Lord's No. 1 Ground

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Lord's
Lord's No. 1 Ground
Ground information
LocationDurban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Establishment1888
Demolished1922
Capacityn/a
Ownern/a
OperatorNatal cricket team
TenantsNatal cricket team
End names
n/a
International information
First TestJanuary 21, 1910:
 South Africa v  England
Last TestNovember 5, 1921:
 South Africa v  Australia
As of August 22, 2014
Source: 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.

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[4]
2 Herbie Taylor 109 13 December 1913  South Africa  England England won[5]
3 Johnny Douglas 119 13 December 1913  England  South Africa England won[5]
4 Charles Macartney 116 5 November 1921  Australia  South Africa Drawn[6]

Five-wicket hauls[]

Nine five-wicket hauls were taken in the four Test matches played on the ground. The ground no longer exists.[7]

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[4]
2 Aubrey Faulkner 21 January 1910 South Africa  England 4 33.4 87 6 South Africa won[4]
3 Sydney Barnes[A] 13 December 1913  England  South Africa 1 19.4 57 5 England won[5]
4 Sydney Barnes[A] 13 December 1913  England  South Africa 3 25 48 5 England won[5]
5 Sydney Barnes[A] 14 February 1914  England  South Africa 1 29.5 56 7 Drawn[8]
6 Claude Carter 14 February 1914  South Africa  England 2 28 50 6 Drawn[8]
7 Sydney Barnes[A] 14 February 1914  England  South Africa 3 32 88 7 Drawn[8]
8 Jimmy Blanckenberg 5 November 1921  South Africa  Australia 1 24.4 78 5 Drawn[6]
9 Jack Gregory 5 November 1921  Australia  South Africa 2 25.1 77 6 Drawn[6]

See also[]

Notes[]

  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.[3]
  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ 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
  4. ^ a b c 2nd Test, England tour of South Africa at Durban, Jan 21-26 1910, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  5. ^ a b c d 1st Test, England tour of South Africa at Durban, Dec 13-17 1913, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  6. ^ a b c 1st Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Durban, Nov 5-9 1921, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  7. ^ Lord's, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  8. ^ 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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