Lord's No. 1 Ground | |
Ground information | |
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Location | Durban, South Africa |
Establishment | 1888 |
Demolished | 1922 |
Capacity | n/a |
Owner | n/a |
Operator | Natal cricket team |
Tenants | Natal cricket team |
End names | |
n/a | |
International information | |
First Test | 21 January 1910:![]() ![]() |
Last Test | 5 November 1921:![]() ![]() |
As of 19 April 2023 Source: Cricinfo |
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.
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] | ![]() |
South Africa won[5] |
2 | Herbie Taylor | 109 | 13 December 1913 | ![]() |
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England won[6] |
3 | Johnny Douglas | 119 | 13 December 1913 | ![]() |
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England won[6] |
4 | Charles Macartney | 116 | 5 November 1921 | ![]() |
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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] | ![]() |
2 | 30 | 83 | 5 | South Africa won[5] |
2 | Aubrey Faulkner | 21 January 1910 | South Africa | ![]() |
4 | 33.4 | 87 | 6 | South Africa won[5] |
3 | Sydney Barnes[A] | 13 December 1913 | ![]() |
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1 | 19.4 | 57 | 5 | England won[6] |
4 | Sydney Barnes[A] | 13 December 1913 | ![]() |
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3 | 25 | 48 | 5 | England won[6] |
5 | Sydney Barnes[A] | 14 February 1914 | ![]() |
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1 | 29.5 | 56 | 7 | Drawn[9] |
6 | Claude Carter | 14 February 1914 | ![]() |
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2 | 28 | 50 | 6 | Drawn[9] |
7 | Sydney Barnes[A] | 14 February 1914 | ![]() |
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3 | 32 | 88 | 7 | Drawn[9] |
8 | Jimmy Blanckenberg | 5 November 1921 | ![]() |
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1 | 24.4 | 78 | 5 | Drawn[7] |
9 | Jack Gregory | 5 November 1921 | ![]() |
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2 | 25.1 | 77 | 6 | Drawn[7] |
See also
Notes
- ^ 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]
References
- ^ Owen-Smith, Michael (1990). Test Match Grounds of the World. London: Willow Books. p. 179. 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c 2nd Test, England tour of South Africa at Durban, Jan 21-26 1910, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ a b c d 1st Test, England tour of South Africa at Durban, Dec 13-17 1913, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ a b c 1st Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Durban, Nov 5-9 1921, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ Lord's, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ a b c 4th Test, England tour of South Africa at Durban, Feb 14-18 1914, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
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