- LORD’S CRICKET GROUND, England
Despite a major rebuilding programme in recent years, Lord’s remains a cricket ground as opposed to the largely impersonal stadiums many other leading venues which have become. Playing in a Test at Lord’s, still widely regarded as the home of cricket, remains to many cricketers the pinnacle of a career. It was established in 1814 and the first match was played between England and Australia (Test) on 21 July, 1884.