Lord's Old Ground
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Lord's Old Ground was a cricket venue in London that was established by Thomas Lord in 1787. It was used mainly by Marylebone Cricket Club for major matches until 1810, after which a dispute about rent caused Lord to relocate.
Matches
The first match known to have been played at Lord's Old Ground was White Conduit Club v Middlesex on Monday 21 May 1787.Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862
The first regular cricket fixture at Lord's which continues today was the annual Eton v Harrow match which was first played on the Old Ground in 1805.
The inaugural Gentlemen v Players match took place at the Old Ground in July 1806.
Location
Lord's Old Ground was on the site of what is now Dorset Square.
Lord purchased another ground in 1811, Lord's Middle Ground, a site at Lisson Grove in the vicinity of Regent's Park which was unpopular and barely used and which was requisitioned for a canal cutting in 1814. He then leased the present Lord's Cricket Ground, formerly a duckpond in St John's Wood.
A commemorative plaque was unveiled in Dorset Square by Andrew Strauss on 9 May 2006.
External links
- {{cite web |title=Early Cricket - from Guildford to Lord's |url=https://www.earlycricket.uk/index.php/dorset-square-the-first-lords-ground/ |website=A comprehensive article about the Lord's old cricket ground}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.lords.org/ Lord's]
- [http://content.cricinfo.com/england/content/ground/57133.html CricInfo's page on the original Lord's]
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Category:1787 establishments in England
Category:Cricket grounds in Middlesex
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Category:Defunct sports venues in London
Category:English cricket venues in the 19th century
Category:English cricket venues in the 18th century