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CJL Rogers scored 173 and SPD Smith scored 215 while batting at number one and three respectively In the ongoing second test at Lord’s between  England and Australia to provide  the second  occasion of Australian batsman batting at number one and three scoring a 150 plus runs and a double hundred  in a test innings.  The first such occasion was witnessed in a test innings when WM Woodfull scored 155 batting at number  one and DG Bradman scored 254 batting  at number three against England at Lord’s in Jun 1930. Its just a coincidence that Lord’s has witnessed both the occasions. It is interesting to know the interval between the two feats is 85 years. The details are furnished below

 

No	Player	Pos	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	WM Woodfull	1	155	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
2	DG Bradman	3	254	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
1	CJL Rogers	1	173	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
2	SPD Smith	3	215	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015

 

 

JM Anderson of England returned with figures of none for 99 in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing second test at Lord’s to provide the ninth occasion of a bowler conceding 99 runs without a wicket in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	GOB Allen	17.0×8	0	99	0	1	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	26 Feb 1937
2	Inshan Ali	37.0	5	99	0	3	Win	Eng	Port of Spain	02 Feb 1974
3	Maninder Singh	34.0	11	99	0	4	Ind	Srl	Kandy	14 Sep 1985
4	RJ Shastri	22.0	0	99	0	1	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
5	TL Best	20.0	1	99	0	1	Win	Aus	Bridgetown	01 May 2003
6	Abdul Razzaq	29.0	8	99	0	3	Pak	Srl	Karachi	28 Oct 2004
7	Abdur Razzak	30.0	5	99	0	2	Ban	Aus	Chittagong	16 Apr 2006
8	Mohammad Sami	29.0	2	99	0	1	Pak	Ind	Kolkata	30 Nov 2007
9	JM Anderson	26.0	4	99	0	1	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015

 

JM Anderson of England returned with figures of none for 99 in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing second test at Lord’s to provide the second occasion of a bowler conceding 99 runs without a wicket  at Lord’s in a test innings after RJ Shastri of India. RJ Shastri had retuned with figure of none for 99 against England at Lord’s in Jul 1990. Both the occasions are listed below

 

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	RJ Shastri	22.0	0	99	0	1	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
2	JM Anderson	26.0	4	99	0	1	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015

 

JM Anderson of England returned with figures of none for 99 in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing second test at Lord’s to provide the fourth occasion of a bowler conceding 99 runs without a wicket against Australia in a test innings.  All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	GOB Allen	17.0×8	0	99	0	1	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	26 Feb 1937
2	TL Best	20.0	1	99	0	1	Win	Aus	Bridgetown	01 May 2003
3	Abdur Razzak	30.0	5	99	0	2	Ban	Aus	Chittagong	16 Apr 2006
4	JM Anderson	26.0	4	99	0	1	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015

 

JM Anderson of England returned with figures of none for 99 in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing second test at Lord’s to provide the second occasion of a England bowler conceding 99 runs without a wicket against Australia in a test innings after GOB Alllen. GOB Allen had figures of none for 99 at Melbourne in Feb 1937. Both the occasions are listed below

 

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	GOB Allen	17.0×8	0	99	0	1	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	26 Feb 1937
2	JM Anderson	26.0	4	99	0	1	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015

 

 

SPD Smith scored 215 in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing second test at Lord’s against England to provide the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring a double hundred  while batting at number three in a test innings at Lord’s.  All the four occasions are listed below

No	Player	Pos	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	DG Bradman	3	254	2	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
2	RWT Key	3	221	1	Eng	Win	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
3	IJL Trott	3	226	1	Eng	Ban	Lord’s	27 May 2010
4	SPD Smith	3	215	1	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015

SPD Smith became the second Australian batsman to score a double hundred while batting at number three in a test innings against England at Lord’s after DG Bradman. DG Bradman had scored 254 while batting at number three against England at Lord’s in Jun 1930. SPD Smth emulated DG Bradman after a gap of 85 years

No	Player	Pos	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	DG Bradman	3	254	2	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
2	SPD Smith	3	215	1	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015

SPD Smith’s  double hundred while batting at number three at Lord’s against England provide the ninth occasion  of an Australian batsman scoring a double hundred while batting at number three in a test innings against various oppositions. All such occasions are listed below.

