Lords Cricket Ground – Quintessentially…

Is there anything more English than cricket? Or rather, is there a sport less American than cricket? In an age of overtime, in-game ads and prawn sandwiches cricket is a game played (in its purest form) from 11am to 7pm, over five days by barely fit men in white flannels – and it can still end in a draw (I can hear those NFL fans writhing in their silly, oversized shirts now) Cricket is as old as father time and as stoic as the British army – yet it can still be very, very exciting.

If you do happen across London in the summer, there will usually be a game staged at Lords, the sport’s spiritual home – either by the lacklustre national team or its domestic custodians Middlesex. If you do catch an England match the place will be full to bursting with 30,000 wobbling pink Brits slow-roasting in the weak London sun. It really is a sight to behold; especially at around 4pm when people get roaringly spannered and start jumping on the pitch. And this summer the old boy hosts the Twenty-Twenty World Cup, a fast-paced festival of sixes, stumpings and more than a few silly-mid-offs.

In short, what I’m saying is: you can go many places in London which are cool, interesting and fun. But to take in something wholly English come to Lords. The clue is in the name.

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Lords Cricket Ground | Art & culture, Relaxing | Tour £ 14.00
Lords Cricket Ground | North-West | +442076168500
Tour Mon – Fri 12:00 – 14:00, Sat – Sun 10:00, 12:00 & 14:00