PJ Cummins of Australia returned with figures of 6 for 91 in England’s first innings to provide the 127^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England. It also provides the 57th   occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England in England. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England in the tests played at Leeds.

PJ Cummins of Australia returned with figures of 6 for 91 in England’s first innings to provide the 77^th occasion of an Australian pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England. It also provides the 34th   occasion of an Australian pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England in England. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Australian pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England in the tests played at Leeds.

PJ Cummins of Australia returned with figures of 6 for 91 in England’s first innings to provide the fifth occasion of an Australian captain capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	G Giffen	78.2	6	21	155	6	3	Eng	Melbourne	29 Dec 1894
2	MA Noble	41.1	6	10	100	7	1	Eng	Sydney	26 Feb 1904
3	R Benaud	32.0	6	11	070	6	4	Eng	Manchester	27 Jul 1961
4	R Benaud	42.0	8	12	115	6	2	Eng	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962
5	PJ Cummins	18.0	6	01	091	6	2	Eng	Leeds	06 Jul 2023

It also provides the second occasion of an Australian captain capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England in England. R Benaud was the other Australian captain to capture six wickets in an innings against England in England. He had returned with figures of 6-70 at Manchester in Jul 1961. Thus PJ Cummins emulated R Benaud after a lapse of 42 years taking months and year to account.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	R Benaud	32.0	6	11	070	6	4	Eng	Manchester	27 Jul 1961
2	PJ Cummins	18.0	6	01	091	6	2	Eng	Leeds	06 Jul 2023

It also provides the first occasion of an Australian captain capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England in the tests played at Leeds.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	PJ Cummins	18.0	6	01	091	6	2	Eng	Leeds	06 Jul 2023

It is interesting to note that no Australian captain has ever taken a five wicket haul against England at Leeds prior to PJ Cummins’ feat of six for 91 in this test. The previous best bowling figures by an Australian captain against England at Leeds is credited to WM Armstrong who had returned with figures of two for six in the fourth innings of the test in July 1921 – 102 years back

PJ Cummins of Australia returned with figures of 6 for 91 in England’s first innings to provide the second occasion of an Australian captain pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England. It also provides the first occasion of an Australian captain pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England in England. It also provides the first occasion of an Australian captain pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England in the tests played at Leeds.

In Australia’s second innings, Australian opener DA Warner was dismissed by SCJ Broad. This dismissal was the seventeenth occasion of DA Warner dismissed by SCJ Broad. The following table lists the ten occasions of a bowler dismissing the batsmen on 15 plus occasions.

No	Bowler	Team	Batter	Team	Span	Mat	Dis
1	G McGrath	Aus	MA Atherton	Eng	1994-2001	17	19
2	AV Bedser	Eng	AR Morris	Aus	1946-1954	21	18
3	CEL Ambrose	Win	MA Atherton	Eng	1991-2000	26	17
4	CA Walsh	Win	MA Atherton	Eng	1991-2000	27	17
5	SCJ Broad	Eng	DA Warner	Aus	2013-2023	29	17
6	MD Marshall	Win	GA Gooch	Eng	1980-1991	21	16
7	H Trumble	Aus	TW Hayward	Eng	1896-1904	22	15
8	CEL Ambrose	Win	ME Waugh	Aus	1991-1999	22	15
9	GD McGrath	Aus	BC Lara	Win	1995-2005	24	15
10	CA Walsh	Win	IA Healy	Aus	1988-1999	28	15

SPD Smith was making his 100^th appearance in this test. He became the 15^th Australian cricketer to make 100 plus test appearances and 75^th cricketer overall to make 100 plus test appearances in the annals of test cricket

SPD Smith pouched five catches in England’s first innings. He became the first Australian fieldsman other than the wicket keeper to pouch five catches in an innings against England.

His feat makes him the third fieldsman to take five catches in an innings against England.

