First Test at Lord’s : England vs Bangladesh in May 2010; England won by eight wickets
Bangladesh inserted the opposition in this test providing the 30th occasion of a team inserting the opposition at Lord’s. It was the first occasion for Bangladesh at Lord’s.
Bangladesh capped Robiul Islam for this test. He became the 59th cricketer to represent Bangladesh in tests. He is the seventh Bangladesh cricketer to make his debut against England. His debut at Lord’s makes him the third Bangladesh cricketer to make his test debut at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket. The other two are – Mushfiqur Rahim and Shohadat Hussian who had made their debut at Lord’s in May 2005
EJG Morgan was capped by England for this test. He became the 86th England cricketer to make his test debut at Lord’s and the first England cricketer to be baptized into test cricket against Bangladesh at Lord’s.
EJG Morgan became the 645th cricketer to represent England in tests. He is the seventh England cricketer to make his test debut against Bangladesh and the first England cricketer to make debut against Bangladesh on home soil.
With his 83 runs in the first innings AJ Strauss took his aggregate of runs at Lord’s to 1265. He now stands third in the list of England batsmen who have scored 1000 plus runs at Lord’s – GA Gooch {2015}, AJ Stewart {1476}, AJ Strauss {1265}, DI Gower {1241} and G Boycott {1189}. W Bardsley of Australia has aggregated 575 runs at Lord’s which represents the most runs by a visiting batsman at Lord’s
AJ Strauss’s 1265 runs places him second in the list of England opening batsmen who have scored 1000 plus runs at Lord’s – GA Gooch {1907}, AJ Strauss {1265} and G Boycott {1189} It is interesting to note that no other visiting opening batsman has aggregate of 1000 plus runs at Lord’s. CG Greenidge of West Indies has scored 471 runs which is the most runs scored by a visiting opening batsman at Lord’s.
AJ Strauss and IJL Trott added 188 runs for the second wicket providing the 14th occasion of a three figure partnership by England batsmen against Bangladesh. This stand represents the third occasion of a three figure partnership for the second wicket by England batsmen against Bangladesh. The three occasions are – 255 runs between ME Trescothick and MP Vaughan at Lord’s in May 2005, 167* runs between AN Cook and KP Pietersen at Dhaka in Mar 2010 and 181 runs between AJ Strauss and IJL Trott at Lord’s in May 2010
IJL Trott’s century {226} represent the 209th hundred at Lord’s. The break up team wise read thus – England {113}, Australia {31}, South Africa {13}, New Zealand {13}, West Indies {18}, India {09}, Pakistan {06} and Sri Lanka {06}
IJL Trott’s century {226} represent the tenth hundred by England batsmen against Bangladesh. The complete list of centurions read thus – ME Trescothick {113 at Dhaka in Oct 2003}, ME Trescothick {194 at Lord’s in May 2005}, MP Vaughan {120 at Lord’s in May 2005}, ME Trescothick {151 vs Chester-le-street in Jun 2005}, IR Bell {162* at Chester-le-Street in Jun 2005}, AN Cook {173 at Chittagong in Mar 2010}, PD Collingwood {145 at Chittagong in Mar 2010}, IR Bell {138 at Dhaka in Mar 2010}, AN Cook {109* at Dhaka in Mar 2010} and IJL Trott {226} at Lord’s in May 2010}
IJL Trott with his 226 became the third England batsman to score a hundred at Lord’s against Bangladesh. Others are – ME Trescothick {194 in May 2005} and MP Vaughan {120 in May 2005}.
Trott ‘s 226 represent the highest individual score by an England batsman against Bangaldesh in a test innings. The previous best was 194 by ME Trescothick at Lord’s in May 2005
AJ Strauss’s 83 in this test represent the eleventh occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a fifty at Lord’s against Bangladesh. . It was his second fifty at Lord’s – the first being his 69 in May 2005. His knock of 83 is his highest individual score at Lord’s against Bangladesh and he is the only opening England opening batsman to score two fifties at Lord’s against Bangladesh.
