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'''Valley District Cricket Club''' is a [[cricket]] club playing in the [[Queensland Cricket Association|XXXX Gold 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. They have historically been based around the inner [[Brisbane]] suburb of [[Fortitude Valley, Queensland|Fortitude Valley]] and now plays its home matches at Ashgrove Park. |
'''Valley District Cricket Club''' is a [[cricket]] club playing in the [[Queensland Cricket Association|XXXX Gold 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. They have historically been based around the inner [[Brisbane]] suburb of [[Fortitude Valley, Queensland|Fortitude Valley]] and now plays its home matches at Ashgrove Park. |
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Australian [[Test cricket]]ers to play for the Valley club include [[Matthew Hayden]], [[Allan Border]], [[Don Tallon]], [[Kepler Wessels]], [[Usman Khawaja]] and England wicket-keeper [[Geraint Jones]], OBE (in third grade). |
Australian [[Test cricket]]ers 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). |
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Notable Queenslanders to play for Valley include [[Leo O'Connor (cricketer)]], [[Roy Levy]], [[Otto Nothling]], [[Malcolm Francke |
Notable Queenslanders to play for Valley include [[Leo O'Connor (cricketer)]], [[Roy Levy]], [[Otto Nothling]], [[Malcolm Francke]], [[Joe Dawes]] and [[Luke Feldman]]. |
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Valley is believed to be one of the biggest, if not the biggest cricket club in the world; it currently ( |
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 (2014/2015 season) has over 900 junior players and 200 senior players along with 60 young girls playing in a modified T20 Blast competition. |
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Revision as of 10:02, 8 October 2014
Valley District Cricket Club is a cricket club playing in the XXXX Gold 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. They have historically been based around the inner Brisbane suburb of Fortitude Valley and now plays its home matches at Ashgrove Park.
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 and Luke Feldman.
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 (2014/2015 season) has over 900 junior players and 200 senior players along with 60 young girls playing in a modified T20 Blast competition.
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