No	Player	Pos	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	WL Murdoch	3	211	1	v England	The Oval	11 Aug 1884
2	DG Bradman	3	254	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
3	DG Bradman	3	334	1	v England	Leeds	11 Jul 1930
4	DG Bradman	3	232	2	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1930
5	DG Bradman	3	244	1	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934
6	DM Jones	3	210	1	v India	Chennai	18 Sep 1986
7	RT Ponting	3	206	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Apr 2003
8	JN Gillespie	3	201*	2	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	16 Apr 2006
9	SPD Smith	3	215	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015

 

Australia posted 566 for 8 and declared its innings closed against England in the ongoing second test at Lord’s between England and Australia to provide the 25^th occasion of a team posting 500 plus runs in a test innings at Lord’s in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Team	Score	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	531/2d	118.0	v South Africa	Lord’s	28 Jun 1924
2	Australia	729/6d	232.0	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
3	England	554/8d	215.0	v South Africa	Lord’s	21 Jun 1947
4	England	537	206.4	v India	Lord’s	19 Jun 1952
5	New Zealand	551/9d	204.5	v England	Lord’s	21 Jun 1973
5	West Indies	652/8d	168.4	v England	Lord’s	23 Aug 1973
7	England	629	182.5	v India	Lord’s	20 Jun 1974
8	West Indies	518	147.2	v England	Lord’s	19 Jun 1980
9	Australia	528	158.0	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1989
10	England	653/4d	162.0	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
11	Australia	632/4d	196.0	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
12	Sri Lanka	555/8d	169.0	v England	Lord’s	16 May 2002
13	England	529/5d	191.0	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	16 May 2002
14	South Africa	682/6d	177.0	v England	Lord’s	31 Jul 2003
15	England	568	121.4	v West Indies	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
16	England	528/3d	112.0	v Bangladesh	Lord’s	26 May 2005
17	England	551/6d	143.0	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	11 May 2006
18	Sri Lanka	537/9	199.0	v England	Lord’s	11 May 2006
19	England	528/9d	158.3	v Pakistan	Lord’s	13 Jul 2006
20	England	553/5d	142.0	v West Indies	Lord’s	17 May 2007
21	England	593/8d	156.2	v South Africa	Lord’s	10 Jul 2008
22	England	505	125.0	v Bangladesh	Lord’s	27 May 2010
23	England	575/9d	130.3	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	12 Jun 2014
24	New Zealand	523	131.2	v England	Lord’s	21 May 2015
25	Australia	566/8d	149.0	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015

 

Australia posted 566 for 8 and declared its innings closed against England in the ongoing second test at Lord’s between England and Australia to provide the fourth occasion of Australia posting 500 plus runs in a test innings against England at Lord’s in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Team	Score	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Australia	729/6d	232.0	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
2	Australia	528	158.0	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1989
3	Australia	632/4d	196.0	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
4	Australia	566/8d	149.0	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015

 

 

CJL Rogers became the second Australian batsman to score 150 plus runs while  batting at number one when he scored 158 not out on the first day in the going second test at Lord’s between England and Australia after WM Woodful. WM Woodful has scored 155 at Lord’s in June 1930. With his 158 not out in this innings, CJL Rogers now holds record for  most runs by an Australian batsman while batting at number one at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket.  It took CJL Rogers 85 years and 19 days to rewrite the record set by WM Woodfull !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

No	Player	Pos	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	CJL Rogers	1	158*	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
2	WM Woodfull	1	155	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930

 

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

 

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

 

