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. Player Score Date Team Opposing team Result 1 Gordon White 118 South Africa South Africa won 2 Herbie Taylor 109 England won 3 Johnny Douglas 119 England won 4 Charles Macartney 116 Drawn

Five-wicket hauls Nine five-wicket hauls were taken in the four Test matches played on the ground. The ground no longer exists.Lord's, CricInfo. Retrieved 7 March 2020.

+ Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Lord's Number 1 Ground No. Bowler Date Team Opposing TeamInnORW Result 1 Bert Vogler South Africa 2 30 83 5 South Africa won2nd Test, England tour of South Africa at Durban, Jan 21–26 1910, CricInfo. Retrieved 7 March 2020. 2 Aubrey Faulkner South Africa 4 33.4 87 6 South Africa won 3 Sydney Barnes 1 19.4 57 5 England won1st Test, England tour of South Africa at Durban, Dec 13–17 1913, CricInfo. Retrieved 7 March 2020. 4 Sydney Barnes 3 25 48 5 England won 5 Sydney Barnes 1 29.5 56 7 Drawn4th Test, England tour of South Africa at Durban, Feb 14–18 1914, CricInfo. Retrieved 7 March 2020. 6 Claude Carter 2 28 50 6 Drawn 7 Sydney Barnes 3 32 88 7 Drawn 8 Jimmy Blanckenberg 1 24.4 78 5 Drawn1st Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Durban, Nov 5–9 1921, CricInfo. Retrieved 7 March 2020. 9 Jack Gregory 2 25.1 77 6 Drawn

See also

List of Test cricket grounds Sahara Stadium Kingsmead

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