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1929: Middlesex's Gubby Allen takes all ten wickets in an innings

On the morning of 15 June 1929, fast bowling all-rounder George Oswald “Gubby” Allen was due to play at Lord’s for Middlesex against reigning champions Lancashire. He was late. After leaving university, Allen had taken a job in the City of London and played cricket on a stri...

England and local cricket stars align for Lord's based team in The Hundred

England World Cup winning captains Eoin Morgan and Heather Knight have officially been selected for the London Spirit men’s and women’s teams respectively.  Joining Morgan on the men’s team will be talented Essex batsman Dan Lawrence and England Test opener Rory Burns. The p...

London Spirit retain international stars for The Hundred at Lord's

London Spirit have today confirmed the men’s and women’s stars that will return to Lord’s this summer for the third year of The Hundred. Supporters at the Home of Cricket will be thrilled to see the return of England women’s captain Heather Knight for season three of The H...

J.A. Snow - J.A. Snow 5-114 v West Indies

John Snow obtained his first of two five-wicket hauls at Lord’s in an impressive display against West Indies in 1969. He took the wickets of Steve Camacho, John Shepherd, Mike Findlay, Vanburn Holder and Grayson Shillingford to help bowl the tourists out for 380, to earn a p...

S.F. Barnes - S.F. Barnes 11-110 v South Africa

One of Sydney Barnes’ best bowling performances came at Lord’s against South Africa during the 1912 Triangular Tournament. During South Africa’s first innings, Barnes broke both ways and kept a perfect length, taking the first two wickets in the first four overs, and Barnes ...

D.L. Underwood - D.L. Underwood 5-39 v West Indies

Derek Underwood made the Lord's Honours Boards for the third time when he took 5-39 during the drawn Test between England and West Indies in 1976. After England only managed a total of 250 in their first innings, the requirement came to Underwood and his fellow bowlers to re...

1934: Hedley Verity takes 14 wickets in a day for England against Australia

After two days’ play the omens for an England victory in the 1934 Lord’s Test were not particularly good. They hadn’t beaten Australia in a Test at Lord’s since 1896, and while they had posted a strong first innings total of 440 – Les Ames becoming the first wicket-keeper to...

2017: England's James Anderson takes his 500th Test wicket

Few bowlers have had as much success at Lord’s as James Anderson. In 23 Test Matches at the Ground, he has bowled 5,439 balls and taken 103 wickets at an average of 23.89, making him the leading Test wicket-taker at the Home of Cricket. One of those cricketers who just seems...

Lord's 2020 Fixtures Announced

The Lord’s fixtures for 2020, released today, set out the full list of games for next year’s exciting summer of action. These dates follow the earlier announcement of England’s matches at the Home of Cricket: Test Matches against West Indies and Pakistan, respectively, a...