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Joe Dawes 10 wickets - the scorecard

Valley District Cricket Club | July 08, 2023

On the 20th and 27th February 1999 Valley District Cricket Club First Grade team played Beenleigh Logan Cricket Club in Round 11 of the Brisbane Grade Cricket Competition.

The game is known as JH Dawes 10 wickets.

Despite being bowled out for 189 Valley won the game by an innings and 95 runs.

Former Queensland fast bowler Joe Dawes match figures for Valley – 25.1 overs, 11 maidens, 16 wickets, 33 runs.

Dawes 2nd innings bowling – 16.4 overs, 8 maidens, 10 wickets, 18 runs.

An incredible game of cricket.







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Valley District Cricket Club

http://valleydcc.qld.cricket.com.au
Brisbane, Australia
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 (along with South Brisbane, Redlands and Toombul). 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 (in third grade). Notable Queenslanders to play for Valley include Leo OConnor (cricketer), Roy Levy, Otto Nothling, Malcolm Francke, Joe Dawes, Geoff Foley, Lee Carseldine and Luke Feldman. Current contracted Queensland Bulls players are Usman Khawaja, Lachlan Pfeffer, Mark Steketee and Jack Wildermuth, along with Queensland Fire players Mikayla Hinkley, Georgia Prestwidge and Charli Knott 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 (2019/20 season) has over 1,300 junior players, 200 senior players, including 180 female players.