Product Description

The story of the ground, the MCC, and of cricket itself.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3814479 in Books
• Published on: 2003-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

Review
This is a substantial work of some 80,000 words and over 150 illustrations, many of which will come from the extensive galleries and archives of Lord's itself. It follows the history of the ground from its foundation and throughout the twentieth century - including visits by royalty, the Long Room's role as an impromptu synagogue during the Second World War and countless great events in domestic and international cricket - and right up to the media-stand dominated present day and the 2000 Test against the West Indies. The history of Lord's is also the history of cricket and in particular that of the MCC, the game's most august institution, and Middlesex County Cricket Club.

From the Publisher
This is the definitive chronicle of the greatest venue in cricket. Containing over 150 illustrations, many of which are taken from the extensive galleries and archives of Lord’s itself, it follows the history of the ground from its foundation by Thomas Lord in 1787 throughout the twentieth century and right up to the present day. Including visits by royalty, the Long Room’s role as an impromptu synagogue during the Second World War, the construction of the Media Stand and countless great occasions in domestic and international cricket, this will appeal to anyone who has an interest in the game.

Stephen Green has been the curator of the MCC museum and the librarian at Lord’s for over thirty years. He lives in London.

About the Author
Stephen Green has been the curator of the extensive Lord's archives for thirty years and is a widely acknowledged authority on the ground, the organisations that are based there and the game of cricket itself.