There are 32 batsmen in the annals of test cricket who have realized the dream of scoring a fifty on their test debut at Lord’s – the Mecca of Test Cricket. The following table lists them

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	JE Barrett	–	67*	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	21 Jul 1890
2	H Graham	107	–	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	17 Jul 1893
3	Hon.FS Jackson	91	–	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	17 Jul 1893
4	GL Jessop	51	–	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	15 Jun 1899
5	JH King	60	–	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	14 Jun 1909
6	JA Small	–	52	Win	Eng	Lord’s	23 Jun 1928
7	GOB Allen	–	57	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
8	L Amar Singh	–	51	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	25 Jun 1932
9	CF Walters	51	–	Eng	Win	Lord’s	24 Jun 1933
10	H Gimblett	–	67*	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	27 Jun 1936
11	DAR Moloney	64	–	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	26 Jun 1937
12	WM Wallace	52	56	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	26 Jun 1937
13	JB Stollmeyer	59	–	Win	Eng	Lord’s	24 Jun 1939
14	MH Mankad	–	63	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
15	RS Modi	57*	–	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
16	JH Hampshire	107	–	Eng	Win	Lord’s	26 Jun 1969
17	RA Hutton	–	58*	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	17 Jun 1971
18	DS Steele	50	–	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	31 Jul 1975
19	CS Serjeant	81	–	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	16 Jun 1977
20	BC Broad	55	–	Eng	Win	Lord’s	28 Jun 1984
21	MD Moxon	74	–	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	24 Jul 1986
22	KJ Barnett	66	–	Eng	Srl	Lord’s	25 Aug 1988
23	RC Russell	94	–	Eng	Srl	Lord’s	25 Aug 1988
24	MAR Samarasekera	–	57	Srl	Eng	Lord’s	25 Aug 1988
25	R Dravid	95	–	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	20 Jun 1996
26	SC Ganguly	131	–	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	20 Jun 1996
27	A McGrath	69	–	Eng	Zim	Lord’s	22 May 2003
28	AJ Strauss	112	83	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	20 May 2004
29	KP Pietersen	57	64*	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	21 Jul 2005
30	MJ Prior	126*	–	Eng	Win	Lord’s	17 May 2007
31	DM Bess	–	57	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	24 May 2018
32	JJ Roy	–	72	Eng	Ire	Lord’s	24 Jul 2019

Of the captioned 32 batsmen, five of them have scored centuries and three of them were dismissed  in nineties.   The following table lists them.

It is interesting to note that MJ Prior is the only wicket keeper batsman to score a century on his test debut  at Lord’s.  SC Ganguly’s 131 against England in Jun 1996 represents the highest individual innings by a batsman on test debut at Lord’s.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SC Ganguly	131	–	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	20 Jun 1996
2	MJ Prior	126*	–	Eng	Win	Lord’s	17 May 2007
3	AJ Strauss	112	83	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	20 May 2004
4	H Graham	107	–	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	17 Jul 1893
5	JH Hampshire	107	–	Eng	Win	Lord’s	26 Jun 1969
No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	R Dravid	95	–	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	20 Jun 1996
2	RC Russell	94	–	Eng	Srl	Lord’s	25 Aug 1988
3	Hon.FS Jackson	91	–	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	17 Jul 1893

The following table lists the thirteen visiting batsmen who have scored a fifty on their test debut at Lord’s.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	JE Barrett	–	67*	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	21 Jul 1890
2	H Graham	107	–	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	17 Jul 1893
3	JA Small	–	52	Win	Eng	Lord’s	23 Jun 1928
4	L Amar Singh	–	51	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	25 Jun 1932
5	DAR Moloney	64	–	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	26 Jun 1937
6	WM Wallace	52	56	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	26 Jun 1937
7	JB Stollmeyer	59	–	Win	Eng	Lord’s	24 Jun 1939
8	MH Mankad	–	63	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
9	RS Modi	57*	–	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
10	CS Serjeant	81	–	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	16 Jun 1977
11	MAR Samarasekera	–	57	Srl	Eng	Lord’s	25 Aug 1988
12	R Dravid	95	–	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	20 Jun 1996
13	SC Ganguly	131	–	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	20 Jun 1996

