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D.G. Bradman 254 v England

D.G. Bradman - D.G. Bradman 254 v England

Sir Donald Bradman scored his first century in his maiden test match at Lord's during the summer of 1930, when he hit 254 for Australia versus England. England had scored 425 all out in the first innings, but the magic of Bradman was yet to come and for the first time, Lord'...

B. Mitchell 164* v England

B. Mitchell - B. Mitchell 164* v England

An absolute stalwart of the South African team of the 1930s and 40s – he played every Test his country took part in between 1929 and 1949 – opener Bruce Mitchell was the key man in the Springboks’ first win in England. Having won the toss and batted first at Lord’s, the visi...

A. Melville 117 v England

A. Melville - A. Melville 117 v England

Alan Melville scored his fourth Test century in a row to make the Lord’s Honours Boards is his only appearance at the Ground during South Africa’s 10-wicket defeat to England in 1947. After Bill Edrich and Denis Compton had put on a third-wicket partnership of 370 and Englan...

A.R. Morris 105 v England

A.R. Morris - A.R. Morris 105 v England

Left-handed opening batter Arthur Morris emerged as something of a prodigy in the early 1940s, becoming the first man to score hundreds in both innings of his First Class debut when he was just 18. The War robbed him of some of his formative years in the sport, but he earned...

B.E. Congdon 175 v England

B.E. Congdon - B.E. Congdon 175 v England

Coming to Lord’s on the back of a brilliant 176 in defeat in the first Test, New Zealand captain Bevan Congdon repeated the trick at the Home of Cricket, completing a pair of remarkable centuries. Having bowled England out for 253 in the first innings, the Kiwi allrounder wa...

D.B. Vengsarkar 103 v England

D.B. Vengsarkar - D.B. Vengsarkar 103 v England

Dilip Vengsarkar's love affair of Lord's began in the summer of 1979 when he scored 103 during the drawn Test between England and India. The 'Lord of Lord's' first century at the Home of Cricket was one of importance for his country in a Test where India were very much appea...

I.V.A. Richards 145 v England

I.V.A. Richards - I.V.A. Richards 145 v England

Sir Viv Richards made the Lord's Test Honours Boards for the first time, when he scored 145 versus England in 1980. England had scored 269 all out in their first innings and after Gordon Greenidge was dismissed for 25, Richards entered the crease with West Indies' tally seei...

Mohsin Khan 200 v England

Mohsin Khan - Mohsin Khan 200 v England

Mohsin Khan became the first Pakistan batsman to hit a double-century at Lord's, when he scored 200 during his country’s victory over England in 1982. In what was Pakistan’s first-ever taste of success at Lord’s, Khan’s opening innings score set the perfect foundation for hi...

S. Wettimuny 190 v England

S. Wettimuny - S. Wettimuny 190 v England

Sidath Wettimuny became the first Sri Lankan to make the famous Lord’s Honours Boards when he hit 190 during the drawn five-day Test match versus England in 1984. England won the toss and elected to field, giving opening batsman Wettimuny the opportunity to shine during Sri ...

S.A.R. Silva 102* v England

S.A.R. Silva - S.A.R. Silva 102* v England

Amal de Silva reached the Lord’s Honours Boards when he hit 102 not out during Sri Lanka’s drawn Test match versus England in 1984. In Sri Lanka’s first-ever Test at the Home of Cricket, de Silva watched team-mates Sidath Wettimuny and Duleep Mendis score hundreds previously...