AN Cook {02}, AJ Strauss {02}, MJ Trescothick {04} and MP Vaughan {02} are the four England opening batsman to score two or more fifties against Bangladesh
IR Bell’s aggregate against Bangladesh at the end of his first innings stood at 505. He became the second batsman after ME Trescothick {551} to total 500 plus runs against Bangaldesh.
IR Bell became the 12th batsman to aggregate 500 plus runs against Bangladesh. The complete list read thus – KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {876}, DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {860}, SR Tendulkar of India {820}, TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka {771}, GC Smith of South Africa {743}, TT Samaraweera of Sri Lanka {600}, MG Vandort of Sri Lanka {565}, R Dravid of India {560}, ME Trescothick of England {551}, IR Bell of England {505}, BB McCullum of New Zealand {504} and Mohammad Yousuf {503}
IJL Trott’s 226 represent the 14th occasion of a batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings at Lord’s. Team wise break up read thus – England {07}, Australia {02}, Pakistan {02}, South Africa {01}, New Zealand {01} and West Indies {01}
England team against Bangladesh contained four batsmen who have scored debut hundreds – AJ Strauss {112 vs New Zealand at Lord’s in May 2004}, AN Cook {104* vs India at Nagpur in Mar 2006}, MJ Prior {126* vs West Indies at Lord’s in May 2007} and IJL Trott {110 vs Australia at The Oval in Aug 2009}
IJL Trotts’ 226 represent the 293rd occasion of a batsman scoring a double hundred in a test innings. The break up team wise read thus – Australia {62}, West Indies {46}, England {45}, India {38}, Pakistan {33}, Sri Lanka {28}, South Africa {22}, New Zealand {15} and Zimbabwe {04}
IJL Trott became the 14th batsman and the seventh England batsman to score a double hundred at Lord’s. The complete list read thus – JB Hobbs of England {211 vs South Africa in Jun 1924}, DG Bradman of Australia {254 vs England in Jun 1930}, WR Hammond of England {240 vs Australia at Lord’s in Jun 1930}, WA Brown of Australia {206* vs England in Jun 1930}, J Hardstaff Jnr of England {205* vs India in Jun 1946}, DCS Compton of England {208 vs South Africa in Jun 1947}, MP Donnelly of New Zealand {206 vs England in Jun 1949}, Mohsin Khan of Pakistan {200 vs England in Aug 1982}, CG Greenidge of West Indies {214* vs England in Jan 1984}, GA Gooch of England {333 vs India in Jul 1990}, GC Smith of South Africa {259 vs England in Jul 2003}, RWT Key of England {221 vs West Indies in Jul 2004}, Mohammad Yousuf of Pakistan {202 vs England in Jul 2006} and IJL Trott of England {226 vs Bangladesh in May 2010}. IJL Trott’s 226 represent the first double hundred against Bangladesh at Lord’s
IJL Trott’s 226 represent the 14th occasion of a double hundred scored against Bangladesh and also represents the first double hundred by an England batsman against Bangladesh
MJ Prior was run out for 16 providing the 37th occasion of England wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in a test innings against various oppositions. MJ Prior has been dismissed run out on three occasions including the one in this innings. The other two occasions are – for 61 vs Australia at Lord’s in Jul 2009 and for 4 vs Australia at The Oval in Aug 2009.
MJ Prior became the sixth England wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed run out on three or more occasions. The others are – RW Taylor {05}, TG Evans {04}, APE Knott {04}, JM Parks {04} and RC Russell {03}
Shohadat Hussain captured 5 for 98 in this game providing the 75th occasion of a visiting bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings at Lord’s. Shohadat Hussain became the first Bangladesh bowler to capture five wickets in a test innings at Lord’s
Shohadat Hussain captured 5 for 98 in this game providing the 24th occasion of a Bangladesh bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against various oppositions .Shohadat Hussain became the first Bangladesh bowler to capture five wickets in a test innings against England
Robiul Islam returned with figures of none for 107 in the first innings of this test providing the third occasion of a Bangladesh bowler going wicketless conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings at Lord’s. The other two bowlers are – Shohadat Hossain {none for 101 in May 2005} and Anwar Hossain Monir {none for 110 in May 2005} Shohadat Hossain and Robiul Islam have gone wicketless conceding 100 plus runs on their test debut at Lord’s.