No	Player	Dis	Ct	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Yajurvindra Singh	5	5	2	Ind	Eng	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977
2	HDRL Thirimanne	5	5	2	Srl	Eng	Galle	22 Jan 2021
3	SPD Smith	5	5	2	Aus	Eng	Leeds	06 Jul 2023

Yajurvindra Singh of India and HDRL Thirimanne of Sri Lanka pouched five catches against England on home soil, SPD Smith performed the feat on away soil

SPD Smith pouched five catches in England’s first innings. His feat provides the 15^th occasion of a fieldsman other than the wicket keeper to pouch five catches in an innings against in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Dis	Ct	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	VY Richardson	5	5	3	Aus	SAF	Durban	28 Feb 1936
2	Yajurvindra Singh	5	5	2	Ind	Eng	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977
3	M Azharuddin	5	5	1	Ind	Pak	Karachi	15 Nov 1989
4	K Srikkanth	5	5	1	Ind	Aus	Perth	01 Feb 1992
5	SP Fleming	5	5	1	NZl	Zim	Harare	18 Sep 1997
6	GC Smith	5	5	4	SAF	Aus	Perth	30 Nov 2012
7	DJG Sammy	5	5	2	Win	Ind	Wankhede	14 Nov 2013
8	DM Bravo	5	5	2	Win	Ban	Kingstown	05 Sep 2014
9	AM Rahane	5	5	3	Ind	Srl	Galle	12 Aug 2015
10	J Blackwood	5	5	3	Win	Srl	Col-PSS	22 Oct 2015
11	Imrul Kayes	5	5	2	Ban	NZl	Wellington	12 Jan 2017
12	SPD Smith	5	5	1	Aus	SAF	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018
13	BA Stokes	5	5	2	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	03 Jan 2020
14	HDRL Thirimanne	5	5	2	Srl	Eng	Galle	22 Jan 2021
15	SPD Smith	5	5	2	Aus	Eng	Leeds	06 Jul 2023

SPD Smith is the only fieldsman other than the wicket keepers to pouch five catches in an innings on two occasions. Prior to his feat in the ongoing test against England at Leeds, he had taken five catches in an innings against South Africa at Cape Town in Mar 2018. Interestingly enough, both his feats on away soil

No	Player	Dis	Ct	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SPD Smith	5	5	1	Aus	SAF	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018
2	SPD Smith	5	5	2	Aus	Eng	Leeds	06 Jul 2023

The following table lists the fieldsmen other than the wicket keepers who have pouched five catches in an innings in tests played on away soil.

No	Player	Dis	Ct	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	VY Richardson	5	5	3	Aus	SAF	Durban	28 Feb 1936
2	M Azharuddin	5	5	1	Ind	Pak	Karachi	15 Nov 1989
3	K Srikkanth	5	5	1	Ind	Aus	Perth	01 Feb 1992
4	SP Fleming	5	5	1	NZl	Zim	Harare	18 Sep 1997
5	GC Smith	5	5	4	SAF	Aus	Perth	30 Nov 2012
6	DJG Sammy	5	5	2	Win	Ind	Wankhede	14 Nov 2013
7	AM Rahane	5	5	3	Ind	Srl	Galle	12 Aug 2015
8	J Blackwood	5	5	3	Win	Srl	Col-PSS	22 Oct 2015
9	Imrul Kayes	5	5	2	Ban	NZl	Wellington	12 Jan 2017
10	SPD Smith	5	5	1	Aus	SAF	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018
11	BA Stokes	5	5	2	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	03 Jan 2020
12	SPD Smith	5	5	2	Aus	Eng	Leeds	06 Jul 2023

Headingly, Leeds is hosting its 26^th test between England and Australia.

England won the toss and inserted the opposition in this test.  It provides the 32^nd occasion of England doing so against Australia. It also provides the fourth occasion of England doing so against Australia at Leeds

Australia was dismissed all out for 263 in the first innings of this test to provide the 64^th occasion of Australia dismissed all out against England in the first innings of the test. It also provides the twelfth such occasion at Leeds.

MR Marsh posted his third test century when he scored 118 in this test. All his three centuries have come against England.  His other two centuries are – 181 at Perth in Dec 2017 and 101 at Sydney in Jan 2018. Thus his century in this against England represent his first century in England.

GR Marsh and MR Marsh form the Father and son Pair to score a century against England in England. GR Marsh had scored 138 against England at Nottingham in Aug 1989. MR Marsh scored 118 against England at Leeds in this test.

GR Marsh and his two sons SE Marsh and MR Marsh of Australia have scored centuries on two or more occasions against England. The following table lists the performance of these three batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	GR Marsh	110	3	v England	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986
2	GR Marsh	138	1	v England	Nottingham	10 Aug 1989
1	MR Marsh	181	2	v England	Perth	14 Dec 2017
2	MR Marsh	101	2	v England	Sydney	04 Jan 2018
3	MR Marsh	118	1	v England	Leeds	06 Jul 2023
1	SE Marsh	126*	1	v England	Adelaide	02 Dec 2017
2	SE Marsh	156	2	v England	Sydney	04 Jan 2018

MR Marsh’s 118 in this test represent the 326th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century against England. It also represents the 144th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century against England in England. It also represents the 25^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century against England in tests played at Leeds.

