Lord's No. 1 Ground
Lord's No. 1 Ground | |
Ground information | |
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Location | Natal cricket team |
End names | |
n/a | |
International information | |
First Test | 21 January 1910: South Africa v England |
Last Test | 5 November 1921: South Africa v Australia |
As of 19 April 2023 Source: Cricinfo |
Lord's No. 1 Ground also known as Lord's was a
Australia
. The ground was demolished in 1922.
There were at least four cricket grounds in the Lord's parklands. The entire 1910–11
Currie Cup tournament was played on the Lord's No. 1, Lord's No. 3 and Lord's No. 4 grounds: 21 two-day first-class matches between 13 and 28 March 1911.[3]
International centuries
Four Test centuries were scored on the ground.
No. | Player | Score | Date | Team | Opposing team | Result |
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1 | Gordon White | 118 | 21 January 1910 | South Africa[a] | England | South Africa won[5] |
2 | Herbie Taylor | 109 | 13 December 1913 | South Africa | England | England won[6] |
3 | Johnny Douglas | 119 | 13 December 1913 | England | South Africa | England won[6] |
4 | Charles Macartney |
116 | 5 November 1921 | Australia | South Africa | Drawn[7] |
Five-wicket hauls
Nine five-wicket hauls were taken in the four Test matches played on the ground. The ground no longer exists.[8]
No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
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1 | Bert Vogler | 21 January 1910 | South Africa[a] | England | 2 | 30 | 83 | 5 | South Africa won[5] |
2 | Aubrey Faulkner | 21 January 1910 | South Africa | England | 4 | 33.4 | 87 | 6 | South Africa won[5] |
3 | Sydney Barnes[A] | 13 December 1913 | England | South Africa | 1 | 19.4 | 57 | 5 | England won[6] |
4 | Sydney Barnes[A] | 13 December 1913 | England | South Africa | 3 | 25 | 48 | 5 | England won[6] |
5 | Sydney Barnes[A] | 14 February 1914 | England | South Africa | 1 | 29.5 | 56 | 7 | Drawn[9] |
6 | Claude Carter | 14 February 1914 | South Africa | England | 2 | 28 | 50 | 6 | Drawn[9] |
7 | Sydney Barnes[A] | 14 February 1914 | England | South Africa | 3 | 32 | 88 | 7 | Drawn[9] |
8 | Jimmy Blanckenberg | 5 November 1921 | South Africa | Australia | 1 | 24.4 | 78 | 5 | Drawn[7] |
9 | Jack Gregory | 5 November 1921 | Australia | South Africa | 2 | 25.1 | 77 | 6 | Drawn[7] |
See also
- List of Test cricket grounds
- Sahara Stadium Kingsmead
Notes
- ^ South Africa Red Ensign was used as the de facto flag for the colony.[4]
References
- ISBN 0002182823.
- ^ "Lord's: Test Matches". ESPN Cricinfo. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 16 December 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "Currie Cup 1910/11". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ISBN 1869191129
- ^ CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
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