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

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
1Gordon White11821 January 1910South Africa[lower-alpha 1] EnglandSouth Africa won[5]
2Herbie Taylor10913 December 1913 South Africa EnglandEngland won[6]
3Johnny Douglas11913 December 1913 England South AfricaEngland won[6]
4Charles Macartney1165 November 1921 Australia South AfricaDrawn[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
1Bert Vogler21 January 1910South Africa[lower-alpha 1] England230835South Africa won[5]
2Aubrey Faulkner21 January 1910South Africa England433.4876South Africa won[5]
3Sydney Barnes[upper-alpha 1]13 December 1913 England South Africa119.4575England won[6]
4Sydney Barnes[upper-alpha 1]13 December 1913 England South Africa325485England won[6]
5Sydney Barnes[upper-alpha 1]14 February 1914 England South Africa129.5567Drawn[9]
6Claude Carter14 February 1914 South Africa England228506Drawn[9]
7Sydney Barnes[upper-alpha 1]14 February 1914 England South Africa332887Drawn[9]
8Jimmy Blanckenberg5 November 1921 South Africa Australia124.4785Drawn[7]
9Jack Gregory5 November 1921 Australia South Africa225.1776Drawn[7]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 4 Barnes took two five-wicket hauls in both of the matches on the ground in 1913 and 1914.

References

  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. 1 2 3 2nd Test, England tour of South Africa at Durban, Jan 21-26 1910, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  6. 1 2 3 4 1st Test, England tour of South Africa at Durban, Dec 13-17 1913, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  7. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 4th Test, England tour of South Africa at Durban, Feb 14-18 1914, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.


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