List of international cricket centuries at Lord's explained

Lord's (also known as Lord's Cricket Ground) is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Lord's is widely referred to as the "home of cricket".^[1] Lord's has hosted 130 Test matches, the first of these was in 1884 when England played the touring Australian team.^[2] The first One Day International (ODI) played at the ground, in 1972, was also between England and Australia, 56 ODIs have been played at the ground in total.^[3] Players who score a century in an innings in a Test match at Lord's also have their names placed on the Lord's Honours Boards.

The Englishman A. G. Steel became the first player to score a Test century at Lord's when he made 148 against Australia in 1884. The highest score at the ground is 335, which was scored by Sam Northeast in 2024. Northeast’s innings, made against Middlesex, came from 412 deliveries. The record for the highest score by an overseas players belongs to the South African Graeme Smith. Smith scored 259 from 370 deliveries against England in 2003. Only two players, the Englishmen Graham Gooch and Michael Vaughan, have scored 6 Test centuries at Lord's. The Indian Dilip Vengsarkar is the only overseas player to have scored 3 Test centuries at the ground.^[4] There have been 246 Test centuries scored at the ground.

32 ODI centuries have been scored at Lord's to date. The first, 137 from 147 deliveries, was made by Dennis Amiss in 1975. Amiss's innings is also the highest ODI score by an Englishman at Lord's. The West Indians Clive Lloyd (102 against Australia in 1975) and Viv Richards (138 not out against England in 1979) scored centuries in the first two Cricket World Cup finals, Richards' innings holding the record for the highest ODI score at the ground. Marcus Trescothick has scored 3 ODI centuries at the ground. In 2016, Misbah-ul-Haq became the oldest player to score a test century at Lord's.^[5]

Key

* denotes that the batsman was not out.
Inns. denotes the number of the innings in the match.
Balls denotes the number of balls faced in an innings.
NR denotes that the number of balls was not recorded.
Parentheses next to the player's score denotes his century number at Lord's.
The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
The column title Result refers to whether the player's team won,^[6] ^[7] lost^[8] ^[9] or if the match was drawn.^[10]

List of centuries

Test centuries

The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at Lord's.

