Queensland versus South Australia in a Sheffield Shield cricket match at the 'Gabba (photo taken during the mid-1980s)

A grandstand at the Brisbane Cricket Ground ("The Gabba") in 1907

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The Brisbane Cricket Ground, colloquially The Gabba, is a major sports arena in the Queensland capital of Brisbane. It is located in the suburb of Woolloongabba. more...

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The land on which the ground sits was first set aside for use as a cricket ground in 1895. The first cricket match was held on the site on 19 December 1896 between Parliament and The Press. The Gabba was not used for interstate or international cricket until 1931. 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. The first cricket Test match at The Gabba was played Australia and South Africa between 27 November and 3 December 1931.

Over the years the Gabba has hosted athletics, AFL, baseball, concerts, cricket, cycling, rugby league, rugby union, soccer and pony and greyhound races.

Between 1993 and 2005 The Gabba was redeveloped in six stages at a cost of $128,000,000. The dimensions of the playing field are now 170.6 metres (east-west) by 149.9 metres (north-south). The seating capacity of the ground is now 42,200. 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 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. 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. 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. Queensland clinched its first-ever Sheffield Shield title with victory over South Australia in the final at the ground in March 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.

The Gabba was the first Australian venue to host an International twenty-twenty cricket match.

Australian Rules Football

Since 1993 the Gabba has been the home ground for the Brisbane Bears (to 1996) and (from 1997) Brisbane Lions AFL teams. The record crowd for a football match is 37,224 between the Brisbane Lions and Collingwood.