Lord's No. 1 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.

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

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
1Gordon White11821 January 1910South Africa[lower-alpha 1] EnglandSouth Africa won[5]
2Herbie Taylor10913 December 1913 South Africa EnglandEngland won[6]
3Johnny Douglas11913 December 1913 England South AfricaEngland won[6]
4Charles Macartney1165 November 1921 Australia South AfricaDrawn[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
1Bert Vogler21 January 1910South Africa[lower-alpha 1] England230835South Africa won[5]
2Aubrey Faulkner21 January 1910South Africa England433.4876South Africa won[5]
3Sydney Barnes[upper-alpha 1]13 December 1913 England South Africa119.4575England won[6]
4Sydney Barnes[upper-alpha 1]13 December 1913 England South Africa325485England won[6]
5Sydney Barnes[upper-alpha 1]14 February 1914 England South Africa129.5567Drawn[9]
6Claude Carter14 February 1914 South Africa England228506Drawn[9]
7Sydney Barnes[upper-alpha 1]14 February 1914 England South Africa332887Drawn[9]
8Jimmy Blanckenberg5 November 1921 South Africa Australia124.4785Drawn[7]
9Jack Gregory5 November 1921 Australia South Africa225.1776Drawn[7]

See also

Notes
  1. 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. 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. 2nd Test, England tour of South Africa at Durban, Jan 21-26 1910, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  6. 1st Test, England tour of South Africa at Durban, Dec 13-17 1913, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  7. 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. 4th Test, England tour of South Africa at Durban, Feb 14-18 1914, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-07.


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