da poker： Queensland Cricket today announced the re-appointment of XXXX QueenslandBulls coach Terry Oliver for a further two years.
Queensland Cricket15-Apr-2003Queensland Cricket today announced the re-appointment of XXXX QueenslandBulls coach Terry Oliver for a further two years.Queensland Cricket Chief Executive Officer Graham Dixon said Oliver hadaccepted the offer of an extended term following the recent meeting ofthe Queensland Board of Directors.Oliver, 40, took the Bulls to the Pura Cup Final and to third spot inthe ING Cup in his first season, which also saw Queensland achieve itsequal highest representation in the national team with five players inthe victorious World Cup squad.Dixon said the Board had been pleased to offer a longer-term deal to thecoach following his initial appointment for one season.”Terry has impressed with his willingness to work with the Bulls and hisoverall dedication to Queensland Cricket," he said.”We believe he has a lot to offer Australian Cricket and are delightedhe will have the opportunity to further his development as aprofessional coach with the Bulls," Dixon said.”Our charter has been to develop more players for the Australian teamand with five players in the World Cup and also the West Indies touringside, plus three in the Australia ‘A’ team at present, we are startingto see the results from the work put in by John Buchanan, Bennett Kingand now Terry," he said.The selection of Jimmy Maher this week to join the West Indian touringsquad as back-up wicket-keeper to Adam Gilchrist brings Queensland’srepresentation in the touring squad to five, including Matthew Hayden,Andy Bichel, Martin Love and Ashley Noffke.Clinton Perren made his Australia ‘A’ debut this week in the seriesagainst South Africa ‘A’ alongside Bulls teammates Nathan Hauritz andAndrew Symonds.Meanwhile recently retired Queensland and Australian bowler Adam Dalecould bring down the curtain with one final honour with the announcementtomorrow night of the 2002-03 Peter Burge Medal winner for the best andfairest player in Brisbane XXXX First Grade.Dale, the only two-time winner of the award, is expected to feature inthe finalists, with other contenders likely to include Wests captainAaron Nye, scorer of 916 runs this season, University of Queenslandoff-spinner Scott O’Leary, the leading wicket-taker with 41, formerQueensland fast bowler and last year’s winner Greg Rowell, Gold Coastallrounder Chris Swan and Wynnum-Manly allrounder Chris Simpson.Tomorrow’s Grade Cricket Presentation night will also feature theunveiling of a new award, the Kath Smith Medal, which will be presentedto the best and fairest Konica women’s first grade player.The award is named in honour of the late Kath Smith, the Queenslandallrounder who played six Tests for Australia in the 1930s and wasvice-captain of the Australian team that played the first Women’s Testagainst England in Brisbane in 1934.