No.	Score	Balls	Inns.	Result
1	148	NR	2	Won
2	164	NR	1	Won
3	106	NR	1	Drawn
4	107	NR	2	Drawn
5	143	NR	3	Lost
6	103	NR	3	Lost
7	135	NR	2	Won
8		NR	2	Won
9	104	NR	1	Drawn
10	115	NR	3	Drawn
11		NR	2	Won
12	119	NR	2	Won
13	107	NR	1	Drawn
14	102	NR	2	Won
15	164	NR	2	Won
16	120	NR	1	Lost
17	211	NR	2	Won
18	122	NR	2	Won
19		NR	2	Won
20		NR	1	Drawn
21	119	NR	2	Drawn
22		NR	2	Drawn
23		NR	3	Drawn
24	122	NR	1	Won
25	100	NR	1	Drawn
26	102	NR	3	Drawn
27		NR	3	Drawn
28	173	321	1	Lost
29	155	391	2	Won
30	254	376	2	Won
31	121	166	3	Lost
32	137	NR	2	Drawn
33	122	NR	2	Drawn
34	120	NR	3	Drawn
35	104	NR	3	Drawn
36	109	252	1	Won
37	120	325	1	Won
38	105	202	2	Lost
39		NR	3	Won
40	114	NR	1	Drawn
41	140	NR	1	Drawn
42	240	394	1	Drawn
43		370	2	Drawn
44		135	4	Drawn
45	106	NR	1	Lost
46	196	NR	2	Won
47	120	NR	2	Won
48	107	NR	3	Lost
49		NR	2	Won
50	189	NR	1	Won
51	208	NR	1	Won
52	117	NR	2	Lost
53	105	NR	1	Won
54	141	NR	3	Won
55	116	NR	1	Drawn
56	206	NR	2	Drawn
57	121	NR	3	Drawn
58	106	NR	1	Won
59		NR	3	Won
60	114	NR	4	Lost
61	150	NR	2	Won
62	104	NR	2	Won
63	184	NR	3	Lost
64	104	NR	1	Drawn
65	145	NR	2	Drawn
66	109	NR	3	Drawn
67	109	NR	4	Drawn
68	142	NR	2	Lost
69	112	NR	3	Won
70	152	NR	2	Won
71	130	NR	2	Won
72	153	NR	2	Won
73	101	NR	3	Lost
74	101	NR	3	Lost
75	133	261	3	Drawn
76	120	NR	2	Drawn
77	119	NR	2	Won
78		299	3	Drawn
79		325	3	Drawn
80		170	4	Drawn
81	151	308	2	Won
82	148	310	1	Drawn
83		556	2	Drawn
84	103	301	1	Drawn
85	107	258	2	Drawn
86	113	218	2	Drawn
87	106	277	4	Drawn
88	115	306	3	Won
89		261	1	Drawn
90	131	303	2	Won
91	175	454	2	Drawn
92	105	174	2	Drawn
93		185	2	Drawn
94	178	380	3	Drawn
95	157	280	1	Won
96		227	1	Won
97	121	143	1	Won
98	188	303	1	Won
99	118	220	1	Won
100	106	180	1	Won
101	175	420	3	Drawn
102	138	253	4	Drawn
103	120	248	3	Drawn
104	108	110	1	Won
105	123	291	1	Lost
106	103	295	3	Drawn
107	113	337	3	Drawn
108	123	162	1	Drawn
109	184	395	2	Drawn
110	145	159	2	Drawn
111	112	295	1	Drawn
112	117	209	1	Drawn
113		252	4	Drawn
114	126	290	1	Won
115	157	264	3	Lost
116	200	386	1	Won
117	108	200	1	Won
118	106	259	1	Lost
119	110	260	3	Lost
120		242	4	Won
121	190	471	1	Drawn
122	111	143	1	Drawn
123	107	195	2	Drawn
124		255	3	Drawn
125	196	318	2	Won
126	114	280	1	Lost
127		213	2	Won
128	106	243	2	Drawn
129	183	369	3	Drawn
130	123	202	1	Drawn
131	103	192	3	Won
132	113	212	4	Lost
133		249	2	Won
134	106	198	3	Lost
135	101	310	2	Drawn
136	333	485	1	Won
137	139	187	1	Won
138		155	1	Won
139	100	184	2	Lost
140	121	111	2	Lost
141	123	113	3	Won
142	111	202	1	Drawn
143		271	2	Drawn
144		240	1	Won
145	174	252	3	Won
146	111	243	1	Won
147	152	263	1	Won
148		378	1	Won
149	142	255	1	Drawn
150	119	229	4	Drawn
151	105	217	1	Won
152	124	261	1	Drawn
153	131	301	2	Drawn
154	148	218	1	Won
155	112	180	2	Drawn
156	117	200	1	Won
157	105	294	3	Lost
158	100	224	2	Won
159	101	197	2	Won
160		283	2	Won
161	108	170	2	Won
162	185	351	1	Drawn
163	107	168	1	Drawn
164	115	219	3	Drawn
165	105	295	3	Drawn
166	155	331	1	Won
167	100	141	3	Won
168		132	3	Won
169		190	4	Lost
170	137	256	1	Won
171	259	370	2	Won
172	108	244	2	Won
173	142	146	3	Lost
174	112	215	2	Won
175	101	309	3	Lost
176		204	4	Won
177	137	202	1	Won
178	221	288	1	Won
179	103	154	1	Won
180		270	2	Lost
181		145	3	Won
182	194	259	2	Won
183	120	174	2	Won
184	106	180	1	Drawn
185	158	205	1	Drawn
186	119	220	3	Drawn
187	105	279	1	Drawn
188	186	327	1	Drawn
189		168	1	Drawn
190	202	330	2	Drawn
191	128	214	3	Drawn
192	105	196	1	Drawn
193	111	209	1	Drawn
194		190	1	Drawn
195		128	1	Drawn
196	109	138	3	Drawn
197	134	213	3	Drawn
198	106	214	2	Drawn
199	101	121	3	Drawn
200	152	181	1	Drawn
201	199	336	1	Drawn
202	101	183	2	Drawn
203	107	207	3	Drawn
204	138	447	3	Drawn
205		242	3	Drawn
206	143	284	1	Won
207	161	268	1	Won
208	136	227	4	Lost
209	226	349	1	Won
210	103	100	2	Lost
211	184	383	1	Won
212	169	297	1	Won
213	126	131	1	Drawn
214	193	253	2	Drawn
215	106	231	3	Drawn
216		326	1	Won
217		220	2	Lost
218		120	3	Won
219	122	258	2	Won
220	121	205	3	Won
221	109	211	1	Won
222	180	338	3	Won
223		298	1	Drawn
224	147	258	2	Drawn
225	102	172	2	Drawn
226		188	3	Drawn
227	103	154	1	Won
228	110	203	2	Lost
229	132	262	2	Lost
230	162	345	3	Won
231	101	92	3	Won
232	215	346	1	Won
233	173	300	1	Won
234		164	1	Drawn
235	114	179	1	Won
236	190	234	1	Won
237		177	2	Won
238		165	3	Drawn
239	200	347	1	Drawn
240	132	297	2	Drawn
241	129	250	1	Won
242		321	2	Lost
243	108	203	3	Lost
244		170	4	Won
245	182	178	2	Won
246	205	208	2	Won
247	110	184	1	Won
248	155	214	4	Lost

