The Gabba
(Brisbane Cricket Ground)
Australia
Ground information
Location	Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland
Establishment	1895
Seating capacity	42,000
Owner	Queensland Government
Operator	Major Sports Facilities Authority
Tenants	Queensland Bulls (cricket) Brisbane Lions (AFL)
End names	Stanley Street End Vulture Street End
International information
First Test	27 November 1931: Australia v South Africa
Last Test	8 November 2007: Australia v Sri Lanka
First ODI	23 December 1979: England v West Indies
Last ODI	4 March 2008: Australia v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1896 – present	Queensland Bulls
1997 – present	Brisbane Lions
As of 5 March 2008 Source: CricketArchive

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The land on which the ground sits was first set aside for use as a cricket ground in 1895. ICC standard dimensions These are the standard requirements as per the ICC standard test match ODI and 20-20 playing conditions Playing area minimum from boundary to The first cricket match was held on the site on 19 December 1896 between Parliament and The Press. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Gabba was not used for interstate or international cricket until 1931. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The first Sheffield Shield match scheduled for The Gabba was to be played between 31 January 1931 and 4 February 1931, however it was washed out without the captains even bothering to toss a coin. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The first cricket Test match at The Gabba was played Australia and South Africa between 27 November and 3 December 1931. The cricket test was a phrase coined by Norman Tebbit in referring to supposedly questionable loyalties of immigrants to the United Kingdom in 1990. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Over the years The Gabba has hosted athletics, Australian rules football, baseball, concerts, cricket, cycling, rugby league, rugby union, soccer and pony and greyhound races. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short

Between 1993 and 2005 The Gabba was redeveloped in six stages at a cost of $128,000,000 AUD. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas The dimensions of the playing field are now 170. A playing field is a field used for playing sports or games They are generally outdoors but many large structures exist to enclose playing fields from bad weather 6 metres (east-west) by 149. 9 metres (north-south). The seating capacity of the ground is now 42,000. Seating capacity refers to the number In its appearance the Gabba now almost resembles a mini Melbourne Cricket Ground complete with light towers and a gigantic modern grandstand ringing the ground providing an intimidating and noisy atmosphere for visiting teams.

Sports played at The Gabba

Cricket

From October to March The Gabba is used for cricket and is home to the Queensland Cricket Association, Queensland Cricketers Club and the Queensland Bulls cricket team. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The Queensland Bulls are the Brisbane -based Queensland representative Cricket team in Australia's domestic cricket tournaments Sheffield Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The venue usually hosts the first Test match of the season each November, in addition to a number of international one-day matches usually held in January.

Test cricket was first played at the ground in November 1931, the first Test of the series between Australia and South Africa. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas are a national Cricket team representing South Africa In December 1960, Test cricket's first-ever Tied Test took place at the ground when Richie Benaud's Australian team tied with Frank Worrell's West Indian side. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tied Test refers to two matches of Test cricket, the first in 1960 and the second in 1986 both of which ended as a tie: that is the aggregate scores of both teams Richard "Richie" Benaud OBE (born October 6 1930 in Penrith New South Wales) is an Australian former Cricketer who since his retirement from Sir Frank Mortimer Maglinne Worrell (1 August 1924 Bank Hall St Michael Barbados – 13 March 1967 Kingston Jamaica) is sometimes referred to by his nickname The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing Queensland clinched its first-ever Sheffield Shield title with victory over South Australia in the final at the ground in March 1995. The Southern Redbacks are an Australian first class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995

A record crowd for any cricket match of 39,874 flocked to the Gabba on January 15, 2006 to see Australia play South Africa in the second game of the triangular VB Series. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Commonwealth Bank Series, the current naming rights sponsor of the Australian Tri-Series refers to the international Cricket tournament held since 1979 between

The Gabba was the first Australian venue to host an International Twenty20 cricket match. Twenty20 is a form of Cricket, originally introduced in the United Kingdom for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board

A grandstand at the The Gabba in 1907

Australian Rules Football

Australian Football Premiership Finals, at The Gabba, 1907.

