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A.P.F. Chapman 121 v Australia

A.P.F. Chapman - A.P.F. Chapman 121 v Australia

Arthur Percy Frank Chapman put his name up on the Lord’s honours boards by scoring 121 in the second test against Australia in 1930. Chapman also the English skipper won the toss and elected to bat. England put up a total of 425 with Duleep scoring 173 before Australia piled...

L.E.G. Ames 137 v New Zealand

L.E.G. Ames - L.E.G. Ames 137 v New Zealand

Les Ames secured his first place on the iconic Honours Boards when he hit 137 versus New Zealand in the summer of 1931 at Lord’s. The touring side had scored 224 in their first innings and after a dismal start to England’s reply, Ames found himself at the crease with a tally...

L.E.G. Ames 120 v Australia

L.E.G. Ames - L.E.G. Ames 120 v Australia

Les Ames scored his second century at Lord’s, when he hit 120 during the summer of 1934 in the Ashes clash versus Australia. The wicket-keeper’s innings lasted 262 minutes, facing 325 balls and scoring 14 fours as he and a century from Maurice Leyland helped England close th...

J. Hardstaff Jr 205* v New Zealand

J. Hardstaff Jr - J. Hardstaff Jr 205* v New Zealand

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W.J. Edrich 189 v South Africa

W.J. Edrich - W.J. Edrich 189 v South Africa

Bill Edrich made the Lord's Honours Boards when he scored 189 during the 10-wicket victory over South Africa in 1947. The innings is part of a record at Lord's, as his stand of 370 along with Denis Compton - who scored 208 - is the highest partnership at the Ground to date. ...

D.C.S. Compton 116 v New Zealand

D.C.S. Compton - D.C.S. Compton 116 v New Zealand

Denis Compton will always be remembered for the golden summer of 1947, when he plundered 3,816 first-class runs (including 753 in five Tests against South Africa) alongside the similarly prolific Bill Edrich and helped dispel the lasting gloom of Britain’s war years. Few cri...

J.D.B. Robertson 121 v New Zealand

J.D.B. Robertson - J.D.B. Robertson 121 v New Zealand

Jack Robertson was a fine, stylish opening batsman who never gained the prominence his talent deserved. At Middlesex he so often found himself in the shadow of Compton and Edrich; for England he formed an outstanding partnership with Len Hutton on the West Indies tour of 194...

C. Washbrook 114 v West Indies

C. Washbrook - C. Washbrook 114 v West Indies

Although firmly established as a Lancashire regular by the mid-1930s and an England debutant in 1937, Cyril Washbrook had to wait until after the Second World War before holding down a regular place in the England batting order. A solid opening bat, Washbrook formed a formid...

L. Hutton 150 v India

L. Hutton - L. Hutton 150 v India

Len Hutton was not quite 18 when he made his debut for Yorkshire and quickly established himself at the top of the batting order. He made his Test debut for England just three days after his 21 st birthday (when he had shared an opening stand of 315 with Herbert Sutcliffe a...

T.G. Evans 104 v India

T.G. Evans - T.G. Evans 104 v India

One of the finest wicket-keepers to have graced the game, Godfrey Evans was a mainstay for Kent and England behind the stumps from just after the Second World War to the end of the 1950s. Such was his mastery of the art that he was still giving immaculate displays in exhibit...