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{{Short description|Cricket ground in Durban, South Africa}}
{{distinguish|Lord's}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox cricket ground
|       ground_name = Lord's             
|          nickname = Lord's No. 1 Ground
|             image = 
|           caption = 
|           country = South Africa
|          location = [[Durban]], South Africa
|     establishment = 1888
|       demolished  = 1922
|  seating_capacity = n/a
|      Flood Lights = No
|             owner = n/a
|          operator = [[Natal cricket team]]
|           tenants = [[Natal cricket team]]
|              end1 = n/a
|              end2 = 
|     international = true
|           curator = 
|     firsttestdate = 21 January
|     firsttestyear = 1910
|     firsttesthome = South Africa
|  firsttesthomevar = 
|     firsttestaway = England
|      lasttestdate = 5 November
|      lasttestyear = 1921
|      lasttesthome = South Africa
|   lasttesthomevar = 
|      lasttestaway = Australia
|              date = 19 April
|              year = 2023
|            source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/59090.html 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.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Owen-Smith |first1=Michael |title=Test Match Grounds of the World |date=1990 |publisher=Willow Books |location=London |isbn=0002182823 |pages=179}}</ref> It hosted 4 matches of [[Test cricket]] between 1910 and 1921<ref>{{cite web|title=Lord's: Test Matches |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/59090.html?class=1;template=results;type=aggregate |work=ESPN Cricinfo |date=17 June 2011 |accessdate=17 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216105249/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/59090.html?class=1%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Daggregate |archivedate=16 December 2011 }}</ref> with the 2nd Test in 1909/10 and the 1st and 4th Tests in 1913/14, all between [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] and [[English cricket team|England]], and the 1st Test in 1921/22 between South Africa and [[Australian cricket team|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 (cricket)|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 cricket|first-class]] matches between 13 and 28 March 1911.<ref>{{cite web |title=Currie Cup 1910/11 |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/3/Currie_Cup_1910-11.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=19 April 2023}}</ref>

==International centuries==
Four Test centuries were scored on the ground.

{| class="wikitable sortable" 
! No.
! Player
! Score
! Date
! Team
! Opposing team
! Result
|-
| 1 || [[Gordon White (cricketer)|Gordon White]] || 118 || {{dts|format=dmy|1910|1|21}} || [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]{{efn|name=flag|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.<ref name=apb>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}}</ref>}} || {{cr|ENG}} || South Africa won<ref name=l1910/>
|-
| 2 || [[Herbie Taylor]] || 109 ||  {{dts|format=dmy|1913|12|13}} || {{cr|RSA|1912}} || {{cr|ENG}} || England won<ref name=l1913/>
|-
| 3 || [[Johnny Douglas]] || 119 || {{dts|format=dmy|1913|12|13}} || {{cr|ENG}} || {{cr|RSA|1912}} || England won<ref name=l1913/>
|-
| 4 || [[Charles Macartney]] || 116 || {{dts|format=dmy|1921|11|5}} || {{cr|AUS}} || {{cr|RSA|1912}} || Drawn<ref name=l1921/>
|}

==Five-wicket hauls==
Nine [[five-wicket haul]]s were taken in the four Test matches played on the ground. The ground no longer exists.<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/59090.html Lord's], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-03-07.</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Lord's Number 1 Ground
|- 
! No.
! Bowler
! Date
! Team
! Opposing Team
! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|Inn
! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|O
! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|R
! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|W
! Result
|-
|-
| 1 || [[Bert Vogler]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1910|1|21}} || [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]{{efn|name=flag}} || {{cr|ENG}} || 2 || 30 || 83 || 5 || South Africa won<ref name=l1910>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17642/game/62502/south-africa-vs-england-2nd-test-england-tour-of-south-africa-1909-10 2nd Test, England tour of South Africa at Durban, Jan 21-26 1910], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-03-07.</ref>
|- 
| 2 || [[Aubrey Faulkner]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1910|1|21}} || [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] || {{cr|ENG}} || 4 || 33.4 || 87 || 6 || South Africa won<ref name=l1910/>
|- 
| 3 || [[Sydney Barnes]]{{efn-ua|name=sb|Barnes took two five-wicket hauls in both of the matches on the ground in 1913 and 1914.}} || {{dts|format=dmy|1913|12|13}} || {{cr|ENG}} || {{cr|RSA|1912}} || 1 || 19.4 || 57 || 5 || England won<ref name=l1913>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17629/game/62516/south-africa-vs-england-1st-test-england-tour-of-south-africa-1913-14 1st Test, England tour of South Africa at Durban, Dec 13-17 1913], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-03-07.</ref>
|- 
| 4 || [[Sydney Barnes]]{{efn-ua|name=sb}} || {{dts|format=dmy|1913|12|13}} || {{cr|ENG}} || {{cr|RSA|1912}} || 3 || 25 || 48 || 5 || England won<ref name=l1913/>
|- 
| 5 || [[Sydney Barnes]]{{efn-ua|name=sb}} || {{dts|format=dmy|1914|2|14}} || {{cr|ENG}} || {{cr|RSA|1912}} || 1 || 29.5 || 56 || 7 || Drawn<ref name=l1914>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17629/game/62519/south-africa-vs-england-4th-test-england-tour-of-south-africa-1913-14 4th Test, England tour of South Africa at Durban, Feb 14-18 1914], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-03-07.</ref>
|- 
| 6 || [[Claude Carter]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1914|2|14}} || {{cr|RSA|1912}} || {{cr|ENG}} || 2 || 28 || 50 || 6 || Drawn<ref name=l1914/>
|- 
| 7 || [[Sydney Barnes]]{{efn-ua|name=sb}} || {{dts|format=dmy|1914|2|14}} || {{cr|ENG}} || {{cr|RSA|1912}} || 3 || 32 || 88 || 7 || Drawn<ref name=l1914/>
|- 
| 8 || [[Jimmy Blanckenberg]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1921|11|5}} || {{cr|RSA|1912}} || {{cr|AUS}} || 1 || 24.4 || 78 || 5 || Drawn<ref name=l1921>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17615/game/62531/south-africa-vs-australia-1st-test-australia-tour-of-south-africa-1921-22 1st Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Durban, Nov 5-9 1921], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-03-07.</ref>
|- 
| 9 || [[Jack Gregory (cricketer)|Jack Gregory]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1921|11|5}} || {{cr|AUS}} || {{cr|RSA|1912}} || 2 || 25.1 || 77 || 6 || Drawn<ref name=l1921/>
|}

== See also ==

* [[List of Test cricket grounds]]
* [[Sahara Stadium Kingsmead]]

==Notes==
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==References==

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== External links ==

* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/23/1586.html cricketarchive]
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/59090.html espncricinfo]

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