Covers 104 international matches at this ground from Jun 2002 to Aug 2026.
The Lord’s Cricket Ground pitch report on this page is built from 104 international matches played at the London ground between Jun 2002 and Aug 2026. England’s Joe Root (JE Root) and James Anderson (JM Anderson) top the lists, with 2,203 Test runs and 116 Test wickets.
Men’s games make up the bulk, with 42 Tests, 40 one-dayers and ten 20-over matches. Women’s cricket adds five ODIs, six T20Is and a single Test, played on 10 Jul 2026. England’s 194-run defeat of Pakistan on 27 Aug 2026 is the newest result in the book.
What the Scores Say About the Lord's Pitch
Setting a total has been the smart choice in men’s ODIs at Lord’s. Of the 40 played, 24 went to the side batting first and only 13 to the chasers. Strip out the DLS games and the side batting first averages 260, against 222 for the team in pursuit. The record chase is 286, and 204 is the smallest score anyone has protected. Totals are climbing, too, with 292 the mean of the ten most recent first innings. The men’s T20Is, all between Jun 2009 and Jul 2018, tell the same story, with 156 batting first against 136 in reply and nothing above 163 chased.
Test scoring thins out as a match wears on. Openers average 336, the middle two innings 284 and 277, and the last innings a mere 181, with 282 the most anyone has chased to win. Just 11 of the 42 men’s Tests ended without a winner. Captains prefer to bowl first, 61 calls to 43, yet calling right has led to victory in just 42 of 89 results.
England have played 77 men’s matches here, winning 36 and losing 27. Australia lead the visitors with 11 wins in 18.
Lord's Cricket Ground capacity and location
Capacity as published on the ground's Wikipedia page (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord%27s). Figures change with redevelopment and temporary stands.
Ground
City
Country
Capacity
Lord’s Cricket Ground
London
England
31,100
Lord's Cricket Ground cricket stats by format
Format
Matches
Won batting first
Won chasing
Avg 1st inns
First match
Latest match
Tests
42
–
–
–
21 Jul 2005
27 Aug 2026
Tests (women)
1
–
–
–
10 Jul 2026
10 Jul 2026
ODIs
40
24
13
256
29 Jun 2002
19 Jul 2026
ODIs (women)
5
3
2
194
1 Jul 2012
19 Jul 2025
T20Is
10
6
3
156
5 Jun 2009
29 Jul 2018
T20Is (women)
6
2
4
156
8 Jul 2023
5 Jul 2026
Lord's Cricket Ground Pitch Report: Average Scores and Chasing
Matches with a result decided by DLS are left out of this table. The last column shows the most recent ten first innings where there are enough matches.
Format
Matches
Avg 1st inns
Avg 2nd inns
Highest chased
Lowest defended
Avg 1st inns, last 10
ODIs
37
260
222
286
204
292
ODIs (women)
4
207
194
230
169
–
T20Is
9
156
136
163
128
–
T20Is (women)
5
156
145
172
155
–
Lord's Test Pitch: Average Score by Innings
Format
Tests
1st inns
2nd inns
3rd inns
4th inns
Highest 4th-inns chase
Tests
42
336
284
277
181
282
Tests (women)
1
285
170
341
186
–
Lord's Cricket Ground Tests records
Tests in this record book: 42, from Jul 2005 to Aug 2026.
