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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.

DateFixtureTournament
Apr 12 - Apr 15Middlesex v WorcestershireSpecsavers County Championship
Apr 25 - Apr 28Middlesex v DerbyshireSpecsavers County Championship
May 8 - May 11Middlesex v NottinghamshireSpecsavers County Championship
May 22 - May 25Middlesex v LeicestershireSpecsavers County Championship
May 31 (20 ovs)Middlesex v GloucestershireVitality Blast
Jun 4 (20 ovs)Middlesex v HampshireVitality Blast
Jun 11 (20 ovs)Middlesex v SussexVitality Blast
Jun 18 (20 ovs)Middlesex v KentVitality Blast
Jun 25 - Jun 293rd Test - England v West IndiesICC World Test Championship
Jul 2 (20 ovs)Middlesex v SurreyVitality Blast
Jul 11 (50 ovs)        1st ODI - England v AustraliaODI Series
Jul 21 (20 ovs)London Spirit v Trent RocketsThe Hundred
Jul 23 (20 ovs)London Spirit v Northern SuperchargersThe Hundred
Jul 23 (20 ovs)London Spirit Women v Northern Superchargers WomenThe Women's Hundred
Jul 30 - Aug 31st Test - England v PakistanICC World Test Championship
Aug 6 (20 ovs)London Spirit v Oval InvinciblesThe Hundred
Aug 12 (20 ovs)London Spirit v Southern BraveThe Hundred
Sep 8 - Sep 11Middlesex v DurhamSpecsavers County Championship
Sep 22 - Sep 25Middlesex v SussexSpecsavers 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 InfoLord's Ground History
First TestEngland v Australia on July 21, 1884
First ODIEngland v Australia on August 26, 1972
First T20England v Netherland on June 5, 2009
LocationSt John's Wood, London, NW8
Coordinates51.5294°N 0.1727°W
Establishment1814; 205 years ago
Capacity28000
OwnerMarylebone Cricket Club
TenantsEngland and Wales Cricket Board
End NamesPavilion End and Nursery End
Indoor Nets17.68 m x 1.83 m (Length x Width)
Pitch Length20.12 m x 3.05 m (Length x Width)
StandsWarner Stand
Grand Stand
Compton Stand
Media Centre
Edrich Stand
Mound Stand
Tavern Stand
Allen Stand
Boundary Dimensions137.16 m from boundary square of the pitch
59.43 m straight boundary 64 m from the

Test, ODI and T20 Records 

Records at LordÂ’sTest Records
Highest Individual Scores333 runs- Graham Gooch (ENG)
Most Centuries6 Centuries (39) Innings - Graham Gooch (ENG)
Most career runs2015 runs- Graham Gooch (ENG)
Most career wickets103 Wickets (45 Matches) James Anderson
Best innings figures8/34 v (PAK)-Ian Botham
Best match figures16/137 vs. England-Bob Massie (Aus)
Highest innings score729/6 d-Australia vs. England
Lowest completed innings42 runs-India vs. England
Highest partnerships370 runs- Denis Compton (208) & Bill Edrich (189) ENG v SA

WC Finals Hosted by Lords

World CupTeams in FinalResultCrowdFormat
1975 World CupWest Indies (291/8) v Australia (274 all-out)West Indies won by 17 runs2400060 Over/Side
1979 World CupWest Indies (286/9) v England (194 all-out)West Indies Won by 92 runs3200060 Over/Side
1983 World CupIndia (183 all-out) v West Indies (140 all-out)India Won by 43 runs3000060 Over/Side
1999 World CupPakistan (132 all-out) v Australia (133/2)Australia won by eight wickets3000050 Over/Side
2019 World CupNew Zealand (241) v England (241) - TiedEngland won in Super Over3500050 Over/Side