ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2017 Brisbane Heat MVP Brendon McCullum. Inset: WBBL Player of the Year Beth Mooney. Annu al General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of Queensland Cricket Association Limited covering the 140th year of cricket administration in Queensland will be held at Queensland Cricket Headquarters, Tuesday 19 September, 2017, 6.00pm Queensland Cricket Association Ltd ACN 010 289 237 ABN 5561 269 5676 1 Greg Chappell Street, Albion 4010 Phone: 07 3292 3100 ANNUAL REPORT 2016 - 2017 CONTENTS It has been a year of growth and extension The duo produced some blistering batting Chairman’s Report 2 in many areas of cricket in Australia, from the displays, with McCullum equalling the CEO’s Report 5 national teams through to the grassroots, fastest ever 50 for Heat, off 18 balls, while and Queensland Cricket has largely mirrored he and Lynn produced a record unbroken Cricket’s Strategic Vision 8 the national trend in several areas. stand of 148 for the second wicket against Supporters & Partners 10 Participation numbers continue to rise, Perth at the WACA. especially in the case of females playing Lynn and Beth Mooney were named the Bulls / CA / ACA Awards 12 and enjoying the game, while the KFC Big respective MVPs of their Leagues after Bash League and Rebel Women’s Big Bash stand-out performances. My FootDr Bulls Snapshot 14 League achieved new heights that augur Male and female national representation Konica Minolta Qld Fire Snapshot 15 well for the future. was strong in 2016-17. As well as Renshaw The most visible success came from two and Khawaja, Billy Stanlake and Sam Brisbane Heat Snapshot 16 Heazlett made international limited overs different, yet aligned, examples. The first My FootDr Premier Grade 18 ever Day/Night Test match at the Gabba debuts, while Lynn turned out in ODI and between Australia and Pakistan was a T20 internationals. Leg-spinner Mitchell Participation 20 success, drawing the largest non-Ashes Test Swepson toured India and Bangladesh as crowd yet for Brisbane. well with the Australian Test squads. National Indigenous Cricket Championships 22 Innovations such as the Pool Deck and the Mooney and Jess Jonassen were regulars affinity between Test cricket under lights, in the Australian Women’s team across Indoor Cricket 23 Brisbane’s afternoons and evenings and 2016 -17. Australian Representatives 24 another exceptional Gabba pitch proved a The Konica Minolta Queensland Fire and winning combination. the my FootDr Queensland Bulls both made Country Championships 25 The support of Cricket Australia, Tourism & limited overs finals, but neither team was Events Queensland and Brisbane Marketing able to overcome their NSW rivals to claim Obituaries 26 allowed the pink ball Test to be marketed trophies in the deciders of the Matador Cup Queensland Cricket Life Members 27 widely with the outcome providing an and the Women’s National Cricket League. outstanding experience for many fans. Young Bulls batsman Marnus Labuschagne Scoresheets & Statistics The Test, which saw Queenslanders Matt was named the Matador Cup Player of the International Matches 28 Renshaw and Bulls captain Usman Khawaja Tournament after a string of decisive efforts don the baggy green on their home ground, through the series. Sheffield Shield 29 saw 78,095 supporters attend the five days In the Sheffield Shield, Queensland made Matador Cup 33 of the match. a play late in the season to storm into Big Bash League 35 The previous high point for a non-Ashes contention for the final but lost their last Test at the ground (which was redeveloped regular season game to eventual champions Toyota Futures League 37 progressively from 1995), was 55,947 against Victoria, finishing down the table. Women 39 Sri Lanka in 2007-08. In 1975-76, the West On a positive note though, the Queensland Grade 43 Indies and Australia drew 64,383 fans to the Academy of Sport claimed the Toyota “old” Gabba. Futures League 2nd XI competition for Directors’ Report 49 This impressive outcome set the scene for the second season in a row to provide a stand-out BBL and WBBL season for the encouraging signs for the future. Auditor’s Report 55 Brisbane Heat. The season also marked an end of an era Financial Statements 59 Both teams made the finals, falling short with wicket-keeper Chris Hartley bringing in the semi-finals, with the Gabba hosting down the curtain on his illustrious career sold-out games for all five of the Heat’s with Queensland. home games in BBL|06. Hartley, a three-time winner of the Healy The club’s semi-final super over thriller Trophy, retired after 131 first-class games against the Sydney Sixers set a BBL crowd for Queensland, which included 100 straight record for the Gabba of 35,116. In total first-class games for the Bulls. 