The Pavilion

The Grand Stand

Match in progress

The Media Centre at Lord's Cricket Ground

This memorial stone to Lord Harris is in the Harris Garden at Lord's

Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in St John's Wood in London, at grid reference TQ268827. It is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB); and until August 2005, the International Cricket Council (ICC). Lord's is often referred to as the Home of Cricket. Lord's today is not the original site, which was used by MCC during the summers of 1811, 1812 and 1813 before being abandoned due to the construction, through its outfield, of the Regent's Canal. This led to MCC moving around 250 yards north-west, to its current home, in 1814. A plaque was unveiled at the site of the old ground on 9th May 2006 by Andrew Strauss. The ground is named after its founder, Thomas Lord. Image File history File links Lord's_Pavillion. ... Image File history File links Lord's_Pavillion. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2080x1544, 351 KB) Summary Grand Stand at Lords Cricket Ground, London, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2080x1544, 351 KB) Summary Grand Stand at Lords Cricket Ground, London, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2080x1544, 262 KB) Summary Heath Streak of Warwickshire about to bowl to Alaisdair Cook of the MCC at Lords Cricket Ground, London, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2080x1544, 262 KB) Summary Heath Streak of Warwickshire about to bowl to Alaisdair Cook of the MCC at Lords Cricket Ground, London, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 418 KB) Summary Media Centre at Lords Cricket Ground, London, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 418 KB) Summary Media Centre at Lords Cricket Ground, London, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2080x1544, 472 KB) Summary Memorial stone to Lord Harris in the Harris Garden at Lords Cricket Ground, London, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2080x1544, 472 KB) Summary Memorial stone to Lord Harris in the Harris Garden at Lords Cricket Ground, London, England. ... External link Cricinfo page on Lord Harris Categories: Cricket stubs | 1851 births | 1932 deaths | Cricketers | English cricketers | Oxford University cricketers | Kent cricketers | English batsmen | English test cricketers | English cricket captains ... The first Test cricket match was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) situated in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Australia, in 1877. ... St Johns Wood is a district in the City of Westminster in London near Regents Park. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Lords 2005 The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), founded in 1787, is a private members club and was the original governing body of cricket in England and across the world. ... Middlesex County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club in England, named after the historic county of Middlesex in which their home ground, Lords Cricket Ground in London, is located. ... The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. ... ICC logo The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the governing body for international Test match and One-day International cricket. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... Andrew John Strauss MBE, born in Johannesburg, South Africa on 2 March 1977, is currently the stand-in captain of the England cricket team. ... Thomas Lord (born in Thirsk, Yorkshire on 23 November 1755; died in West Meon, Hampshire on 13 January 1832) was an English cricketer most famous for founding Lords cricket ground, the ground that is now known as the Home of Cricket and the Marylebone Cricket Club. ...

Early history

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There have been three Lord's Cricket Grounds. The original was founded by Lord in 1787 on the site of what is now Dorset Square. He was obliged to relocate in 1810 to a site called Lisson Grove in the vicinity of Regent's Park but he lost that venue after only three years because the land was requisitioned for a canal cutting. In 1814, the present Lord's ground, formerly a duckpond, was founded. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ...

Ground

Much of Lord's Cricket Ground was rebuilt in the late 20th century. In 1987 the new Mound Stand, designed by Sir Michael Hopkins, was opened. The Grand Stand (by Nicholas Grimshaw) and the Media Centre (by Future Systems and Buro Happold) 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, through which every player comes before entering the field of play. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wellcome Trust building on Euston Road Sir Michael Hopkins CBE (b. ... Sir Nicholas Grimshaw (born 1939) is a prominent English architect, particularly noted for several modernist buildings, including the international railway terminal at Londons Waterloo Station and the Eden Project in Cornwall. ... The Media Centre at Lords Cricket Ground Selfridges in Birmingham Birmingham Selfridges Exterior Detail Birmingham Selfridges Interior Future Systems is a London-based architectural and design practice, headed by the couple, Jan Kaplický and Amanda Levete. ... // Aerial view of the Millennium Dome Buro Happold is a professional services firm providing engineering consultancy, design, overseas development consultancy, planning, project management and consulting services for all aspects buildings, infrastructure and the environment. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The two ends of the pitch are the Pavilion End (south-west), where the main members' pavilion is located, and the Nursery End (north-east), dominated by the Media Centre. The Pavilion was built in 1890.

One of the most distinctive and famous features of the Lord's ground is the significant slope across the field. The north-west side of the playing surface is some eight feet higher than the south-east side. This slope causes appreciable deviation in bounce of the ball on the pitch, making it easier to move the ball in to right-handed batsmen when bowling from the Pavilion End, and easier to move it away when bowling from the Nursery End. A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ...

Another highly visible feature of the ground is the weather vane in the shape of Father Time, currently adorning a stand on the south-east side of the field. Sir Herbert Baker presented Lord's with the weather vane in 1926. It adorned the north-western stand until it was replaced by the new Main Grandstand in 1996. Weather vane Weather cock Aerovane A weather vane, also called a wind vane, is a movable device attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind. ... A 19th century depiction of Father Time, cradling Baby New Year. ... Sir Herbert Baker (1862-1946) was the dominant force in South African architecture for two decades, 1892-1912. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

The Lord's Taverners, a charitable group comprising cricketers and cricket-lovers, take their name from the old Tavern pub at Lord's, where the club's founders used to congregate. The pub no longer exists, and the Tavern Stand now stands on its former site. The Lords Taverners is an English charity dedicated to the promotion of cricket among young people. ... A cricketer is a term used to refer to a person who plays cricket. ...

