| Affectionately known by cricket fans around the world as "the Gabba," courtesy of the suburb it resides in, the Brisbane Cricket Ground had an inauspicious beginning. In 1895 a lease of an area of swampland, previously set aside as a recreation reserve, was granted to the Queensland Cricket Association for the establishment of a cricket ground.
International Test cricket commenced at the Brisbane Cricket Ground on 27 November 1931, when Australia played South Africa. In the past, the ground has embraced bicycle racing and greyhound racing and is now the home of Australian Rules Football in Queensland, with the Brisbane Lions calling the ground home. The Gabba is the home of Queensland Cricket with all test and one-day matches played at the venue, the Queensland Bulls also call the ground home.
 The spectator areas of the ground have been progressively renovated since 1993 with new bleachers, grandstands, lighting and two video scoreboards. The most recent development was the 24-bay grandstand filling in the area where the Brisbane Lions Australian Football Social Club once stood, completed in 2005, lifting the ground's capacity to 42,000.
The biggest events to be held at the ground in recent times include the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games where the ground hosted several Football matches, the highest attended match was the quarter-final between Brazil and Cameroon in front of 37,332 fans, and also the Australia v British & Irish Lions Rugby Union Test Match in 2001 attracting a record crowd since the redevelopment of 37,460.
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Location: |
Brisbane, Queensland |
Address: |
Vulture St Woolloongabba 4102. Tel: (07) 3008 6166 |
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Capacity: |
42,000 |
Seats: |
42,000 (100% of capacity) |
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Record Crowd: |
47,096 - 3/7/1954
Rugby League: Australia Vs Great Britain |
Highest Crowd since 1/1/2003: |
39,874 - 15/01/06: ODI: Australia v South Africa
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Lights: |
Yes |
Arena Roof: |
No |
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Video Screen: |
Yes (2) |
Arena Dimensions: |
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Built: |
1895 |
Redeveloped: |
2000 |
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Former/Other Names: |
Brisbane Cricket Ground |
Ticketing: |
Ticketmaster |
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Sports Played: |
Cricket
Australian Football |
Home Teams: |
Brisbane Lions (AFL)
Queensland Bulls
Brisbane Heat (T20) |
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Annual Events: |
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Historic Events: |
Sydney 2000 Olympic Games |
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Last Event: |
31/05/13: AFL: Brisbane Lions v Collingwood
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Next Event: |
23/06/13: AFL: Brisbane Lions v Geelong Cats |
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Directions: |
Transport: |
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Vulture Street exit off South East Freeway, (southbound) ... Stanley Street exit off South East Freeway (northbound) ... Main Street from the Storey Bridge. |
Patrons can take the bus to "The Fiveways", Woolloongabba. The nearest train stop is Vulture Street train station, which is about a 15 minute walk to the ground. |
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Parking: |
Accommodation: |
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Limited parking is available in some streets near the ground, and some residents offer backyard parking at a fee. The nearest off-street car parks are all more than 2kms from the ground. |
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