Lord's Cricket Ground

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Lord's Ground is a cricket ground in St John's Wood in London, at grid reference Template:Gbmappingsmall. 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). Lord's is often referred to as 'The Home of Cricket'.

Lord's today is not on its original site. It was originally located in the area now known as Dorset Square, before moving to a location which was used by MCC during the summers of 1811, 1812 and 1813 before being abandoned due to the construction, through its outfield, of the Regent's Canal. This led to MCC moving around 250 yards north-west, to its current home, in 1814. A plaque was unveiled close to the site of the previous ground on 9 May 2006 by Andrew Strauss.

Lord's is home to the oldest sporting museum in the world.