Valley District Cricket Club

Valley District Cricket Club is a cricket club playing in the Bulls Masters premiership, the leading club cricket competition in Queensland, Australia. The club was established on 16 August 1897 and is one of only four remaining foundation clubs (along with South Brisbane, Redlands and Toombul). They have historically been located in the inner Brisbane suburb of Fortitude Valley and now play home matches at the Ashgrove Sportsground Park.

Valley District Cricket Club
Personnel
Captain Andrew Gode
Coach Peter Drinnen
Team information
ColorsNavy blue, sky blue & gold
Founded1897
Home groundAshgrove Sportsground Park
Capacity5,000

Australian Test cricketers to play for the Valley club include Matthew Hayden, Allan Border, Don Tallon, Kepler Wessels, Usman Khawaja, Stuart Law and England wicket-keeper Geraint Jones OBE (in third grade).

Notable Queenslanders to play for Valley include Leo O'Connor (cricketer), Roy Levy, Otto Nothling, Malcolm Francke, Joe Dawes, Geoff Foley, Lee Carseldine, Ken Mossop, Charli Knott and Luke Feldman.

Current contracted Queensland Bulls players are Usman Khawaja, Luke Feldman, Mark Steketee and Jack Wildermuth

Valley is the largest club in Australia in player numbers and is believed to be one of the biggest, if not the biggest cricket club in the world; it currently (2019/20 season) has over 1,300 junior players, 200 senior players, including 180 female players.

Success

Valley is one of Brisbane's most successful cricket clubs in both senior and junior competitions. They have currently won the following:

First Grade Premiers 94/95, 96/97, 13/14
First Grade One-Day Premiers 95/96, 96/97, 00/01
First Grade T20 Premiers 12/13, 13/14, 19/20
Second Grade Premiers 03/04
Third Grade Premiers 01/02, 03/04, 05/06, 07/08
Fourth Grade Premiers 98/99, 00/01, 01/02, 03/04, 04/ 05, 05/06, 06/07, 14/15, 15/16, 17/18
Fifth Grade Premiers 03/04, 09/10, 14/15, 16/17, 17/18
Sixth Grade Premiers 92/93, 12/13, 13/14, 14/15, 15/16, 17/18, 18/19
Lords Taverners Premiers 99/00
Women's First Grade Premiers 94/95, 95/96, 96/97
Club Champions 96/97, 00/01, 01/02, 02/03
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