Robiul Islam became the third Bangladesh bowler to concede 100 plus runs without a wicket on test debut. The other two are – Fahim Muntasir {none for 109 vs Pakistan at Dhaka on 09.01.02} and Shohadat Hossain {none for 101 vs England at Lord’s in May 2005}
Robiul Islam conceded 107 runs without a wicket providing the 23rd occasion of a Bangladesh bowler conceding 100 plus runs without a wicket in a test innings.
Robiul Islam {none for 107}, Shakib Al Hasan {2 for 109} and Rubel Hossain {1 for 109} conceded 100 plus runs in the first innings of this test taking the number of occasions of Bangladesh bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings to 101. .
Three Bangladesh bowlers – Robiul Islam {none for 107}, Shakib Al Hasan {2 for 109} and Rubel Hossain {1 for 109} conceded 100 plus runs in the first innings of test providing the 16th occasion of three or more Bangladesh bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against various oppositions.
Three Bangladesh bowlers – Robiul Islam {none for 107}, Shakib Al Hasan {2 for 109} and Rubel Hossain {1 for 109} conceded 100 plus runs in the first innings of test providing the second occasion of three or more Bangladesh bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against .England. The first such occasion was also at Lord’s in May 2005 when four bowlers – Mashrafe Mortaza {2 for 107}, Shohadat Hossain {none for 101}, Anwar Hossain Monir {none for 110} and Mohammad Rafiq {1 for 150} conceded 100 plus runs
England’s total of 505 in this game represents the 91st occasion of England posting a total of 500 plus in a test innings against various oppositions. This total also represents 13th occasion of England posting a total of 500 plus runs in a test innings at Lord’s. This total represents the third occasion of England posting a total of 500 plus runs in a test innings against Bangladesh. The other two occasions are – 528 for 3 wickets declared at Lord’s in May 2005 and 599 for 6 wickets declared at Chittagong in Mar 2010
England’s 505 all out represent the 44th occasion of England posting a total of 500 plus and dismissed all out in a test innings against various oppositions
England’s total of 505 all out provides the 21st occasion of a team posting a total of 500 plus in a test innings against Bangladesh. It also represents the fourth occasion of a team posting a total of 500 plus and dismissed all out. The other three occasions are – West Indies {536 all out at Dhaka in Dec 2002}, India {526 all out at Dhaka in Dec 2004} and India {540 all out at Chittagong in Dec 2004}
England posted a total of 505 runs after being inserted in this test providing the 51st occasion of a team posting a total of 500 plus after being asked to bat first after losing the toss
Tamim Iqbal {55} and Junaid Siddique {53*} scored fifties in Bangaldesh’s first innings provding the 18th and 19th occasion of Bangladesh batsman scoring a fifty in a test innings against England.
Tamim Iqbal registered his fourth fifty against England when he made 55 in this innings. The other occasions are – 86 at Chittagong on Mar 2010, 85 and 52 at Dhaka in Mar 2010. Tamim Iqbal holds the record for most fifties by a Bangladesh batsman and also by a Bangladesh opening batsman against England. Habibul Bashar {02}, Junaid Siddique {02}. Mahmudullah {02} and Mushfiqur Rahim {02} are the other Bangladesh batsman who have scored two fifties against England.
Tamim Iqbal’s 55 in this game represent his eighth test half century and tenth test fifty. Junaid Siddique’s 53 not out provides his sixth test half century and seventh test fifty.
