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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...

D.G. Bradman 102* v England

D.G. Bradman - D.G. Bradman 102* v England

Sir Donald Bradman scored his second, and final, century at Lord's in 1938, when he hit an unbeaten hundred during Australia's drawn Test with England. Having only hit 18 in his side's first innings, Bradman and Australia were targeted with a score of 315 to try and chase on...

G.A. Headley 106 v England

G.A. Headley - G.A. Headley 106 v England

George Headley's career will forever be remembered for his outstanding efforts with the bat during West Indies defeat to England in the 1939 Test at Lord's. Batting at three, Headley entered the crease for the first time with his side 29-1. Headley's first innings score of ...

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...

C.L. Walcott 168* v England

C.L. Walcott - C.L. Walcott 168* v England

Sir Clyde Walcott’s undefeated 168 was the standout innings in West Indies’ first ever test victory on English soil in the summer of 1950. After a century from opener Allen Rae helped the West Indies to 326, the inexperienced spin duo of Sonny Ramadhin and Alf Valentine - bo...

M.H. Mankad 184 v England

M.H. Mankad - M.H. Mankad 184 v England

Vinoo Mankad became the first India player to score a Test century at Lord's, when he hit 184 in the eight-wicket defeat to England in 1952. Perhaps remembered more for his spinning abilities, Mankad actually posted a decent total with the bat too, and during this Test opene...

K.R. Miller 109 v England

K.R. Miller - K.R. Miller 109 v England

Keith Miller made the Lord's Honours Boards for the first time when he scored 109 for Australia versus England in 1953. Considered to be more of a bowling all-rounder, Miller still had a decent record with the bat, averaging 36.97 during his career and his performance during...

B.F. Butcher 133 v England

B.F. Butcher - B.F. Butcher 133 v England

Basil Butcher earned his place on the Honours Boards with a match saving 133 for the West Indies against England in June 1963 - the first test century by a Guyanese at Lord’s. Carrying a slender four-run lead from the first innings, the West Indian batting line up was blown ...

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...