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Batsmen scoring identical fifties in both innings of a test

Batsmen scoring identical fifties in both innings of a test

The following  is the list of 20 batsmen who have scored identical fifties in a test. Duleep Mendis of Sri Lanka  is the only batsman in this list to score identical centuries – 105 in a test. He  scored 105 in each innings against India at Chennai in 1982-83.

No Batsman Score Team Oppn Venue Season
1 Duleep Mendis 105 Srl Ind Chennai 1982-83
2 Alvin Kallicharran 80 Win Eng The Oval 1973
3 Majid Khan 79 Pak NZl Wellington 1972-73
4 Ross Taylor 76 NZl Zim Bulawayo 2011-12
5 Mark Dekker 68* Zim Pak Rawalpindi 1993-94
6 Frank Worrell 65 Win Aus Brisbane 1960-61
7 Tillakaratne Dilshan 65 Srl Ind Motera 2005-06
8 Everton Weekes 63 Win Eng Lord’s 1950
9 BJ Watling 63 NZl SAF P Elizabeth 2012-13
10 Angelo Mathews 63* Srl SAF Col-SSC 2014
11 John Morrison 58 NZl Eng Auckland 1974-75
12 Younis Khan 56 Pak Win Multan 2006-07
13 Vic Pollard 55 NZl Eng Lord’s 1965
14 Mark Richardson 55 NZl Srl Kandy 2003
15 Virender Sehwag 55 Ind Win Delhi 2011-12
16 Bevan Congdon 54 NZl Ind Auckland 1975-76
17 Sachin Tendulkar 52 Ind Pak Kolkata 2004-05
18 Graeme Smith 52 SAF Eng Leeds 2012
19 Graham Gooch 51 Eng Win Antiuga 1986
20 Andrew Flintoff 50 Eng Ind Mum-W 2005-06
Annals of Test cricket has witnessed 23 bowlers who have dismissed batsmen without scoring on 50 plus occasions.

Annals of Test cricket has witnessed 23 bowlers who have dismissed batsmen without scoring on 50 plus occasions.

Annals  of Test cricket has witnessed 23 bowlers  who have dismissed batsmen without scoring on 50 plus occasions. The following table lists them

No Bowler Team Mat Wkts Ducks
1 McGrath GD Aus 124 563 104
2 Muralitharan M Srl 133 800 102
3 Warne SK Aus 145 708 102
4 Anderson JM Eng 151 584 098
5 Steyn DW SAF 93 439 083
6 Walsh CA Win 132 519 079
7 Wasim Akram Pak 104 414 079
8 Kumble A Ind 132 619 077
9 Ambrose CEL Win 98 405 076
10 Waqar Younis Pak 87 373 076
11 Pollock SM SAF 108 421 071
12 Broad SCJ Eng 138 485 071
13 Kapil Dev Ind 131 434 068
14 Vaas WPUJC Srl 111 355 068
15 Hadlee RJ NZl 86 431 066
16 Imran Khan Pak 88 362 061
17 Ntini M SAF 101 390 058
18 Harbhajan Singh Ind 103 417 058
19 Willis RGD Eng 90 325 057
20 Marshall MD Win 81 376 057
21 Ashwin R Ind 71 365 053
22 Trueman FS Eng 67 307 050
23 Johnson MG Aus 73 313 050

The list includes four Indian bowlers – A Kumble, Kapil Dev. Harbhajan Singh and R Ashwin.

No Bowler Team Mat Wkts Ducks
1 Kumble A Ind 132 619 077
2 Kapil Dev Ind 131 434 068
3 Harbhajan Singh Ind 103 417 058
4 Ashwin R Ind 71 365 053

GD McGrath  {104}, M Muralitharan {102} and SK Warne {102} are the three bowlers to dismiss batsmen for  duck on 100 occasions. JM Anderson with 98 occasions is set to join the captioned three.