CJL Rogers {158*} and SPD Smith {129*} scored hundreds on the first day in Australia’s innings in the ongoing second test at Lord’s to provide the 33^rd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a hundred at Lord’s. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	H Graham	107	2	v England	Lord’s	17 Jul 1893
2	GHS Trott	143	3	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1896
3	SE Gregory	103	3	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1896
4	C Hill	135	2	v England	Lord’s	15 Jun 1899
5	VT Trumper	135*	2	v England	Lord’s	15 Jun 1899
6	VS Ransford	143*	2	v England	Lord’s	14 Jun 1909
7	C Kelleway	102	2	v South Africa	Lord’s	15 Jul 1912
8	W Bardsley	164	2	v South Africa	Lord’s	15 Jul 1912
9	W Bardsley	193*	1	v England	Lord’s	26 Jun 1926
10	CG Macartney	133*	3	v England	Lord’s	26 Jun 1926
11	WM Woodfull	155	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
12	DG Bradman	254	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
13	WA Brown	105	2	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1934
14	WA Brown	206*	2	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
15	DG Bradman	102*	4	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
16	AR Morris	105	1	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
17	SG Barnes	141	3	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
18	AL Hassett	104	1	v England	Lord’s	25 Jun 1953
19	KR Miller	109	3	v England	Lord’s	25 Jun 1953
20	WM Lawry	130	2	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1961
21	GS Chappell	131	2	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1972
22	GM Wood	112	1	v England	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
23	KJ Hughes	117	1	v England	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
24	AR Border	196	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1985
25	SR Waugh	152*	2	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1989
26	MA Taylor	111	1	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
27	MJ Slater	152	1	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
28	DC Boon	164*	1	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
29	MTG Elliott	112	2	v England	Lord’s	19 Jun 1997
30	ME Waugh	108	2	v England	Lord’s	19 Jul 2001
31	MJ Clarke	136	4	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2009
32	CJL Rogers	158*	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
33	SPD Smith	129*	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015

 

CJL Rogers {158*} and SPD Smith {129*} scored hundreds on the first day in Australia’s innings in the ongoing second test at Lord’s to provide the 14th occasion of Australian opening batsman scoring a hundred at Lord’s. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Player	Pos	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	C Kelleway	2	102	2	v South Africa	Lord’s	15 Jul 1912
2	W Bardsley	2	193*	1	v England	Lord’s	26 Jun 1926
3	WM Woodfull	1	155	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
4	WA Brown	2	105	2	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1934
5	WA Brown	2	206*	2	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
6	AR Morris	2	105	1	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
7	SG Barnes	1	141	3	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
8	AL Hassett	1	104	1	v England	Lord’s	25 Jun 1953
9	WM Lawry	1	130	2	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1961
10	GM Wood	1	112	1	v England	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
11	MA Taylor	1	111	1	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
12	MJ Slater	2	152	1	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
13	MTG Elliott	2	112	2	v England	Lord’s	19 Jun 1997
14	CJL Rogers	1	158*	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015

 

CJL Rogers {158*} scored hundred on the first day in Australia’s innings in the ongoing second test at Lord’s to provide the seventh occasion of an Australian batsman batting at number one scoring a hundred at Lord’s. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Player	Pos	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	WM Woodfull	1	155	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
2	SG Barnes	1	141	3	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
3	AL Hassett	1	104	1	v England	Lord’s	25 Jun 1953
4	WM Lawry	1	130	2	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1961
5	GM Wood	1	112	1	v England	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
6	MA Taylor	1	111	1	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
7	CJL Rogers	1	158*	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015

 

SPD Smith {129*} scored hundred  on the first day in Australia’s innings in the ongoing second test at Lord’s to provide the seventh occasion of an Australian batsman batting at number three scoring a hundred at Lord’s. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Player	Pos	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	C Hill	3	135	2	v England	Lord’s	15 Jun 1899
2	CG Macartney	3	133*	3	v England	Lord’s	26 Jun 1926
3	DG Bradman	3	254	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
4	DG Bradman	3	102*	4	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
5	KR Miller	3	109	3	v England	Lord’s	25 Jun 1953
6	DC Boon	3	164*	1	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
7	SPD Smith	3	129*	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015

 

CJL Rogers {158*} and SPD Smith {129*} scored hundreds on the first day in Australia’s innings in the ongoing second test at Lord’s to provide the second occasion of an Australian batsmen batting at number one and three scoring a hundred in the same innings at Lord’s. Both the  occasions are listed below

 

No	Player	Pos	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	MA Taylor	1	111	1	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
2	DC Boon	3	164*	1	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
1	CJL Rogers	1	158*	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
2	SPD Smith	3	129*	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015

 

PM Nevill of Australia made his debut at Lord’s against England in the ongoing Ashes test series to provide the 16^th 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

 

