Thursday, April 25, 2024

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Pike blazes trail for Queensland Cricket

Photo Credit: Queensland Cricket Former Queensland and Australian pace bowler Kirsten Pike has become the first woman to be appointed as Chair of Queensland Cricket. Her trail-blazing appointment was confirmed by the Board of Directors following last night’s Annual General Meeting...

Queensland Cricket: Vale Peter Allan

Photo Credit: Queensland Cricket Queensland Cricket has today expressed its condolences to the family and friends of former Australian pace bowler Peter Allan who has passed away. Allan, at one stage the State's all-time leading Sheffield Shield wicket-taker and the only...

Who’s Who in Cricket: Chris Simpson

Photo Credit: LinkedIn Profile Photo of Chris Simpson Profiles LinkedInWikipedia  Career Highlights Current RoleChair, Queensland Cricket (July 2019 - Present)Board Member, Queensland Cricket (2017 - Present)Managing Director, Cultivate Agri Partnerships (Jan 2017 - Present)Freelance Consultant - Byrne, Camel & Co. (Jan 2014 -...

Queensland Cricket: Life Membership Conferred

Photo Credit: Queensland Cricket Queensland Cricket’s Annual General Meeting last night has featured the announcement of several milestones and initiatives. Strategic Plan Queensland Cricket officially launched its new three-year Strategic Plan in 2022 last night. The Plan has been developed around a new...

Queensland Cricket: Vale Phil Carlson

Queensland Cricket has paid tribute to former Australian and Queensland allrounder Phil Carlson, who passed away on Friday after a long illness. Carlson was a crowd -pleasing allrounder who mixed athletic talents with a strong technique. He played two Tests for...

Cricket Australia: Allan Border Field handover

Photo Credit: Cricket Australia The final stage of Australian Cricket’s ground-breaking National Cricket Campus has officially been unveiled today with the completion of the Allan Border Field redevelopment in Brisbane. The revamped Allan Border Field and Ray Lindwall Oval at the...

Chris Simpson, Chairman, Queensland Cricket on the sudden passing of Australian international Andrew Symonds in a car accident aged 46

Photo Credit: LinkedIn Profile Photo of Chris Simpson "On behalf of Queensland Cricket, we express our deepest sympathies to his family and will do whatever we can to assist them... His untimely passing will also resonate deeply with the many...

Queensland Cricket: Vale Andrew Symonds

Photo Credit: Queensland Cricket Queensland Cricket is mourning the sudden passing of Andrew Symonds overnight near Townsville. The former Queensland and Australian allrounder died in a car accident. He was 46. His family issued a statement confirming his passing this morning. They...

QLD Cricket Foundation Unveiled

Photo Credit: Queensland Cricket Queensland Cricket has secured the services of one of Australia’s leaders in philanthropy to guide QC into a new phase of community and charitable giving via the launch of the Queensland Cricket Foundation. Brisbane businessman David Conry...

QC Invests To Grow Game

Photo Credit: Queensland Cricket Queensland Cricket will embark on a State-wide investment strategy to strengthen and grow the game in 2021 and beyond. Tonight’s Annual General Meeting heard that the Board of Queensland Cricket had approved the introduction of three...

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Cricket Scotland: Craig Wallace – “It’s a whole new level of intensity”

Photo Credit: Cricket Scotland On Thursday, the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier gets underway in Abu Dhabi, with Scotland...