No Bowler Team Mat Wkts Ducks
1 McGrath GD Aus 124 563 104
2 Muralitharan M Srl 133 800 102
3 Warne SK Aus 145 708 102
4 Anderson JM Eng 151 584 098
Cricketers collecting a pair and capturing ten plus wickets in a test

Cricketers collecting a pair and capturing ten plus wickets in a test

There are ten cricketers and eleven occasions in the annals of test who have collected a pair and captured ten or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below. BS Chandrashekhar is  the lone  Indian cricketer in the list, while M Muralitharan of Sri  Lanka is the only cricketer to perform such a feat on two occasions.

No Player W-R Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 GA Lohmann 15-045 Eng SAF P Elizabeth Feb 1896
2 CV Grimmett 10-201 Aus Eng Nottingham Jun 1930
3 J Cowie 10-140 NZl Eng Manchester Jul 1937
4 AL Valentine 11-204 Win Eng Manchester Jun 1950
5 DL Underwood 11-215 Eng Aus Adelaide Jan 1975
6 BS Chandrasekhar 12-104 Ind Aus Melbourne Dec 1977
7 Waqar Younis 12-130 Pak NZl Faisalabad Oct 1990
8 SK Warne 11-188 Aus Pak Col-PSS Oct 2002
9 M Muralitharan 11-212 Srl Aus Galle Mar 2004
10 M Muralitharan 10-108 Srl NZl Wellington Dec 2006
11 MG Johnson 10-132 Aus NZl Hamilton Mar 2010
Rahul Dravid’s century partnerships with four batsmen – a world record

Rahul Dravid’s century partnerships with four batsmen – a world record

Rahul Dravid owns the record  for most  century partnerships – 84 – in the annals of test cricket. A direct derivative of this world record is yet another world record attributed to India’s greatest batsman at number three. He is the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to partner ten or more century partnerships with four batsmen. He has partnered twenty century partnerships with SR Tendulkar, twelve with VVS Laxman,  ten each with SC Ganguly and V Sehwag. The following table lists the century partnership with these four batsmen

No Partner Wkt Runs Opp Ground Start Date
1 SR Tendulkar 3 170 Win Bridgetown 27 Mar 1997
2 SR Tendulkar 3 163 Win Georgetown 17 Apr 1997
3 SR Tendulkar 3 113 Aus Chennai 06 Mar 1998
4 SR Tendulkar 3 140 Aus Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
5 SR Tendulkar 3 109 NZl Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
6 SR Tendulkar 3 229 NZl Mohali 10 Oct 1999
7 SR Tendulkar 3 213 Zim Delhi 18 Nov 2000
8 SR Tendulkar 3 249 Zim Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
9 SR Tendulkar 5 169 Aus Chennai 18 Mar 2001
10 SR Tendulkar 3 124 Win Port of Spain 19 Apr 2002
11 SR Tendulkar 3 163 Eng Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
12 SR Tendulkar 3 150 Eng Leeds 22 Aug 2002
13 SR Tendulkar 3 138* Aus Sydney 02 Jan 2004
14 SR Tendulkar 3 122 Pak Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
15 SR Tendulkar 1 127 Ban Dhaka 25 May 2007
16 SR Tendulkar 3 139 Aus Perth 16 Jan 2008
17 SR Tendulkar 3 222* Ban Dhaka 24 Jan 2010
18 SR Tendulkar 3 119 Srl Galle 18 Jul 2010
19 SR Tendulkar 3 104 NZl Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
20 SR Tendulkar 3 117 Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2011
             
1 VVS Laxman 5 376 Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 VVS Laxman 5 119 Win Georgetown 11 Apr 2002
3 VVS Laxman 5 113 Eng The Oval 05 Sep 2002
4 VVS Laxman 5 105 Win Mumbai 09 Oct 2002
5 VVS Laxman 4 130 NZl Ahmedabad 08 Oct 2003
6 VVS Laxman 5 303 Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
7 VVS Laxman 4 131 Pak Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
8 VVS Laxman 3 130 Zim Bulawayo 13 Sep 2005
9 VVS Laxman 2 197 Pak Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
10 VVS Laxman 2 175 Aus Sydney 02 Jan 2008
11 VVS Laxman 4 140 Win Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
12 VVS Laxman 3 100 Win Basseterre 22 Jun 2006
             