England won the first test against Australia at Cardiff by 169 runs to provide the 17^th occasion of  England winning a test by 150 plus runs margin against Australia. All such occasions are listed below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	won	675 runs	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928
2	England	won	347 runs	v Australia	Lord’s	18 Jul 2013
3	England	won	338 runs	v Australia	Adelaide	13 Jan 1933
4	England	won	322 runs	v Australia	Brisbane	04 Dec 1936
5	England	won	299 runs	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971
6	England	won	289 runs	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1926
7	England	won	244 runs	v Australia	The Oval	19 Aug 1912
8	England	won	226 runs	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968
9	England	won	225 runs	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2003
10	England	won	213 runs	v Australia	Nottingham	29 May 1905
11	England	won	205 runs	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979
12	England	won	197 runs	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 2009
13	England	won	185 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1904
14	England	won	169 runs	v Australia	Cardiff	08 Jul 2015
15	England	won	166 runs	v Australia	Perth	15 Dec 1978
16	England	won	161 runs	v Australia	The Oval	19 Aug 1993
17	England	won	157 runs	v Australia	Sydney	26 Feb 1904

England won the first test against Australia at Cardiff by 169 runs to provide the eighth occasion of  England winning a test by 150 plus runs margin against Australia at home. All such occasions are listed below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	won	347 runs	v Australia	Lord’s	18 Jul 2013
2	England	won	289 runs	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1926
3	England	won	244 runs	v Australia	The Oval	19 Aug 1912
4	England	won	226 runs	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968
5	England	won	213 runs	v Australia	Nottingham	29 May 1905
6	England	won	197 runs	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 2009
7	England	won	169 runs	v Australia	Cardiff	08 Jul 2015
8	England	won	161 runs	v Australia	The Oval	19 Aug 1993

JE Root of England scored 134 and 60 against Australia in the just concluded first test at Cardiff to provide the 39^th  occasion of an England batsman scoring a century and half century in a test. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	G Ulyett	149	64	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1882
2	A Shrewsbury snr	106	81	v Australia	Lord’s	17 Jul 1893
3	A Ward	75	117	v Australia	Sydney	14 Dec 1894
4	KS Ranjitsinhji	62	154*	v Australia	Manchester	16 Jul 1896
5	AC MacLaren	109	50*	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1897
6	G Gunn	119	74	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1907
7	JWH Makepeace	117	54	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921
8	JB Hobbs	115	57	v Australia	Sydney	19 Dec 1924
9	H Sutcliffe	59	115	v Australia	Sydney	19 Dec 1924
10	H Sutcliffe	76	161	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1926
11	H Sutcliffe	58	135	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928
12	JB Hobbs	142	65	v Australia	Melbourne	08 Mar 1929
14	M Leyland	137	53*	v Australia	Melbourne	08 Mar 1929
15	H Sutcliffe	161	54	v Australia	The Oval	16 Aug 1930
16	WR Hammond	101	75*	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1933
17	WJ Edrich	71	119	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946
18	C Washbrook	62	112	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947
19	C Washbrook	143	65	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948
20	WJ Edrich	111	54	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948
21	R Subba Row	59	112	v Australia	Birmingham	08 Jun 1961
22	MC Cowdrey	113	58*	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962
22	KF Barrington	63	132*	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1963
23	KF Barrington	101	94	v Australia	Sydney	15 Feb 1963
24	KF Barrington	60	102	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966
25	G Boycott	77	142*	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971
26	G Boycott	58	119*	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971
27	RA Woolmer	79	120	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jun 1977
28	G Boycott	107	80*	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977
29	G Boycott	62	128*	v Australia	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
30	IT Botham	50	149*	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981
31	DW Randall	78	115	v Australia	Perth	12 Nov 1982
32	DI Gower	60	114	v Australia	Adelaide	10 Dec 1982
33	DI Gower	57	106	v Australia	Lord’s	22 Jun 1989
34	GA Gooch	87	117	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1991
35	GA Gooch	65	133	v Australia	Manchester	03 Jun 1993
36	AJ Stewart	107	52	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998
37	AN Cook	67	235*	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Nov 2010
38	IR Bell	109	74	v Australia	Lord’s	18 Jul 2013
39	JE Root	134	60	v Australia	Cardiff	08 Jul 2015

JE Root of England scored 134 and 60 against Australia in the just concluded first test at Cardiff to provide the second occasion of an England batsman scoring a century and half century in a test while batting at number five after DCS Compton and DI Gower. The performance of these two batsmen are listed below

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	DI Gower	57	106	v Australia	Lord’s	22 Jun 1989
2	JE Root	134	60	v Australia	Cardiff	08 Jul 2015