Facts: Opened 1814 Capacity 30000 Ends Pavilion End, Nursery End Location London, England Home to Marylebone Cricket Club, Middlesex Floodlights Yes Curator Mick Hunt Description: Despite a major rebuilding programme in recent years, Lord's remains a cricket ground as opposed to the largely impersonal stadiums many other leading venues which have become. Playing in a Test at Lord's, still widely regarded as the home of cricket, remains to many cricketers the pinnacle of a career. The third of Thomas Lord's grounds was opened in 1814 and soon became the major venue as cricket became the world's leading sport in the 19th century. While cricket has been overtaken by other international events, and the game itself has become overtly commercial, Lord's has retained its place as the spiritual home. The ground is privately owned by the Marylebone Cricket Club (membership 18,000), is the home to the ECB and, from 1909 to 2005, the ICC. The dominant building is the terracotta-coloured pavilion, built in 1890 and still one of world sport's most recognisable structures. Stats - ODI Total matches 62 Matches won batting first 27 Matches won bowling first 32 Average 1st Inns scores 237 Average 2nd Inns scores 217 Highest total recorded 334/4 (60 Ov) by Eng vs IND Lowest total recorded 107/10 (32.1 Ov) by RSA vs Eng Highest score chased 326/8 (49.3 Ov) by IND vs Eng Lowest score defended 204/5 (50 Ov) by PAK vs Eng Stats - TEST Total matches 137 Matches won batting first 49 Matches won bowling first 39 Average 1st Inns scores 314 Average 2nd Inns scores 299 Average 3rd Inns scores 257 Average 4th Inns scores 156 Highest total recorded 729/6 (232 Ov) by AUS vs Eng Lowest total recorded 42/10 (17 Ov) by IND vs Eng Stats - T20I Total matches 10 Matches won batting first 6 Matches won bowling first 3 Average 1st Inns scores 157 Average 2nd Inns scores 135 Highest total recorded 199/4 (20 Ov) by WI vs WXI Lowest total recorded 93/10 (17.3 Ov) by NED vs PAK Highest score chased 163/6 (20 Ov) by NED vs Eng Lowest score defended 128/7 (20 Ov) by RSA vs NZ