MA Wood returned with figures of 5 for 34 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 259^th occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia. It also provides the 131^st occasion of England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia at home. It also provides the 21^st occasion of England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia in tests played at Leeds.

It’s a known fact that any test series between two teams throws up some interesting statistics. I have unearthed a few such statistics in India-Australia test series which are interesting and would like to share with netizens

Test Cricket witnessed – perhaps for the first time – rival bowlers capturing 100 wickets in the same test against their opposition in India-Australia Test series R Ashwin for India captured his 100th wicket against Australia and NM Lyon captured 100 wickets against India. By a coincidence, R Ashwin and NM Lyon are off spin bowlers in their trade. This feat was achieved by the two bowlers at Delhi between India and Australia in Feb 2023

It is an amazing coincidence that two rival batsmen in India-Australia Test series ended with an identical number of runs against each other at the end of a test after completing 2000 plus runs against each other in the same test. Perhaps, the only occasion in the annals of test cricket

V Kohli’s aggregate runs against Australia read 2042 at the end of WTC Final between Australia and India at The Oval. He completed 2000 runs against Australia in this test. SPD Smith’s run aggregate against India read 2042 at the end of this test. He also completed 2000 runs against India in this test.

Player	Team	Opp	Span	Mat	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
V Kohli	Ind	Aus	2011-2023	25	44	1	2042	186	47.48	8	5	3
SPD Smith	Aus	Ind	2013-2023	19	37	6	2042	192	65.87	9	5	2

BS Chandrashekhar of India returned with figures of 6 for 52 in each innings against Australia at Melbourne in Dec 1977. S O”Keefe of Australia returned with identical figures of 6 for 35 in each innings against India at Pune in Feb 2017

This is the only occasion of rival bowlers capturing six wickets each in an innings conceding identical runs in the annals of test cricket in India-Australia test series.

You can add these records also to the list mentioned above : Three World records for V Kohli and SPD Smith in India-Australia test series 2014-15

V Kohli and SPD Smith notched four hundreds each in this series to provide the first ever occasion of rival batsmen scoring four hundreds in a series constituting a world record

V Kohli and SPD Smith notched four hundreds each coupled with 600 plus runs aggregate in this series to provide the first ever occasion of rival batsmen scoring four hundreds coupled with 600 plus runs in a series constituting a world record. V Kohli totalled 646 runs while SPD Smith aggregated 769 runs and both scored four hundreds in the series

V Kohli and SPD Smith scored three hundreds each in this series while leading their respective sides to provide the very first occasion of rival captains scoring three hundreds in a test series which is a world record.

JE Root of England took three catches in Australia’s second innings which fetched him 178 catches. He now holds the record for most caches by an England fieldsman other than the wicket keepers. He went past AN Cook who had pouched 175 catches

BE Duckett scored 98 and 83 in this test to provide the 147th occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test. It also provides the 76^th occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test on home soil.

It also provides the 55^th occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia. It also provides the 31^st occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia on home soil. It also provides the sixth occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia in tests played at Lord’s.

BE Duckett scored 98 and 83 in this test to provide the 52^nd occasion of an England opening batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test. It also provides the 25^th  occasion of an England opening batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test on home soil.

It also provides the 20th occasion of an England opening batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia. It also provides the 13th occasion of an England opening batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia on home soil. It also provides the third occasion of an England opening batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia in tests played at Lord’s.

BM Duckett and BA Stokes added 132 runs for the fifth wicket in England’s second innings to provide the 327^th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia. It also provides the 162nd occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia at home. It also provides the 32nd occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia at Lord’s

BM Duckett and BA Stokes added 132 runs for the fifth wicket in England’s second innings to provide the  38^th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket against Australia. It also provides the 21st occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth against Australia at home. It also provides the seventh occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia for the fifth wicket at Lord’s

BA Stokes and SCJ Broad added 108 runs for the seventh wicket in England’s second innings to provide the 328^th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia. It also provides the 163rd occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia at home. It also provides the 33^rd occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia at Lord’s

BA Stokes and SCJ Broad added 108 runs for the seventh wicket in England’s second innings to provide the  18^th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket against Australia. It also provides the tenth occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth against Australia at home. It also provides the second occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia for the fifth wicket at Lord’s.  Prior to this IT Botham and MW Gatting added 131 runs for the seventh wicket at Lord’s against Australia in Jun 1985

BA Stokes scored 155 in England’s second innings to provide the 138^th occasion of an England captain scoring a century against various oppositions. It also provides the 75th occasion of an England captain scoring a century against various oppositions at home. It also provides the 23^rd occasion of an England captain scoring a century against various oppositions at Lord’s.