171,801 fans came through the gates to A regular captain of the Bulls, he finished watch the Heat this summer over the four his first-class career with 547 catches and 17 regular home games as well as the semi- stumpings to own the record for the most final, making a season average of 34,360. dismissals in Australian first-class cricket Memberships sold out, VIP hospitality hit after breaking Darren Berry’s mark during new heights and the Heat, powered by the the season. excitement of the ‘Bash Brothers’ - Chris Hartley also holds the record for most runs Lynn and captain Brendon McCullum - by a wicket-keeper in Sheffield Shield cricket delivered an average 1.13 million viewers per (6138), with the next best former Australian game across the series. keeper Brad Haddin with 5629 runs. Chris Lynn and Brendon McCullum. Queensland Cricket - Annual Report for the year-end 30 June 2017 1 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT This has been another watershed year mean more curatorial staff; more staff Still, it is a very exciting time to for Queensland Cricket. While others means more money; and that means be involved in cricket. The Gabba in this report will talk about the many that we need to ensure that we get the witnessed a first in its storied history highlights during the year, I can say that most “bang for our buck”. when it hosted Queensland’s inaugural the most pleasing aspect to note is that Day/Night Test match. Australia’s match The lighting of grounds and the the cricket “family” of Queensland is against Pakistan attracted an excellent provision of dedicated change rooms very united. crowd and helped to generate much for our growing female base are two of positive publicity for the game. I have been very proud of the QC staff the most pressing infrastructure needs who have now started to implement that we face around the State. The determination by the 12 Premier the policies that the Board has thought club presidents and the Premier cricket It is very pleasing to be able to report through. committee to move Premier cricket that QC made a profit of $564,069 this into the high-performance stream is To see more “boots on the ground” year. However, that must be tempered unmatched by anything I have ever and interaction with the many clubs, by two things: firstly, that it now costs seen in all my involvement with Premier zones and associations throughout about $29 million for QC to simply cricket. the State has enabled us to proudly function, and secondly, that it has only proclaim that cricket is Queensland’s been the amazing performances of the This determination will complement the favourite sport. Brisbane Heat that have put us “in the good work being done in the Pathway black”. space to assist those talented men and While QC is very proud of this women who aspire to fulfil their dreams achievement, all we can do is try to put It is not in our best interest to be so and goals of reaching the highest levels programs, staff and other infrastructure reliant upon the Brisbane Heat to of the game. in place. run the ordinary activities of QC. To that end, it is a matter of high priority In a similar vein, the enthusiasm of In the end, results such as we have seen that, whilst fostering and building our children taking up the game, especially are driven by the huge volunteer base returns from the BBL, we continue girls, is also unrivalled by anything I that supports our great game. to source other means of funding to have experienced in the past. That volunteer base is recognised ensure our financial viability and that We have worked diligently to be the and valued by QC, but we also business flexibility is maximised into sport of choice for government at acknowledge that we need to do more. the future. all levels and we are working hard to Participation continues to reach While we can rejoice at the success of maintain this position. record levels each year, but having the Heat, it does not mean that there The appointment of Max Walters as such numbers playing cricket means are “rivers of gold” for QC. Prudent use Chief Executive Officer during the that there are new challenges for us of funding to achieve cricket’s strategic year has been extremely beneficial for to meet. For example, more players goals is a given. cricket in this State. I feel extremely require more grounds; more grounds Max Walters congratulates Jarrod Bird and the ground staff on receiving the The day/night Test drew fans young and old. inaugural Graham Dixon Award for Queensland Cricket Staff. 2 Queensland Cricket - Annual Report for the year-end 30 June 2017 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT HOW OUR TEAMS FARED MY FOOTDR QUEENSLAND BULLS Sheffield Shield - 5th Matador BBQs One-Day Cup - 2nd BRISBANE HEAT KFC Big Bash League - 3rd Rebel Women’s Big Bash League - 3rd KONICA MINOLTA QUEENSLAND FIRE WNCL - 2nd QUEENSLAND THUNDER 16-17 Australian Open Men’s Indoor Championship - 1st 17 Australian Open Men’s Indoor The Pool Deck at the Gabba was a tremendous innovation for the Test and BBL.