1 SC Ganguly 4 145 SAF Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
2 SC Ganguly 4 108 SAF Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
3 SC Ganguly 3 160 Srl Mumbai 03 Dec 1997
4 SC Ganguly 3 194* NZl Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
5 SC Ganguly 4 110* Zim Delhi 18 Nov 2000
6 SC Ganguly 4 135 Eng Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
7 SC Ganguly 4 105 Eng The Oval 05 Sep 2002
8 SC Ganguly 5 182 NZl Ahmedabad 08 Oct 2003
9 SC Ganguly 5 131 Pak Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
10 SC Ganguly 3 152 Pak Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
             
1 V Sehwag 2 126 Eng Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
2 V Sehwag 2 137 Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2003
3 V Sehwag 2 127 SAF Kolkata 28 Nov 2004
4 V Sehwag 2 103 Pak Mohali 08 Mar 2005
5 V Sehwag 1 410 Pak Lahore 13 Jan 2006
6 V Sehwag 2 105* Eng Mohali 09 Mar 2006
7 V Sehwag 3 139 Win Gros Islet 10 Jun 2006
8 V Sehwag 2 268 SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
9 V Sehwag 2 237 Srl Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
10 V Sehwag 2 237 NZl Ahmedabad 04 Nov 2010
Pairs of batsmen who have partnered 2000 plus runs when they have posted ten or more century partnerships in tests

Pairs of batsmen who have partnered 2000 plus runs when they have posted ten or more century partnerships in tests

The following table lists the twelve pair of batsmen who have partnered 2000 plus runs in tests when they have posted ten or more century partnerships

No Partners Team Inns NO Runs High 100
1 M Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara Srl 19 0 3384 624 19
2 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar Ind 20 2 3080 249 20
3 CG Greenidge, DL Haynes Win 16 1 2661 298 16
4 ML Hayden, RT Ponting Aus 16 2 2558 272 16
5 ML Hayden, JL Langer Aus 14 0 2526 255 14
6 HM Amla, JH Kallis SAF 11 3 2454 377* 11
7 JB Hobbs, H Sutcliffe Eng 15 0 2345 283 15
8 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar Ind 12 0 2162 281 12
9 Misbah-ul-Haq, Younis Khan Pak 15 3 2156 218 15
10 JL Langer, RT Ponting Aus 14 3 2154 327 14
11 AB de Villiers, JH Kallis SAF 13 1 2128 256 13
12 R Dravid, VVS Laxman Ind 12 0 2019 376 12

The following table lists the five pairs of batsmen who have partnered 2500 plus runs in tests when they have posted ten or more century partnerships

No Partners Team Inns NO Runs High 100
1 M Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara Srl 19 0 3384 624 19
2 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar Ind 20 2 3080 249 20
3 CG Greenidge, DL Haynes Win 16 1 2661 298 16
4 ML Hayden, RT Ponting Aus 16 2 2558 272 16
5 ML Hayden, JL Langer Aus 14 0 2526 255 14

The following table lists the two pairs of batsmen who have partnered 3000 plus runs in tests when they have posted ten or more century partnerships

No Partners Team Inns NO Runs High 100
1 M Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara Srl 19 0 3384 624 19
2 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar Ind 20 2 3080 249 20
Batsmen who have partnered 2000 plus runs partnerships – with two partners when they have partnered ten or more century partnerships

Batsmen who have partnered 2000 plus runs partnerships – with two partners when they have partnered ten or more century partnerships

The following table lists the batsmen who have partnered 2000 plus runs in tests with two  partners when they have partnered ten or more century partnerships

No Partners Team Inns NO Runs High 100
1 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar Ind 20 2 3080 249 20
2 R Dravid, VVS Laxman Ind 12 0 2019 376 12
               
1 ML Hayden, RT Ponting Aus 16 2 2558 272 16
2 ML Hayden, JL Langer Aus 14 0 2526 255 14
               
1 ML Hayden, RT Ponting Aus 16 2 2558 272 16
2 JL Langer, RT Ponting Aus 14 3 2154 327 14
               
1 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar Ind 20 2 3080 249 20
2 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar Ind 12 0 2162 281 12
               
