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J.H. Hampshire 107 v West Indies

J.H. Hampshire - J.H. Hampshire 107 v West Indies

John Hampshire’s brief Test career got off to a flying start with a debut hundred at Lord’s against West Indies. Hampshire was one of three Yorkshire cricketers to make centuries in the match, along with Geoff Boycott and Ray Illingworth. A fourth, Phil Sharpe, came close wi...

D.G. Cork 7-54 v West Indies

D.G. Cork - D.G. Cork 7-54 v West Indies

Dominic Cork made the Lord’s Honours Boards for the first time when he took 7/43 – the best figures by an Englishman on Test debut – during the summer of 1995. With West Indies needing 296 to secure victory in what had already been an entertaining Test match, Cork showed why...

MCC World Cricket committee renews calls to speed up play after launching research project

MCC World Cricket committee renews calls to speed up play after launching research project

The MCC World Cricket committee (WCC) has today renewed its calls for measures aimed at speeding up the pace of play, particularly in Test matches. After the topic was a key discussion point on the agenda at the WCC meeting earlier this year, held via conference call in Janu...

J.H. Edrich 175 v Australia

J.H. Edrich - J.H. Edrich 175 v Australia

John Edrich’s final Test century of his 77 match career came in the Ashes Test of 1975, as he struck 175 against Australia at Lord’s. Edrich made his seventh hundred against Australia, a number only exceeded at the time by the likes of Sir Jack Hobbs, Wally Hammond and Herbe...

P.D. Collingwood 186 v Pakistan

P.D. Collingwood - P.D. Collingwood 186 v Pakistan

Paul Collingwood scored his first century at Lord’s when he hit 186 versus Pakistan in 2006. Batting at five, the Durham all-rounder combined some trademark solid defence alongside some superb shots in an innings that included an impressive total of 23 fours. Collingwood’s ...

1996: Dickie Bird umpires his fifteenth and final Lord's Test

1996: Dickie Bird umpires his fifteenth and final Lord's Test

Harold Dennis “Dickie” Bird umpired in 66 Test Matches over 23 years. His first Test coming at his home ground, Headingley, in 1973 and his last of all at his equally beloved Lord’s, when England played India in 1996. Trusted for his impeccably sound judgement, his calm and ...

From the Archives | England v New Zealand

From the Archives | England v New Zealand

Ahead of the beginning of the LV=Insurance Men's Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's, we take a look back at some classic test match encounters between the two sides at the Home of Cricket.  The Beginning  The first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's ...

D.J. Brown 5-42 v Australia

D.J. Brown - D.J. Brown 5-42 v Australia

David Brown took a five-wicket haul against Australia at Lord’s in what was the 200 th Test match between the two nations, in June 1964. Alongside the bowling of Barry Knight, Brown took 5 for 42 as the Australians were dismissed for 78 in the first innings, including the w...

C.J. McDermott 6-70 v England

C.J. McDermott - C.J. McDermott 6-70 v England

Craig McDermott sealed his name up on the historical Lord’s Honours Boards during the second Ashes Test match of 1985 at The Home of Cricket. Winning the toss and electing to field first the Aussies bowled England out for 290 on the back of a mammoth spell of 29.2 overs from...

C. Sharma 5-64 v England

C. Sharma - C. Sharma 5-64 v England

Chetan Sharma reached the Lord’s honours boards by taking 5-64 in the first test of India’s Tour of England in 1986. After Kapil Dev won the toss and put England into bat, they managed a score of 294 on the back of a brilliant 114 off 280 balls from Graham Gooch. Chetan Sha...