St. John's Wood tube station is nearby, whilst the Chiltern railway line runs under the practice ground at the Nursery End. Lord's gave its name to a tube station which closed in 1939. St Johns Wood tube station is a London Underground station at St Johns Wood. ... The Chiltern Main Line is a name for the railway line between London Marylebone and Birmingham Snow Hill stations. ... Lords is a disused London Underground station. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Usage

Lord's hosts Test matches, one day internationals, Middlesex home matches, MCC matches and (starting with a match between Middlesex and Sussex in July 2004) Twenty20 matches. Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. ... A night match at Old Trafford. ... Warks v Worcs in the Twenty20 Cup, Edgbaston, 7 July 2006 Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in the United Kingdom for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board in 2003. ...

Lord's typically hosts two tests every summer - including the first test of the summer - and the second One-Day International of an English home series. Previously, Lord's would have hosted the second Test in July, as part of the season. 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. ... The Season or social season is that portion of the year when the members of polite society of a city can be expected to be resident in town (as opposed to the country), and when debutante balls, dinner parties, and charity galas are held. ...

Lord's also often plays host to the second semi-final or the third quarter-final (as well as the overall final) of a County series or championship, as well as the final of the National Village Cricket Competition. Furthermore, the final of every County one day tournament - aside from the Twenty20 Cup - is played at Lord's. In the UK, County cricket is the domestic form of the sport of cricket that is considered to be first-class cricket. ... A night match at Old Trafford. ... Warks v Worcs in the Twenty20 Cup, Edgbaston, 7 July 2006 Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in the United Kingdom for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board in 2003. ...

The oldest permanent fixture at Lord's (indeed the world) is the annual Eton versus Harrow match which began in 1805 (Lord Byron played in the 1805 Harrow XI) and celebrated its bicentennial in 2005. The match is always fiercely contested. Since 2000 it has been 55 overs per side, but before that it was declaration and before that it was 2 innings per side over 2 days. Eton has the balance of wins, but the victor in the bicentenary year was Harrow. The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is an internationally renowned Public School (privately-funded and independent) for male students, founded in 1440 by Henry VI. It is located in Eton, Berkshire (traditionally part of Buckinghamshire), near Windsor in England... Harrow School, normally just known as Harrow, is one of the worlds most famous schools. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Lord Byron, English poet Lord Byron (1803), as painted by Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, (January 22, 1788 – April 19, 1824) was the most widely read English language poet of his day. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Lord's is also one of the planned venues for the 2012 Summer Olympics. It is envisioned that the archery competitions will take place in front of the Pavilion, with the wicket moved down to the Nursery End with the help of new portable pitch technology. The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, will be held in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. ... These arrows score as an inner 10 (X), and a 9 Archery is the practice of using a bow to shoot arrows. ...

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. The MCC has been collecting memorabilia since 1864. The items on display include cricket kit used by the likes of Victor Trumper, Jack Hobbs, Don Bradman and Shane Warne, many items related to the career of W.G. Grace; and curiosities such as the stuffed sparrow that was 'bowled out' by Jahangir Khan in 1936, and the copy of Wisden that helped to sustain E.W. Swanton through his captivity in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp during 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 Johnston Memorial Theatre, a cinema which screens historical cricket footage for visitors. 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. The Ashes urn is reputed to contain a burnt item of cricket equipment, possibly a bail. ... Victor Thomas Trumper (born November 2, 1877 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, died June 28, 1915, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales) was a famous Australian batsman in the sport of cricket. ... Sir John Berry Jack Hobbs (born 16 December 1882 in Cambridge, England, died 21 December 1963 in Hove, Sussex) played cricket for Surrey and England. ... 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. ... Shane Keith Warne (born September 13, 1969 in Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer, and captain of Hampshire. ... William Gilbert Grace (July 18, 1848–October 23, 1915) was an English cricketer who, by his extraordinary skills, made cricket perhaps the first modern spectator sport, and who developed most of the techniques of modern batting. ... Dr. Mohammad Jahangir Khan (born on February 1, 1910, Jalandhar, Punjab - died on July 23, 1988, Lahore) played cricket for India before the partition of India, and served as a cricket administrator in Pakistan afterwards. ... Wisden is the main publisher of information on cricket in the United Kingdom. ... Ernest William (Jim) Swanton CBE (11 February 1907 – 22 January 2000) is chiefly known for being a cricket writer and commentator under his initials, E. W. Swanton. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... Brian Alexander Johnston (June 24, 1912 - January 5, 1994) (known as Johnners) was a cricket commentator for the BBC from 1946 until his death. ...

Test matches at Lord's

Over one hundred Test matches have been played at Lord's, the first in 1884 when England defeated Australia by an innings and 5 runs. Australia's first win was in 1888 by 61 runs. South Africa played their first Test match at Lord's in 1907 and the ground was the host to an Australia v South Africa Test match in 1912. The West Indies appeared in a Test match at Lord's for the first time in 1928, to be followed by New Zealand (1931), India (1932), Pakistan (1954), Sri Lanka (1984), Zimbabwe (2000) and Bangladesh (2005). The hundredth Lord's Test match was in 2000 v West Indies. As of October 2006 England have played 112 Test matches at Lord's winning 42, losing 28 and drawing 42. Famously, England have not won an Ashes Test match at Lord's since 1930. Personal achievements by cricketers in Test matches at the ground are recognised with the names of century makers and of bowlers taking 5 wickets (in an innings) being inscribed on the boards in the home and away dressing rooms. 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Learie Constantine, was one of the first great West Indian players. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The Ashes urn is reputed to contain a burnt item of cricket equipment, possibly a bail. ...

See also

Cricket Portal

• List of cricket grounds in England and Wales
• List of Test cricket grounds

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External links

• Lord's cricket ground
• MCC Museum
• CricInfo's profile of Lord's
• CricInfo's page on the original Lord's

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