<P> The addition of Chappell and Thomson to a side containing players such as Sam Trimble, Martin Kent, Tony Dell and Geoff Dymock had an immediate impact . Queensland gained four seconds and a third over the next five seasons, as well as winning the domestic one day cup in 1975 / 76, Queensland's first piece of silverware . </P> <P> The Queensland teams of the 1980s were even stronger, featuring many outstanding cricketers, both "home - grown" like Craig McDermott, Carl Rackemann and Ian Healy and others attracted from interstate or overseas such as Vivian Richards, Allan Border, Kepler Wessels and Ian Botham . Queensland were runners up five times in seven seasons in the 1980s (including a heartbreaking one wicket loss to NSW in 1984 / 85), and won the one - day trophy three more times in this period, but that first Shield win was still elusive . </P> <P> The 68 - year wait finally came to an end in the 1994 / 95 season when Stuart Law led Queensland to their inaugural Sheffield Shield win after finishing last the previous year . </P> <P> Since their breakthrough win, Queensland has enjoyed a golden era winning the competition a further six times (including three consecutive seasons from 1999 / 2000 to 2001 / 02) and also finishing as runners - up six times . Their most recent title, a victory over the Tasmanian Tigers in 2011--12 saw the Bulls win by 7 wickets in one of the most closely contested finals of recent times . Since a final was introduced to the Sheffield Shield competition in the 1982 / 83 cricket season the Queensland Bulls have contested 18 out of 30 finals . Since Tasmania were admitted in 1977 / 78, the Bulls have finished in sixth (i.e. last) just twice . </P>

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