In the ongoing first test between England and New Zealand at Lord’s, New Zealand’s first four batsmen –  MJ Guptill {70}, TWM Latham {59}, KS Williamson {112*} and LRPL Taylor scored fifties when the rain halted play on the  third day of the test to provide the eighth occasion of first four or five batsmen scoring fifties in a test inning at Lord’s. All such occasions are listed below

 

The list also contains two occasions of New Zealand batsmen performing such a feat and also such feats by first four batsmen in England-New Zealand test series.

 

FIRST FOUR OR  FIVE BATSMEN SCORING A FIFTY IN A TEST INNINGS AT LORD’S
No	Pos	Inns	Batman	Score	Team	Oppn	Ground	Mon	Year
1	1		JB Hobbs	211
	2		H Sutcliffe	122
	3		FE Woolley	134*
	4	2	EN Hendren	50*	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	Jul	1924
2	1		JB Hobbs	119
	2		H Sutcliffe	82
	3		FE Woolley	87
	4		EN Hendren	127	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	Jun	1926
3	1		WM Woodfull	155
	2		WH Ponsford	81
	3		DG Bradman	254
	4		AF Kippax	83	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	Jun	1930
4	1		G Boycott	92
	2		DL Amiss	53
	3		GRJ Roope	51
	4	3	KWR Fletcher	178	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	Jun	1973
5	1		MA Taylor	111
	2		MJ Slater	152
	3		DC Boon	164
	4		ME Waugh	99
	5	1	AR Border	77	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	Jun	1993
6	1		ME Tresothick	76
	2		MP Vaughan	115
	3		MA Butcher	105
	4	3	N Hussain	68	Eng	Srl	Lord’s	May	2002
7	1		ME Tresothick	194
	2		AJ Strauss	69
	3		MP Vaughan	190
	4	2	IR Bell	65	Eng	Ban	Lord’s	May	2005
8	1		MJ Guptill	70
	2		TWM Latham	59
	3		KS Williamson	112
	4	2	LRPL Taylor	62	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	May	2015
NEW ZEALAND’S FIRST FOUR OR FIVE BATSMEN SCORING FIFTIES  IN A TEST INNINGS
1	1		GT Dowling	83
	2		TW Jarvis	55
	3		BW Sinclair	130
	4	2	JR Reid	88
			RW Moran	50	NZl	Pak	Lahore	Apr	1965
2	1		MJ Guptill	70
	2		TWM Latham	59
	3		KS Williamson	112
	4	2	LRPL Taylor	62	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	May	2015
INSTANCES IN ENGLAND-NEW ZEALAND TEST SERIES
1	1		G Boycott	92
	2		DL Amiss	53
	3		GRJ Roope	51
	4	3	KWR Fletcher	178	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	Jun	1973
2	1		MJ Guptill	70
	2		TWM Latham	59
	3		KS Williamson	112
	4	2	LRPL Taylor	62	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	May	2015