Wicket keeper batsmen who have made thier test debut at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket
PM Nevill of Australia made his debut at Lord’s against England in the ongoing Ashes test series to provide the 16th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman making his test debut at Lord’s in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 |
| 1 | G MacGregor | Eng | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | JJ Kelly | Aus | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24* | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | AFA Lilley | Eng | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | RK Nunes | Win | 1 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 37 | 23.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | H Smith | Eng | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | JG Navle | Ind | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 12.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DD Hindlekar | Ind | 1 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 26 | 21.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | EWT Tindill | NZl | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Wasim Bari | Pak | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | TM Findlay | Win | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 23 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | KJ Wadsworth | NZl | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 9.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | KS More | Ind | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | RC Russell | Eng | 1 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 94 | 94.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MJ Prior | Eng | 1 | 2 | 1 | 147 | 126* | 147.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | TD Paine | Aus | 1 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 47 | 27.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | PM Nevill | Aus | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
PM Nevill became the third Austaalian wicket keeper batsman to make debut at Lord’s after JJ Kelly and TD Paine. JJ Kelly had made his test debut at Lord’s in Jun 1886 while TD Paine had made his debut in July 2010
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 |
| 1 | JJ Kelly | Aus | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24* | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | TD Paine | Aus | 1 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 47 | 27.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | PM Nevill | Aus | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The following table lists the debut performance of wicket keepers who have made their test debut at Lord’s
| No | Player | FIi | SI | Runs | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | G MacGregor | 0 | DNB | 0 | Eng | v Aus | Lord’s | 21 Jul 1890 |
| 2 | JJ Kelly | 0 | 24* | 24 | Aus | v Eng | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1896 |
| 3 | AFA Lilley | 0 | DNB | 0 | Eng | v Aus | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1896 |
| 4 | RK Nunes | 37 | 10 | 47 | Win | v Eng | Lord’s | 23 Jun 1928 |
| 5 | H Smith | 7 | – | 7 | Eng | v Win | Lord’s | 23 Jun 1928 |
| 6 | JG Navle | 12 | 13 | 25 | Ind | v Eng | Lord’s | 25 Jun 1932 |
| 7 | DD Hindlekar | 26 | 17 | 43 | Ind | v Eng | Lord’s | 27 Jun 1936 |
| 8 | EWT Tindill | 8 | 3 | 11 | NZl | v Eng | Lord’s | 26 Jun 1937 |
| 9 | Wasim Bari | 13 | DNB | 13 | Pak | v Eng | Lord’s | 27 Jul 1967 |
| 10 | TM Findlay | 23 | 11 | 34 | Win | v Eng | Lord’s | 26 Jun 1969 |
| 11 | KJ Wadsworth | 14 | 5 | 19 | NZl | v Eng | Lord’s | 24 Jul 1969 |
| 12 | KS More | 25 | DNB | 25 | Ind | v Eng | Lord’s | 05 Jun 1986 |
| 13 | RC Russell | 94 | DNB | 94 | Eng | v Srl | Lord’s | 25 Aug 1988 |
| 14 | MJ Prior | 126* | 21 | 147 | Eng | v Win | Lord’s | 17 May 2007 |
| 15 | TD Paine | 7 | 47 | 54 | Aus | v Pak | Lord’s | 13 Jul 2010 |
| 16 | PM Nevill | DNB | – | – | Aus | v Eng | Lord’s | 16 Jul 2015 |