Phonetics For 'Lord’s Cricket Grounds'?
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A Quick Overview of Lord’s Cricket Grounds
Lord's Cricket Ground, generally known as Lord's, is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), the European Cricket Council (ECC) and, until August 2005, the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Did You Know?
- Lord's is widely referred to as the "Home of Cricket"[1] and is home to the world's oldest sporting museum.
- Lord's today is not on its original site, being the third of three grounds that Lord established between 1787 and 1814.
- His first ground, now referred to as Lord's Old Ground, was where Dorset Square now stands.
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