Since 1993 The Gabba has been the home ground for the Brisbane Bears (to 1996) and (from 1997) Brisbane Lions AFL teams. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) In sports home is a term referring to both the City and Stadium, Arena, or Field where an athletic team plays games at their venue whilst Brisbane Bears were an Australian rules football Club and was the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) is an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest The record crowd for an Australian rules football match is 37,224 between the Brisbane Lions and Collingwood. Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) is an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane Collingwood Football Club, officially nicknamed The Magpies is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League.

Australian football has a long association with the ground. The Queensland Football League (a precursor to AFL Queensland) played matches at The Gabba from 1905 to 1914, 1959 to 1971, and in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Salary Cap The AFL Queensland State League is classed as a semi-professional competition as it has a salary cap for each division AFL Queensland (AFLQ is the governing body of Australian rules football in the state of Queensland. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. AFLQ matches resumed in 1993 as curtain-raiser events to AFL games, along with occasional AFLQ Grand Finals. A Grand Final is a predominantly Australian sporting term used to describe a final that decides a league champion

Interstate games, including the 1961 national carnival have also been played there, as was a demonstration game during the 1982 Commonwealth Games. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 30 September&mdash9 October 1982 In 1991 the Gabba was host to Queensland's only victory over a Victorian side. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.

Football (Soccer)

During the 1950s and 1960s The Gabba hosted soccer matches for English first division clubs including Blackpool FC, Everton FC and Manchester United. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered 1st Division or First Division can mean 1st Division (military, a military or naval division First Division (sport, a division Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 and located in the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. The Chinese and South African national teams also played at the ground. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National During the 2000 Olympic Games The Gabba hosted Association Football group games. "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered

Rugby League

From 1932 to 1959 The Gabba was used to host rugby league games, including interstate and international matches. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Rugby league still holds the ground attendance records for this venue, after 47,096 people attended the Great Britain versus Australia Test on 3 July 1954. Great Britain was traditionally one of the major national teams playing Rugby league. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Rugby League and association football are now regularly played at Suncorp Stadium, which has a rectangular pitch and over 50,000 seating capacity.

Rugby Union

The Gabba has hosted six rugby union Test matches.

The Queensland Bulls at the "nursery" pitch

Facts

Day 2 of the First Test of the 2006-07 Ashes series — Australia versus England — at the
The Gabba

• Sir Donald Bradman holds the record for the highest individual test innings at the ground of 226 against South Africa in 1931. The Queensland Bulls are the Brisbane -based Queensland representative Cricket team in Australia's domestic cricket tournaments Sheffield A year (from Old English gēr) is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the Orbit of the Earth around the Sun A result is the final consequence of a Sequence of actions or events (broadly incidents and accidents expressed qualitatively or quantitatively being a loss injury disadvantage Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The British and Irish Lions (until 2001 known as the British Isles Rugby Union Team or "British Lions" Rugby union side comprises a pick of the best players from Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The South Africa national Rugby union team (commonly referred to as the Springboks in English Springbokke in Afrikaans and Amabokoboko The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001 often referred to as The Don, was an Australian Cricketer widely

• The ground where Australia and the West Indies fought out the first of only two tied test matches in Test cricket history.

• Brett Lee is the only cricketer to hit a 6 out of the (redeveloped) ground, achieving the feat in a match on November 15, 2005. Brett Lee (born 8 November 1976 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian Cricketer Style Lee is an express bowler Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

• The ground attendance record is 47,096 for a rugby league Test match between Australia and Great Britain in 1954. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar)

• Australia has not lost a cricket test match at the Gabba since the 1988/89 season - a streak of 17 matches and counting. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations

• The Brisbane Lions/Brisbane Bears have never lost an AFL finals match held at the Gabba

References

References used in this article include:

• History of the Gabba
• Overview of Information about the Gabba
• Brisbane Lions information

External links

• Brisbane Cricket Ground - Queensland Government Legislation Act, 1993 (. Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) is an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane Brisbane Bears were an Australian rules football Club and was the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League pdf file)
• Brisbane Cricket Ground - Statistical Overview (Test Cricket) - HowSTAT! Grounds Statistics
• Brisbane Cricket Ground Redevelopment, Brisbane, QLD
• Pura Cup - 2005-2006 season) - Cricket online website - (venues include the Brisbane Cricket Ground)
• The Gabba at Austadiums
• Satellite photo of The Gabba
• The Brisbane Lions - an Overview
• Brisbane Lions information
• World Stadiums