BA Stokes scored 155 in England’s second innings to provide the 27^th occasion of an England captain scoring a century against Australia. It also provides the 17th occasion of an England captain scoring a century against Australia at home. It also provides the sixth occasion of an England captain scoring a century against Australia at Lord’s.

BA Stokes scored 155 in England’s second innings to provide the 45^th occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against various oppositions. It also provides the 24th occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against various oppositions at home. It also provides the tenth occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against various oppositions at Lord’s.

BA Stokes scored 155 in England’s second innings to provide the tenth occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against Australia. It also provides the eighth occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against Australia at home. It also provides the third occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against Australia at Lord’s.

BA Stokes scored 155 in England’s second innings to provide the 15^th occasion of an England captain scoring a century in losing cause against various oppositions. It also provides the ninth occasion of an England captain scoring a century in losing cause against various oppositions at home. It also provides the fourth occasion of an England captain scoring a century in losing cause against various oppositions at Lord’s.

BA Stokes scored 155 in England’s second innings to provide the fifth occasion of an England captain scoring a century in losing cause against Australia. It also provides the third occasion of an England captain scoring a century in losing cause against Australia at home. It also provides the third occasion of an England captain scoring a century in losing cause against Australia at Lord’s.

BA Stokes scored 155 in England’s second innings to provide the fourth occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in losing cause against various oppositions. It also provides the second occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in losing cause against various oppositions at home. It also provides the second occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in losing cause against various oppositions at Lord’s.

BA Stokes scored 155 in England’s second innings to provide the first occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in losing cause against Australia. It also provides the first occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in losing cause against Australia at home. It also provides the first occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in losing cause against Australia at Lord’s.

JM Bairstow was dismissed stumped for 10 in England’s second innings to provide the eleventh occasion of an England wicket keeper dismissed stumped against Australia in a test innings. He is the second England wicket keeper to be dismissed stumped against Australia at Lord’s. Prior to this TG Evans was dismissed stumped without scoring against Australia at Lord’s in Jun 1956.

JM Bairstow was dismissed stumped for 10 in England’s second innings to provide the 26^th occasion of an England wicket keeper dismissed stumped against various oppositions. JM Bairstow is the only England wicket keeper to be dismissed stumped on two occasions at Lord’s. Prior to this he was dismissed stumped in England’s second innings against South Africa at Lord’s in Jul 2017.

Australia won this test by 43 runs to provide its 16^th win against England at Lord’s. It also represent its 152^nd  win against England.

DA Warner scored 66 in Australia’s first innings in this test. It represents his 60^th fifty while opening the innings for Australia. He now owns the record for most fifties by an Australian opener in tests. He went past MA Taylor and ML Hayden’s 59 fifties which were hither to the record for most fifties by an Australian opening batsman

DA Warner scored 66 in Australia’s first innings in this test. It represents his 60^th fifty while opening the innings for Australia. He now owns the record for most fifties by an Australian opener in tests. He went past MA Taylor and ML Hayden’s 59 fifties which were hither to the record for most fifties by an Australian opening batsman

DA Warner’s run aggregate as an opener at the end of this test read 5984 with the help of his 60 fifties. He needs 16 more runs for his 6000 runs. If he gets them, he would then become the second Australian opener to aggregate 6000 plus runs with the help of fifties. ML Hayden has an aggregate of 6206 runs as an Australian opener.

DA Warner became the sixth opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 60 or more fifties. Others are – AN Cook {86}, SM Gavaskar {75}, G Boycott {64}, GC Smith {63} and MA Atherton {61}

DA Warner became the third left hand opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 60 or more fifties. Others are – AN Cook {86} and GC Smith {63}

DA Warner’s run aggregate as an opener at the end of this test read 5984. He needs 16 more runs for his 6000 runs with the help of his 60 fifties.. If he gets them, he would then become the fourth left hand opener to aggregate 6000 plus runs in the annals of test cricket with the help of fifties. Others are – AN Cook {8537}, GC Smith {6468} and ML Hayden {6206}.

