Grade Cricket History

FIRST-GRADE Leading Batting Averages - Year by Year
Season	Player	Club	Inns	NO	HS	Runs	Average
1897/98	MacDonald, Dr.R	Fortitude Valley	8	2	64	229	38.17
1898/99	MacDonald Dr R.	Fortitude Valley	12	8	200*	812	203.00
1899/00
1900/01	Smith, J.P.	Fortitude Valley	11	2	50	233	28.89
1901/02	MacDonald, Dr R	Fortitude Valley	11	1	104*	396	39.60
1902/03	Crouch, G.S.	Woolloongabba	11	1	122*	405	40.50
1903/04	MacDonald, Dr.R	Fortitude Valley	10	4	111*	501	83.50
1904/05	Marshal A.	South Brisbane	15	1	221	750	53.57
1905/06	Hartigen, M.J.	Woolloongabba	18	3	206*	875	58.33
1906/07	Bruce, W.B,	Fortitude Valley	17	3	104	344	24.57
1907/08
1908/09	Hutcheon J.S.	Toowong					68.27
1909/10	Redgrave S.J.	South Brisbane	13	2	140	732	66.54
1910/11	Marshal A.	South Brisbane	13	2	98	457	41.54
1911/12	Marshal A.	South Brisbane	16	2	143	778	55.57
1912/13	O Connor L.P.D.	South Brisbane	13	2	126*	429	39.00
1913/14
1914/15	Farquhar J.K.	Goodna A.A.A.					68.00
1915/16 to 1917/18	Competition in Recess - World War 1
1918/19	Farquhar J.K.	Goodna Asylum C.C.					74.00
1919/20
1920/21
1921/22	Redgrave S.J.	South Brisbane	11	2	107	459	50.10
1922/23	Thompson F.C.	University	18	4	162	1069	76.35
1923/24	Farquhar J.K.	Western Suburbs				607	86.71
1924/25	Oxenham R.K.	Toombul	11	3	181*	627	78.37
1925/26	Thompson F.C.	South Brisbane	9	6	153*	839	279.66
1926/27	Thompson F.C.	South Brisbane	9	5	188*	549	137.25
1927/28	Oxenham R.K.	Toombul	7	4	146*	337	112.33
1928/29	Rowe W.D.	Eastern Suburbs	11	5	94	450	75.00
1929/30	Higgins H.J.R.	Toombul	9	1	127	464	58.00
1930/31	Gough F.J.	Northern Suburbs	8	2	104	407	67.83
1931/32	O'Connor L.P.D.	Valley	11	2	127	694	77.11
1932/33	Mossop A.B.	Valley	13	4	108	458	50.88
1933/34	Andrews C.W.	Northern Suburbs	10	2	155	603	75.37
1934/35	Leeson H.F.	South Brisbane	12	2	152	685	68.50
1935/36	Tallon D.	South Brisbane	9	3	100*	343	57.16
1936/37	Allen T.	South Brisbane	7	2	155*	419	83.80
1937/38	Webb B.L.	Valley	15	6	150*	682	75.77
1938/39	Cook G.G.	Western Suburbs	10	3	161*	453	64.71
1939/40	Rogers R.E.	Eastern Suburbs	11	0	155	506	46.00
1939/40	Watt D.	Colts	13	3	101*	460	46.00
1940/41	Rogers R.E.	Eastern Suburbs	17	4	114	861	66.22
1941/42	Baker G.W	Eastern Suburbs	10	0	206	520	52.00
1942/43	Mossop A.B.	Valley	14	5	113	420	46.66
1943/44	Carrigan A.H.	Northern Suburbs	9	1	126*	325	40.42
1944/45	Carrigan A.H.	Northern Suburbs	13	0	125	943	72.53
1945/46	Tallon D.	South Brisbane	6	4	109*	239	119.50
1946/47	Mottershead V.	South Brisbane	15	2	93*	649	49.92
1947/48	Coats J.	Northern Suburbs	15	2	111*	614	47.23
1948/49	Mackay K.D.	Toombul	8	2	220*	873	145.50
1949/50	Moloney K.	Northern Suburbs	11	2	90	345	38.33
1950/51	Brown W.A.	South Brisbane	11	2	168*	487	54.11
1951/52	Rogers R.E.	Eastern Suburbs	14	3	139	563	51.18
1952/53	Archer K.A.	University	11	6	143	515	103.00
1953/54	Sanders L.A.	South Brisbane	9	1	102	508	63.50
1954/55	Burge P.J.	Eastern Suburbs	9	4	114	303	60.60
1955/56	Walmsley W.T.	Eastern Suburbs	11	2	94	533	59.22
1956/57	Archer K.A.	South Brisbane	12	3	147	480	53.33
1957/58	Mihell R.W.	University	11	2	112	481	53.44
