Lord's
Lord's Cricket Ground, commonly known as Lord's, is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), the European Cricket Council (ECC) and, until August 2005, the International Cricket Council (ICC). Lord's is widely referred to as the Home of Cricket and is home to the world's oldest sporting museum.
| The Home of Cricket | |||||
Lord's current logo | |||||
The Pavilion | |||||
| Ground information | |||||
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| Location | St John's Wood, London, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51.5294°N 0.1727°W | ||||
| Establishment | 1814 | ||||
| Capacity | 31,100 | ||||
| Owner | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||
| Tenants | England and Wales Cricket Board | ||||
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| Nursery End Pavilion End | |||||
| International information | |||||
| First Test | 21–23 July 1884: England v Australia | ||||
| Last Test | 28 June – 2 July 2023: England v Australia | ||||
| First ODI | 26 August 1972: England v Australia | ||||
| Last ODI | 15 September 2023: England v New Zealand | ||||
| First T20I | 5 June 2009: England v Netherlands | ||||
| Last T20I | 29 July 2018: Nepal v Netherlands | ||||
| First WODI | 4 August 1976: England v Australia | ||||
| Last WODI | 24 September 2022: England v India | ||||
| First WT20I | 21 June 2009: England v New Zealand | ||||
| Last WT20I | 8 July 2023: England v Australia | ||||
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| As of 8 July 2023 Source: ESPNcricinfo | |||||
Lord's today is not on its original site; it is the third of three grounds that Lord established between 1787 and 1814. His first ground, now referred to as Lord's Old Ground, was where Dorset Square now stands. His second ground, Lord's Middle Ground, was used from 1811 to 1813 before being abandoned to make way for the construction through its outfield of the Regent's Canal. The present Lord's ground is about 250 yards (230 m) north-west of the site of the Middle Ground. The ground can hold 31,100 spectators, the capacity having increased between 2017 and 2022 as part of MCC's ongoing redevelopment plans.