The Gabba, officially called the Brisbane Cricket Ground, is an Australian sports stadium in the Brisbane suburb of Woolloongabba.[1] The ground has hosted international cricket since 1931 when the first Test match was played there between Australia and South Africa. A total of 62 Test matches have been played at the Gabba.[2] The ground has also staged 78 One Day Internationals (ODIs), the first was played in 1979 between England and the West Indies.[3]
Donald Bradman became the first player to score a Test century at the ground when he made 226 against South Africa in 1931. Bradman's innings of 226 is one of only 5 double centuries seen at the ground. The other double centuries were scored by fellow Australians Keith Stackpole, Greg Chappell, and Michael Clarke, and the Englishman Alastair Cook. Clarke's 259 not out in 2012 is the highest score made on the ground. Clarke and Greg Chappell jointly hold the record for most centuries at the Gabba with 5. Ricky Ponting, David Warner and Matthew Hayden have all scored 4 centuries at the ground.[4] The fastest Test century at the Gabba was made by Travis Head against England in 2021; Head scored a century off 85 balls on his way to 152 off 148.[5]
Twenty nine ODI centuries have been scored at the ground. The first of these was made by the Englishman David Gower in 1983 against New Zealand. Gower's innings, 158 from 118 deliveries, remains the highest ODI score by an overseas player at the ground. The highest overall ODI score at the ground is 163 which was made by David Warner against Sri Lanka in 2012. Dean Jones and Mark Waugh are the only players to have hit two ODI centuries at the Gabba.[6]
Key edit
- * denotes that the batsman was not out.
- Inns. denotes the number of the innings in the match.
- Balls denotes the number of balls faced in an innings.
- NR denotes that the number of balls was not recorded.
- Parentheses next to the player's score denotes his century number at the Brisbane Cricket Ground.
- The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
- The column title Result refers to whether the player's team won,[7][8] lost[9][10] or if the match was drawn,[11] tied,[12] or a no result.[13]
List of centuries edit
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Sir Donald Bradman (Aus): 3 Test centuries at the Gabba, including the ground's first Test century, 226 in 1931. -
David Gower (Eng):
Scored the first ODI century at the Gabba, 158 against New Zealand in 1983, which remains the ground ODI record. -
Matthew Hayden (Aus):
4 Test centuries at the Gabba. Scored 197 & 103 against England in 2002. -
Michael Clarke (Aus):
5 Test centuries at the Gabba, a record held jointly with Greg Chappell. Scored 259* against South Africa in 2012, the ground Test record.
Test centuries edit
The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at the Brisbane Cricket Ground.[4]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 226 | Don Bradman (1/3) |  Australia |
NR | 1 |  South Africa |
27 November 1931 | Won |
| 2 | 126 | Maurice Leyland |  England |
290 | 1 | Australia |
4 December 1936 | Won |
| 3 | 100 | Jack Fingleton | Australia |
310 | 2 | England |
4 December 1936 | Lost |
| 4 | 187 | Don Bradman (2/3) | Australia |
313 | 1 | England |
29 November 1946 | Won |
| 5 | 128 | Lindsay Hassett | Australia |
395 | 1 | England |
