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England - Test centuries at Lord's
Year Batsman Opponents Runs

2010

I. J. Trott

Bangladesh

226

 

S. C. Broad

Pakistan

169

 

I. J. Trott

Pakistan

184

2009

A.J. Strauss

Australia

161

 

R.S. Bopara

West Indies

143

2008

I.R. Bell

South Africa

199

 

K.P. Pietersen

South Africa

152

 

M.P. Vaughan

New Zealand

106

2007

K.P. Pietersen

India

134

 

K.P. Pietersen

West Indies

109

 

I.R. Bell

West Indies

109*

 

M.J.Prior

West Indies

126*

 

P.D. Collingwood

West Indies

111

 

A.N. Cook

West Indies

105

2006

A.J. Strauss

Pakistan

128

 

I.R. Bell

Pakistan

100*

 

P.D. Collingwood

Pakistan

186

 

A.N. Cook

Pakistan

105

 

K.P. Pietersen

Sri Lanka

158

 

M.E. Trescothick

Sri Lanka

106

2005

M.E. Trescothick

Bangladesh

194

 

M.P. Vaughan

Bangladesh

120

2004

A.J. Strauss

West Indies

137

 

R.W.T. Key

West Indies

221

 

M.P. Vaughan

West Indies

103

 

M.P. Vaughan

West Indies

101*

 

N. Hussain

New Zealand

103*

 

A.J. Strauss

New Zealand

112

2003

M.A. Butcher

Zimbabwe

137

 

A. Flintoff

South Africa

142

2002

M.P. Vaughan

Sri Lanka

115

 

M.A. Butcher

Sri Lanka

105

 

N. Hussain

India

155

 

M.P. Vaughan

India

100

 

J.P. Crawley

India

100*

2000

G.A. Hick

Zimbabwe

101

 

A.J. Stewart

Zimbabwe

124*

1998

N. Hussain

South Africa

105

1996

R.C. Russell

India

124

1994

A.J. Stewart

New Zealand

119

1991

R.A. Smith

West Indies

148*

 

G.A. Gooch

Sri Lanka

174

 

A.J. Stewart

Sri Lanka

113*

1990

G.A. Gooch

India

333

 

G.A. Gooch

India

123

 

A.J. Lamb

India

139

 

R.A. Smith

India

100*

1989

D.I. Gower

Australia

106

1988

A.J. Lamb

West Indies

113

1987

C.W.J. Athey

Pakistan

123

 

M.W. Gatting (for MCC)

Rest of the World

179

 

C.G. Greenidge (for MCC)

Rest of the World

122

 

G.A. Gooch (for MCC)

Rest of the World

117

1986

G.A. Gooch

India

114

 

G.A. Gooch

New Zealand

183

1984

G. Fowler

West Indies

106

 

A.J. Lamb

West Indies

110

 

A.J. Lamb

Sri Lanka

107

1983

D.I. Gower

New Zealand

108

1982

D.W. Randall

India

126

1980

G.A. Gooch

West Indies

123

 

G. Boycott

Australia

128*

1978

I.T. Botham

Pakistan

108

1977

R.A. Woolmer

Australia

120

1975

J.H. Edrich

Australia

175

1974

D.H. Amiss

India

188

 

M.H. Denness

India

118

 

A.W. Greig

India

106

1973

K.W.R. Fletcher

New Zealand

178

1971

G. Boycott

Pakistan

121

1969

J.H. Hampshire

West Indies

107

 

R. Illingworth

West Indies

113

 

G. Boycott

West Indies

106

 

J.H. Edrich

New Zealand

115

1967

T.W. Graveney

India

151

 

K.F. Barrington

Pakistan

148

1966

C. Milburn

West Indies

126*

1965

M.C. Cowdrey

New Zealand

119

1964

J.H. Edrich

Australia

120

1962

T.W. Graveney

Pakistan

153

1957

M.C. Cowdrey

West Indies

152

1955

P.B.H. May

South Africa

112

1953

L. Hutton

Australia

145

 

W. Watson

Australia

109

1952

L. Hutton

India

150

 

T.G. Evans

India

104

1950

C. Washbrook

West Indies

114

1949

D.C.S. Compton

New Zealand

116

 

J.D.B. Robertson

New Zealand

121

1947

W.J. Edrich

South Africa

189

 

D.C.S. Compton

South Africa

208

1946

J. Hardstaff Jr

India

205*

1939

L. Hutton

West Indies

196

 

D.C.S. Compton

West Indies

120

1938

W.R. Hammond

Australia

240

1937

J. Hardstaff Jr

New Zealand

114

 

W.R. Hammond

New Zealand

140

1934

M. Leyland

Australia

109

 

L.E.G. Ames

Australia

120

1931

L.E.G. Ames

New Zealand

137

 

G.O. Allen

New Zealand

122

1930

K.S. Duleepsinhji

Australia

173

 

A.P.F. Chapman

Australia

121

1929

H. Sutcliffe

South Africa

100

 

M. Leyland

South Africa

102

 

M.W. Tate

South Africa

100*

1928

G.E. Tyldesley

West Indies

122

1926

J.B. Hobbs

Australia

119

 

E.H. Hendren

Australia

127*

1924

J.B. Hobbs

South Africa

211

 

H. Sutcliffe

South Africa

122

 

F.E. Woolley

South Africa

134*

1912

R.H. Spooner

South Africa

119

 

J.B. Hobbs

Australia

107

1907

L.C. Braund

South Africa

104

1893

A. Shrewsbury

Australia

106

1886

A. Shrewsbury

Australia

164

1884

A.G. Steel

Australia

148

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