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 Lord's cricket ground, the ground that is now known as the Home of Cricket and the Marylebone Cricket Club. Thirsk town centre St. ... Yorkshire as a traditional county. ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Hampshire (abbr. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The English cricket team is a national cricket team representing England and Wales. ... A cricketer is a term used to refer to a person who plays cricket. ... The Media Centre at Lords Cricket Ground Lords Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in St Johns Wood in London. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket Portal. ... The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) was the original governing body of international cricket. ...

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Early life

Lord's father was a Roman Catholic yeoman, who had his lands sequestered for supporting the Jacobite rising in 1745 and afterwards he had to work as a labourer. The Lord family later moved to Diss, Norfolk, where Thomas Lord was brought up. Once he was out of childhood Lord moved to London and got a job as a bowler and general attendant at the White Conduit Club. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Yeoman is an antiquated term a now almost-defunct British social class. ... Jacobite refers to: A follower of Jacobitism, the political movement dedicated to the return of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland A member of the Jacobite Orthodox Church of Syria. ... Events May 11 - War of Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy - At Fontenoy, French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army including the Black Watch June 4 – Frederick the Great destroys Austrian army at Hohenfriedberg August 19 - Beginning of the 45 Jacobite Rising at Glenfinnan September 12 - Francis I is elected... Map sources for Diss at grid reference TM1180 Diss is a town in Norfolk, England, with a population of around 6,500 people. ... For alternative meanings see: Norfolk (disambiguation) Norfolk (pronounced NOR-fk) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... A bowler in the sport of cricket is usually a player whose speciality is bowling. ...

Lord's first ground

In 1786 Lord was encouraged to start his own private ground by the Earl of Winchilsea and Charles Lennox, who went on to become the fourth Duke of Richmond, who offered Lord a guarantee against any losses he might suffer. In May 1787 Lord acquired seven acres (28,000 m²) off Dorset Square, London and started his first ground, where the Marylebone Cricket Club played its home matches. 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Earl of Winchilsea is a title in the peerage of England, created in 1628. ... Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lennox (born at Gordon Castle, near Thirsk, Scotland on 9 December 1764; died near Perth, Ontario, Canada on August 28, 1819) was a British soldier and politician. ... The title Duke of Richmond has been created several times in the Peerage of England. ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) was the original governing body of international cricket. ...

The lease on the first ground ended in 1810. 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Lord's second ground

Knowing that his lease on the first ground was due to expire shortly, Lord obtained an eighty-year lease on two fields, the Brick and Great Fields at North Bank, St John's Wood. The ground was built by 1809, when the first games were played there by St John's Wood Cricket Club, which was later merged into the Marylebone Cricket Club. In 1813 Parliament decided that the Regent's Canal should be cut through the centre of the ground, thereby necessitating a further move. 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) was the original governing body of international cricket. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Lord's third ground

The Media Centre at Lord's Cricket Ground as it looks today

Lord then moved his ground to its present site, where it opened in 1814. Lord was not, however, making enough money. Lord therefore got permission to develop the ground for a building site - a move which would have left only 150 square yards of playing area. Thankfully for cricket-lovers the world over, Lord was bought out for £5,000 by William Ward, a director of the Bank of England and future Member of Parliament in 1825. Download high resolution version (1280x960, 418 KB)Photo of the Media Centre at Lords Cricket Ground, I took the photo and release it to the public domain. ... Download high resolution version (1280x960, 418 KB)Photo of the Media Centre at Lords Cricket Ground, I took the photo and release it to the public domain. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket Portal. ... The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom, sometimes known as The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street or The Old Lady. The Bank of England Functions of the bank It performs all the recognized functions of a central bank -- to maintain price stability, and subject to... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Retirement

Lord remained in St John's Wood till 1830, when he retired to West Meon in Hampshire, where he died in 1832. Lord's son, also Thomas Lord, and born in Marylebone on 27 December 1794, was also a keen cricketer. 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Marylebone (sometimes written St. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A cricketer is a term used to refer to a person who plays cricket. ...

References

• Lord's 1787-1945 by Sir Pelham Warner ISBN 1-85145-112-9
• Cricinfo page on Thomas Lord (http://www.cricinfo.com/db/PLAYERS/ENG/L/LORD_T_01031425/)
• Cricket Archive page on Thomas Lord's son, also called Thomas Lord (http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/37/37235/37235.html)