1958/59	Mihell R.W.	University	13	5	159*	610	76.25
1959/60	Bull D.F.E.	South Brisbane	11	5	145	542	90.33
1960/61	Harten J.T.	Valley	14	3	119	640	58.18
1961/62	Trimble S.C.	Western Suburbs	12	5	188*	757	108.14
1962/63	Mihell R.W.	University	9	1	98	292	36.50
1963/64	Trimble S.C.	Western Suburbs	15	5	114*	606	60.60
1964/65	McLaughlin J.J	Colts	16	3	92	664	51.07
1965/66	King D.J.	Eastern Suburbs	13	4	110	519	57.65
1966/67	Harvey C.E.	Toombul	18	5	114*	528	40.61
1967/68	Maclean J.A.	South Brisbane	14	4	75	538	53.80
1968/69	Veivers T.R.	University	12	4	152*	596	74.50
1969/70	Lucas M.J.	Northern Suburbs	11	2	95	386	42.88
1970/71	Parker R.E.	South Brisbane	10	5	105*	477	95.40
1971/72	Jones A.R.	Eastern Suburbs	13	2	179	603	54.81
1972/73	Dudgeon K.E.	Valley	11	5	119*	437	72.83
1973/74	Trimble S.C.	Western Suburbs	10	5	102*	314	62.80
1974/75	Allen D.J.	Wynnum/Manly	10	2	103*	534	66.75
1975/76	Frame P.	University	11	5	170*	431	71.93
1976/77	Hohns E.	Toombul	13	6	86	435	62.14
1977/78	Langley J.N.	Eastern Suburbs	14	2	116	671	55.91
1978/79	Phelan B.D.	Northern Suburbs	12	7	56*	278	55.60
1979/80	Langley J.N.	Eastern Suburbs	11	4	129*	656	93.71
1980/81	Traves R.N.	University	13	2	119	624	56.72
1981/82	Henschell A.B.	Valley	9	1	130	423	52.87
1982/83	Lawrence R.J.	Toombul	14	5	128*	504	56.00
1983/84	Gaskell M.A.	Wynnum/Manly	11	2	167	668	74.22
1984/85	Jelich N.	Colts	12	4	95*	564	70.50
1985/86	Rogers G.	South Brisbane	12	3	166*	533	59.22
1986/87	Inwood B.P.	Northern Suburbs	10	3	167*	563	80.42
1987/88	Cantrell P.E.	Wynnum/Manly	12	4	190*	727	90.87
1988/89	Kerr R.B.	Northern Suburbs	10	3	126	568	81.14
1989/90	Clifford P.S.	Toombul	11	2	136	717	79.66
1990/91	Cantrell P.E	Wynnum/Manly	9	1	161	659	82.37
1991/92	Healy K.J.	South Brisbane	13	2	159*	704	64.00
1992/93	Courtice B.A.	University	11	0	194	872	79.27
1993/94	Knight A.	Toombul	9	2	228*	418	59.70
1994/95	Love M.L.	University	8	0	214	550	68.75
1995/96	Kahler L.W.	South Brisbane	14	4	119*	571	57.10
1996/97	Pfaff J.	Gold Coast	13	1	133	769	64.08
1997/98	Mott M.J.	Gold Coast	10	4	158*	387	64.50
1998/99	Goggin M.	Sandgate-Redcliffe	15	4	165	739	67.18
1999/00	Turner D.A.	South Brisbane	10	3	113*	430	61.42
2000/01	Turner D.A.	South Brisbane	12	5	210*	586	83.71
2001/02	Brendan Creevey.	Sandgate-Redcliffe	11	8	42*	225	75.00
2002/03	Chris Hartley	Northern Suburbs	10	2	143	540	67.50
2003/04	Brad Ruddel	South Brisbane	10	5	100*	326	65.20
2004/05	Duncan Betts	University	10	6	125*	421	105.25
2005/06	Nick Kruger	Valley	12	1	206	903	82.90
2006/07	Andrew Robinson	Gold Coast	14	1	192	868	66.78
2007/08	Lee Carseldine	Valley	10	1	156	696	87.00
2008/09	Daniel Payne	Beenleigh/Logan	13	2	142	769	69.91
2009/10	Chris Lynn	Toombul	10	5	173*	630	78.75

Information listed above was taken from old Queensland Cricket Association Annual Reports and other sources as available.

Statistics for 1897/98, 1900/01, 1902/03, 1903/04, 1905/06 and 1906/07 was supplied by Pat Culpan of Valley DCC.

Any other well-documented statistics are most welcome. Please email qldcricket@qldcricket.com.au

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