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Lord's

Lord's Cricket Ground, better known as Lord's, is a cricket venue at St John's Wood, historically in Middlesex and now in the City of Westminster, London NW8. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and serves as the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), ICC Europe and, until August 2005, the International Cricket Council (ICC). Lord's is widely referred to as the "home of cricket" and houses the world's oldest sporting museum. Lord's today is not on its original 18th-century site; it is the third of three grounds which Thomas Lord established between 1787 and 1814. His first ground, now referred to as Lord's Old Ground, was where Dorset Square now stands. Lord's Middle Ground was in use from 1811 to 1813, before being abandoned for the construction of Regent's Canal which carved its way through the outfield. Lord's present ground is about 250 yards (230 m) north-west of the previous Middle Ground site. The ground can hold 31,100 spectators, its capacity increasing between 2017 and 2022 as part of MCC's ongoing redevelopment plans.

Infobox

Location
St John's Wood, London NW8, England
Country
United Kingdom
Coordinates
51°31′46″N 0°10′22″W / 51 °N 0 °W / 51 ; -0
Establishment
1787 (1787) at Lord's Old Ground; 1811 (1811); at Lord's Middle Ground; 1814 (1814) at the present Lord's Cricket Ground
Capacity
31,100
Owner
Marylebone Cricket Club
Tenants
England and Wales Cricket Board
Website
lords
First men's Test
21–23 July 1884: England v Australia
Last men's Test
10–14 July 2025: England v India
First men's ODI
26 August 1972: England v Australia
Last men's ODI
4 September 2025: England v South Africa
First men's T20I
5 June 2009: England v Netherlands
Last men's T20I
29 July 2018: Nepal v Netherlands
First women's ODI
4 August 1976: England v Australia
Last women's ODI
19 July 2025: England v India
First women's T20I
21 June 2009: England v New Zealand
Last women's T20I
17 July 2024: England v New Zealand
Marylebone Cricket Club
(1814 – present)
Middlesex
(1877 – present)

