Lord's No. 1 Ground


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. It hosted 4 matches of Test cricket between 1910 and 1921 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.

International centuries

Four Test centuries were scored on the ground.
No.PlayerScoreDateTeamOpposing teamResult
1Gordon White11821 1 1910South AfricaSouth Africa won
2Herbie Taylor10913 12 1913England won
3Johnny Douglas11913 12 1913England won
4Charles Macartney1165 11 1921Drawn

Five-wicket hauls

Nine five-wicket hauls were taken in the four Test matches played on the ground. The ground no longer exists.
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1Bert Vogler21 1 1910South Africa230835South Africa won
2Aubrey Faulkner21 1 1910South Africa433.4876South Africa won
3Sydney Barnes13 12 1913119.4575England won
4Sydney Barnes13 12 1913325485England won
5Sydney Barnes14 2 1914129.5567Drawn
6Claude Carter14 2 1914228506Drawn
7Sydney Barnes14 2 1914332887Drawn
8Jimmy Blanckenberg5 11 1921124.4785Drawn
9Jack Gregory5 11 1921225.1776Drawn