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The History of
Lords Cricket
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The first match
played at Thomas
Lord’s third
ground was in
the Australia
tour of July
1884, their
third trip to
England with all
previous
encounters
having taken
place on the
opposite side of
London at the
Oval. In the
Second Test in
1884 at Lord’s
England won by
an innings and 5
runs; a century
for A.G. Steel
was the first on
the ground in
Tests.
Two years later
England won the
series 3-0 and
the Second Test
at Lord’s again
by an innings;
Shrewsbury set
an English Test
record of 164
but was bettered
by W.G. Grace in
the next match.
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The History of
The Oval Cricket
Ground UK
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The first
cricket Test
match played in
England was at
the Kennington
Oval, in south
London, in
September 1880.
There had
already been
three Test
matches pitting
England versus
Australia in
Melbourne in
1876 and two
years later. But
Test cricket
arrived in
England with a
victory for the
hosts by five
wickets, played
on September 6th,
7th
and 8th.
W.G. Grace,
batting
alongside his
two brothers,
top scored for
England with a
match-winning
152, compiling
the first
hundred
partnership in
Test cricket.
Another series
in Australia saw
the home side
winning the
following year
but the Ashes
came into being
with the
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The History of
Trent Bridge Cricket
Ground UK
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The third oldest Test ground in
the world staged its inaugural
match on June 1st 1899. Founded
in 1838 behind the Trent Bridge
Inn by William Clarke, the later
1886 pavilion moulded the future
development of the Nottingham
ground. The First Test in the
1899 Ashes series was a draw;
England captain W.G. Grace
played his last match aged 50
years and 320 days. Only Wilfred
Rhodes was older when he played
Tests and also made his debut in
this match.
A.C. MacLaren’s
140 was the
first century at
Trent Bridge in
1905 while South
Africa played a
Test for the
first time here
in 1912,
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The History of
Headingley Cricket
Ground UK
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Yorkshire County
Cricket Club,
which was
founded in 1863,
only played
their first
match at their
Headingley
ground in 1891.
Eight years
later, the first
Test match at
the Leeds venue
took place on
June 29th, 1899.
This third match
of the series
against
Australia ended
in a draw and
J.T. Hearne took
a hat-trick in
the match for
England.
A draw in the
next match at
Headingley in
1905, also
against
Australia, saw
the first
century on the
ground by
England captain,
the Hon. F.S.
Jackson (144).
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