29 November 1946 | Won |
| 6 | 185 | Don Bradman (3/3) | Australia |
336 | 1 |  India |
28 November 1947 | Won |
| 7 | 109 | Neil Harvey (1/2) | Australia |
NR | 1 | South Africa |
5 December 1952 | Won |
| 8 | 153 | Arthur Morris | Australia |
NR | 1 | England |
26 November 1954 | Won |
| 9 | 162 | Neil Harvey (2/2) | Australia |
NR | 1 | England |
26 November 1954 | Won |
| 10 | 132 | Garfield Sobers |  West Indies |
NR | 1 | Australia |
9 December 1960 | Tied |
| 11 | 181 | Norm O'Neill | Australia |
NR | 2 | West Indies |
9 December 1960 | Tied |
| 12 | 112 | Brian Booth (1/2) | Australia |
NR | 1 | England |
30 November 1962 | Drawn |
| 13 | 169 | Brian Booth (2/2) | Australia |
NR | 1 | South Africa |
6 December 1963 | Drawn |
| 14 | 114 | Eddie Barlow | South Africa |
NR | 2 | Australia |
6 December 1963 | Drawn |
| 15 | 166 | Bill Lawry (1/2) | Australia |
406 | 1 | England |
10 December 1965 | Drawn |
| 16 | 155 | Doug Walters (1/2) | Australia |
315 | 1 | England |
10 December 1965 | Drawn |
| 17 | 101 | M. L. Jaisimha | India |
NR | 4 | Australia |
19 January 1968 | Lost |
| 18 | 105 | Bill Lawry (2/2) | Australia |
296 | 2 | West Indies |
6 December 1968 | Lost |
| 19 | 117 | Ian Chappell | Australia |
263 | 2 | West Indies |
6 December 1968 | Lost |
| 20 | 129 | Clive Lloyd (1/2) | West Indies |
222 | 3 | Australia |
6 December 1968 | Won |
| 21 | 207 | Keith Stackpole | Australia |
356 | 1 | England |
27 November 1970 | Drawn |
| 22 | 112 | Doug Walters (2/2) | Australia |
264 | 1 | England |
27 November 1970 | Drawn |
| 23 | 110 | Tony Greig | England |
229 | 2 | Australia |
29 November 1974 | Lost |
| 24 | 123 | Greg Chappell (1/5) | Australia |
232 | 2 | West Indies |
28 November 1975 | Won |
| 25 | 107 | Lawrence Rowe | West Indies |
235 | 3 | Australia |
28 November 1975 | Lost |
| 26 | 101 | Alvin Kallicharran | West Indies |
207 | 3 | Australia |
28 November 1975 | Lost |
| 27 | 109* | Greg Chappell (2/5) | Australia |
172 | 4 | West Indies |
28 November 1975 | Won |
| 28 | 113 | Sunil Gavaskar | India |
264 | 4 | Australia |
2 December 1977 | Lost |
| 29 | 102 | Graham Yallop | Australia |
307 | 3 | England |
1 December 1978 | Lost |
| 30 | 129 | Kim Hughes (1/2) | Australia |
411 | 3 | England |
1 December 1978 | Lost |
| 31 | 140 | Viv Richards | West Indies |
259 | 2 | Australia |
1 December 1979 | Drawn |
| 32 | 124 | Greg Chappell (3/5) | Australia |
299 | 3 | West Indies |
1 December 1979 | Drawn |
| 33 | 130* | Kim Hughes (2/2) | Australia |
244 | 3 | West Indies |
1 December 1979 | Drawn |
| 34 | 111 | Graeme Wood | Australia |
229 | 2 |  New Zealand |
28 November 1980 | Won |
| 35 | 201 | Greg Chappell (4/5) | Australia |
296 | 2 |  Pakistan |
27 November 1981 | Won |
| 36 | 162 | Kepler Wessels | Australia |
343 | 2 | England |
26 November 1982 | Won |
| 37 | 118 | Allan Border (1/3) | Australia |
254 | 2 | Pakistan |
25 November 1983 | Drawn |
| 38 | 150* | Greg Chappell (5/5) | Australia |
250 | 2 | Pakistan |
25 November 1983 | Drawn |
| 39 | 138 | Richie Richardson | West Indies |
232 | 2 | Australia |
23 November 1984 | Won |
| 40 | 114 | Clive Lloyd (2/2) | West Indies |
154 | 2 | Australia |
23 November 1984 | Won |
| 41 | 108 | John Reid | New Zealand |
255 | 2 | Australia |
8 November 1985 | Won |
| 42 | 188 | Martin Crowe | New Zealand |
328 | 2 | Australia |
