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A day at Lord’s: Cricketing heritage, egg and bacon ties, and salmanazars of Champagne

The humdrum buzz of chatter is momentarily broken by the distinctive pop of a Champagne cork being pinged 10 metres in the air, followed by an obligatory (but posh) chorus of “Weyyyyy”. Former Prime ...
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The Bowler Behind Lord's: Who Helped Create Cricket's Mecca

The third Test match of the five-match series between India and England is being played at the historic Lord's Cricket Ground. Widely regarded as one of the most beautiful and iconic stadiums in the ...
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Lord’s cricket transforms with revolutionary change

Lord’s cricket ground just made a move that’s absolutely shaking up the traditional cricket establishment, and honestly? It’s about time. The most prestigious venue in cricket is launching the ...
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The Lord’s slope and how it affects batting and bowling at the home of cricket

There is nowhere quite like Lord’s, the self-styled home of cricket, with its unique atmosphere and glorious mix of the traditional and the modern. But there is one quirky constant at the world’s most ...
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State schools to play cricket at Lord's ground

A new tournament, specifically for state school pupils, has been launched at Lord's cricket ground by former England captains Heather Knight and Michael Vaughan. The Knight-Stokes Cup will be a T20 ...