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 [ edit ]

The first match known to have been played at Lord's Old Ground was White Conduit Club v Middlesex on Monday 21 May 1787. ^[1]

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. ^[1]

The inaugural Gentlemen v Players match took place at the Old Ground in July 1806. ^[1]

Location [ edit ]

Lord's Old Ground was on the site of what is now Dorset Square . Lord relocated in 1811 to Lord's Middle Ground , a site at Lisson Grove in the vicinity of Regent's Park but he lost that venue after only three years because the land was requisitioned for a canal cutting. In 1814, he opened 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.

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Lord's
• CricInfo's page on the original Lord's

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