Old Ground in July 1806. Lord's Old Ground was on the site of what is now Dorset Square. Lord purchased another ground in 1811, Lord's Middle Ground,...
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Lord's Cricket Ground, commonly known as Lord's, is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, Westminster. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by...
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Islington. Lord is known to have begun playing about 1780 but his first recorded game was on his "own ground", now referred to as Lord's Old Ground, at the...
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first-class status. This was the first match known to have been played on Lord's Old Ground. Chambers, Robert (1832). The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular...
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(MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London, England. The club was...
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the mainstream (initial) category. It takes up the site of Lord's (MCC's) Old Cricket Ground, which lasted 23 years until the 1811 season. Internally it...
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Old Trafford is a cricket ground in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It opened in 1857 as the home of Manchester Cricket Club and has been the...
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Cricket Ground, 1877 By runs Tied match at The Oval, 1883 Players, one run: Hove, 1881 Players, two runs: Lord's, 1952 Gentlemen, four runs: Lord's, 1870...
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Father Time is a weathervane at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, in the shape of Father Time removing the bails from a wicket. The full weathervane is 6 ft...
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played on Lord's Old Ground. Lord opened his "Middle Ground" in time for the 1809 season but MCC at first refused to relocate. The Middle Ground was used...
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the formation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the opening of Lord's Old Ground in 1787, Hambledon was both the game's greatest club and its focal...
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He did, however, play a single first-class match for Hampshire at Lord's Old Ground in 1807 against an early all-England cricket team. Brummell made scores...
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Southampton Taunton Edgbaston Grace Road Headingley The Oval Lord's Nevill Ground North Marine Road Old Trafford Riverside Sophia Gardens St. Helen's St Lawrence...
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Lord's, also known as Lord's Cricket Ground, is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone...
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of Thomas Lord's first ground in the parish of Marylebone, north of London. MCC soon became the sport's governing body with the new ground as its feature...
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the matches. Lord's in London would host the final, with Old Trafford, Headingley, Edgbaston, Rose Bowl, The Oval and Bristol County Ground hosting other...
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achieved unwanted fame in June 1810 when they played All-England at Lord's Old Ground and were dismissed for only 6 in their second innings, enabling All-England...
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All-England @ Lord's Old Ground 13–16 June – MCC v All-England @ Lord's Old Ground 27–29 June – All-England v Surrey @ Lord's Old Ground 11–13 July – Surrey...
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included William Fennex and Thomas Lord. In May–June 1795, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) played five matches at Lord's Old Ground, the first three against a team...
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in 1810: 29–31 May — Lord F Beauclerk's XI v E Bligh's XI @ Lord's Old Ground 12–14 June — All-England v The Bs @ Lord's Old Ground 19–21 June — All-England...
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All-England @ Lord's Old Ground 27–28 June: MCC and Homerton v Hampshire @ Lord's Old Ground 2 July: MCC v All-England @ Lord's Old Ground 9 July: All-England...
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Hampshire @ Lord's Old Ground 22–24 June: Lord F Beauclerk's XI v T Mellish's XI @ Lord's Old Ground 29–30 June: All-England v Surrey @ Lord's Old Ground 13 July:...
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CountySouth CountyTaunton Edgbaston Grace Road Headingley The Oval Lord's Nevill North Marine Road Old Trafford Riverside SWALEC St. Helen's St Lawrence Rose Bowl...
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fixtures ranged from a team of Old Etonians playing the Gentlemen of England in 1751 to a game at the newly opened Lord's Old Ground in 1788 which was entitled...
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Billy Beldham (category Lord Frederick Beauclerk's XI cricketers)
he was 52 years old. His first two matches were against Middlesex between 16 and 20 August 1790. The first was at Lord's Old Ground and the return on...
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From Commons to Lord's, Volume One: 1700 to 1750. Roger Heavens. ISBN 978 1 900592 52 9. Maun, Ian (2011). From Commons to Lord's, Volume Two: 1751...
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Eton v Harrow (category Lord's)
definitely played a cricket match at Lord's Old Ground in 1805, probably organised by the boys. They moved to Lord's Cricket Ground for a rematch in 1818, and played...
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score of 60 not out was made in one of these matches against MCC at Lord's Old Ground. He scored 1,138 runs and took at least four wickets in first-class...
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June: All-England v Surrey @ Lord's Old Ground Monday, 1 to Wednesday, 3 July: All-England v Hampshire @ Lord's Old Ground Monday, 8 to Wednesday, 10 July:...
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May: MCC v Middlesex @ Lord's Old Ground 30–31 May: MCC v Middlesex @ Lord's Old Ground 6–7 June: MCC v Homerton @ Lord's Old Ground 27–29 June: All-England...
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