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 No. 1 Ground | |
Ground information | |
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Location | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, 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 | January 21, 1910: South Africa v England |
Last Test | November 5, 1921: South Africa v Australia |
As of August 22, 2014 Source: Lord's |
Four Test centuries were scored on the ground.
No. | Player | Score | Date | Team | Opposing team | Result |
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1 | Gordon White | 118 | 21 January 1910 | South Africa[lower-alpha 1] | 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] |
Nine five-wicket hauls were taken in the four Test matches played on the ground. The ground no longer exists.[7]
No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
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1 | Bert Vogler | 21 January 1910 | South Africa[lower-alpha 1] | 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[upper-alpha 1] | 13 December 1913 | England | South Africa | 1 | 19.4 | 57 | 5 | England won[5] |
4 | Sydney Barnes[upper-alpha 1] | 13 December 1913 | England | South Africa | 3 | 25 | 48 | 5 | England won[5] |
5 | Sydney Barnes[upper-alpha 1] | 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[upper-alpha 1] | 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] |
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