Lord's No. 1 Ground

Not to be confused with Lord's.

Lord's
Lord's No. 1 Ground
Ground information
LocationDurban, South Africa
Establishment1888
Demolished1922
Capacityn/a
Ownern/a
OperatorNatal cricket team
TenantsNatal cricket team
End names
n/a
International information
First Test21 January 1910:
 South Africa v  England
Last Test5 November 1921:
 South Africa v  Australia
As of 19 April 2023
Source: 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.[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 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

Notes

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d 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. ^ "Lord's: Test Matches". 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. ^ a b c 2nd Test, England tour of South Africa at Durban, Jan 21-26 1910, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  6. ^ a b c d 1st Test, England tour of South Africa at Durban, Dec 13-17 1913, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  7. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c 4th Test, England tour of South Africa at Durban, Feb 14-18 1914, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.