South AfricaTest ground1910 to 1921
Lord's
Durban, South Africa
Lord's records at a glance
At Lord's, the highest Test team total is 450 by England in 1913; the highest individual score is 119 by Johnny Douglas in 1913.
| Record | Test |
|---|---|
| Highest team total | 450 (England, 1913) |
| Lowest completed total | 111 (South Africa, 1913) |
| Highest successful chase | – |
| Highest individual score | Johnny Douglas 119 (1913) |
| Best bowling | Sydney Barnes 7/56 (1914) |
| Most runs at the ground | Jack Hobbs 366 |
| Most wickets at the ground | Sydney Barnes 24 |
| Average first-innings total | 213 |
Lord's in numbers
Lord's, in Durban, South Africa, has staged 4 Tests in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between South Africa and England in 1910, and the most recent international here was in 1921.
In Tests
Of the 4 Tests played at Lord's, 2 were drawn (50%), 1 won by the side batting first and 1 by the side batting second. South Africa have played 4 of those Tests and won 1, lost 1 and drawn or tied 2, a win rate of 25%. The most frequent visitors have been England (3).
Jack Hobbs has made more Test runs here than anyone, 366 in 5 innings, and Sydney Barnes has taken the most wickets, 24 in 2 Tests.
- Highest total: England's 450 (1913)
- Highest individual score: Johnny Douglas, 119 against South Africa (1913)
- Best bowling: Sydney Barnes, 7 for 56 (1914)
- Heaviest defeat: South Africa, by an innings and 157 runs against England (1913)
Tests at Lord's
4 Tests, 1910 to 1921. The first was South Africa v England on 21 January 1910: South Africa won by 95 runs.
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Drawn / tied
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | Tests | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 3 | 184 |
| 1920s | 1 | 299 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Hobbs | England | 5 | 366 | 0 |
| Herbie Taylor | South Africa | 6 | 256 | 1 |
| Dave Nourse | South Africa | 8 | 251 | 0 |
| Charles Macartney | Australia | 2 | 175 | 1 |
| Wilfred Rhodes | England | 5 | 136 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | Tests | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Barnes | England | 2 | 24 |
| Jimmy Blanckenberg | South Africa | 3 | 13 |
| Claude Carter | South Africa | 2 | 13 |
| Aubrey Faulkner | South Africa | 1 | 8 |
| Jack Gregory | Australia | 1 | 8 |
Test records
- Highest total
- 450
- Lowest completed total
- 111
- Highest score
- 119 · Johnny Douglas
- Best bowling
- 7/56 · Sydney Barnes
- Biggest innings win
- Inns & 157
- Biggest win by runs
- 95 runs
Most recent matches
- Australia v South Africa (Test, 5 November 1921): Match drawn
- South Africa v England (Test, 14 February 1914): Match drawn
- South Africa v England (Test, 13 December 1913): England won by an innings and 157 runs
- South Africa v England (Test, 21 January 1910): South Africa won by 95 runs
Sources
- CricArcade Test archive: 4 scorecards at this ground
- Figures compiled from the official match scorecards in CricArcade's archive