2018: Alastair Cook plays his 26th Lord's Test

Sir Alastair Cook’s 26 Test Matches at Lord’s are a record at the Home of Cricket and the second highest total for a player’s appearances on a single ground in all Test cricket. Only Mahela Jayawardene’s 27 outings at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo, Sri Lanka ra...

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G.D. McGrath - G.D. McGrath 5-53 v England

Glenn McGrath claimed his 500th Test wicket and took 5-53 on day one of the 2005 Ashes series at lord's. After Australia had scored a dismal total of 190 all out, McGrath was in fine form to put his side back in to the match. The historic 500th wicket came when he dismissed...

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G. Onions - G. Onions 5-38 v West Indies

Graham Onions enjoyed a dream Test Match debut as he helped England defeat the West Indies at Lord’s in 2009, the first time in four years that they had won at the Home of Cricket. Onions arrived on the Test stage with a fine haul of 5 for 38, bowling only 9.3 overs in the W...

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M.J. Prior - M.J. Prior 126* v West Indies

Matt Prior became one of only three England players to score a century at Lord’s on their Test debut when he managed to reach the Honours Boards in 2007. The wicket-keeper arrived at the crease with the hosts 363/5 and took advantage of a tiring West Indies attack by scoring...

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F.S. Trueman - F.S. Trueman 11-152 v West Indies

In a drawn match famous for Colin Cowdrey coming out to bat with his arm in plaster for the final two balls, Fred Trueman’s achievements in this match were largely overshadowed. In the first innings he bowled well for long spells and claimed six wickets for 100, bowling the ...

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1993: England beat New Zealand in the Women's World Cup Final

The fifth Women’s World Cup was the second to be held in England. It very nearly didn’t happen at all. Had it not been for a last minute grant of £90,000 from the Foundation for Sport and the Arts, the tournament would probably have been cancelled. With women’s cricket still...

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Karl McDermott begins role as Head Groundsman

Karl McDermott has this month begun the role of Head Groundsman at the prestigious Lord’s Cricket Ground. McDermott, who has joined Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) from Hampshire County Cricket Club, replaces Mick Hunt, who is retiring from the role at Lord’s after 49 seasons....

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London Spirit team selected to play at Lord's next summer

At The Hundred's inaugral draft, London Spirit welcomed 14 new players to the men’s team. Shane Warne went head-to-head with seven competing Head Coaches to select the very best players to represent the Lord’s based team in The Hundred next summer. Chosen from a 570-stron...

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1952: Vinoo Mankad scores 184 and takes 5-196 for India against England

India arrived at Lord’s for the second Test of their 1952 series in something approaching a state of shock. England had inflicted a crushing defeat on them at Headingley, reducing them to 0 for 4 at the start of their second innings, but at Lord’s India were boosted by the r...

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