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As hoped for, we do have some photos of Lords during the 1950 Test Match with the West Indies. Here is a great view from the west, behind the pavilion, with the nursery ground beyond.



I recommend following the link below to listen to this celebratory song performed by Lord Beginner (Egbert Moore) and written by Lord Kitchener (Aldwin Roberts), 'Victory Calypso (Cricket Lovely Cricket)'! Written for the first West Indian victory in England in 1950 at Lords.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06P0RdZyjT4

"the ground's looking a picture"

Durham County Cricket Club used Stockton's ground to host some minor counties games between 1947 and 1991. In 1991, Stockton was one of six out grounds selected by Durham CCC for first class matches.

West Indies won by an innings and 56 runs.

A pleasant, small rural ground.

Yorkshire County Cricket Club ground - see Brooky's comment below.

This view includes Darlington's cricket ground which has been used for some of Durham County Cricket Club's home fixtures.

Institutional cricket ground.

A rare shot of Kennington Oval taken just before the onset of hostilities in September 1939. Although this area of London SE11 suffered badly during five years of German bombing, the ground and surroundings recovered quickly for start of the 1946 cricket season, with most of the familiar urban landmarks still intact, including the gasometers and the utilitarian blocks of flats lining both sides of the ground.

Local cricket ground now site of Holbrook Primary Shool.

One of the oldest first class county and Test cricket grounds in the country, where the game has been played since 1840 (Notts v. Sussex). The first Test Match played at Trent Bridge took place between June 1-3, 1899, against Australia, and featured the legendary W.G.Grace, playing his last test at the grand age of 50 years and 320 days!!

At the time this photograph was taken (June 1932), Nottinghamshire C.C.C. were enjoying a rich vein of form throughout the month, which included innings victories over Derbyshire, Somerset, Hampshire and Leicestershire.

Despite all the massive redevelopment in postwar years, the ground remains one of the favourite venues in England, both for players and spectators.

Nice shot of a cricket game in progress.

Note players practising in the nets.

Ground once shared by cricket and football clubs.

Spot the sight screen.

The eccentric Canterbury cricket ground with a tree growing to maturity within the field of play.

Good identification.

Nice shot - pity about the lens flare in the corner, but how many fielding positions can we identify?

Alas, the cider company is no longer there, the land redeveloped for housing, but the current cricket pavilion appears to be much the same.

Cricket at the workplace.

MCC has unveiled a £200m masterplan aimed at ensuring Lord’s is the best ground in the world.

I don't like cricket...

What a great Photograph of the Oval, let's not forget how difficult it was to obtain such a still shot from the air

A great Aerofilms shot of the county ground, Bristol.