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The Brisbane Cricket Ground is known worldwide as The Gabba, the home of cricket in Queensland. While the stadium was redeveloped in the 1990s and 2000s, it has a quirky history. After all, how many grounds can boast a heritage listed drain built by convicts running underneath it! 

The Gabba (which is short for Woolloongabba, the suburb it resides in) is built on an old swamp site. The  Jagera and Turrbal people of the time used it as a meeting area with the name meaning either “place of swirling water” or” fight-talk place”.  

2013-14 Ticket Prices
To be advised.  

How to Pre-Buy Tickets
Call Ticketmaster on 1300 136 122, go to www.ticketmaster.com.au or visit a Ticketmaster outlet.

To avoid queuing and delays at the gate, ticket buyers are strongly encouraged to purchase and collect tickets prior to arriving at the ground. Take advantage of “TicketFast” - buy tickets via a home or work computer and print them straight out.

Ticketmaster tickets provide FREE travel to and from the match on the Brisbane Transport bus network and QR Citytrain network.

For full public transport details, visit www.translinkcom.au or call TransLink on 13 12 30.

Ground Access
Gate access on the day is indicated on your Ticketmaster ticket. Gates 2 and 9 are located in Stanley Street, Gates 4 and 7 are in Vulture Street.

Gates Opening / Start Times
Gates open 90 minutes prior to the start of each match.

Hours of Play

First innings: 6.30pm -7.50pm
Innings break: 7.50pm - 8.05pm
Second innings: 8.05pm - 9.25pm

General Venue Information
Bag searches will take place at the gates, so you will need to queue if you bring a bag. Cloaking will be available near the main entrance gates. Look out for express entry gates if you’re not carrying a bag.       

Light and mid-strength beer along with white and red wine will be sold inside the stadium. Spirits will not be sold in the public areas. Only four (4) alcoholic drinks may be purchased at once. 

• Excessive consumption of alcohol will not be tolerated. Intoxicated persons will be refused entry. Please don’t drink excessively at the match - you may be asked to leave the ground.  
• Please respect other patrons sitting around you and be responsible for your own actions. Throwing of any objects is strictly prohibited and behavior that disrupts the enjoyment of others won’t be tolerated. Please be patient and use commonsense throughout the day.
• The Gabba is a non-smoking venue. There are designated smoking areas outside each gate.   
• For any other queries, contact Queensland Cricket on 07 3292 3100, or match day on 07 3435 2300.

 What CAN be brought into the Ground

• Soft-sided cooler bags and backpacks
• Water and non-alcoholic beverages in plastic or cardboard packages which have not been previously opened
• Food, but not in packaging that could be used as a projectile i.e. pizza box
• Binoculars and personal cameras

What CAN’T be brought into the Ground

• Alcohol (on-the-spot fines will apply)
• Glass bottles, cans, metal knives and other weapons
• Hard eskies of any size
• Oversized items which can’t be stowed under your seat
• Any item regarded as offensive or which could be used as a projectile or as litter
• Musical instruments, including vuvuzelas
• Cameras and recording equipment being used for commercial purposes
• Deliveries from external caterer

Click here for Conditions of Entry into the Gabba. This includes what you can and cannot bring into The Gabba.

Click here for Terms and Conditions of Entry for all BBL matches.

Click here for the BBL National Refund Policy.

There is no public parking available at The Gabba and parking restrictions apply in the local Gabba precinct on event days.

Given this, patrons are strongly advised to take advantage of the FREE public transport to and from the match included with Ticketmaster tickets.

Please visit www.translink.com.au or call Translink on 13 12 30 for more information on event day transport.

On-street parking is restricted to 15 minutes only unless otherwise signed.

On-the-spot fines will be issued to offending motorists and vehicles will be towed from designated TOW AWAY zones.

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Free Public Transport
Your Ticketmaster ticket provides free travel to and from the T20 Big Bash matches on the TransLink Brisbane Transport bus network and Queensland Rail train network (bounded by Nambour, Shorncliffe, Ferny Grove, Doomben, Cleveland, Robina and Rosewood). Note: CityCats and ferries are not included.

Please check the TransLink website www.translink.com.au for details and any time restrictions placed on the availability of free travel on scheduled services.

Free Train Travel
Gold Coast, Cleveland and Beenleigh passengers should disembark at South Bank train station and board a free bus shuttle (or regular scheduled bus) on Platform 2 at South Bank Busway station (at the northern end of the train station), en-route to The Gabba.

Shorncliffe, Nambour / Caboolture, Ferny Grove and Rosewood / Ipswich passengers should disembark at Roma Street train station and board a free bus shuttle (or regular scheduled bus) from outside the station in Roma Street, en-route to The Gabba.

