Cricket is played everywhere from back yards to village greens to superb stadia. These are among the world’s finest grounds and some of the memorable occasions they have seen.
Lords, London
Located in St John’s Wood in London, Lords is the ‘home of cricket’ and is where every international cricketer dreams of playing well enough to get their name on the honours boards that commemorate players who have scored a century or taken five wickets in an innings in a test at the ground. The present ground is the third. It is named after businessman Thomas Lord who staged a match at the first ground in 1787. The first match at the present ground was played in 1814 and the first international – a test against Australia – was played in 1884.
One of England’s fondest memories of Lords, is the 2009 Ashes test, when captain Andrew Strauss made 161 in the first innings setting up England’s first win over Australia at the ground since 1934.
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