Queensland Bulls
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| Captain: |
 Usman Khawaja
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| Coach: |
Phil Jaques
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| Colors: | Maroon Gold |
| Founded: | 1882 |
| Home ground: | The Gabba |
| Capacity: | 42,000 |
| First-class debut: |
NSW in 1892 at The Gabba |
| Sheffield Shield wins: | 7 (1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2012) |
| One Day Cup wins: | 10 (1976, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2007, 2013, 2014) |
| Twenty20 Cup wins: | 0 |
| Official website: | Queensland Cricket |
The Queensland cricket team or the Queensland Bulls, is the Brisbane-based Queensland representative cricket side in Australia's domestic cricket tournaments:
The first European settlement in Queensland was a penal colony established at Redcliffe in 1824, which moved to Brisbane the following year. Free settlers first arrived in 1842.
The earliest evidence of cricket being played in Queensland is in 1857, two years prior to separation from New South Wales and statehood. A match between Brisbane and Ipswich was held in 1859 while in 1860 a Toowoomba team played Dalby. By 1862 there were also teams in Warwick, Maryborough, Gayndah, Gympie, Rockhampton and the Lockyer Valley.
Queensland's first inter-colonial (i.e. representative) match was in 1864 when their XXII was beaten by a New South Wales XI. In 1875, Queensland recorded their first victory when their XVIII beat the NSW XI. That victory was a catalyst for the formation of the Queensland Cricket Association in 1876. Queensland was finally granted first-class status in 1892/93, winning its inaugural first-class match against NSW in that season by 14 runs. Queensland rarely played more than two inter-colonial matches per season from 1892/93, with generally one match (and often both) against New South Wales. The tyranny of distance and non-professional status of the players severely limited opportunities for more first-class competition during this period.
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