In May 1826 the MCC opened a new brick pavilion at Lord's, replacing the wooden building destroyed by fire in July 1825. The new pavilion was larger, contained an upgraded Long Room, dressing rooms and committee accommodation, and stood until 1889. It was the second of the three Lord's pavilions and the building in which most of the great roundarm-era matches were administered.
The 1816 pavilion had burned down on 28 July 1825, taking the MCC's records and trophies. William Ward — by then ground proprietor — funded the replacement. The new building was designed in plain Regency brick, with a single-storey clubroom containing the Long Room facing the pitch and committee rooms above. It opened on 12 May 1826 in time for the season's first major fixture, MCC v Hertfordshire.
28 Jul 1825
1816 wooden pavilion destroyed by fire
12 May 1826
New brick pavilion opens
1889
Brick pavilion demolished
1890
Present Verity pavilion opens
The brick pavilion stood for sixty-three years. It was demolished in 1889 to make way for Thomas Verity's present pavilion (opened 1890).
The second of three Lord's pavilions — the building of the roundarm and early Victorian eras.
The 1826 pavilion housed every great Lord's match from the roundarm era to the high Victorian. Most surviving Long Room paintings of the period date from this building.
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1811-07-04
The 1811 Lord's season was the leanest of the Middle Ground years. With the Napoleonic blockade at its tightest, willow scarce, professionals diverted to militia service and the betting public's purses thin, only fourteen major matches were played at Lord's all summer. The 1811 season is the clearest measure of cricket's wartime contraction.
Officers vs Civilians
1812-12-15
By the close of 1812 cricket was being played regularly in both Madras and Bombay — the earliest documented fixtures in either Presidency. Garrison officers and civilian East India Company servants ran the matches; the Madras Gazette and Bombay Courier preserved the earliest scoresheets. The Calcutta game (documented 1804) had been joined by all three Presidency capitals.
Kent vs MCC
1813-09-09
On 9-10 September 1813 Kent played the MCC at the Vine, Sevenoaks — the first post-war major match at the historic Kent ground and the start of the Vine's revival as a regular major venue. The Vine had hosted little major cricket since 1808; the September 1813 fixture marked its return to the front rank.