1 AB de Villiers, JH Kallis SAF 13 1 2128 256 13
2 HM Amla, JH Kallis SAF 11 3 2454 377* 11

ML Hayden  is the only batsman to  partner 2500  runs with two batsmen – He has partnered 2558 runs  with RT Ponting and 2528 runs  with JL Langer, when ML Hayden has partnered ten or more century partnerships with RT Ponting and JL Langer

No Partners Team Inns NO Runs High 100
1 ML Hayden, RT Ponting Aus 16 2 2558 272 16
2 ML Hayden, JL Langer Aus 14 0 2526 255 14

R Dravid and SR Tendulkar are the only two batsmen to partner 3000 plus runs with one partner and 2000  plus  runs with another partner when they have partnered ten or more century partnerships. R Dravid has partnered 3080 runs with SR Tendulkar and 2019 runs with VVS Lasman, while SR Tendulkar has partnered 3080 runs  with R  Dravid and 2162 runs with SC Ganguly

No Partners Team Inns NO Runs High 100
1 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar Ind 20 2 3080 249 20
2 R Dravid, VVS Laxman Ind 12 0 2019 376 12
               
1 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar Ind 20 2 3080 249 20
2 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar Ind 12 0 2162 281 12
Batsmen partnering two or more batsmen in ten or more century partnerships in a test innings

Batsmen partnering two or more batsmen in ten or more century partnerships in a test innings

The following table lists the batmen who have partnered two or more batsmen in ten or more century partnerships in a test innings.

R Dravid is the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to partner four batsmen in ten or more century partnerships.

AN Cook and SM Gavaskar are the two batsmen to partner three batsmen in ten or more century partnerships.

SM Gavaskar is the first batsman to partner three batsmen in ten or more century partnerships in the annals of test cricket. R Dravid and AN Cook emulated SM Gavaskar in such a feat.

No Partners Team Inns NO Runs High 100
1 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar Ind 20 2 3080 249 20
2 R Dravid, VVS Laxman Ind 12 0 2019 376 12
3 R Dravid, SC Ganguly Ind 10 2 1422 194* 10
4 R Dravid, V Sehwag Ind 10 1 1889 410 10
               
1 AN Cook, AJ Strauss Eng 14 0 1993 229 14
2 AN Cook, KP Pietersen Eng 13 2 1785 206 13
3 AN Cook, IJL Trott Eng 10 1 1727 329* 10
               
1 CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar Ind 11 0 1628 213 11
2 M Amarnath, SM Gavaskar Ind 10 0 1357 224 10
3 DB Vengsarkar, SM Gavaskar Ind 10 1 1560 344* 10
               
1 ML Hayden, RT Ponting Aus 16 2 2558 272 16
2 ML Hayden, JL Langer Aus 14 0 2526 255 14
               
1 ML Hayden, RT Ponting Aus 16 2 2558 272 16
2 JL Langer, RT Ponting Aus 14 3 2154 327 14
               
1 AN Cook, KP Pietersen Eng 13 2 1785 206 13
2 IR Bell, KP Pietersen Eng 10 0 1644 350 10
               
1 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar Ind 20 2 3080 249 20
2 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar Ind 12 0 2162 281 12
               
1 G Gambhir, V Sehwag Ind 11 0 1677 233 11
2 R Dravid, V Sehwag Ind 10 1 1889 410 10
               
1 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar Ind 12 0 2162 281 12
2 SC Gangully, R Dravid Ind 10 2 1422 194* 10
               
1 AB de Villiers, JH Kallis SAF 13 1 2128 256 13
2 HM Amla, JH Kallis SAF 11 3 2454 377* 11
               
1 HM Amla, JH Kallis SAF 11 3 2454 377* 11
2 HM Amla, GC Smith SAF 10 0 1875 259 10
               
1 M Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara Srl 19 0 3384 624 19
2 M Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera Srl 11 0 1992 437 11
               
1 CG Greenidge, DL Haynes Win 16 1 2661 298 16
2 RB Richardson, DL Haynes, Win 11 1 1692 297 11
Pairs of batsmen partnering ten or more century partnerships in a test innings

Pairs of batsmen partnering ten or more century partnerships in a test innings

The following are the 34 pairs of batsmen who have partnered ten or more century partnerships in a test innings.

