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The Media Centre at Lord's Cricket Ground

Lord's Cricket Ground is a Test cricket grounds (stadiums) by nation: Common Name Official Name City Province, Region or Country England and Wales Lords Lords Cricket Ground London   The Oval The BRIT Oval Cricket Ground London   Old Trafford Old Trafford Cricket Ground Manchester Greater Manchester Headingley County Cricket Ground Leeds West... cricket ground in St John's Wood in For other uses, see London (disambiguation). London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe... London. It is owned by The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) was the original governing body of international cricket. Though its international functions have been passed on to the International Cricket Council, and its English governance to the England and Wales Cricket Board, the MCC still is the framer and copyright holder of the Laws of... Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club in England, named for the historic county of Middlesex. Their home ground is Lords Cricket Ground in London. See also: Marylebone Cricket Club. External link Middlesex County Cricket Club (http://www.middlesexccc.co.uk/) English first-class cricket... Middlesex County Cricket Club, the The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was created on 1 January 1997 combining the roles of the Test and County Cricket Board (TCCB), the National Cricket Association (NCA) and the Cricket Council. The ECB is based on representatives... England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the ICC logo The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the governing body for international Test match and One-day International cricket. It is headquartered at Lords cricket ground. Contents // 1 Historical background 2 Members 2.1 Full Members 2.2 Associate Members 2.3 Affiliate Members 3 Regional Bodies 4... International Cricket Council (ICC). Lord's is often referred to as the Home of For other uses, see Cricket (disambiguation). A cricket match in progress. The beige strip is the cricket pitch. The people wearing black trousers on the far right are the umpires. Cricket is a team game played between two teams of eleven players each. It originated in its modern form in... Cricket. The ground was started by Thomas Lord in Years: 1811 1812 1813 - 1814 - 1815 1816 1817 Decades: 1780s 1790s 1800s - 1810s - 1820s 1830s 1840s Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century 1814 in art 1814 in literature 1814 in science 1814 in music 1814 in sports List of state leaders in 1814 List of religious leaders in 1814... 1814.

The Grand Stand

Lord's hosts Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. It is regarded by players and serious fans as the ultimate test of playing ability (as compared to One-day International cricket). Test matches are played only between national representative teams which have Test status, as determined by the... Test matches, A night match at Old Trafford One-day cricket is a version of the sport of cricket that is completed in one day, as distinct from Test cricket and first-class cricket which can take up to five days to complete. Contents // 1 Structure 1.1 Bowling restrictions 2 History... one day internationals and Middlesex home matches and for the first ever time a Twenty 20 Cup match between Middlesex and Sussex in July 2004.

Match in progress

Much of the ground was rebuilt in the late 20th century. In 1987 the new Mound Stand, designed by Sir Sir Michael Hopkins CBE (b. May 5, 1935) is a British architect. His buildings include the extension to Glyndebourne Opera House, the Jubilee Campus of the University of Nottingham, the Mound Stand at Lords Cricket Ground and accommodation for British Members of Parliament at Portcullis House. Along with his... Michael Hopkins, was opened. The Grand Stand (by Nicholas Grimshaw) and the Media Centre (by The Media Centre at Lords Cricket Ground Future Systems is a London-based architectural and design practice, headed by Jan Kaplicky and Amanda Levete, dedicated to producing original work which some consider to be architecturally innovative and visually stunning. High profile projects include the Media Centre at Lords... Future Systems) followed in 1998-9. In 2002-3 the entire outfield was relaid and a much-improved drainage system installed. There is also redevelopment continuing on the historic pavilion, particularly the famous Long Room, where every player comes through before entering the field of play.

There is a small practice ground behind the media centre at the Nursery End.

The Lord's Taverners, a charitable group comprising A cricketer is a term used to refer to a person who plays cricket. It is generally used to refer to professional cricketers rather than amateur players. A cricket match is played between two sides, each consisting of eleven cricketers or players, though by agreement that sides may allow fewer... cricketers and cricket-lovers take their name from Lord's, and the fact that the Tavern Stand is built on the site of a former tavern.

St. John's Wood tube station is nearby.

