Thomas Lord

Thomas Lord
A tile with Thomas Lord's profile in relief at St John's Wood tube station
Personal information
Born(1755-11-23)23 November 1755
Thirsk, England
Died13 January 1832(1832-01-13) (aged 76)
West Meon, England
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
RoleBowler
RelationsThomas Lord jr. (Son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1787–1798Middlesex
1792–1797Marylebone Cricket Club
FC debut31 May 1787 Middlesex v Essex
Last FC14 August 1816 MCC v Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 59
Runs scored 899
Batting average 9.87
100s/50s 0/3
Top score 68
Balls bowled ?
Wickets 148
Bowling average ?
5 wickets in innings 5
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 7/?
Catches/stumpings 17/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 January 2016

Thomas Lord (23 November 1755 – 13 January 1832) was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1787 to 1802. He made a brief comeback, playing in one further match in 1815. Overall, Lord made 90 known appearances in first-class cricket. He was mostly associated with Middlesex and with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) as a ground staff bowler.

Lord is best remembered as the founder of Lord's Cricket Ground.