Lord's No. 1 Ground

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Lord's
Lord's No. 1 Ground
Ground information
Location
Natal cricket team
End names
n/a
International information
First Test21 January 1910:
 South Africa v  England
Last Test5 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
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]

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Lord's Number 1 Ground
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
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

Notes

  1. ^
    South Africa Red Ensign was used as the de facto flag for the colony.[4]
  1. ^ a b c d Barnes took two five-wicket hauls in both of the matches on the ground in 1913 and 1914.

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