The Chiltern railway line runs under the practice ground at the Nursery End. A photograph of the cut-and-cover tunnels under construction circa Years: 1893 1894 1895 - 1896 - 1897 1898 1899 Decades: 1860s 1870s 1880s - 1890s - 1900s 1910s 1920s Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century 1896 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Rail transport - Science - Sport Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State leaders Contents // 1 Events 1.1... 1896 is available at The Transport Archive (http://www.transportarchive.org.uk/getobject.php?rnum=L1341&searchitem=Lords&mtv=L3&pnum=1).

The MCC Museum

Lord's is the home of the MCC Museum, which is the oldest sports museum in the world, and contains the world's most celebrated collection of cricket memorabilia, including The Ashes is a regular international cricket contest between England and Australia, played every two years, so named after the trophy, which is a small wooden urn, said to contain the burnt bails from an 1882 game between the countries at The Oval. The custom arose when, after this game... The Ashes.

This memorial stone to External link Cricinfo page on Lord Harris (http://www.cricinfo.com/db/PLAYERS/ENG/H/HARRIS_LORD_01000030/) Categories: Cricket stubs | 1851 births | 1932 deaths | Cricketers | English cricketers | Oxford University cricketers | Kent cricketers | English batsmen | English test cricketers | English cricket captains ... Lord Harris is in the Harris Garden at Lord's

The MCC has been collecting memorabilia since 1864. The items on display include cricket kit used by the likes of Victor Trumper, Sir Jack Berry Hobbs (born 16 December 1882 in Cambridge, England, died 21 December 1963 in Hove, Sussex) played cricket for Surrey and England. He scored more first-class runs (61,237 per Wisden, 61,760 per Cricinfo) and more first-class centuries (197 per Wisden, 199 per Cricinfo) than... Jack Hobbs, Sir Donald George Bradman (August 27, 1908 - February 25, 2001) was an Australian cricket player who is universally regarded as the greatest batsman of all time, and one of Australias greatest popular heroes. Contents // 1 Cricket career 1.1 Early years 1.2 Test cricket 1.3 Later career... Don Bradman and Shane Warne Australia (AUS) Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB) Bowling type Leg break googly (LBG)   Tests ODIs Matches 120 193 Runs scored 2465 1016 Batting average 16.21 13.02 100s/50s 0/9 0/1 Top score 99 55 Overs bowled 5608.1 1766.4 Wickets 566... Shane Warne, many items related to the career of W.G. Grace; and curiosities such as the stuffed sparrow that was 'bowled out' by Jehangir Khan in 1936, and the copy of Wisden is the main publisher of information on cricket in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1864 by the English cricketer John Wisden (1826-1884), its main publication is Wisden Cricketers Almanack (often called simply Wisden), an annual publication devoted to cricket records and statistics. It is generally regarded as the... Wisden that helped to sustain E.W. Swanton throughout his captivity, in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, during German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. The German invasion... World War II. The Museum continues to collect historic artifacts and also commissions new paintings, and work from the "MCC Young Photographer". It contains the Brian Alexander Johnston (June 24, 1912 _ January 5, 1994) (known as Johnners) was a cricket commentator for BBC Radio 4 from 1970 until his death. He was educated at Eton and New College, Oxford and joined the BBC in 1946, after service with the Grenadier Guards in the Second... Brian Johnston Memorial Theatre, a cinema which screens historical cricket footage for visitors.

The Mound Stand

A visit to the MCC Museum is included in the guided tours of the ground which take place daily. Alternatively, it can be visited on match-days by ticket-holding spectators for a separate charge

See also

• Test cricket grounds (stadiums) by nation: Common Name Official Name City Province, Region or Country England and Wales Lords Lords Cricket Ground London   The Oval The BRIT Oval Cricket Ground London   Old Trafford Old Trafford Cricket Ground Manchester Greater Manchester Headingley County Cricket Ground Leeds West... List of Test cricket grounds

External links

• Lord's cricket ground (http://www.lords.org/)
• MCC Museum (http://www.lords.org/history/museum.asp)
• CricInfo's profile of Lord's (http://plus.cricinfo.com/db/GROUNDS/ENG/LONDON/LORDS_00010/)
• CricInfo's page on the original Lord's (http://plus.cricinfo.com/db/GROUNDS/ENG/LONDON/LORDS_OLD_GROUND_00001/)