Lord’s: Centuries in the making 

“The Home of Cricket” has occupied a special place at the heart of the game for over 230 years


1787
Former first-class cricketer Thomas Lord (left) opens cricket ground on Dorset Fields.
Marylebone Cricket Club founded there in same year

1811: Lord’s relocates to new ground at North Bank

1813: Parliament requisitions land for Regent’s Canal – forcing new move

1814: Third ground opens on current site in St John’s Wood

1824
MCC member William Ward (right) secures future of Lord’s, buying lease for £5,400

1864: Purchase of lawn mower removes need to keep sheep

1877
Middlesex County Cricket Club begins residence at Lord’s

1884: Lord’s hosts its first Test Match, between England and Australia

1890: Pavilion, with famed Long Room, opens

1926: Father Time weathervane installed on grandstand

1972
Hosts first One Day International

1975: West Indies beat Australia to win first World Cup Final, and retain trophy four years later

1983: India triumph in World Cup Final

1998: Women admitted as members of MCC – allowed into pavilion for first time

1999 Shane Warne inspires Australia to victory against Pakistan

2000: England beat West Indies in 100th Test played at Lord’s

2019
Lord’s hosts World Cup Final for fifth time


Sources: Lords.org, Cricinfo 
Pictures: Getty Images, Lords.org 
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