Bowling - England - Honours Boards - Tours & History

"To be there with a five-for it does mean a lot. The last Test Match for me at Lord's is obviously a very special one." - Andrew Flintoff

"The honours boards in each dressing room are covered with the names of the game's greats." - Angus Fraser

"Lord's is the Mecca of cricket; it has an atmosphere unlike any other ground in the world." - Derek Underwood

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By taking five wickets in a Test match innings a bowler has their name added to the Lord's Honours Boards. There is a special section for those few who manage to take ten wickets in a match - a feat achieved by only 23 people in over 200 years at Lord's. Of those, 13 played for England and 10 for visiting teams.

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5 wickets in a Test innings at Lord's
Year	Bowler	Opponents	Figures
2012	S.C. Broad	West Indies	7/72
2011	J.M. Anderson	India	5-65
2010	S.T. Finn	Bangladesh	5-87
	G.P. Swann	Pakistan	5-62
2009	A. Flintoff	Australia	5-92
	G. Onions	West Indies	5-38
2007	J.M. Anderson	India	5-42
	M.S. Panesar	West Indies	6-129
2005	S.J. Harmison	Australia	5-43
2004	A.F. Giles	West Indies	5-81
2003	J.M. Anderson	Zimbabwe	5-73
2001	D. Gough	Pakistan	5-61
	A.R. Caddick	Australia	5-101
2000	E.S.H. Giddins	Zimbabwe	5-15
	A.R. Caddick	West Indies	5-16
1998	D.G. Cork	South Africa	6-119
1995	A.R.C. Fraser	West Indies	5-66
	D.G. Cork	West Indies	7-43
1991	D.R. Pringle	West Indies	5-100
	P.A.J. De Freitas	Sri Lanka	7-70
	P.C.R. Tufnell	Sri Lanka	5-94
1990	D.E. Malcolm	New Zealand	5-94
	A.R.C. Fraser	India	5-104
1988	G.R. Dilley	West Indies	5-55
1985	I.T. Botham	Australia	5-109
1984	I.T. Botham	West Indies	8-103
	I.T. Botham	Sri Lanka	6-90
1983	N.G.B. Cook	New Zealand	5-35
1982	I.T. Botham	India	5-46
	R.G.D. Willis	India	6-101
1979	I.T. Botham	India	5-35
1978	R.G.D. Willis	Pakistan	5-47
	I.T. Botham	New Zealand	6-101
	I.T. Botham	New Zealand	5-39
	I.T. Botham	Pakistan	8-34
1977	R.G.D. Willis	Australia	7-78
1976	D.L. Underwood	Pakistan	5-39
1974	C.M. Old	India	5-21
	D.L. Underwood	Pakistan	5-20
	D.L. Underwood	Pakistan	8-51
1973	C.M. Old	New Zealand	5-113
1972	J.A. Snow	Australia	5-57
	J.A. Snow	Australia	5-57
1969	J.A. Snow	West Indies	5-114
	D.L. Underwood	New Zealand	7-32
1968	D.J. Brown	Australia	5-42
1967	R.K. Illingworth	India	6-29
1966	K. Higgs	West Indies	6-91
1964	F.S. Trueman	Australia	5-48
1963	F.S. Trueman	West Indies	6-100
	F.S. Trueman	West Indies	5-52
1962	F.S. Trueman	Pakistan	6-31
	L.J. Coldwell	Pakistan	6-85
1960	J.B. Statham	South Africa	6-36
	J.B. Statham	South Africa	5-34
1959	T. Greenhough	India	5-35
1958	G.A.R. Lock	New Zealand	5-17
1957	T.E. Bailey	West Indies	7-44
1956	F.S. Trueman	Australia	5-90
1955	J.B. Statham	South Africa	7-39
1953	A.V. Bedser	Australia	5-105
1951	R. Tattersall	South Africa	7-52
	R. Tattersall	South Africa	5-49
1950	R.O. Jenkins	West Indies	5-116
1949	W.E. Hollies	New Zealand	5-133
1947	D.V.P. Wright	South Africa	5-95
	D.V.P. Wright	South Africa	5-80
1946	A.V. Bedser	India	7-49
1939	W.H. Copson	West Indies	5-85
1936	G.O. Allen	India	5-35
	G.O. Allen	India	5-43
1934	H. Verity	Australia	7-61
	H. Verity	Australia	8-43
1933	R.W.V. Robins	West Indies	6-32
1931	I.A.R. Peebles	New Zealand	5-77
1912	F.R. Foster	South Africa	5-16
	S.F. Barnes	South Africa	5-25
	S.F. Barnes	South Africa	6-85
1909	A.E. Relf	Australia	5-85
1907	E.G. Arnold	South Africa	5-37
1896	J.T. Hearne	Australia	5-76
	T. Richardson	Australia	6-39
	T. Richardson	Australia	5-134
1893	W.H. Lockwood	Australia	6-101
1886	J. Briggs	Australia	5-29
	J. Briggs	Australia	6-45
1884	E. Peate	Australia	6-85
	G. Ulyett	Australia	7-36

10 wickets in a Test match at Lord's
Year	Bowler	Opponents	Figures
1978	I.T. Botham	New Zealand	11-140
1974	D.L. Underwood	Pakistan	13-71
1969	D.L. Underwood	New Zealand	11-70
1963	F.S. Trueman	West Indies	11-152
1960	J.B. Statham	South Africa	11-97
1957	T.E. Bailey	West Indies	11-98
1951	R. Tattersall	South Africa	12-101
1947	D.V.P. Wright	South Africa	10-175
1946	A.V. Bedser	India	11-145
1936	G.O. Allen	India	10-78
1934	H. Verity	Australia	15-104
1912	S.F. Barnes	South Africa	11-110
1896	T. Richardson	Australia	11-173
1886	J. Briggs	Australia	11-74

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