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. They have historically been located in the inner Brisbane suburb of Fortitude Valley and now play home matches at the Ashgrove Sportsground 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.
Notable Queenslanders to play for Valley include Leo O'Connor, 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 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 Premiers94/95, 96/97, 13/14
First Grade One-Day Premiers95/96, 96/97, 00/01
First Grade T20 Premiers12/13, 13/14, 19/20
Second Grade Premiers03/04
Third Grade Premiers01/02, 03/04, 05/06, 07/08
Fourth Grade Premiers98/99, 00/01, 01/02, 03/04, 04/ 05, 05/06, 06/07, 14/15, 15/16, 17/18
Fifth Grade Premiers03/04, 09/10, 14/15, 16/17, 17/18
Sixth Grade Premiers92/93, 12/13, 13/14, 14/15, 15/16, 17/18, 18/19
Lords Taverners Premiers99/00
Women's First Grade Premiers94/95, 95/96, 96/97
Club Champions96/97, 00/01, 01/02, 02/03