8 November 1985 | Won |
| 43 | 152* | Allan Border (2/3) | Australia |
301 | 3 | New Zealand |
8 November 1985 | Lost |
| 44 | 115 | Greg Matthews | Australia |
205 | 3 | New Zealand |
8 November 1985 | Lost |
| 45 | 138 | Ian Botham | England |
174 | 1 | Australia |
14 November 1986 | Won |
| 46 | 110 | Geoff Marsh | Australia |
311 | 3 | England |
14 November 1986 | Lost |
| 47 | 143 | David Boon (1/2) | Australia |
255 | 2 | New Zealand |
4 December 1987 | Won |
| 48 | 106 | Tom Moody | Australia |
179 | 1 |  Sri Lanka |
8 December 1989 | Drawn |
| 49 | 167 | Aravinda de Silva | Sri Lanka |
361 | 2 | Australia |
8 December 1989 | Drawn |
| 50 | 164 | Mark Taylor (1/2) | Australia |
334 | 3 | Sri Lanka |
8 December 1989 | Drawn |
| 51 | 157* | Keith Arthurton | West Indies |
343 | 2 | Australia |
27 November 1992 | Drawn |
| 52 | 111 | David Boon (2/2) | Australia |
259 | 3 | West Indies |
27 November 1992 | Drawn |
| 53 | 105 | Allan Border (3/3) | Australia |
193 | 2 | New Zealand |
3 December 1993 | Won |
| 54 | 147* | Steve Waugh (1/3) | Australia |
281 | 2 | New Zealand |
3 December 1993 | Won |
| 55 | 176 | Michael Slater (1/3) | Australia |
244 | 1 | England |
25 November 1994 | Won |
| 56 | 140 | Mark Waugh (1/2) | Australia |
215 | 1 | England |
25 November 1994 | Won |
| 57 | 112* | Steve Waugh (2/3) | Australia |
275 | 1 | Pakistan |
9 November 1995 | Won |
| 58 | 161* | Ian Healy (1/2) | Australia |
250 | 1 | West Indies |
22 November 1996 | Won |
| 59 | 102 | Carl Hooper | West Indies |
228 | 2 | Australia |
22 November 1996 | Lost |
| 60 | 113 | Sherwin Campbell | West Indies |
327 | 4 | Australia |
22 November 1996 | Lost |
| 61 | 112 | Mark Taylor (2/2) | Australia |
258 | 1 | New Zealand |
7 November 1997 | Won |
| 62 | 112 | Steve Waugh (3/3) | Australia |
232 | 1 | England |
20 November 1998 | Drawn |
| 63 | 134 | Ian Healy (2/2) | Australia |
229 | 1 | England |
20 November 1998 | Drawn |
| 64 | 116 | Mark Butcher | England |
236 | 2 | Australia |
20 November 1998 | Drawn |
| 65 | 113 | Michael Slater (2/3) | Australia |
139 | 3 | England |
20 November 1998 | Drawn |
| 66 | 169 | Michael Slater (3/3) | Australia |
271 | 2 | Pakistan |
5 November 1999 | Won |
| 67 | 100 | Mark Waugh (2/2) | Australia |
148 | 2 | Pakistan |
5 November 1999 | Won |
| 68 | 119 | Saeed Anwar | Pakistan |
174 | 3 | Australia |
5 November 1999 | Lost |
| 69 | 104 | Justin Langer (1/3) | Australia |
231 | 1 | New Zealand |
8 November 2001 | Drawn |
| 70 | 136 | Matthew Hayden (1/4) | Australia |
195 | 1 | New Zealand |
8 November 2001 | Drawn |
| 71 | 118 | Adam Gilchrist (1/2) | Australia |
158 | 1 | New Zealand |
8 November 2001 | Drawn |
| 72 | 197 | Matthew Hayden (2/4) | Australia |
268 | 1 | England |
7 November 2002 | Won |
| 73 | 123 | Ricky Ponting (1/4) | Australia |
195 | 1 | England |
7 November 2002 | Won |
| 74 | 103 | Matthew Hayden (3/4) | Australia |
152 | 3 | England |
7 November 2002 | Won |
| 75 | 121 | Justin Langer (2/3) | Australia |
194 | 1 | India |
4 December 2003 | Drawn |
| 76 | 144 | Sourav Ganguly | India |
196 | 2 | Australia |
4 December 2003 | Drawn |
| 77 | 126* | Jacob Oram | New Zealand |
178 | 1 | Australia |
18 November 2004 | Lost |
| 78 | 141 | Michael Clarke (1/5) | Australia |
200 | 2 | New Zealand |
18 November 2004 | Won |
| 79 | 126 | Adam Gilchrist (2/2) | Australia |
