The Home of Cricket
Lord's Cricket Ground
London, England
30,000
1814
London, England
Grass
About this Ground
The 'Home of Cricket'. Headquarters of the MCC and the ICC. Iconic slope runs across the outfield.
History & Significance
Lord's Cricket Ground has stood at the heart of the game since Thomas Lord laid out his third and final ground here in 1814. The Marylebone Cricket Club, founded in 1787, has used Lord's as its headquarters ever since, and for most of cricket's history the MCC effectively wrote the Laws of the game from this address. The famous slope — a fall of roughly eight feet from the Grandstand end to the Tavern end — is unique among elite grounds and forces every bowler to adjust their line continuously. The Long Room inside the Pavilion, completed in 1890, is one of sport's most photographed interiors: players walk through it to reach the field, past centuries of portrait oils and silent members. The ground hosted the inaugural Cricket World Cup Final in 1975 and the memorable 1979 final. In Tests it has produced some of cricket's defining innings, from Len Hutton's 364-minute vigil to Graeme Pollock's blistering 125 for South Africa. The media centre — opened in 1999 and shaped like a spacecraft — became as iconic as the Pavilion itself. Redevelopment in the 2010s lifted capacity toward 30,000 while preserving the ground's Victorian soul. Every touring team considers a Lord's Test the pinnacle: the honour of seeing their name on the Honours Board in the home dressing room — awarded only to centurions and five-wicket takers — is unlike any other in cricket.
Ground Record
Graham Gooch
Highest Test score at Lord's · 1990
Famous For
- MCC headquarters
- Ashes Tests
- World Cup Finals
- Iconic slope
- The Long Room
About Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground has stood at the heart of the game since Thomas Lord laid out his third and final ground here in 1814. The Marylebone Cricket Club, founded in 1787, has used Lord's as its headquarters ever since, and for most of cricket's history the MCC effectively wrote the Laws of the game from this address. The famous slope — a fall of roughly eight feet from the Grandstand end to the Tavern end — is unique among elite grounds and forces every bowler to adjust their line continuously. The Long Room inside the Pavilion, completed in 1890, is one of sport's most photographed interiors: players walk through it to reach the field, past centuries of portrait oils and silent members. The ground hosted the inaugural Cricket World Cup Final in 1975 and the memorable 1979 final. In Tests it has produced some of cricket's defining innings, from Len Hutton's 364-minute vigil to Graeme Pollock's blistering 125 for South Africa. The media centre — opened in 1999 and shaped like a spacecraft — became as iconic as the Pavilion itself. Redevelopment in the 2010s lifted capacity toward 30,000 while preserving the ground's Victorian soul. Every touring team considers a Lord's Test the pinnacle: the honour of seeing their name on the Honours Board in the home dressing room — awarded only to centurions and five-wicket takers — is unlike any other in cricket.
Upcoming & Recent Matches
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