DA Warner’s run aggregate as an opener at the end of this test read 5984 with the help of his 60 fifties. He needs 16 more runs for his 6000 runs. If he gets them, he would then become the fifth opener to aggregate 6000 plus runs with the help fifties. in the annals of test cricket. Others are – AN Cook {8537}, SM Gavaskar {7482}, GC Smith {6468} and ML Hayden {6206}.

OE Robinson of England returned with figures of three for 100 in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing test at Lord’s to provide the 164^th occasion of a bowler conceding exact 100 runs in a test innings, It also provides the 41^st occasion of an England bowler conceding exact 100 runs in an innings.

It also provides the eleventh occasion of an England bowler conceding exact 100 runs in an innings against Australia. The following table lists all these eleven bowlers

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	T Richardson	40.0	10	100	2	4	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1894
2	BJT Bosanquet	23.0	1	100	1	3	v Australia	Sydney	11 Dec 1903
3	EW Clark	40.0	9	100	1	2	v Australia	Manchester	06 Jul 1934
4	AV Bedser	43.0	14	100	4	1	v Australia	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
5	FH Tyson	28.0X8	1	100	1	1	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959
6	FJ Titmus	44.0	14	100	0	1	v Australia	Manchester	23 Jul 1964
7	DE Malcolm	25.0	5	100	3	1	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Aug 1997
8	AF Giles	31.0	4	100	3	2	v Australia	Manchester	11 Aug 2005
9	SI Mahmood	21.3	1	100	4	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2006
10	SCJ Broad	22.0	2	100	3	1	v Australia	Perth	13 Dec 2013
11	OE Robinson	24.4	3	100	3	1	v Australia	Lord’s	28 Jun 2023

It also provides the second occasion of an England bowler conceding exact 100 runs in an innings against Australia at Lord’s. The following table lists all both these occasions

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AV Bedser	43.0	14	100	4	1	v Australia	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
2	OE Robinson	24.4	3	100	3	1	v Australia	Lord’s	28 Jun 2023

Lord’s has witnessed nine occasions of a bowler conceding exact 100 runs in a test innings. The following table lists all these bowlers

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	VS Hazare	34.4	4	100	2	2	Ind	Engl	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
2	AV Bedser	43.0	14	100	4	1	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
3	FS Trueman	44.0	16	100	6	1	Eng	Win	Lord’s	20 Jun 1963
4	Abdul Qadir	25.0	1	100	1	1	Pak	Eng	Lord’s	18 Jun 1987
5	BP Patterson	21.5	2	100	2	4	Win	Eng	Lord’s	16 Jun 1988
6	DR Pringle	35.1	6	100	5	1	Eng	Win	Lord’s	20 Jun 1991
7	DG Cork	28.0	6	100	2	1	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	25 Jul 1996
8	ST Finn	25.0	5	100	4	2	Eng	Ban	Lord’s	27 May 2010
9	OE Robinson	24.4	3	100	3	1	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	28 Jun 2023

BM Duckett of England scored 98 in the ongoing test against Australia at Lord’s to provide the 61^st occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in an innings at Lord’s, The following table provides the 32 occasions of England batsman scoring a ninety in an innings at Lord’s.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Hon.FS Jackson	91	1	v Australia	Lord’s	17 Jul 1893
2	R Abel	94	2	v Australia	Lord’s	22 Jun 1896
3	GL Jessop	93	1	v South Africa	Lord’s	01 Jul 1907
4	FE Woolley	95	1	v Australia	Lord’s	11 Jun 1921
5	FE Woolley	93	3	v Australia	Lord’s	11 Jun 1921
6	E Paynter	99	1	v Australia	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
7	TE Bailey	93	1	v New Zealand	Lord’s	25 Jun 1949
8	R Subba Row	90	1	v South Africa	Lord’s	23 Jun 1960
9	MJK Smith	99	1	v South Africa	Lord’s	23 Jun 1960
10	KF Barrington	91	2	v South Africa	Lord’s	22 Jul 1965
11	TW Graveney	96	2	v West Indies	Lord’s	16 Jun 1966
12	JM Parks	91	2	v West Indies	Lord’s	16 Jun 1966
13	KF Barrington	97	2	v India	Lord’s	22 Jun 1967
14	G Boycott	92	3	v New Zealand	Lord’s	21 Jun 1973
15	JH Edrich	96	1	v India	Lord’s	20 Jun 1974
16	AW Greig	96	1	v Australia	Lord’s	31 Jul 1975
17	AW Greig	91	3	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jun 1977
18	RC Russell	94	2	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	25 Aug 1988
19	RA Smith	96	3	v Australia	Lord’s	22 Jun 1989
20	MA Atherton	99	3	v Australia	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
21	RA Smith	90	3	v West Indies	Lord’s	22 Jun 1995
22	AJ Strauss	96	1	v India	Lord’s	19 Jul 2007
23	AN Cook	95	1	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jul 2009
24	AN Cook	96	1	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	03 Jun 2011
25	JM Bairstow	95	2	v South Africa	Lord’s	16 Aug 2012
26	JE Root	98	1	v New Zealand	Lord’s	21 May 2015
27	BA Stokes	92	1	v New Zealand	Lord’s	21 May 2015
28	AN Cook	96	2	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
29	AD Hales	94	3	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	09 Jun 2016
30	JM Bairstow	93	2	v India	Lord’s	09 Aug 2018
31	MJ Leach	92	3	v Ireland	Lord’s	24 Jul 2019
32	BM Duckett	98	2	v Australia	Lord’s	28 Jun 2023