WM Wallace of New Zealand, AJ Strauss and KP Pietersen of England are the three batsmen who have scored fifties in both innings on their test debut at Lord’s.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	WM Wallace	52	56	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	26 Jun 1937
2	AJ Strauss	112	83	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	20 May 2004
3	KP Pietersen	57	64*	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	21 Jul 2005

AJ Strauss of England is the only batsmen who have scored a hundred and a fifty on his test debut at Lord’s.  He achieved this rare feat by scoring 112 and 83 against New Zealand at Lord’s in May 2004.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AJ Strauss	112	83	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	20 May 2004

Twenty two batsmen have scored fifty in their first innings on their  test debut  at Lord’s. The following table lists them.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	H Graham	107	–	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	17 Jul 1893
2	Hon.FS Jackson	91	–	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	17 Jul 1893
3	GL Jessop	51	–	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	15 Jun 1899
4	JH King	60	–	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	14 Jun 1909
5	CF Walters	51	–	Eng	Win	Lord’s	24 Jun 1933
6	DAR Moloney	64	–	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	26 Jun 1937
7	WM Wallace	52	56	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	26 Jun 1937
8	JB Stollmeyer	59	–	Win	Eng	Lord’s	24 Jun 1939
9	RS Modi	57*	–	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
10	JH Hampshire	107	–	Eng	Win	Lord’s	26 Jun 1969
11	DS Steele	50	–	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	31 Jul 1975
12	CS Serjeant	81	–	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	16 Jun 1977
13	BC Broad	55	–	Eng	Win	Lord’s	28 Jun 1984
14	MD Moxon	74	–	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	24 Jul 1986
15	KJ Barnett	66	–	Eng	Srl	Lord’s	25 Aug 1988
16	RC Russell	94	–	Eng	Srl	Lord’s	25 Aug 1988
17	R Dravid	95	–	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	20 Jun 1996
18	SC Ganguly	131	–	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	20 Jun 1996
19	A McGrath	69	–	Eng	Zim	Lord’s	22 May 2003
20	AJ Strauss	112	83	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	20 May 2004
21	KP Pietersen	57	64*	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	21 Jul 2005
22	MJ Prior	126*	–	Eng	Win	Lord’s	17 May 2007

Thirteen batsmen have scored fifty in their second innings on their test debut at Lord’s. The following table lists them.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	JE Barrett	–	67*	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	21 Jul 1890
2	JA Small	–	52	Win	Eng	Lord’s	23 Jun 1928
3	GOB Allen	–	57	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
4	L Amar Singh	–	51	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	25 Jun 1932
5	H Gimblett	–	67*	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	27 Jun 1936
6	WM Wallace	52	56	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	26 Jun 1937
7	MH Mankad	–	63	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
8	RA Hutton	–	58*	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	17 Jun 1971
9	MAR Samarasekera	–	57	Srl	Eng	Lord’s	25 Aug 1988
10	AJ Strauss	112	83	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	20 May 2004
11	KP Pietersen	57	64*	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	21 Jul 2005
12	DM Bess	–	57	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	24 May 2018
13	JJ Roy	–	72	Eng	Ire	Lord’s	24 Jul 2019

SC Ganguly scored 131 and R Dravid scored 95 at Lord’s on their test debut against England in June 1996 to provide the second occasion of a batsman scoring a century and another  batsman scoring a ninety on their test debut in the annals of test cricket. The first such occasion was witnessed at Karachi when Pakistan batsmen Khalid Ibadulla {166} and Abdul Kadir {95} scored century and ninety on their test debut against Australia in Oct 1964.