Test Matches at Lord's - A Statistical Survey

by Rajesh Kumar
(to 20th May 2003)

Country      Played  Won  Lost  Drawn  Winning %
England        103    38   25    40      36.89
Australia       33    14    5    14      42.42
W.Indies        16     4    6     6      25.00
India           14     1   10     3       7.14
South Africa    13     3    7     3      23.08
New Zealand     13     1    5     7       7.69
Pakistan        11     3    3     5      27.27
Sri Lanka        4     -    2     2        -
Zimbabwe         1     -    1     -        -
    Total:     104    64   64    40      61.54

Team Records:

Highest innings totals:

Total      For            Opponents        Series
729/6 d    Australia      England          1930
653/4 d    England        India            1990
652/8 d    West Indies    England          1973
632/4 d    Australia      England          1993
629        England        India            1974

Lowest completed innings totals:

Total      For            Opponents        Series
42         India          England          1974
47         New Zealand    England          1958
53         England        Australia        1988
53         Australia      England          1896
54         West Indies    England          2000
58         South Africa   England          1912
60         Australia      England          1888

Highest match aggregate:

Total  Wkts.  Teams and Scores             Season
1603    28    England  (653/4d + 272/4d)     1990
              India    (454    + 224)   
1601    29    England  (425    + 375)        1930
              Australia(729/6d + 72/3)

Lowest match aggregate:

Total  Wkts.  Teams and Scores             Season
291     40    Australia (116  +  60)        1888
              England   (53   +  62)   
390     30    England   (269)               1958
              N.Zealand (47   +  74)

Biggest wins:

An innings & 285 runs  - England    beat India     1974
An innings & 226 runs  - W.Indies   beat England   1973
An innings & 209 runs  - England    beat Zimbabwe  2000
 
409 runs               - Australia  beat England   1948
356 runs               - S.Africa   beat England   1994
326 runs               - W.Indies   beat England   1950

Narrowest wins:

2 wickets              - Pakistan   beat England   1992
2 wickets              - England    beat W.Indies  2000

Batting records:

Highest individual scores:

333  G.A.Gooch     (England)    vs. India          1990
254  D.G.Bradman   (Australia)  vs. England        1930
240  W.R.Hammond   (England)    vs. Australia      1938

Most runs in a Test:

456 (333 + 123) G.A.Gooch   (E) vs. India          1990
256 (72  + 184) M.H.Mankad  (I) vs. England        1952

Highest run-aggregate:

2015 (ave.53.03) in 21 matches by G.A.Gooch, including six centuries.

Highest Partnerships:

370 (3rd wkt.) D.C.S.Compton/W.J.Edrich, England
               vs.S.Africa                           1947
308 (3rd wkt.) G.A.Gooch/A.J.Lamb, England vs.India  1990

Bowling Records:

Bowlers with 8 wickets in an innings:

Wkts./Runs  Bowler        For       Opponents      Season
8/34        I.T.Botham    England   Pakistan       1978
8/38        G.D.McGrath   Australia  England        1997
8/43        H.Verity      England   Australia      1934
8/51        D.L.Underwood England   Pakistan       1974
8/53        R.A.L.Massie  Australia England        1972
8/84        R.A.L.Massie  Australia England        1972
8/103       I.T.Botham    England   West Indies    1984

Most wickets in a Test:

Wkts./Runs  Bowler        For       Opponents      Season
16/137      R.A.L.Massie  Australia England        1972
15/104      H.Verity      England   Australia      1934

Hat-trick:

G.M.Griffin               S.Africa  England        1960

Highest wicket-aggregate:

Bowler      For  Mt. Balls Runs Wkts. Ave. Best S.R. 5WI 10WM
I.T.Botham  Eng. 15  3194  1693  69  24.54 8/34 46.29  8  1
F.S.Trueman Eng. 12  3087  1394  63  22.13 6/31 49.00  5  1

Best all-round performance in a match:

256 (72 + 184) + 5/231 (5/196 + 0/35)  M.H.Mankad (India)
                                       vs.England        1952

Fielding records:

Most catches in an innings:

Catches  Fielder          For       Opponents  Season
4        G.St.A.Sobers    W.Indies  England    1973
4        A.J.Lamb         England   N.Zealand  1983
4        M.E.Trescothick  England   S.Lanka    2002

Most catches in a match:

Catches  Fielder          For       Opponents  Season
6        M.C.Cowdrey      England   W.Indies   1963
6        G.St.A.Sobers    W.Indies  England    1973
6        A.J.Lamb         England   N.Zealand  1983

Most catches in a career:

Catches  Matches    Ct./M      Fielder
20         12        1.67      W.R.Hammond (England)
20         13        1.54      M.C.Cowdrey (England)
18         21        0.86      G.A.Gooch   (England)

Wicket-keeping Records:

Most dismissals in an Innings:

Dis.           Wicketkeeper  For      Opponents   Season
6 (all caught) J.T.Murray    England  India       1967

Most dismissals in a match:

Dis.             Wicketkeeper  For      Opponents  Season
9 (8 ct.+ 1 Ct.) G.R.A.Langley Australia  England  1956
8 (all caught)   A.T.W.Grout   Australia  England  1961

Most dismissals in a career:

Dis. Ct. St.  Mt. Dis/M    Wicketkeeper
37   25  12   13  2.85     T.G.Evans
36   35   1   10  3.60     A.J.Stewart
33   32   1   14  2.36     A.P.E.Knott

Highest scores by wicketkeepers:

Score Wicketkeeper   For          Opponents     Season
168*  C.L.Walcott    West Indies   England       1950
137   L.E.G.Ames     England       New Zealand   1931