The following table provides the twelve occasions of England batsman scoring a ninety in an innings at Lord’s against Australia.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Hon.FS Jackson	91	1	v Australia	Lord’s	17 Jul 1893
2	R Abel	94	2	v Australia	Lord’s	22 Jun 1896
3	FE Woolley	95	1	v Australia	Lord’s	11 Jun 1921
4	FE Woolley	93	3	v Australia	Lord’s	11 Jun 1921
5	E Paynter	99	1	v Australia	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
6	AW Greig	96	1	v Australia	Lord’s	31 Jul 1975
7	AW Greig	91	3	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jun 1977
8	RA Smith	96	3	v Australia	Lord’s	22 Jun 1989
9	MA Atherton	99	3	v Australia	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
10	AN Cook	95	1	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jul 2009
11	AN Cook	96	2	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
12	BM Duckett	98	2	v Australia	Lord’s	28 Jun 2023

Lord’s – the mecca of cricket, has witnessed 247 centuries as o date including the Australian batsman SPD Smith’s 110 against England. The following table lists the Australian batsmen who have scored centuries at Lord’s

No	Player	Runs	I	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	173	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
33	SPD Smith	215	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
34	SPD Smith	110	1	v England	Lord’s	28 Jun 2023

The following table lists the Australian batsmen who have scored centuries at Lord’s against England.

No	Player	Runs	I	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	W Bardsley	193*	1	v England	Lord’s	26 Jun 1926
8	CG Macartney	133*	3	v England	Lord’s	26 Jun 1926
9	WM Woodfull	155	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
10	DG Bradman	254	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
11	WA Brown	105	2	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1934
12	WA Brown	206*	2	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
13	DG Bradman	102*	4	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
14	AR Morris	105	1	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
15	SG Barnes	141	3	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
16	AL Hassett	104	1	v England	Lord’s	25 Jun 1953
17	KR Miller	109	3	v England	Lord’s	25 Jun 1953
18	WM Lawry	130	2	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1961
19	GS Chappell	131	2	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1972
20	GM Wood	112	1	v England	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
21	KJ Hughes	117	1	v England	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
22	AR Border	196	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1985
23	SR Waugh	152*	2	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1989
24	MA Taylor	111	1	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
25	MJ Slater	152	1	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
26	DC Boon	164*	1	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
27	MTG Elliott	112	2	v England	Lord’s	19 Jun 1997
28	ME Waugh	108	2	v England	Lord’s	19 Jul 2001
29	MJ Clarke	136	4	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2009
30	CJL Rogers	173	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
31	SPD Smith	215	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
32	SPD Smith	110	1	v England	Lord’s	28 Jun 2023

SPD Smith completed 9000 runs in his test career when he was on 31 during his knock of 85 not out in Australia’s first innings at the close of play on the first day. He became the fourth Australian batsman to complete 9000 plus runs in tests. At the end of the Australia’s first innings, his run aggregate read 9079 runs

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	RT Ponting	1995-2012	168	287	29	13378	257	51.85	41	62	17
2	AR Border	1978-1994	156	265	44	11174	205	50.56	27	63	11
3	SR Waugh	1985-2004	168	260	46	10927	200	51.06	32	50	22
4	SPD Smith	2010-2023	099	174	22	09079	239	59.96	32	38	09

SPD Smith completed 9000 runs in his test career when he was on 31 during his knock of 85 not out in Australia’s first innings at the close of play on the first day. He became the 17th batsman to complete 9000 plus runs in the annals of test cricket. His run aggregate at the end of Australia’s first innings read 9079.

