Gold Coast District Cricket Club Explained

Gold Coast
Captain:	Matthew Kuhnemann
Founded:	1990
Ground:	Kerrydale Oval
Capacity:	5,000
Nickname:	Dolphins
League:	Queensland Premier Cricket
Title1:	Grade
Title1wins:	2
Title2:	1-Day
Title2wins:	2
Title3:	T20
Title3wins:	2
Website:	goldcoastdolphins.com.au

The Gold Coast District Cricket Club is a cricket club on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia who play in the Queensland Premier Cricket competition. The club was founded in 1990. It has won the Queensland Premier Cricket First Grade Premiership twice, in the 2002/03 and 2008/09 seasons, the competitions One-Day Premiership twice, in 1992/93 and 2009/10, and the Twenty20 Premiership twice in 2009/10 and 2020/21.^[1] They are reigning Queensland Premier Cricket T20 Champions.^[2]

History

The club was founded in 1990 to provide development for Gold Coast cricket talent and a pathway to First-class cricket. It entered Brisbane grade cricket as the Colts team had been disbanded shortly prior leaving a vacancy in the competition.^[3]

In 2018 the Queensland State Government Female Friendly Facilities Fund provided $500,000 to upgrade changing rooms for players and officials at Bill Pippen Oval, Kerrydale.^[4] In 2019 the club was shortlisted for the Australian Premier Cricket Club of the Year at the A Sport for All Awards due to its excellent development of players, creating positive experiences for the community, and pioneering women's and all-abilities cricket.^[5]

First-class cricketers

Below is a partial list of Gold Coast Dolphins cricketers who have played at First-class level or higher.

• Peter Anderson^[6]
• Xavier Bartlett^[2]
• Max Bryant^[7]
• Greg Campbell^[6]
• Ross Chapman^[6]
• Daniel Doran
• Sam Hain^[8]
• Graeme Hick^[6]
• Matthew Kuhnemann^[2]
• Ben McDermott^[9]
• Greg Moller
• Matthew Mott^[6]
• Scott Muller^[9]
• Michael Neser
• Bruce Oxenford^[6]
• Andrew Robinson
• Billy Stanlake^[6]
• John Stephenson^[6]
• Nick Stevens
• Steve Storey^[6]
• Chris Swan
• Andrew Symonds^[9]

See also

• Cricket Gold Coast
• Cricket in Queensland

Notes and References

1. http://premier.qld.cricket.com.au/content.aspx?file=12832|42231t Queensland Premier Cricket Premierships Club
2. Web site: 21 December 2020 . Dolphins Make T20 Splash . 2021-01-01 . Queensland Cricket . 21 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210121222926/https://www.qldcricket.com.au/news/dolphins-salute/2020-12-21 . dead .
3. http://www.goldcoastdolphins.com.au/content.aspx?file=13710|37130q History: The Gold Coast District Cricket Club
4. Web site: 31 May 2018 . Dolphins Welcome Funding . 2021-01-01 . Queensland Cricket . 5 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180605103643/http://www.qldcricket.com.au/news/dolphins-welcome-funding/2018-05-31 . dead .
5. Web site: 21 May 2019 . A Sport For All QLD Winners Announced . 2021-01-01 . Queensland Cricket .
6. Web site: 1 January 2020 . History: Gold Coast District Cricket Club . 2021-01-01 . Gold Coast District Cricket Club . 15 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230915030703/http://www.goldcoastdolphins.com.au/content.aspx?file=13710%7C37130q . dead .
7. Web site: 9 December 2019 . HEAT LAUNCH SUMMER OF GOLD COAST SPORT . 2020-01-01 . Brisbane Heat . 27 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191227183226/https://www.brisbaneheat.com.au/news/heat-launch-summer-of-gold-coast-sport/2019-12-09 . dead .
8. Web site: 22 September 2015 . Sam Hain: The Australian-raised county star looking to play for England. 2021-01-01 . Fox Sport Australia.
9. Web site: 1 January 2020 . Gold Coast District Cricket Club - Test Cricketers . 2021-01-01 . Gold Coast District Cricket Club . 12 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210112232239/http://www.goldcoastdolphins.com.au/content.aspx?file=13710%7C37149g . dead .