CJL Rogers and SPD Smith added 259 runs in an unfinished partnership for the second wicket on the first day of the ongoing second test at Lord’s between England and Australia to provide the sixth occasion of Australian batsmen posting 200 runs partnership for various wickets at Lord’s. All such partnerships are listed below

 

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SE Gregory, GHS Trott	4	221	3	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1896
2	W Bardsley, C Kelleway	3	242	2	v South Africa	Lord’s	15 Jul 1912
3	DG Bradman, WM Woodfull	2	231	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
4	AR Border, GM Ritchie	5	216	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1985
5	MJ Slater, MA Taylor	1	260	1	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
6	CJL Rogers, SPD Smith	2	259*	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015

 

CJL Rogers and SPD Smith added 259 runs in an unfinished partnership for the second wicket on the first day of the ongoing second test at Lord’s between England and Australia to provide the second  occasion of Australian batsmen posting 200 runs partnership for second wickets at Lord’s. Both the partnerships are listed below. CJL Rogers and SPD Smith scripted a new record partnership for the second wicket by Australian batsmen at Lord’s. It took 85 years and 19 days for CJL Rogers and SPD Smith to rewrite the record of DG Bradman and WM Woodfull who had partnered a 231 run stand for the second wicket at Lord’s which had a start date of 27 Jun 1930

 

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	DG Bradman, WM Woodfull	2	231	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
2	CJL Rogers, SPD Smith	2	259*	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015

 

CJL Rogers and SPD Smith added 259 runs in an unfinished partnership for the second wicket on the first day of the ongoing second test at Lord’s between England and Australia to provide the second  occasion of Australian batsmen posting 250 runs partnership for any wicket at Lord’s. Both the partnerships are listed below. CJL Rogers and SPD Smith are on the threshold of scripting a new record partnership for any wicket by Australian batsmen at Lord’s. The best partnership for any wicket at Lord’s by Australian batsmen stands in the name of MJ Slate and MA Taylor who had added 260 runs for the first wicket in Jun 1993. CJL Rogers and SPD Smith are on the verge of breaking this record and they are shy of just two runs

 

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	MJ Slater, MA Taylor	1	260	1	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
2	CJL Rogers, SPD Smith	2	259*	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015