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
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:  South Africa v  England
Last Test	5 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

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

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

• List of Test cricket grounds
• Sahara Stadium Kingsmead

Notes

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

External links

• cricketarchive
• espncricinfo