The Wisden Trophy – Rival batsmen scoring twin fifties at Lord's
S Chanderpaul’s 87 not out and 91 in the first test against England at Lord’s in May 2012 represent his second twin fifty at Lord’s. IR Bell of England also scored 61 and 63 not out in this test which was also his second twin fifty at Lord’s. At the end of this game there are ten occasions of rival batsmen scoring twin fifties at Lord’s which are listed below.
No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Oppn | Ground | Mon | Year |
1 | W Bardsley | 88 | 63* | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | Jun | 1921 |
FE Woolley | 95 | 93 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | Jun | 1921 | |
2 | J Hardstaff jnr | 114 | 64 | Eng | NZl | Lord’s | Jun | 1937 |
WM Wallace | 52 | 56 | NZl | Eng | Lord’s | Jun | 1937 | |
3 | ER Dexter | 62 | 80* | Eng | NZl | Lord’s | Jun | 1965 |
V Pollard | 55 | 55 | NZl | Eng | Lord’s | Jun | 1965 | |
4 | G Boycott | 62 | 128* | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | Aug | 1980 |
KJ Hughes | 117 | 84 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | Aug | 1980 | |
5 | DC Boon | 94 | 58* | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | Jun | 1989 |
DI Gower | 57 | 106 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | Jun | 1989 | |
6 | MH Richardson | 93 | 101 | NZl | Eng | Lord’s | May | 2004 |
AJ Strauss | 112 | 83 | Eng | NZl | Lord’s | May | 2004 | |
7 | S Chanderpaul | 128* | 97* | Win | Eng | Lord’s | Jul | 2004 |
CH Gayle | 66 | 81 | Win | Eng | Lord’s | Jul | 2004 | |
MP Vaughan | 103 | 101* | Eng | Win | Lord’s | Jul | 2004 | |
8 | Junaid Siddique | 58 | 74 | Ban | Eng | Lord’s | May | 2010 |
AJ Strauss | 83 | 82 | Eng | Ban | Lord’s | May | 2010 | |
Tamim Iqbal | 55 | 103 | Ban | Eng | Lord’s | May | 2010 | |
9 | SM Katich | 80 | 83 | Aus | Pak | Lord’s | Jul | 2010 |
Salman Butt | 63 | 92 | Pak | Aus | Lord’s | Jul | 2010 | |
10 | IR Bell | 61 | 63* | Eng | Win | Lord’s | May | 2012 |
S Chanderpaul | 87* | 91 | Win | Eng | Lord’s | May | 2012 |