No Partners Team Inns NO Runs High 100
1 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar Ind 20 2 3080 249 20
2 M Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara Srl 19 0 3384 624 19
3 CG Greenidge, DL Haynes Win 16 1 2661 298 16
4 ML Hayden, RT Ponting Aus 16 2 2558 272 16
5 JB Hobbs, H Sutcliffe Eng 15 0 2345 283 15
6 Misbah-ul-Haq, Younis Khan Pak 15 3 2156 218 15
7 AN Cook, AJ Strauss Eng 14 0 1993 229 14
8 ML Hayden, JL Langer Aus 14 0 2526 255 14
9 JL Langer, RT Ponting Aus 14 3 2154 327 14
10 AN Cook, KP Pietersen Eng 13 2 1785 206 13
11 AB de Villiers, JH Kallis SAF 13 1 2128 256 13
12 R Dravid, VVS Laxman Ind 12 0 2019 376 12
13 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar Ind 12 0 2162 281 12
14 BC Lara, RR Sarwan Win 12 0 1978 232 12
15 HM Amla, JH Kallis SAF 11 3 2454 377* 11
16 DC Boon, ME Waugh Aus 11 1 1288 175 11
17 CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar Ind 11 0 1628 213 11
18 PA de Silva, A Ranatunga Srl 11 1 1497 189* 11
19 G Gambhir, V Sehwag Ind 11 0 1677 233 11
20 DL Haynes, RB Richardson Win 11 1 1692 297 11
21 M Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera Srl 11 0 1992 437 11
22 M Amarnath, SM Gavaskar Ind 10 0 1357 224 10
23 HM Amla, GC Smith SAF 10 0 1875 259 10
24 IR Bell, KP Pietersen Eng 10 0 1644 350 10
25 AN Cook, IJL Trott Eng 10 1 1727 329* 10
26 R Dravid, SC Ganguly Ind 10 2 1422 194* 10
27 R Dravid, V Sehwag Ind 10 1 1889 410 10
28 SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar Ind 10 1 1560 344* 10
29 Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohd Yousuf Pak 10 2 1489 259 10
30 Javed Miandad, Mudassar Nazar Pak 10 0 1637 451 10
31 V Kohli, AM Rahane Ind 10 0 1753 365 10
32 CA Pujara, M Vijay Ind 10 0 1685 370 10
33 MJ Slater, MA Taylor Aus 10 0 1662 260 10
34 ME Trescothick, MP Vaughan Eng 10 1 1454 255 10

The following table lists the teamwise break up of pairs of  batsmen who have paired ten or more century partnerships in a test innings.

No Partners Team Inns NO Runs High 100
1 ML Hayden, RT Ponting Aus 16 2 2558 272 16
2 ML Hayden, JL Langer Aus 14 0 2526 255 14
3 JL Langer, RT Ponting Aus 14 3 2154 327 14
4 DC Boon, ME Waugh Aus 11 1 1288 175 11
5 MJ Slater, MA Taylor Aus 10 0 1662 260 10
               
1 JB Hobbs, H Sutcliffe Eng 15 0 2345 283 15
2 AN Cook, AJ Strauss Eng 14 0 1993 229 14
3 AN Cook, KP Pietersen Eng 13 2 1785 206 13
4 IR Bell, KP Pietersen Eng 10 0 1644 350 10
5 AN Cook, IJL Trott Eng 10 1 1727 329* 10
6 ME Trescothick, MP Vaughan Eng 10 1 1454 255 10
               
1 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar Ind 20 2 3080 249 20
2 R Dravid, VVS Laxman Ind 12 0 2019 376 12
3 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar Ind 12 0 2162 281 12
4 CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar Ind 11 0 1628 213 11
5 G Gambhir, V Sehwag Ind 11 0 1677 233 11
6 M Amarnath, SM Gavaskar Ind 10 0 1357 224 10
7 R Dravid, SC Ganguly Ind 10 2 1422 194* 10
8 R Dravid, V Sehwag Ind 10 1 1889 410 10
9 SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar Ind 10 1 1560 344* 10
10 V Kohli, AM Rahane Ind 10 0 1753 365 10
11 CA Pujara, M Vijay Ind 10 0 1685 370 10
               
