Three Lord’s of London: 150 Tests at cricket’s grand, complicated citadel

The Guardian is reporting Three Lord’s of London: 150 Tests at cricket’s grand, complicated citadel. It may be the closely guarded private fiefdom of the MCC, but weight of history makes the ground a true institutionThere are three Lord’s in London. The first is six feet under Dorset Square next to Marylebone station, where these days a square foot of a single bed flat will set you back a thousand pounds. The second is buried beneath the Lisson Grove moorings on the Regents canal, where the canal boaters grow tomatoes along the towpath. And the third, the current world-famous ground, is two blocks over on the Wellington Road, on a patch rented in the 19th century from the Eyre family, who made their money in wine and slavery. So long as there are ravens in the Tower, it always will be.This week, Lord’s holds its 150th Test. It was a late starter. Tests were played at Melbourne, Sydney, the Oval, and Old Trafford before it held its first in July 1884, but it will become the first ground in the world to reach this sesquicentenary. The MCG comes next, with 118. But then, much to the gall of every other corner of the country where they play Test cricket, Lord’s has had the advantage of holding two games a year every year this century. And because this is England, they’ve managed to make the rest of us think it’s us who are privileged by it. Continue reading...

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