Tables

Most career runs · Test cricket records › Batting
2,166 (42 innings)
2,166 (42 innings)
Runs
2,166 (42 innings)
Player
Joe Root
Period
2013–2025
2,015 (39 innings)
2,015 (39 innings)
Runs
2,015 (39 innings)
Player
Graham Gooch
Period
1975–1994
1,937 (47 innings)
1,937 (47 innings)
Runs
1,937 (47 innings)
Player
Alastair Cook
Period
2006–2018
1,562 (31 innings)
1,562 (31 innings)
Runs
1,562 (31 innings)
Player
Andrew Strauss
Period
2004–2012
1,476 (37 innings)
1,476 (37 innings)
Runs
1,476 (37 innings)
Player
Alec Stewart
Period
1990–2003
Runs
Player
Period
2,166 (42 innings)
Joe Root
2013–2025
2,015 (39 innings)
Graham Gooch
1975–1994
1,937 (47 innings)
Alastair Cook
2006–2018
1,562 (31 innings)
Andrew Strauss
2004–2012
1,476 (37 innings)
Alec Stewart
1990–2003
Most career runs (non-England) · Test cricket records › Batting
760 (9 innings)
760 (9 innings)
Runs
760 (9 innings)
Player
Warren Bardsley
Period
1909–1926
571 (9 innings)
571 (9 innings)
Runs
571 (9 innings)
Player
Garfield Sobers
Period
1957–1973
551 (8 innings)
551 (8 innings)
Runs
551 (8 innings)
Player
Don Bradman
Period
1930–1948
525 (9 innings)
525 (9 innings)
Runs
525 (9 innings)
Player
Steve Smith
Period
2010–2023
512 (9 innings)
512 (9 innings)
Runs
512 (9 innings)
Player
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Period
2000–2012
Runs
Player
Period
760 (9 innings)
Warren Bardsley
1909–1926
571 (9 innings)
Garfield Sobers
1957–1973
551 (8 innings)
Don Bradman
1930–1948
525 (9 innings)
Steve Smith
2010–2023
512 (9 innings)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
2000–2012
Highest individual scores · Test cricket records › Batting
333 v. India
333 v. India
Runs
333 v. India
Player
Graham Gooch
Date
26 July 1990
259 v. England
259 v. England
Runs
259 v. England
Player
Graeme Smith
Date
31 July 2003
254 v. England
254 v. England
Runs
254 v. England
Player
Don Bradman
Date
27 June 1930
240 v. Australia
240 v. Australia
Runs
240 v. Australia
Player
Wally Hammond
Date
24 June 1938
226 v. Bangladesh
226 v. Bangladesh
Runs
226 v. Bangladesh
Player
Jonathan Trott
Date
27 May 2010
Runs
Player
Date
333 v. India
Graham Gooch
26 July 1990
259 v. England
Graeme Smith
31 July 2003
254 v. England
Don Bradman
27 June 1930
240 v. Australia
Wally Hammond
24 June 1938
226 v. Bangladesh
Jonathan Trott
27 May 2010
Most centuries · Test cricket records › Batting
8 (42 innings)
8 (42 innings)
Centuries
8 (42 innings)
Player
Joe Root
Period
2013–2025
6 (19 innings)
6 (19 innings)
Centuries
6 (19 innings)
Player
Michael Vaughan
Period
2000–2008
6 (39 innings)
6 (39 innings)
Centuries
6 (39 innings)
Player
Graham Gooch
Period
1975–1994
5 (25 innings)
5 (25 innings)
Centuries
5 (25 innings)
Player
Kevin Pietersen
Period
2005–2013
5 (31 innings)
5 (31 innings)
Centuries
5 (31 innings)
Player
Andrew Strauss
Period
2004–2012
Centuries
Player
Period
8 (42 innings)
Joe Root
2013–2025
6 (19 innings)
Michael Vaughan
2000–2008
6 (39 innings)
Graham Gooch
1975–1994
5 (25 innings)
Kevin Pietersen
2005–2013
5 (31 innings)
Andrew Strauss
2004–2012
Highest batting average (3+ matches) · Test cricket records › Batting
129 (5 innings, 2 NO)
129 (5 innings, 2 NO)
Average
129 (5 innings, 2 NO)
Player
Joe Hardstaff Jr
Period
1936–1946
115 (5 innings, 3 NO)
115 (5 innings, 3 NO)
Average
115 (5 innings, 3 NO)
Player
Steve Waugh
Period
1989–2001
– (115 runs, 3 innings, 3 NO)
– (115 runs, 3 innings, 3 NO)
Average
– (115 runs, 3 innings, 3 NO)
Player
Dennis Lillee
Period
1972–1981
108 (9 innings, 2 NO)
108 (9 innings, 2 NO)
Average
108 (9 innings, 2 NO)
Player
Warren Bardsley
Period
1909–1926
107 (5 innings, 2 NO)
107 (5 innings, 2 NO)
Average
107 (5 innings, 2 NO)
Player
David Boon
Period
1985–1993
Average
Player
Period
129 (5 innings, 2 NO)
Joe Hardstaff Jr
1936–1946
115 (5 innings, 3 NO)
Steve Waugh
1989–2001
– (115 runs, 3 innings, 3 NO)
Dennis Lillee
1972–1981
108 (9 innings, 2 NO)
Warren Bardsley
1909–1926
107 (5 innings, 2 NO)
David Boon
1985–1993

References

  1. The Cricket Paper
    https://www.thecricketpaper.com/latest-news-international-news-2/381441/lords-cleared-to-have-full-capacity-for-england-pakistan-odi/
  2. "Lord's"
    http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/ground/57129.html
  3. MCC museum Archived 12 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine Lords webpage
    http://www.lords.org/history/mcc-museum/
  4. "George Finch 9th Earl of Winchilsea, a Founding Father of MCC"
    https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/george-finch-9th-earl-of-winchilsea-a-founding-father-of-mcc-623125/
  5. Warner 1946, p. 17–18.
  6. Lord's Firsts
  7. The Wisden Guides To Cricket Grounds
  8. Warner 1946, p. 18.
  9. "The Regent's Canal"
    https://www.thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/the-regents-canal/
  10. Eyre-estate
    https://www.eyre-estate.co.uk/our-heritage
  11. Financial Times
    https://www.ft.com/content/caaa0342-7261-11de-ba94-00144feabdc0
  12. Remarkable Cricket Grounds
  13. Warner 1946, p. 19.
  14. Lords
    https://www.lords.org/lords/lord-s-experience/lord-s-tavern
  15. Green 2010, p. 46
  16. Lord's 1787–1945
  17. "First-Class Matches played on Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood"
    https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/596_f.html
  18. Altham 1962, p. 67.
  19. Haygarth 1996, p. 522.
  20. The Lord's Companion
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