D.L. Vettori - D.L. Vettori 5-69 v England

Daniel Vettori made the Test Honours Boards when he took 5/69 during the drawn match between New Zealand and England at Lord's in 2008. In a rain-interrupted match, New Zealand had posted a total of 277 in the first innings. England came to the crease looking to build a qui...

A.J. Strauss - A.J. Strauss 100 v West Indies

Sir Andrew Strauss' first One-Day International hundred came in England's seven-wicket defeat to West Indies in 2004. The England batsman entered the crease with his side struggling with a score of 27-2. Once Rob Key departed with the side 54-3, Strauss - alongside Andrew F...

A. Flintoff - A. Flintoff 123 v West Indies

Andrew Flintoff scored his first Lord’s one-day international hundred when he hit 123 during England’s defeat to West Indies in the NatWest Series. Entering the crease with England 54-3, Flintoff began to cause a number of problems for the West Indies bowling attack alongsid...

M.S. Atapattu - M.S. Atapattu 132* v England

Marvan Atapattu made the Limited-Overs Honours Boards when he hit an unbeaten 132* to guide Sri Lanka to victory over England in the summer of 1998. After Muttiah Muralitharan had taken a five-wicket haul during England's innings to restrict the hosts to a score of 256/8, Sr...

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Afternoon Tea

In the iconic Long Room Soak up views over the Lord’s outfield from the Long Room while enjoying a selection of hand crafted treats. For a spot of extra indulgence, why not add a glass of champagne? Guests enjoy access to the Long Room within the Pavilion, with commanding ...

1787: Thomas Lord founds a cricket ground at Dorset Fields

By 1787 the gentlemen of the White Conduit Club were in search of a new home. The club had been a social and sporting success, but their cricket ground, White Conduit Fields in Islington, was near one of the busy turnpikes leading north out of London - easy to get to but a l...

Thomas Lord Suite Weddings

For a more contemporary feel, the Thomas Lord Suite is a fitting space for a ceremony or wedding breakfast for up to 250 people. Warm and welcoming, yet with all the prestige of Lord’s, it’s a highly flexible space offering a dedicated area for a drinks reception or full sca...

1980: Middlesex win the County Championship and Gillette Cup double

Under Mike Brearley’s captaincy, Middlesex became the dominant force in county cricket in both long and short formats, winning the County Championship outright in 1976 and 1980, and sharing the title in 1977. They also won the Gillette Cup in both 1977 and 1980. The team’s s...

1938: Wally Hammond scores 240 for England against Australia

In almost any other age, Walter Hammond would have been acknowledged as the greatest batsman of his generation. Nothing seemed more certain than that he would dominate cricket for a decade after he scored 905 Test runs at an average of 113.12 on England’s 1928-29 tour of Aus...