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1953: Trevor Bailey and Willie Watson salvage a draw for England against Australia

1953: Trevor Bailey and Willie Watson salvage a draw for England against Australia

Before Mike Atherton’s 10 hour and 43-minute vigil at Johannesburg, or Jack Leach’s valiant 1 not out at Headingley, the epitome of dogged, backs-to-the-wall English resistance was Trevor Bailey and Willie Watson at Lord’s in 1953. It was 20 years since England had won an As...

I.T. Botham 108 v Pakistan

I.T. Botham - I.T. Botham 108 v Pakistan

England’s crushing victory over Pakistan at Lord’s in 1978 was spearheaded by a dazzling century from Ian Botham in the first innings. After England had won the toss and elected to bat first, Pakistan’s attack impressed and reduced the hosts to 134 for 5. But a typical Botha...

N. Hussain 105 v South Africa

N. Hussain - N. Hussain 105 v South Africa

South Africa took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series in this second Test at Lord’s in 1998, but it was Nasser Hussain’s second innings century that kept England’s hopes up of salvaging something from the match after a poor first innings display. A fine century from Jonty Rh...

M.E. Trescothick 194 v Bangladesh

M.E. Trescothick - M.E. Trescothick 194 v Bangladesh

Marcus Trescothick scored his first century at Lord’s when he hit 194 versus Bangladesh in the summer of 2005. Bangladesh, competing in their first-ever Test at the Home of Cricket, were bowled out for 108, allowing Trescothick and his England team-mates to come out to bat d...

K.P. Pietersen 152 v South Africa

K.P. Pietersen - K.P. Pietersen 152 v South Africa

Kevin Pietersen once again got his named scribed onto the Lord’s Honours Boards when he hit a terrific 152 off 181 balls during the first Test versus South Africa in 2008. In an innings lasting 281 minutes, the batsman was on fine form, hitting 20 fours and a six against a t...

I.R. Bell 199 v South Africa

I.R. Bell - I.R. Bell 199 v South Africa

Ian Bell fell one short of what would have been a sublime double century on day two of the first Test versus South Africa in 2008. Up against a fierce bowling attack in the shape of Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini and Morne Morkel, Bell displayed some superb shots in an innings th...

I.J.L. Trott 226 v Bangladesh

I.J.L. Trott - I.J.L. Trott 226 v Bangladesh

During Bangladesh’s second-ever visit to Lord’s, Jonathan Trott’s superb knock of 226 managed to secure his first spot on the Honours Boards in an innings that quickly established England’s dominance during the Test. After Alastair Cook lost his wicket for seven, Trott, batt...

C.R. Woakes 137* v India

C.R. Woakes - C.R. Woakes 137* v India

In the summer of 2018, Chris Woakes became just the tenth player to appear on both batting and bowling Honours Boards when he hit a maiden Test century against India. With England 131/5 in their first innings, all-rounder Woakes came to bat alongside Jonny Bairstow hoping to...

J.T. Hearne 5-76 v Australia

J.T. Hearne - J.T. Hearne 5-76 v Australia

In 1896, j.T Hearne took 56 Australian wickets against the tourists, and five of these came against Australia at Lord’s in June of the same year, which surprisingly was Hearne’s only Test match at Lord’s. Despite  not bowling during the first innings thanks to the superb per...

A.E. Relf 5-85. v Australia

A.E. Relf - A.E. Relf 5-85. v Australia

Albert Relf’s only five-wicket haul in Test cricket came against Australia at Lord’s in 1909. In the report on the match in the Wisden Almanack, Relf ‘deserved far better support than he received, bowled untiringly, keeping his length in quite a wonderful way during long spe...