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Lords Cricket Ground Fixture, Schedule and Time Table

Lords are known as the “The Home of Cricket” and have a historic presence by all means. As per Lords Cricket Ground Fixture, the ground regularly hosts Natwest T20 Vitality Blast, National T20 Blast, and England cricket matches. Lords Ground to host Specsavers County Championship, Royal One-Day Cup, The Hundred, and The Hundred Women games.

The stadium will start its cricket summer with the opening match between Middlesex and Worcestershire for Specsavers County Championship. Lot more cricket entertainment coming home the Natwest Vitality Blast and other tournaments. According to the England Schedule 2020, West Indies tour England in June starting with the three-Test match series.

The 3rd Test of the schedule will be played under the ICC World Test Championship. Lot more coming about Vitality Blast four games of the first phase. Lords Ground won’t host the single game for Royal One-Day Cup due to busy schedule as Pakistan, Australia and West Indies Test, ODI and Twenty20 series.

As per Australia Tour of England 2020, 1st One-Day International scheduled at Lord’s Ground starting from July 11. Australia to play Test, ODI and Twenty20 just after West Indies finishes their tour. After completing the tour, Australia will be back at home and Pakistan will tour for Test, ODI, and Twenty20 matches. As per the Pakistan Cricket Schedule, 1st Test match scheduled at Lords on July 30. The Test series amongst both teams is part of the ICC World Test Championship.

Tournaments

  • The Hundred
  • The Women’s Hundred
  • Pakistan Tour of England
  • Australia Tour of England
  • Natwest T20 Vitality Blast
  • West Indies Tour of England
  • Specsavers County Championship

In the first-class cricket format, Middlesex and London Spirit play their Specsavers County Championship. The first match of “The Hundred” tournament scheduled between the London Spirit and Nothern Supercharges.

The Women’s Hundred tournament to commence between London Spirit Women v Northern Superchargers Women on July 30th. Lot more cricket coming to the stadium in the form of domestic Twenty20 tournaments.

Date Fixture Tournament
Apr 12 – Apr 15 Middlesex v Worcestershire Specsavers County Championship
Apr 25 – Apr 28 Middlesex v Derbyshire Specsavers County Championship
May 8 – May 11 Middlesex v Nottinghamshire Specsavers County Championship
May 22 – May 25 Middlesex v Leicestershire Specsavers County Championship
May 31 (20 ovs) Middlesex v Gloucestershire Vitality Blast
Jun 4 (20 ovs) Middlesex v Hampshire Vitality Blast
Jun 11 (20 ovs) Middlesex v Sussex Vitality Blast
Jun 18 (20 ovs) Middlesex v Kent Vitality Blast
Jun 25 – Jun 29 3rd Test – England v West Indies ICC World Test Championship
Jul 2 (20 ovs) Middlesex v Surrey Vitality Blast
Jul 11 (50 ovs) 1st ODI – England v Australia ODI Series
Jul 21 (20 ovs) London Spirit v Trent Rockets The Hundred
Jul 23 (20 ovs) London Spirit v Northern Superchargers The Hundred
Jul 23 (20 ovs) London Spirit Women v Northern Superchargers Women The Women’s Hundred
Jul 30 – Aug 3 1st Test – England v Pakistan ICC World Test Championship
Aug 6 (20 ovs) London Spirit v Oval Invincibles The Hundred
Aug 12 (20 ovs) London Spirit v Southern Brave The Hundred
Sep 8 – Sep 11 Middlesex v Durham Specsavers County Championship
Sep 22 – Sep 25 Middlesex v Sussex Specsavers County Championship

Lords Cricket Ground History, Records and Stats

Lords Cricket Ground – widely known as “The Home of Cricket” named after Thomas Lord. Lord’s Ground is the home of the Middlesex County Club and owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The home of Cricket Lords Cricket Ground is about 230 m north-west of the site of Middle Ground which holds the capacity of 28000 spectators. Lord’s 200th anniversary was celebrated on July 5, 2014. In order to celebrate the anniversary, an honorary match contested between MCC XI and World XI.

MCC XI (Melbourne Cricket Ground) captained by Sachin Tendulkar against World XI led by Shane Warne. The first match was played on the Old Ground in 1805 between Eton and Harrow as an annual match. However, this continued to 1822 but not consecutive as yearly fixtures. MCC Cricket Academy at Lord’s provides world-class coaching for children aged 3-11. MCC Cricket Academy hosts the world’s leading cricket coaching technologies, including pitch vision and hawk-eye.

For best bowling and batting analysis pitch vision and the world-famous Hawk-Eye system is used. Hawk-Eye bowling analysis provides best practice stats like virtual reality, spin, swing, and seam. Pitchvision batting analysis provides best practice analysis for player’s performances. Recently Lords has hosted Cricket World Cup and England won the title for the first time in the entire history. Lord’s Cricket Ground hosted this final on July 14, 2019.

Ben Stokes became a man of the match and player of the tournament for his consistent performances. New Zealand was runner up against England. Former English Test cricketer Graham Gooch scored a triple century at Lords with his 333 as highest innings. Ian Botham has the best bowling figure of 8/34 against Pakistan. Five ICC World Cup Finals hosted by Lord’s Cricket Ground.

Lords Cricket Ground History

Ground Info Lord’s Ground History
First Test England v Australia on July 21, 1884
First ODI England v Australia on August 26, 1972
First T20 England v Netherland on June 5, 2009
Location St John’s Wood, London, NW8
Coordinates 51.5294°N 0.1727°W
Establishment 1814; 205 years ago
Capacity 28000
Owner Marylebone Cricket Club
Tenants England and Wales Cricket Board
End Names Pavilion End and Nursery End
Indoor Nets 17.68 m x 1.83 m (Length x Width)
Pitch Length 20.12 m x 3.05 m (Length x Width)
Stands Warner Stand
Grand Stand
Compton Stand
Media Centre
Edrich Stand
Mound Stand
Tavern Stand
Allen Stand
Boundary Dimensions 137.16 m from boundary square of the pitch
59.43 m straight boundary 64 m from the

Test, ODI and T20 Records

Records at Lord’s Test Records
Highest Individual Scores 333 runs- Graham Gooch (ENG)
Most Centuries 6 Centuries (39) Innings – Graham Gooch (ENG)
Most career runs 2015 runs- Graham Gooch (ENG)
Most career wickets 103 Wickets (45 Matches) James Anderson
Best innings figures 8/34 v (PAK)-Ian Botham
Best match figures 16/137 vs. England-Bob Massie (Aus)
Highest innings score 729/6 d-Australia vs. England
Lowest completed innings 42 runs-India vs. England
Highest partnerships 370 runs- Denis Compton (208) & Bill Edrich (189) ENG v SA

WC Finals Hosted by Lords

World Cup Teams in Final Result Crowd Format
1975 World Cup West Indies (291/8) v Australia (274 all-out) West Indies won by 17 runs 24000 60 Over/Side
1979 World Cup West Indies (286/9) v England (194 all-out) West Indies Won by 92 runs 32000 60 Over/Side
1983 World Cup India (183 all-out) v West Indies (140 all-out) India Won by 43 runs 30000 60 Over/Side
1999 World Cup Pakistan (132 all-out) v Australia (133/2) Australia won by eight wickets 30000 50 Over/Side
2019 World Cup New Zealand (241) v England (241) – Tied England won in Super Over 35000 50 Over/Side