Episode 46 - Closing Time with Matt near the Gabba

As the Gabba is saying its farewells before being demolished in 2032, we pay tribute to the iconic venue by talking to someone who the Gabba means very much to, a Final Word friend who goes by Matt near the Gabba. We talk about his history and relationship with cricket at the Gabba including being there at some historic moments, and discuss what it would mean for Brisbane to no longer have the Gabba.There is also an important announcement at the top of the episode.The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=sharedRSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss Follow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.socialChapters:00:39 Podcast announcement01:53 Introduction to cricket03:43 Behind the moniker "near the Gabba" and early relationship with the Gabba09:05 First time at the Gabba15:04 1994/95 Sheffield Shield final22:32 Test cricket at the Gabba26:09 First Test of the summer27:42 Rory Burns bowled off the first ball in 2021/2233:10 Peter Siddle hattrick38:50 Mitchell Johnson in 2013/1444:47 What makes the Gabba special47:25 What it means to no longer have the Gabba50:38 The importance of the Gabba's stories in building cricket connections