Sunday, June 9, 2013

London - England

List of upcoming cricket matches to be played at London's cricket stadium. London is one of the important venues situated in England and has hosted several matches till now. Check the below list of matches which will be played or schedule to played at London. Schedule and Fixtures at London - England. 

Lords, London is an important cricket venue of England for International matches. Below is a full list of upcoming matches at London, England in tabular form. Full schedule and fixtures of London venue. Click on concerned series to check the fixture of that particular series to get the full details of the tournament, tri-series or bilateral series. All matches of London are listed along with local time, gmt time, date, venue and series details. 

Known as the Mecca of Cricket, Lord's is the most famed & respected cricket ground in the world. It is located in the St. John's Wood area of London. The stadium is named after its founder Thomas Lord & is owned by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). It is one of the oldest cricket stadiums in the world having been built on the year 1814. The present form of this stadium is a result of redevelopment program that was carried out in 1998-99. 

The stadium is the home venue of the Middlesex County Cricket Team & is also the head office of the ECB as well as the ICC. Currently Lord's has a capacity of 28,000. The main Grand Stand was built in 1997 replacing the old structure designed by Sir Herbart Baker. The unique feature of the old Grand Stand was the Father Time (a weathervane placed atop the Grand Stand) which was later moved to the other side of the ground. In 1998 a new media center was also added to Lord's. In 2007 floodlights were added which now makes Lord's capable of hosting D/N matches. The stadium is also slated to be the archery venue of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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