Tamim Iqbal was run out for 55 in first innings of this test providing the second occasion of a Bangladesh batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty. The first batsman was Habibul Bashar who was run out for 84 against Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 12.09.05. Tamim Iqbal became the first Bangladesh opening batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring a fifty.
Tamim Iqbal {103}, Imrul Kayes {75} and Junaid Siddique {74} scored fifties in Bangaldesh’s second innings providing the very first occasion of first three Bangladesh batsmen scoring fifties in a test innings. The feat has been achieved at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket – makes it more memorable and cherishing
Tamin Iqbal scored 55 and 103 in this test providing the fourth occasion of a Bangladesh batsman scoring a fifty and a hundred in a test match. He became the first batsman to achieve the feat at Lord’s. The other three occasions are – Shakib Al Hasan – 87 and 100 vs New Zealand at Hamilton in Feb 2010, Habibul Bashar {108 and 76 vs Zimbabwe at Chittagong in Nov 2001} and Habibul Bashar {71 and 108 vs Pakistan at Karachi in Aug 2003}
Tamim Iqbal became the first Bangladesh opening batsman to score a fifty and hundred in a test match.
Tamim Iqbal’s 55 and 103 provides the fifth occasion of Bangladesh opening batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test match. The complete list read thus – Tamim Iqbal {55 and 103 vs England at Lord’s in May 2010}, Javed Omar {62 and 85* vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in Apr 2001}, Tamin Iqbal {53 and 84 vs New Zealand at Dunedin in Jan 2008}, Tamim Iqbal {85 and 52 vs England at Dhaka in Mar 2010} and Hannan Sarkar {76 and 55 vs Australia at Cairns in Jul 2003}
Tamim Iqbal {55 and 103} and Junaid Siddique {58 and 74} scored fifties in both innings of this test providing the 13th and 14th occasion of a Bangladesh batsman scoring twin fifties in a test match. The complete list read thus – Javed Omar {62 and 85* vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in Apr 2001}, Habibul Bashar {64 and 76 vs Zimbabwe at Harare in Apr 2001}, Habibul Bashar {108 and 76 vs Zimbabwe at Chittagong in Nov 2001}, Habibul Bashar {60 and 75 vs South Africa at Chittagong in Apr 2003}, Hannan Sarkar {76 and 55 vs Australia at Cairns in Jul 2003}, Habibul Bashar {71 and 108 vs Pakistan at Karachi in Aug 2003}, Habibul Bashar {94 and 55 vs Zimbabwe at Chittagong in Jan 2005}, Habibul Bashar {69 and 73 vs Sri Lanka at Bogra in Mar 2006}, Tamim Iqbal {69 and 73 vs New Zealand at Dunedin on Jan 2008}, Shakib Al Hasan {87 and 100 vs New Zealand at Hamilton in Feb 2010, Mushfiqur Rahim {79 and 95 vs England at Chittagong at Dhaka in Mar 2010}, Tamim Iqbal {85 and 52 vs England at Dhaka in Mar 2010}. Tamim Iqbal {55 and 103 vs England at Lord’s in May 2010} and Junaid Siddique {58 and 74 vs England at Lord’s in May 2010}
Tamim Iqbal {55 and 103} and Junaid Siddique {58 and 74} scored fifties in both innings of this test providing the third and fourth occasion of a Bangladesh batsman scoring twin fifties against England in a test match. The complete list read thus – Mushfiqur Rahim {79 and 95 vs England at Chittagong at Dhaka in Mar 2010}, Tamim Iqbal {85 and 52 vs England at Dhaka in Mar 2010}. Tamim Iqbal {55 and 103 vs England at Lord’s in May 2010} and Junaid Siddique {58 and 74 vs England at Lord’s in May 2010}
Tamim Iqbal’s 103 in the second innings of this test provide the 210th hundred in a test innings at Lord’s. His knock also represents the 95th hundred by a visiting batsman in a test innings at Lord’s. Tamim Iqbal earned the distinction of becoming the first Bangladesh batsman to score a hundred at Lord’s
Tamin Iqbal’s 103 in this test represent the second hundred by a Bangladesh batsman against England. Junaid Siddique had scored 106 at Chittagong in Mar 2010.
