nationsfor the first time duringthe last series in the Caribbean,and they don’twant to relinquish their59-57 winning edge.Remarkably, for a contestthat is so close, Australiahas a horror recordagainst the West Indiansat the Gabba, having wonjust four of the 20 completedcontests here.It is quite probably themost eagerly anticipatedmatch of the summer inQueensland and deservingof a big Gabba crowd.We understand that becausethe ODI series hasbeen pushed into Februaryand even March in recentseasons, it has impactedon our ability to fillthe stadium.Queensland and NSW aremost competitive sportingmarkets with the Reds alreadyplaying matches forpoints, the Broncos, Titansand Cowboys involvedin high profile trialgames, and the Lions setto start their official preseasoncompetition.It is perfectly natural forpeople to be looking for a‘footy fix’, so the challengeis there for cricketto be the product ofchoice for those consideringthe best way to spendtheir entertainment dollarat this time of year.While there seems to be aperception out in the generalpublic that our attendanceshave fallen somewhat,the fact is that theGabba is only 22,000spectators down on lastsummer’s entire attendance.With the ODI to come, abig Ford Ranger Cup clashwith Victoria, and the possibilityof the XXXX GOLDBulls hosting the one-dayor Weet-Bix SheffieldShield finals – or both –we are going to finishahead of last year. So it’snot like there is gloomand doom in that regard.While our attendanceswere down for the ODIagainst Pakistan, ourcricket fans turned up ingood numbers for the KFCTwenty20 Big Bash instead.Continued page 3
FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE (continued) 3From page 2A number of people havequestioned the introductionof extra rules andregulations in regards tocrowd control in recentyears, but the incidentsin Perth two weekendsago highlight why theyare in place.It is our obligation to ensureboth our spectatorsand players are providedwith the safest environmentpossible, and theground invasions are agross violation of that.Immediately after theevents in Perth we hadthe ICC reminding usthey had the power todetermine whether yourvenue is adequate tohost international cricket.It is only two years sincewe had a streaker hereat the Gabba run out tothe middle and into ‘Roy’Symonds, and we don’twant to see the overseassituation of some subcontinentcountrieswheregroundsare ringedby barbedwire.The StateGovernmentinQueenslandhassupportedthe needfor controlsand a$4000 fineis in placefor ground invaders. It isno one’s right to breakinto the athlete’s workplace.We have more internationalone-dayers tocome this year, withCricket Australia schedulingSri Lanka to play aCommonwealth Seriesmatch at the Gabba inearly November. We alsohost the fifth of sevenone-day matches againstEngland in late January2011. The Bulls get toplay a one-dayer againstSri Lanka in late Octoberas a warm-up for the internationals,and I will becurious at the responseto the earlier-than-usualgames.The October-Novemberpart of the cricket fixtureis under-utilised in myhumble opinion and is anopportunity to grab theattentionof thesportingpubliclooking fortheircricket‘fix’ comingout ofthe footballseason.Cricketneeds tobe whettingtheappetite of cricket andsport lovers at that timeof year, and we musthave the right product todo that.On the interstate front,to rack up our fourthstraight outright win overNSW last week was anice feeling, althoughconversely it hurts whenbeaten in the one-dayersin a similar fashion.Nonetheless, our fourdaystuff has been veryheartening - the team isprogressing very well andindividuals are reallymaking their mark at interstatelevel. That ispleasing to all involved.It is also fair to say thatfrom what we’ve seen inthe Under 17s and 19s,and KFC T20 Big Bash,there’s a couple morebright young playerspushing hard for recognitionat the highest Statelevel.We have now got tomake sure with all thatmomentum behind theBulls that we finish offthe season properly.There are still six weeksto go - this is the toughperiod where they needto show their mettle.QUEENSLAND CRICKET - MAJOR CORPORATE PARTNERS
Page 1: It’s your last chance to see the
Page 5 and 6: COMMONWEALTH BANK SERIES AT THE GAB
Page 7 and 8: Ben Cutting laughs loudlywhen asked
Page 9 and 10: CRICKET AND THE COMMUNITY 12 9LOTS
Page 11 and 12: XXXX GOLD QUEENSLAND BULLS — RUN
Page 13 and 14: INDOOR CRICKET13From page 12“I ha
Page 15 and 16: From page 14“I did set myself - m
Page 17 and 18: From page 16She was No.3 on theWNCL
Page 19 and 20: Talented Hervey Bay teenagerBeth Mo
Page 21 and 22: QUEENSLANDERS AT THE AUSTRALIAN YOU
Page 23 and 24: AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS23F
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