Lords cricket grounds : Mecca of cricket

New delhi 11 june, (sunil kumar/VNI) Lords cricket ground is called the “Mecca of cricket” because it was the first officially built ground for the game of cricket. It was named lords honoring the architect/builder Thomas Lord.==

 Lord's is widely referred to as the Home of Cricket and is home to the world's oldest sporting museum. Lord's today is not on its original site; it is the third of three grounds that Lord established between 1787 and 1814. His first ground, now referred to as Lord's Old Ground, was where Dorset Square now stands.