Lord’s etches name in history with landmark Test milestone

LONDON: The iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground has etched its name deeper into cricket history, becoming the first venue in the world to host 150 Test matches on Thursday. 

The opening match of the English summer between England and New Zealand marked the milestone, further cementing Lord’s status as the ‘Home of Cricket’ and the most historic Test venue.

The iconic ground leads the global rankings for hosting the most Test matches, followed by Australia’s Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

Stadium to host most Tests:

Lord’s Cricket Ground  150
Melbourne Cricket Ground  118
Sydney Cricket Ground 114
Kennington Oval 108
Old Trafford 86

Over the years, Lord’s has provided fans with decades of highly competitive cricket. The venue is known for producing decisive results, with 98 matches ending in wins and only 51 finishing in draws.

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During its 142-year history, the iconic ground has hosted a number of memorable matches, with a total of 143,786 runs scored and 4,627 wickets.

England ace batter Joe Root has scored the most runs at this venue, followed by former players Graham Gooch, Alastair Cook, Andrew Strauss, and Alec Stewart. Meanwhile, Australia batter Steve Smith tops the runs charts for overseas batters at this venue.

Most Runs at Lord’s

Joe Root — 24*, 2166
Graham Gooch — 21, 2015
Alastair Cook — 26, 1937
Andrew Strauss — 18, 1562
Alec Stewart — 20, 1476

In bowlers, legendary fast bowler James Anderson leads the wickets charts with 129 wickets in 29 matches, while New Zealand’s Richard Hadlee has taken the most wickets by a visiting bowler, with 26 wickets in four matches.

Playing XIs

England: Emilio Gay, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (capt), Jamie Smith (wkt), Gus Atkinson, Ollie Robinson, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir

New Zealand: Tom Latham (capt), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wkt), Glenn Phillips, Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Will O’Rourke

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