One Day International centuries

The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at Lord's.

No.	Score	Balls	Inns.	Result
1	137	147	1	Won
2	102	85	1	Won
3		157	1	Won
4		165	1	Lost
5		164	2	Won
6	102	118	2	Won
7	136	162	1	Lost
8		162	2	Won
9	113	109	2	Won
10	127	160	1	Won
11		151	2	Won
12	104	120	1	Won
13		144	2	Lost
14	137	142	2	Lost
15	109	100	1	Lost
16	115	128	1	Lost
17		145	2	Won
18	100	116	1	Lost
19	123	104	1	Lost
20		165	2	Won
21		103	1	Won
22	111	115	2	Won
23	120	156	1	Won
24	119	143	1	Lost
25		126	2	Won
26		123	2	Won
27	112	104	1	Won
28	121	74	2	Lost
29	105	130	1	Lost
30		116	1	Won
31	100	116	1	Won
32	100	100	1	Won
33	127	114	1	Won

Women's One Day International centuries

The following table summarises the Women's One Day International centuries scored at Lord's.^[11]

No.	Score	Balls	Inns.	Result
1		143	1	Won
2		151	1	Won
3	129	133	1	Won
4	145	155	1	Won

Notes and References

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Web site: Statsguru: Lord's, London / Test matches / Match result list . ESPN. Cricinfo. 28 April 2010.
Web site: Statsguru: Lord's, London / One-Day Internationals matches / Match result list . ESPN. Cricinfo. 28 April 2010.
Web site: Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list. ESPN. Cricinfo. 28 April 2010.
Web site: Statsguru: One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Innings by innings list. ESPN. Cricinfo. 28 April 2010.
Web site: Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Won. ESPN. Cricinfo. 24 August 2011.
Web site: Statsguru: One Day International matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Won. ESPN. Cricinfo. 24 August 2011.
Web site: Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Lost. ESPN. Cricinfo. 24 August 2011.
Web site: Statsguru: One Day International matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Lost. ESPN. Cricinfo. 24 August 2011.
Web site: Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Drawn. ESPN. Cricinfo. 24 August 2011.
Web site: Statistics / Statsguru / Women's One-Day Internationals / Batting records . Cricinfo . ESPN . 5 May 2012.