SPD Smith’s aggregate runs against England at the end of Australia’s first innings read 3176. He is the fourth Australian batsman to compile 3000 plus runs against England. The following table lists all these four batsmen

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	DG Bradman	Aus	1928-1948	37	63	7	5028	334	89.78	19	12	6
2	AR Border	Aus	1978-1993	47	82	19	3548	200*	56.31	8	21	3
3	SR Waugh	Aus	1986-2003	46	73	18	3200	177*	58.18	10	14	6
4	SPD Smith	Aus	2010-2023	34	59	5	3176	239	58.81	12	12	2

SPD Smith’s aggregate runs against England at the end of Australia’s first innings read 3176. He became the fifth batsman to achieve the feat of scoring 3000 plus runs against England. The following table lists all these five batsmen.

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	DG Bradman	Aus	1928-1948	37	63	7	5028	334	89.78	19	12	6
2	AR Border	Aus	1978-1993	47	82	19	3548	200*	56.31	8	21	3
3	GS Sobers	Win	1954-1974	36	61	8	3214	226	60.64	10	13	6
4	SR Waugh	Aus	1986-2003	46	73	18	3200	177*	58.18	10	14	6
5	SPD Smith	Aus	2010-2023	34	59	5	3176	239	59.45	12	12	2

SPD Smith scored 110 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 887^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in a test innings.  It also provides the 324th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in a test innings against England. It also provides the 34th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in a test innings against England at Lord’s.

SPD Smith became the fourth Australian batsman to score centuries on two occasions at Lord’s. The following table lists these four batsmen. Prior to his 110 in this test, he had scored 215 in Jul 2013.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	W Bardsley	164	2	v South Africa	Lord’s	15 Jul 1912
2	W Bardsley	193*	1	v England	Lord’s	26 Jun 1926
1	DG Bradman	254	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
2	DG Bradman	102*	4	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
1	WA Brown	105	2	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1934
2	WA Brown	206*	2	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
1	SPD Smith	215	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
2	SPD Smith	110	1	v England	Lord’s	28 Jun 2023

SPD Smith became the third Australian batsman to score centuries on two occasions at Lord’s. The following table lists these three batsmen. Prior to his 110 in this test, he had scored 215 in Jul 2013. It is interesting to note that one of the centuries scored by these three batsmen is a double century.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	DG Bradman	254	2	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
2	DG Bradman	102*	4	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
1	WA Brown	105	2	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1934
2	WA Brown	206*	2	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
1	SPD Smith	215	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
2	SPD Smith	110	1	v England	Lord’s	28 Jun 2023

SPD Smith’s 110 in this test represent his 12^th century against England. He is one of the three Australian batsmen to score ten or more centuries against England. Others are DG Bradman {19} and SR Waugh {10}

DG Bradman {19} and SPD Smith {12} are the only two batsmen in the annals of test cricket to score 12 or more centuries against England.

DG Bradman {19}, SPD Smith {12}, GS Sobers {10} and SR Waugh {10} are the four batsmen in the annals of test cricket to score ten or more centuries against England.

SPD Smith became the fourth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score twelve or more centuries against an opposition. The following table lists all these four batsmen

No	Player	Team	Span	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	Opp
1	DG Bradman	Aus	1928-1948	37	63	7	5028	334	89.78	19	Eng
2	SM Gavaskar	Ind	1971-1983	27	48	6	2749	236*	65.45	13	Win
3	JB Hobbs	Eng	1908-1930	41	71	4	3636	187	54.26	12	Aus
4	SPD Smith	Aus	2010-2023	34	59	5	3176	239	58.81	12	Eng

The following table lists eight batsmen who have scored ten or more centuries against an opposition

No	Player	Team	Span	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	Opp
1	DG Bradman	Aus	1928-1948	37	63	7	5028	334	89.78	19	Eng
2	SM Gavaskar	Ind	1971-1983	27	48	6	2749	236*	65.45	13	Win
3	JB Hobbs	Eng	1908-1930	41	71	4	3636	187	54.26	12	Aus
4	SPD Smith	Aus	2010-2023	34	59	5	3176	239	58.81	12	Eng
5	SR Tendulkar	Ind	1991-2013	39	74	8	3630	241*	55.00	11	Aus
6	KC Sangakkara	Srl	2002-2015	23	45	6	2911	230	74.64	10	Pak
7	GS Sobers	Win	1954-1974	36	61	8	3214	226	60.64	10	Eng
8	SR Waugh	Aus	1986-2003	46	73	18	3200	177*	58.18	10	Eng

