Brisbane Cricket Ground
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With a crowd capacity of 40,000, this stadium can be considered amongst the bigger stadiums of the world. Situated in the Brisbane suburb of Woolloongabba, it’s famously called the Gabba. Established in 1895, it witnessed the first test match only 36 years later. It was played between Australia and South Africa from November 27 - December 3, 1931. And the first ODI was played in the year of the second cricket world cup, between England and West Indies on December 23, 1979. This ground has also undergone a huge redevelopment process during the last decade with modern, concrete stands and they also offer premium facilities to the players and the public. Besides cricket, this ground has been party to Australian Rules football (Brisbane Lions), rugby union, athletics, baseball, cycling, greyhound racing, pony racing, rugby league, and soccer.
Ground Statistics
In:
- First Match Played:
- November 27, 1931 - Australia beat South Africa by an innings and 163 runs
- Last Match Played:
- November 26, 2009 - Australia beat West Indies by an innings and 65 runs
- Matches Played:
- 52
- Matches Tied:
- 1
- No Result:
- 11
- Most Successful Team:
- Australia
- Wins by Team Batting First:
- 22
- Wins by Team Batting Second:
- 18
- Most Prolific Batsman:
- Ricky Ponting (1196 Runs)
- Highest Individual Score:
- 226 by Don Bradman
- Most Prolific Bowler:
- Shane Warne (68 Wickets)
- Best Bowling Analysis:
- 9/52 by Richard Hadlee
- First Match Played:
- December 23, 1979 - West Indies beat England by 9 wickets
- Last Match Played:
- February 13, 2009 - Match Abandoned
- Matches Played:
- 63
- Matches Tied:
- 0
- No Result:
- 5
- Most Successful Team:
- West Indies
- Wins by Team Batting First:
- 27
- Wins by Team Batting Second:
- 31
- Most Prolific Batsman:
- Dean Jones (513 Runs)
- Highest Individual Score:
- 158 by David Gower
- Most Prolific Bowler:
- Glenn McGrath (21 Wickets)
- Best Bowling Analysis:
- 5/25 by Ian Bishop
- First Match Played:
- January 9, 2006 - Australia beat South Africa by 95 runs
- Last Match Played:
- January 13, 2009 - Australia beat South Africa by 6 wickets
- Matches Played:
- 2
- Matches Tied:
- 0
- No Result:
- 0
- Most Successful Team:
- Australia
- Wins by Team Batting First:
- 1
- Wins by Team Batting Second:
- 1
- Most Prolific Batsman:
- Damien Martyn (96 Runs)
- Highest Individual Score:
- 96 by Damien Martyn
- Most Prolific Bowler:
- James Hopes (4 Wickets)
- Best Bowling Analysis:
- 2/9 by Nathan Bracken
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