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Lord's No. 1 Ground

Not to be confused with Lord's.

Lord's No. 1 Ground also known as Lord's was a cricket ground in Durban, South Africa. The ground is believed to have been located on the current site of railway tracks leading to Durban railway station.[1] It hosted 4 matches of Test cricket between 1910 and 1921[2] with the 2nd Test in 1909/10 and the 1st and 4th Tests in 1913/14, all between South Africa and England, and the 1st Test in 1921/22 between South Africa and Australia. The ground was demolished in 1922.

Lord's
Lord's No. 1 Ground
Ground information
LocationDurban, South Africa
Establishment1888
Demolished1922
Capacityn/a
Ownern/a
OperatorNatal cricket team
TenantsNatal 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

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b The British colonies in South Africa did not use a common flag until 1910 when the Union of South Africa was created and the 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.

References edit

  1. ^ Owen-Smith, Michael (1990). Test Match Grounds of the World. London: Willow Books. p. 179. ISBN 0002182823.
  2. ^ "Lord's: Test Matches". ESPN Cricinfo. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 16 December 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Currie Cup 1910/11". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  4. ^ Burgers AP (2008) The South African flag book: the history of South African flags from Dias to Mandela, pp.152–153. Pretoria: Protea Boekhuis. ISBN 1869191129
  5. ^ a b c 2nd Test, England tour of South Africa at Durban, Jan 21-26 1910, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  6. ^ a b c d 1st Test, England tour of South Africa at Durban, Dec 13-17 1913, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  7. ^ a b c 1st Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Durban, Nov 5-9 1921, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  8. ^ Lord's, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  9. ^ a b c 4th Test, England tour of South Africa at Durban, Feb 14-18 1914, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.

External links edit

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