University of Queensland Cricket Club

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University of Queensland Cricket Club
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Nickname(s)University
League Queensland Premier Cricket
Personnel
Captain Flag of Australia (converted).svg TBA
Coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg TBA
Team information
Founded1911
Capacity5,000
History
Grade wins13
1-Day wins14
T20 wins6
Official website uqcricket.com.au

The University of Queensland Cricket Club is a cricket club on the University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia. The club plays in the Queensland Premier Cricket competition. It was founded in 1911.

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Past students of the University of Queensland who were members of the cricket club include [1] -

The main oval for the club is the WEP Harris Oval. [2]

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References

  1. Cartwright, Gail (2012). The boys from the varsity 100 years of the University Cricket Club. Brisbane, Queensland: Wordwright Editing. ISBN   9780987234308.
  2. "Newly named oval christened on Saturday". UQ News. Retrieved 20 June 2018.