Z Crawly was dismissed stumped by JM Bairstow of NM Lyon for 48 in England’s first innings. His dismissal stumped gave NM Lyon his 20^th wicket through stumping dismissals. He became the seventh bowler in the annals of test cricket to have 20 or more wickets through stumping dismissals. The following table lists these seven bowlers

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Wkts	St
1	M Muralidaran	Srl	1992-2010	133	800	47
2	SK Warne	Aus	1992-2007	145	708	36
3	HMRKB Herath	Srl	1999-2018	093	433	35
4	CV Grimmett	Aus	1925-1936	037	216	28
5	A Kumble	Ind	1990-2008	132	619	24
6	SP Gupte	Ind	1951-1961	036	149	20
7	NM Lyon	Aus	2011-2023	122	495	20

He also became the third Australian bowler in the annals of test cricket to have 20 or more wickets through stumping dismissals. The following table lists these three bowlers.

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Wkts	St
1	SK Warne	Aus	1992-2007	145	708	36
2	CV Grimmett	Aus	1925-1936	037	216	28
3	NM Lyon	Aus	2011-2023	122	495	20

SPD Smith’s 110 in the first innings of this test provide his 32^nd test century. He now stands joint second in the list of Australian batsmen who have scored most centuries with SR Waugh who has also scored 32 centuries. RT Ponting with 41 centuries to his credit occupies the first place

The following table lists the Aussie batsmen who have scored 30 plus centuries in their test career.

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C
1	RT Ponting	1995-2012	168	287	29	13378	257	51.85	41
2	SPD Smith	2010-2023	099	174	22	09079	239	59.73	32
3	SR Waugh	1985-2004	168	260	46	10927	200	51.06	32
4	ML Hayden	1994-2009	103	184	14	08625	380	50.73	30

The following table lists the 15 batsmen who have scored 30 plus centuries in their test career.

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C
1	SR Tendulkar	Ind	1989-2013	200	329	33	15921	248*	53.78	51
2	JH Kallis	SAF	1995-2013	166	280	40	13289	224	55.37	45
3	RT Ponting	Aus	1995-2012	168	287	29	13378	257	51.85	41
4	KC Sangakkara	Srl	2000-2015	134	233	17	12400	319	57.40	38
5	R Dravid	Ind	1996-2012	164	286	32	13288	270	52.31	36
6	SM Gavaskar	Ind	1971-1987	125	214	16	10122	236*	51.12	34
7	M Jayawardene	Srl	1997-2014	149	252	15	11814	374	49.84	34
8	BC Lara	Win	1990-2006	131	232	6	11953	400*	52.88	34
9	Younis Khan	Pak	2000-2017	118	213	19	10099	313	52.05	34
10	AN Cook	Eng	2006-2018	161	291	16	12472	294	45.35	33
11	SPD Smith	Aus	2010-2023	099	174	22	9079	239	59.73	32
12	SR Waugh	Aus	1985-2004	168	260	46	10927	200	51.06	32
13	S Chanderpaul	Win	1994-2015	164	280	49	11867	203*	51.37	30
14	ML Hayden	Aus	1994-2009	103	184	14	8625	380	50.73	30
15	JE Root	Eng	2012-2023	132	241	20	11178	254	50.57	30

JE Root became the fourth cricketer to perform the all round performance of 2000 plus runs and 20 plus wickets in the Ashes series

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Runs	W
1	SR Waugh	Aus	1986-2003	46	3200	22
2	WR Hammond	Eng	1928-1947	33	2852	36
3	JE Root	Eng	2013-2023	31	2190	20
4	WW Armstrong	Aus	1902-1921	42	2172	74

JE Root became the second England cricketer to perform the all round performance of 2000 plus runs and 20 plus wickets in the Ashes series

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Runs	W
1	WR Hammond	Eng	1928-1947	33	2852	36
2	JE Root	Eng	2013-2023	31	2190	20

BM Duckett was dismissed for 98 in England’s first innings to provide the 58^th occasion of an England batsman dismissed for a ninety against Australia. It also provides the 30th occasion of an England batsman dismissed for a ninety against Australia at home. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an England batsman dismissed for a ninety against Australia in tests played at Lord’s

BM Duckett was dismissed for 98 in England’s first innings to provide the 21st occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a ninety against Australia. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a ninety against Australia at home. It also provides the fourth occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a ninety against Australia in tests played at Lord’s