1 Misbah-ul-Haq, Younis Khan Pak 15 3 2156 218 15
2 Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohd Yousuf Pak 10 2 1489 259 10
3 Javed Miandad, Mudassar Nazar Pak 10 0 1637 451 10
               
1 AB de Villiers, JH Kallis SAF 13 1 2128 256 13
2 HM Amla, JH Kallis SAF 11 3 2454 377* 11
3 HM Amla, GC Smith SAF 10 0 1875 259 10
               
1 M Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara Srl 19 0 3384 624 19
2 PA de Silva, A Ranatunga Srl 11 1 1497 189* 11
3 M Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera Srl 11 0 1992 437 11
               
1 CG Greenidge, DL Haynes Win 16 1 2661 298 16
2 BC Lara, RR Sarwan Win 12 0 1978 232 12
3 DL Haynes, RB Richardson Win 11 1 1692 297 11
Bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in an innnings on test debut at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket

Bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in an innnings on test debut at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket

Test annals has witnessed 13 bowlers and 14 occasions of  bowlers capturing five or more vickets on  test debut  at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W I Team Opp Start Date
1 WH Lockwood 45.0×5 11 101 6 2 Eng Aus 17 Jul 1893
2 AJ Bell 30.4 07 99 6 1 SAF Eng 29 Jun 1929
3 M Nissar 26.0 03 93 5 1 Ind Eng 25 Jun 1932
4 WH Copson 24.0 02 85 5 1 Eng Win 24 Jun 1939
5 AV Bedser 29.1 11 49 7 1 Eng Ind 22 Jun 1946
6 PS Heine 25.0 07 60 5 1 SAF Eng 23 Jun 1955
7 GD McKenzie 29.0 13 37 5 3 Aus Eng 22 Jun 1961
8 LJ Coldwell 41.0 13 85 6 3 Eng Pak 21 Jun 1962
9 RAL Massie 32.5 07 84 8 1 Aus Eng 22 Jun 1972
10 RAL Massie 27.2 09 53 8 3 Aus Eng 22 Jun 1972
11 NGB Cook 26.0 11 35 5 2 Eng NZl 11 Aug 1983
12 DG Cork 19.3 05 43 7 4 Eng Win 22 Jun 1995
13 JM Anderson 16.0 04 73 5 2 Eng Zim 22 May 2003
14 G Onions 09.3 01 38 5 2 Eng Win 06 May 2009

The following is the list of visiting bowlers who have captured five for in an innings at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket – on test debut. Mohammad Nissar is the only  Indian bowler in this  list while RAL Massie of Australia is the only bowler to capture five fors in both innings at Lord’s on test debut.

No Player Overs M Runs W I Team Opp Start Date
1 AJ Bell 30.4 07 99 6 1 SAF Eng 29 Jun 1929
2 M Nissar 26.0 03 93 5 1 Ind Eng 25 Jun 1932
3 PS Heine 25.0 07 60 5 1 SAF Eng 23 Jun 1955
4 GD McKenzie 29.0 13 37 5 3 Aus Eng 22 Jun 1961
5 RAL Massie 32.5 07 84 8 1 Aus Eng 22 Jun 1972
6 RAL Massie 27.2 09 53 8 3 Aus Eng 22 Jun 1972

AV Bedser of England and RAL Massie of Australia are the only two bowlers in the annals of test cricket to capture ten wickets  in a match on test debut at Lord’s.

No Player O M Runs W Team Opp Start Date
1 AV Bedser 61.2 14 145 11 Eng Ind 22 Jun 1946
2 RAL Massie 60.1 16 137 16 Aus Eng 22 Jun 1972
Batsmen who have scored fifties on their test debut at Lord’s – Mecca of Test cricket

Batsmen who have scored fifties on their test debut at Lord’s – Mecca of Test cricket

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.