Tamim Iqbal’s 103 in this test represent the 21st occasion of a Bangladesh batsman scoring a hundred in test innings against various oppositions. Tamim Iqbal’s 103 represents his third hundred in a test innings. The other two are – 128 vs West Indies at Kingstown in Jul 2009 and 151 vs India at Dhaka in Jan 2010. He became the third Bangladesh batsman to score three or more hundreds. Others are – Mohamad Ashraful {05} and Habibul Bashar {03}
Tamim Iqbal’s 103 in this test provide the sixth occasion of a Bangladesh opening batsman scoring a hundred against various oppositions. The six hundreds read thus – Javed Omar {119 vs Pakistan at Peshwar in Aug 2003}, Nafees Iqbal {121 vs Zimbabwe at Dhaka in Jan 2005}, Shahriar Nafees {138 vs Australia at Fatullah in Apr 2006}, Tamim Iqbal {128 vs West Indies at Kingstown in Jul 2009}, Tamim Iqbal {151 vs India at Dhaka in Jan 2010} and Tamim Iqbal {103 vs England at Lord’s in May 2010}
Tamim Iqbal {55 and 103} and Junaid Siddique {58 and 74} scored fifties in both innings of this test providing the first occasion of two Bangladesh batsman scoring twin fifties in a test match.
Bangladesh’s second innings contained two three figure partnerships – Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes added 185 runs for the first wicket and Junaid Siddique and Jahrul Islam added 100 runs for the third wicket – providing the fourth and fifth three figure partnerships by Bangladesh batsmen against England. The other three are – 108 runs for the the second wicket between Habibul Bashar and Hannan Sarkar at Dhaka in Oct 2003, 113 for the eighth wicket between Mushfiqur Rahim and Naeem Islam at Chittagong in Mar 2010 and 167 runs for the sixth wicket between Junaid Siddique and Mushfiqur Rahim at Chittagong in Mar 2010
The first wicket stand of 185 runs between Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes is a record stand by Bangladesh batsmen for the first wicket against England. The previous best was 88 runs partnership between the same pair in the first innings of this test.
The third wicket stand of 100 runs between Junaid Siddique and Jahrul Islam is a record stand by Bangladesh batsmen for the third wicket against England. The previous best was 54 runs partnership between Aftab Ahmed and Junaid Siddique at Chittagong in Mar 2010.
Bangladesh’s second innings contained two three figure partnerships – Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes added 185 runs for the first wicket and Junaid Siddique and Jahrul Islam added 100 runs for the third wicket – providing the 32nd and 33rd three figure partnerships by Bangladesh batsmen against various oppositions
The first wicket stand of 185 runs between Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes is a record stand by Bangladesh batsmen for the first wicket against various oppositions. The previous best was 161 runs partnership between Tamim Iqbal and Junaid Siddique vs New Zealand at Dunedin in Jan 2008
Bangladesh was dismissed all out for 282 and 382 in this test providing the sixth occasion of it being dismissed all out in both innings against England.
IR Bell took his 50th catch when he caught Imrul Kayes of Finn for 75 in the second innings of this test. Bell became the 28th England fieldman to pouch 50 plus test catches
ST Finn captured 5 for 87 in the second innings of this test providing the 84th occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings at Lord’s.
AJ Strauss scored 83 and 82 in this test providing the 30th occasion of an England captain scoring fifties in both innings of a test match. AJ Strauss became the fourth England captain to score twin fifties in a test at Lord’s. The other three are – GA Gooch {333 and 123 vs India in Jul 1990}, N Hussain {57 and 68 vs Sri Lanka at Lord’s in May 2002} and MP Vaughan {103 and 101* vs West Indies in Jul 2004}