Lord's No. 1 Ground should not be confused with Lord's.
| Ground Name: | Lord's |
| Nickname: | Lord's No. 1 Ground |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Location: | Durban, South Africa |
| Establishment: | 1888 |
| Demolished: | 1922 |
| Seating Capacity: | n/a |
| Flood Lights: | No |
| Owner: | n/a |
| Operator: | Natal cricket team |
| Tenants: | Natal cricket team |
| End1: | n/a |
| International: | true |
| Firsttestdate: | 21 January |
| Firsttestyear: | 1910 |
| Firsttesthome: | South Africa |
| Firsttestaway: | England |
| Lasttestdate: | 5 November |
| Lasttestyear: | 1921 |
| Lasttesthome: | South Africa |
| Lasttestaway: | Australia |
| Date: | 19 April |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/59090.html Cricinfo |
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.
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]
Four Test centuries were scored on the ground.
| No. | Player | Score | Date | Team | Opposing team | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 118 | South Africa won | |||||
| 2 | 109 | England won | |||||
| 3 | 119 | England won | |||||
| 4 | 116 | Drawn |
Nine five-wicket hauls were taken in the four Test matches played on the ground. The ground no longer exists.[4]
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 30 | 83 | 5 | South Africa won[5] | |||||
| 2 | 4 | 33.4 | 87 | 6 | South Africa won | |||||
| 3 | 1 | 19.4 | 57 | 5 | England won[6] | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 25 | 48 | 5 | England won | |||||
| 5 | 1 | 29.5 | 56 | 7 | Drawn[7] | |||||
| 6 | 2 | 28 | 50 | 6 | Drawn | |||||
| 7 | 3 | 32 | 88 | 7 | Drawn | |||||
| 8 | 1 | 24.4 | 78 | 5 | Drawn[8] | |||||
| 9 | 2 | 25.1 | 77 | 6 | Drawn |