Spectator or player, this is your guide to getting into cricket in Brisbane, including all the home game matches for the Gabba's Cricket season.
Queensland Cricket and Cricket Australia can fill you in on what’s happening in the world of cricket, and you can keep up to date with live scores from the current matches on the Cricket Australia site.
Queensland Bulls
The Queensland Bulls website is the official site for the Queensland cricket team.
Watch our state representatives thrash it out each Summer:
See what's on at the Gabba with our events calendar.
Here's more facts about Queensland cricket player profiles.
International cricket
There's plenty of international cricket on all through Summer:
See what's on at the Gabba with our events calendar.
And for more facts about Australian cricket and player profiles,
cricinfoaustralia is the site to visit.
Watching the games
Watch the games from the comfort of your own lounge on the telly. Use our TV guide to see what's on when. Or better still, get a few mates together and watch it on a big screen some of the pubs and clubs around Brisbane.
Tickets
The games are at their greatest when you're there, especially the exciting one day series.
No ground in Australia roars louder than the Gabba when the crowd-pleasing Queensland Bulls are hitting sixes. Find out what everyone is talking about – be at the Gabba in Summer to watch the best matches in the best series. Every seat is a winner. The views are breathtaking and the atmosphere is electric.
You can buy your tickets online through ticketek and ticketmaster, or on the night/day of the game at the Gabba, if it's not sold out prior.
The Gabba
Find out about the Gabba venue - tickets, seating, transport and parking restrictions.
Local cricket clubs
The affiliated cricket associations and clubs are the lifeblood of cricket in Queensland and Australia. Playing cricket for a club gives you a sense of belonging and can set you on the pathway to becoming a Bull if your skill and dedication match your desire.
Do you know where yours is? Check for your local cricket clubs in our directory or through Queensland Cricket's club locator.
Women's and Youth cricket
Australian women's cricket is more popular than you might realise. Southern Stars is the official website of the national Southern Stars team and home of women's cricket in Australia.
Get involved at the grass roots with the local Brisbane grade competition and support our state's own Queensland Fire.
Find out about kid's cricket including coaching clinics and teams co-ordinated by Queensland Cricket or Cricket Australia. Your child could go on to become one of our Queensland Youth cricketers.
Understanding the rules
Sure, you've seen the seagulls on the TV but what have ducks got to do with cricket? The ABC of Cricket will tell you. It has all you need to gain an understanding of the game and will even help you decode cricket terminology.
Indoor cricket
And of course, cricket doesn't have to be played outdoors. It's very likely that the 'corridor cricket' we annoyed our mothers with as kids grew up to become indoor cricket.
Indoor Cricket Queensland has information about the State Association along with news, photo gallery, calendar, competition results, training courses and merchandise. It also contains a directory of association centres.
Australian Indoor Cricket Federation website focuses on indoor cricket in Australia, with news, schedules and results of National and International indoor cricket competitions. Includes photograph gallery, merchandise for sale, and the complete rules.
Backyard and beach cricket
You really know it’s summer when you hear the thwack of the cricket ball on willow and the calming sounds of cricket commentary on the radio or telly. And there can hardly be a better way to spend a summer afternoon than playing a competitive game of backyard (or park or beach) cricket with friends.
It seems every family has their own refinements but there are a few universal rules for backyard cricket and beach cricket. The main rule is, of course, to have fun!
News, results and other handy cricket links
- baggygreen.com.au, which resides at Channel Nine's Cricinfo site.
- The pavilion is the F2 network's cricket news arena.
- Queensland government's Gabba site has more information about Brisbane's major cricket ground.
- International Cricket Council are the international governing body.
- Australian Indoor Cricket Federation
- Have the utmost respect for those that play with the Queensland Blind Cricket Association.
