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12 LORD'S OF THE GAME

The ICC returns to MAY 26-JUNE1,2019 England and the Lord’s stadium in ARCHERS’ HERE 2012:The archery event of 2012 Olympics London for the fifth time in June. England was held at Lord’s. The archers were asked to take their positions near the Pavilion, and the targets was the permanent venue for the cup in were placed near the Grand Stand. 1975, 1979 and 1983. The 205-year-old centre stadium, named after founder Thomas Lord, is owned by the Cricket

Club and is also the home ground for the spread Middlesex County Cricket Club and the England & Wales Cricket Board. The ground has to offer much in terms of cricket history as well as trivia. Here we map out across the stadium some memorable incidents over the years. :: Suman Layak GANGULY ON BALCONY

2002: After wins the Natwest Trophy chasing down a target of 325 set by England, Saurav Ganguly takes off his team jersey and does a bare-chested celebration on the Lord’s team balcony.

Allen Pavilion Warner Stand Stand

Streaker's route

KAPIL'S CATCH

Tavern Stand Tavern 1983: With the West Indies chasing a paltry 183, skies a Madan Lal and takes a catch running towards the boundary from mid- on. The catch is taken near the Grand Sand. Richards' Grand Stand Grand dismissal has an impact on the rest of the West Indies batting as it collapses for 140, handing India an improbable 43-run win and its first World Cup. VIV THE FIELDER

The first world cup final in 1975 saw a Mound Stand 23-year old Viv Richards steal the limelight as a fielder, running out three key batsmen SLOPING STADIUM of the Australian middle order, two of them Edrich Compton The north-west side of Lord’s is actually 2.5 metres with direct hits. The Aussies were chasing Stand Stand higher than the south-east side. There have been 291 in 60 overs for victory, and Richards J.P. Morgan Media Centre many debates about levelling it out, and about how got opener Alan Turner, followed by it benefits seam bowlers from the Pavillion end Chappell brothers Greg and Ian. and swing bowlers from the Nursery end. It apparently also helps left-handed batsmen.

Lord’s is located around MEDIA SHIP 5 km from and close to The famous Lord’s Media Centre or . This is NAKED RUN JP Morgan Media Centre was set up in 1999. The all-aluminium body the third location for the 1975: It was the first time a was manufactured by two stadium, and the land was shipyards and has ship-like streaker ran into Lord’s. originally a duck pond Michael Angelow, a merchant interior doors. In the semi- navy cook, ran in naked but monocoque structure, the for his shoes from the Tavern external shell bears a Capacity: Stand, went up to the Pavilion lot of the load, much end and jumped over the like in a boat. It can wickets, and then repeated accommodate 100 the feat over the wickets at journalists, and 30,000 the other end and ran off to has TV and radio the Mound Stand, where he commentary boxes. was arrested.

TOP 3 ODI BATSMEN TOP 3 ODI BOWLERS AT LORD’S AT LORD’S

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Vettori M Muralitharan centre DL Amiss (New Zealand (Sri Lanka vs (England vs vs West Indies) England) India) July 10, 2004 August 20, 1998 June 7, 1975 5 wickets 5 wickets spread 137 30 runs 34 runs MAY 26-JUNE1,2019

Viv Richards (West Indies vs J Garner England) ME Trescothick June 23, 1979 (West Indies vs (England vs England) 138 (not out) Pakistan) June 23, 1979 June 12, 2001 5 wickets

137 38 runs 13

(Source: Lord’s website, Wisden, Guardian, BBC, Independent, ESPN Crickinfo)