ICC World Twenty20 Venues
Amongst all other cricket venues, Lord's holds the prime position in the world. The ground is privately owned by the Marylebone Cricket Club (membership 18,000), and is home to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
The dominant building is the terracotta-coloured pavilion built in 1890, which is still one of world sport's most recognisable structures. Going round the ground in a clockwise direction, next to the pavilion is the Warner Stand, inaugurated in 1958 and named after the eminent player and administrator Sir Pelham "Plum" Warner.
Built in 1997, the main grandstand replaced the architecturally unique structure designed by Sir Herbert Baker, which was opened in time for the 1926 Ashes Test. Baker presented MCC with Father Time, the weathervane which topped his creation until it was moved to the other side of the ground in 1996. The third of Thomas Lord's grounds was opened in 1814 and soon became the major venue as cricket became the world's leading sport in the 19th century. While cricket has been overtaken by other international events, and the game itself has become overtly commercial, Lord's has retained its place as the spiritual home.
The Nursery itself is named after Henderson's agricultural nursery which was acquired in 1887 (not, as widely believed, because it is home to the MCC Young Cricketers, hence the nursery for the game's next generation). It houses a second pitch which is used for end-of-season Cross Arrows matches as well as the women's Varsity match.