151 | 2 | New Zealand |
18 November 2004 | Won |
| 80 | 149 | Ricky Ponting (2/4) | Australia |
213 | 1 | West Indies |
3 November 2005 | Won |
| 81 | 118 | Matthew Hayden (4/4) | Australia |
163 | 3 | West Indies |
3 November 2005 | Won |
| 82 | 104* | Ricky Ponting (3/4) | Australia |
158 | 3 | West Indies |
3 November 2005 | Won |
| 83 | 196 | Ricky Ponting (4/4) | Australia |
319 | 1 | England |
23 November 2006 | Won |
| 84 | 100* | Justin Langer (3/3) | Australia |
146 | 3 | England |
23 November 2006 | Won |
| 85 | 100 | Phil Jaques | Australia |
203 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
8 November 2007 | Won |
| 86 | 133 | Michael Hussey (1/3) | Australia |
249 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
8 November 2007 | Won |
| 87 | 145* | Michael Clarke (2/5) | Australia |
249 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
8 November 2007 | Won |
| 88 | 131* | Simon Katich | Australia |
245 | 3 | New Zealand |
20 November 2008 | Won |
| 89 | 104 | Adrian Barath | West Indies |
138 | 3 | Australia |
26 November 2009 | Lost |
| 90 | 195 | Michael Hussey (2/3) | Australia |
330 | 2 | England |
26 November 2010 | Drawn |
| 91 | 136 | Brad Haddin | Australia |
287 | 2 | England |
26 November 2010 | Drawn |
| 92 | 110 | Andrew Strauss | England |
224 | 3 | Australia |
26 November 2010 | Drawn |
| 93 | 235* | Alastair Cook | England |
428 | 3 | Australia |
26 November 2010 | Drawn |
| 94 | 135* | Jonathan Trott | England |
266 | 3 | Australia |
26 November 2010 | Drawn |
| 95 | 139 | Michael Clarke (3/5) | Australia |
249 | 2 | New Zealand |
1 December 2011 | Won |
| 96 | 104 | Hashim Amla |  South Africa |
244 | 1 | Australia |
9 November 2012 | Drawn |
| 97 | 147 | Jacques Kallis | South Africa |
274 | 1 | Australia |
9 November 2012 | Drawn |
| 98 | 136 | Ed Cowan | Australia |
257 | 2 | South Africa |
9 November 2012 | Drawn |
| 99 | 259* | Michael Clarke (4/5) | Australia |
398 | 2 | South Africa |
9 November 2012 | Drawn |
| 100 | 100 | Michael Hussey (3/3) | Australia |
129 | 2 | South Africa |
9 November 2012 | Drawn |
| 101 | 124 | David Warner (1/4) | Australia |
154 | 3 | England |
21 November 2013 | Won |
| 102 | 113 | Michael Clarke (5/5) | Australia |
130 | 3 | England |
21 November 2013 | Won |
| 103 | 144 | Murali Vijay | India |
213 | 1 | Australia |
17 December 2014 | Lost |
| 104 | 133 | Steve Smith (1/3) | Australia |
191 | 2 | India |
17 December 2014 | Won |
| 105 | 163 | David Warner (2/4) | Australia |
191 | 1 | New Zealand |
5 November 2015 | Won |
| 106 | 174 | Usman Khawaja | Australia |
239 | 1 | New Zealand |
5 November 2015 | Won |
| 107 | 140 | Kane Williamson | New Zealand |
178 | 2 | Australia |
6 November 2015 | Lost |
| 108 | 129 | Joe Burns | Australia |
123 | 3 | New Zealand |
7 November 2015 | Won |
| 109 | 116 | David Warner (3/4) | Australia |
113 | 3 | New Zealand |
7 November 2015 | Won |
| 110 | 130 | Steve Smith (2/3) | Australia |
222 | 1 | Pakistan |
15 December 2016 | Won |
| 111 | 105 | Peter Handscomb | Australia |
240 | 1 | Pakistan |
15 December 2016 | Won |
| 112 | 137 | Asad Shafiq | Pakistan |
336 | 4 | Australia |
15 December 2016 | Lost |
| 113 | 141* | Steve Smith (3/3) | Australia |
326 | 2 | England |
25 November 2017 | Won |
| 114 | 154 | David Warner (4/4) | Australia |
296 | 2 | Pakistan |
