Lord's No. 1 Ground

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Distinguish". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox cricket ground 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
1 Gordon White 118 Template:Dts South AfricaTemplate:Efn Template:Cr South Africa won[4]
2 Herbie Taylor 109 Template:Dts Template:Cr Template:Cr England won[5]
3 Johnny Douglas 119 Template:Dts Template:Cr Template:Cr England won[5]
4 Charles Macartney 116 Template:Dts Template:Cr Template:Cr 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 Template:Dts South AfricaTemplate:Efn Template:Cr 2 30 83 5 South Africa won[4]
2 Aubrey Faulkner Template:Dts South Africa Template:Cr 4 33.4 87 6 South Africa won[4]
3 Sydney BarnesTemplate:Efn-ua Template:Dts Template:Cr Template:Cr 1 19.4 57 5 England won[5]
4 Sydney BarnesTemplate:Efn-ua Template:Dts Template:Cr Template:Cr 3 25 48 5 England won[5]
5 Sydney BarnesTemplate:Efn-ua Template:Dts Template:Cr Template:Cr 1 29.5 56 7 Drawn[8]
6 Claude Carter Template:Dts Template:Cr Template:Cr 2 28 50 6 Drawn[8]
7 Sydney BarnesTemplate:Efn-ua Template:Dts Template:Cr Template:Cr 3 32 88 7 Drawn[8]
8 Jimmy Blanckenberg Template:Dts Template:Cr Template:Cr 1 24.4 78 5 Drawn[6]
9 Jack Gregory Template:Dts Template:Cr Template:Cr 2 25.1 77 6 Drawn[6]

See also

Notes

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  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.