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Lord's Cricket Ground, commonly known as Lord's, is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London.Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), the ICC Europe and, until August 2005, the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London, England. [1] The club, formerly the governing body of cricket , retains considerable global influence.
The following lists cover players for the Marylebone Cricket Club, founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's Cricket Ground. The lists are divided by period. The lists are divided by period. Lists
The Lord's Pavilion is a cricket pavilion at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, England. Designed by Thomas Verity [ 1 ] and built in 1889–1890, the pavilion has achieved Grade II* listed heritage designation. [ 2 ]
Dark used his earnings from cricket to become a property owner and developer. [6] When an opportunity arose to buy the leasehold at Lord's, Dark was quick to seize it. The current Lord's Cricket Ground was opened by Thomas Lord in 1814, the ground sited on land that Lord leased from the Eyre Estate in St John's Wood. In 1825, Lord proposed ...
Lord's is widely referred to as the "home of cricket". [1] Lord's has hosted 130 Test matches, the first of these was in 1884 when England played the touring Australian team. [2] The first One Day International (ODI) played at the ground, in 1972, was also between England and Australia, 56 ODIs have been played at the ground in total. [3]
Lord's Taverners was founded in 1950 by a group of actors and BBC employees, led by founding chairman and Martin Boddey and including John Mills, Jack Hawkins, John Snagge, Roy Plomley, Gordon Crier, and Brian Johnston. The founders were inspired by watching cricket from the Lord's Tavern pub in St John's Wood Road, close by Lord's Cricket Ground.
The club plays most of its home games at Lord's Cricket Ground, which is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club, in St John's Wood. The club also plays some games at the Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground (historically Middlesex) and the Old Deer Park in Richmond (historically Surrey).