Brisbane Exhibition Ground

The Brisbane Exhibition Ground was also the site chosen for the people of Brisbane to welcome Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, the Duke Of Edinburgh , when they visited Australia during 1954 . It was Queen Elizabeth's first visit to Australia as Queen.

Sport has also been a major feature at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground. Sports played at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground have included:

Rugby League
Rugby League was played at the Exhibition Grounds before the QRL moved to Lang Park (later renamed Suncorp Stadium ).
The Brisbane Exhibition Ground hosted many International, State and club games.

Cricket
28 First-class Cricket matches were played between 1893 and 1931 , including 2 Tests and 13 Sheffield Shield matches. The first ever Queensland Sheffield Shield game was played at the ground, with Queensland losing to long time arch-enemies New South Wales.
The Test against England in 1928 / 29 was the first Test played in Brisbane and was the debut of Don Bradman who scored 18 and 1.
The 3rd Test of the series against the West Indian Cricket Team in 1930 / 31 was the last first-class fixture at the ground.

Australian Rules Football
Many QFL games were played at the ground prior to World War I .
The ground was also host to a VFL match, Essendon vs Geelong as part of Round 8, 1952 . All VFL matches that week were moved to country and interstate venues in an effort to spread interest in the game. Originally to be played on a Saturday afternoon, the match was rescheduled due to torrential rain. Essendon (23.17) defeated Geelong (12.14) by 69 points the following Monday night in the first official VFL match to be played under floodlights.

Other sports
In 1895 the first inter-colonial tennis match took place with Queensland playing New South Wales . In 1896 the ground was used for cycle racing. The Australian Baseball League team Brisbane Bandits was based at the ground during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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