WE set our expert panel of selectors a mighty task – name Gold Coast’s greatest cricket side since 1980.
After first splitting the period into two era (read 1980-2000 team here, and 2000-2020 team here) the selectors then chose the final squad.
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MATTHEW MOTT
Palm Beach
2016: ‘How Mott landed his big start’
■ LHB
■ 2423 runs66 first class games for Qld & Vic
■ 3223 runs @ 33.84
■ HS 216
■ Current coach Australian Women
ANDREW ROBINSON
Queens & Coomera
2019: Why Robbo can’t stay retired
■ LHB
■ 1165 @ 40.17
■ Gold Coast player of the Year 1999/2000 & 2000/2001
■ 12 games for Qld
NIC PETERSON
Southport
2018: ‘How Peterson reset the bar’
■ LHB
■ 3378 @ 44.45
■ Gold Coast player of the year 2017/18
■ Best average on MyCricket with over 50 matches
CRAIG MITCHELL
Alberton
2015: ‘Mitchell issues a warning’
■ RHB, RLS
■ 5060 @ 36.66
■ 274 wickets @ 15.46
■ 13 matches for Qld Country
■ Former Gold Coast player of the year
GRANT THOMPSON
Palm Beach & Mudgeeraba
■ RHB, RM
■ 8151 1st grade runs for Palm Beach, over 10,000 in total
■ 237 wkts
■ All time leading run scorer Gold Coast 1st grade
CLYDE VEIVERS
(Captain)
Mudgeeraba
2020: Veivers’ mighty Mudgee side
■ RHB, RM, ROS
■ Qld Country v South Africa 63/4 & v MCC 1965
■ Clyde Veivers Medal for Gold Coast rep player of the year
STEVE BAKER
Broadbeach
■ RHB, WK
■ 2656 @ 35.41
■ Ct 102, St 12
■ Gold Coast player of the year 2019/20
■ Former Schaefer Shield captain
■ Qld Country
BRUCE OXENFORD
Queens
■ RHB, RLS
■ Test umpire since 2010
ROSS WALLACE
Queens
2020: ‘Wallace gives his thoughts’
■ RHB, RFM
■ Qld Country v West Indies 79/80 & 81/82, v NZ 80/81
■ Coached at Queens, Runaway Bay, Dolphins
GREG MARKWELL
Mudgeeraba
2020: ‘Life, death and a 10-for’
■ RHB, RFM
■ Took 10/19 in grand final
TROY NEWTON
Palm Beach
2014: ‘Newton shares his skills’
■ RHB, LFM
■ 643 wkts 1st grade wkts.
■ Since MyCricket: 144 @ 13.37
■ All time leading wicket taker 1st grade
SEAN FITZSIMMONS (12th man)
Broadbeach
2017: ‘Fiztsimmons has been everywhere’
■ RHB, RM
■ 5556 @ 35.84
■ 152 @ 16.77
■ 76 games for Qld Country 2005/6 to 2017/18
■ 2230 runs @ 38.45
■ 3 x 100
■ 13 x 50
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