Note: passengers should check the TransLink website www.translink.com.au , the Brisbane Heat website www.brisbaneheat.com.au or The Gabba website  www.thegabba.org.au for details on scheduled and additional train services (to and from matches) closer to the day of travel. 

Free City Shuttles to The Gabba
Free high frequency bus shuttles will leave from two City locations - outside Roma Street train station at bus stop 125, picking up at Adelaide Street opposite City Hall (Stop number 44 / 45), then all Busway stations to The Gabba setting down in Stanley Street outside The Gabba Gates 1 and 2.

These services will operate for each of the four Brisbane Heat matches between 4.30pm and 6.30pm.

Outside of the hours above, high frequency Route 66 buses departing from King George station platform 2E, or any service departing from Queens Street Bus Station from Platforms A1 or A3, will take patrons to The Gabba (disembark at the Woolloongabba Busway Station).

Note: Route 66 - the last inbound service departs the Woolloongabba Busway Station at 7.50pm and the last 66 service to arrive at Woolloongabba is at 8.30pm.

FREE Suburban Shuttles to The Gabba
Your Ticketmaster ticket will also permit you to travel for free on bus shuttle services from Eight Mile Plains, Garden City, Carindale and Chermside. These shuttles will operate for each match on an approximate  frequency of 15 minutes between 4.30pm and 6.30pm with the last bus scheduled to depart these locations at 6.10PM.  

For timetables of regular services to the city on these days (e.g. 111 from Eight Mile Plains, 200 from Carindale and 333 from Chermside), visit www.translink.com.au or call TransLink on 13 12 30.

FREE Shuttles back to the City after the Matches
For one hour immediately after all matches, free bus shuttles will leave Stanley Street, between Wellington Road and Ipswich Road (opposite Gates 2 and 9), returning to the city (including South Bank and Roma Street train stations).

Note: patrons should check the TransLink website www.translink.com.au or call TransLink on 13 12 30 for the times of the last scheduled services to certain locations.

FREE Train Services After Matches
Passengers wishing to travel to Cleveland, Beenleigh and the Gold Coast can board a free city bus shuttle leaving from Stanley Street, between Wellington Road and Ipswich Road (opposite Gates 2 and 9), returning to the city via South Bank train station.

Passengers wishing to travel to Rosewood* / Ipswich, Ferny Grove, Doomben*, Shorncliffe or Nambour* / Caboolture can board a free city bus shuttle leaving from Stanley Street, between Wellington Road and Ipswich Road (opposite Gates 2 and 9), returning to the city via Roma Street train station.

*Note: patrons should check the Nambour timetable beyond Caboolture, the Rosewood services beyond Ipswich and the Doomben timetable prior to attending a match as scheduled services on these train lines are not as frequent as other suburban lines. If these services cause patrons to wait, they may wish to drive to a more suitable location to board more regular suburban services, for example Caboolture, Ipswich or Eagle Junction.

FREE Shuttles to the Suburbs after Matches
For one hour immediately after all matches, free bus shuttles will depart as follows:

• Eight Mile Plains / Garden City - departs from Platform 1 at the Woolloongabba Busway Station
• Carindale - departs from Platform 2 at the Woolloongabba Busway Station
• Chermside - departs from Main Street temporary stop approaching Vulture Street i.e. the same location at which you arrived.

Routes for Suburban Shuttle Services

Eight Mile Plains / Garden City Busway Stations, picking up at all stations, including Buranda, then to Platform 1 Woolloongabba Busway Station. The same route is used for the return journey, departing from Platform 1.

Carindale Interchange Zone “H" #157 - picking up at Carina (stop 35), Camp Hill (stop 30), Coorparoo (stop 235), Langlands Park Busway Station, Stones Corner Busway Station and Buranda Busway Station, then onto Woolloongabba setting down at Platform 2 Woolloongabba Busway Station. The same route is used for the return journey, departing from Platform 2.

Chermside Interchange Zone “D" #157 - picking up at Kedron North (stop 31), Kedron (stop 23), Lutwyche (stop 20), Windsor Rail (stop 13), Bowen Bridge Road (stop 11) approaching Bryden Street, then express to Woolloongabba setting down at Main Street approaching Vulture Street, via Bowen Bridge Road, right Gilchrist Ave, right into the INB, SE Busway to Woolloongabba, left Main Street to the set down / pick up point, approaching Vulture Street.

Return services to Chermside depart from Main Street, approaching Vulture Street and travel via Main Street, Bradfield Highway, Kemp Place, Gipps Street, veer right Barry Parade, veer left Brunswick Street, Bowen Bridge Road, Lutwyche Road, Gympie Road to Chermside Bus Interchange.