Lord's No. 1 Ground also known as Lord's was a

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. The ground is believed to have been located on the current site of railway tracks leading to Durban railway station. It hosted 4 matches of

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between 1910 and 1921 with the 2nd Test in 1909/10 and the 1st and 4th Tests in 1913/14, all between

and

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, and the 1st Test in 1921/22 between South Africa and

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. The ground was demolished in 1922. There were at least four cricket grounds in the Lord's parklands. The entire 1910–11

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tournament was played on the Lord's No. 1, Lord's No. 3 and Lord's No. 4 grounds: 21 two-day first-class matches between 13 and 28 March 1911.

International centuries

Four Test centuries were scored on the ground.

Five-wicket hauls

Nine

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s were taken in the four Test matches played on the ground. The ground no longer exists.Lord's

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International centuries

Five-wicket hauls

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