21 November 2019 | Won |
| 115 | 185 | Marnus Labuschagne (1/2) | Australia |
279 | 2 | Pakistan |
21 November 2019 | Won |
| 116 | 104 | Babar Azam | Pakistan |
173 | 3 | Australia |
21 November 2019 | Lost |
| 117 | 108 | Marnus Labuschagne (2/2) | Australia |
204 | 1 | India |
15 January 2021 | Lost |
| 118 | 152 | Travis Head | Australia |
148 | 2 | England |
8 December 2021 | Won |
One Day International centuries edit
The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at the Brisbane Cricket Ground.[6]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 158 | David Gower | England |
118 | 1 | New Zealand |
15 January 1983 | Won |
| 2 | 101 | Dean Jones (1/2) | Australia |
101 | 1 | England |
18 January 1987 | Won |
| 3 | 111 | Bill Athey | England |
152 | 2 | Australia |
18 January 1987 | Lost |
| 4 | 102* | Ijaz Ahmed | Pakistan |
100 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
10 February 1990 | Won |
| 5 | 145 | Dean Jones (2/2) | Australia |
136 | 1 | England |
16 December 1990 | Won |
| 6 | 102 | Mark Waugh (1/2) | Australia |
114 | 1 | West Indies |
5 January 1997 | Lost |
| 7 | 102 | Brian Lara | West Indies |
114 | 2 | Australia |
5 January 1997 | Won |
| 8 | 110* | Carl Hooper | West Indies |
109 | 2 | Australia |
5 January 1997 | Won |
| 9 | 103 | Gary Kirsten | South Africa |
113 | 1 | New Zealand |
9 January 1998 | Won |
| 10 | 112* | Mark Waugh (2/2) | Australia |
128 | 2 | West Indies |
14 January 2001 | Won |
| 11 | 102* | Chris Cairns | New Zealand |
99 | 2 | South Africa |
19 January 2002 | Won |
| 12 | 104* | Damien Martyn | Australia |
121 | 1 | South Africa |
20 January 2002 | Won |
| 13 | 103* | VVS Laxman | India |
113 | 1 | Australia |
18 January 2004 | Won |
| 14 | 109 | Matthew Hayden | Australia |
107 | 2 | India |
18 January 2004 | Lost |
| 15 | 124 | Kamran Akmal | Pakistan |
125 | 2 | West Indies |
19 January 2005 | Won |
| 16 | 107 | Wavell Hinds | West Indies |
138 | 1 | Australia |
21 January 2005 | No result |
| 17 | 122 | Adam Gilchrist | Australia |
91 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
14 February 2006 | Won |
| 18 | 107* | Simon Katich | Australia |
142 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
14 February 2006 | Won |
| 19 | 106 | Paul Collingwood | England |
121 | 1 | New Zealand |
6 February 2007 | Won |
| 20 | 106 | Stephen Fleming | New Zealand |
149 | 2 | England |
6 February 2007 | Lost |
| 21 | 102* | Gautam Gambhir | India |
101 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
5 February 2008 | No result |
| 22 | 105 | Cameron White | Australia |
88 | 2 | Pakistan |
22 January 2010 | Won |
| 23 | 106 | Ricky Ponting | Australia |
112 | 1 | West Indies |
14 February 2010 | Won |
| 24 | 163 | David Warner | Australia |
157 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
4 March 2012 | Won |
| 25 | 106 | Eoin Morgan | England |
99 | 1 | Australia |
17 January 2014 | Lost |
| 26 | 106 | Shaiman Anwar |  United Arab Emirates |
83 | 1 |  Ireland |
25 February 2015 | Lost |
| 27 | 124 | Rohit Sharma | India |
127 | 1 | Australia |
15 January 2016 | Lost |
| 28 | 100* | Matthew Wade | Australia |
100 | 1 | Pakistan |
13 January 2017 | Won |
| 29 | 106 | Aaron Finch | Australia |
114 | 1 | England |
19 January 2018 | Lost |
See also edit
References edit
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