Most Test Runs at Lord's
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
JE Root England
25
46
2,203
200*
51.23
57.91
8
7
AN Cook England
26
47
1,937
162
43.04
47.89
4
12
KP Pietersen England
15
25
1,235
202*
56.14
66.87
5
3
IR Bell England
17
31
1,199
199
44.41
52.77
4
7
AJ Strauss England
15
26
1,126
161
45.04
51.28
3
4
JM Bairstow England
16
30
978
167*
36.22
52.92
1
7
SCJ Broad England
26
40
973
169
27.03
68.96
1
4
BA Stokes England
13
24
932
155
40.52
63.40
3
5
MJ Prior England
14
24
906
126*
43.14
74.94
3
4
IJL Trott England
8
15
893
226
63.79
51.44
2
6
Most Test Wickets at Lord's
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
JM Anderson England
27
53
116
7/42
24.34
2.65
6
SCJ Broad England
28
55
113
7/44
27.66
3.08
3
GP Swann England
10
19
40
5/44
24.07
2.64
2
CR Woakes England
8
16
36
6/17
14.39
2.51
3
ST Finn England
7
12
32
5/87
24.56
3.66
1
OE Robinson England
5
10
31
5/39
15.45
2.48
1
BA Stokes England
13
23
31
6/22
29.13
3.30
1
MM Ali England
10
19
27
6/53
34.11
3.48
1
AAP Atkinson England
4
8
26
7/45
12.35
3.78
4
TG Southee New Zealand
5
9
24
6/43
27.29
3.25
2
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
IJL Trott England
226
349
20
0
Bangladesh
27 May 2010
SPD Smith Australia
215
346
26
1
England
16 Jul 2015
OJ Pope England
205
208
22
3
Ireland
1 Jun 2023
KP Pietersen England
202*
326
21
1
India
21 Jul 2011
Mohammad Yousuf Pakistan
202
330
26
1
England
13 Jul 2006
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
JM Anderson England
7/42
20.1
West Indies
7 Sep 2017
SCJ Broad England
7/44
11
New Zealand
16 May 2013
AAP Atkinson England
7/45
12
West Indies
10 Jul 2024
SCJ Broad England
7/72
24.5
West Indies
17 May 2012
I Sharma India
7/74
23
England
17 Jul 2014
Lord's Highest Score in Tests
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
England
593/8
156.2
South Africa
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
10 Jul 2008
England
575/9
130.3
Sri Lanka
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
12 Jun 2014
Australia
566/8
149
England
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
16 Jul 2015
England
553/5
142
West Indies
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
17 May 2007
England
551/6
143
Sri Lanka
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
11 May 2006
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Ireland
38
15.4
England
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
24 Jul 2019
New Zealand
68
22.3
England
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
16 May 2013
Pakistan
74
33
England
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
26 Aug 2010
England
85
23.4
Ireland
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
24 Jul 2019
England
103
37
Australia
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
16 Jul 2015
Lord's Cricket Ground ODIs records
ODIs in this record book: 40, from Jun 2002 to Jul 2026.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
JE Root England
12
12
540
113*
54.00
85.71
1
4
EJG Morgan England
16
16
514
89*
36.71
90.33
0
5
IR Bell England
13
13
413
88
31.77
70.72
0
3
JC Buttler England
12
12
373
121
33.91
122.30
1
2
PD Collingwood England
11
11
323
95
32.30
63.09
0
4
AJ Strauss England
9
9
300
100
33.33
84.27
1
2
ME Trescothick England
8
8
285
108*
40.71
73.45
1
2
BA Stokes England
8
8
280
89
40.00
88.05
0
2
JM Bairstow England
7
7
275
72*
45.83
94.83
0
2
AN Cook England
8
8
257
119
32.12
70.99
1
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
JM Anderson England
16
16
19
3/31
40.37
5.38
0
GP Swann England
8
8
16
4/37
18.38
3.92
0
SCJ Broad England
11
11
16
4/64
30.81
4.92
0
A Flintoff England
6
6
15
4/32
13.00
4.09
0
LE Plunkett England
7
7
15
4/46
18.20
4.33
0
B Lee Australia
5
5
11
5/49
21.00
4.90
1
MA Starc Australia
4
4
10
5/26
17.40
5.22
1
SJ Harmison England
5
5
10
4/22
18.70
4.25
0
AU Rashid England
10
10
10
2/33
45.30
5.23
0
JC Archer England
5
5
9
4/62
28.44
5.57
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
BM Duckett England
141
135
18
1
India
19 Jul 2026
RG Sharma India
138
110
17
5
England
19 Jul 2026
CH Gayle West Indies
132*
165
12
1
England
6 Jul 2004
DJ Malan England
127
114
14
3
New Zealand
15 Sep 2023
A Flintoff England
123
104
8
7
West Indies
6 Jul 2004
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
RJW Topley England
6/24
9.5
India
14 Jul 2022
Shaheen Shah Afridi Pakistan
6/35
9.1
Bangladesh
5 Jul 2019
MA Starc Australia
5/26
9.4
New Zealand
29 Jun 2019
DL Vettori New Zealand
5/30
9.2
West Indies
10 Jul 2004
JP Behrendorff Australia
5/44
10
England
25 Jun 2019
Lord's Cricket Ground Highest Score in ODIs
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
England
387/3
50
India
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
19 Jul 2026
India
360/7
50
England
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
19 Jul 2026
South Africa
330/8
50
England
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
4 Sep 2025
England
328/6
50
Ireland
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
7 May 2017
England
325/9
50
South Africa
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
4 Sep 2025
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
South Africa
107
32.1
England
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
12 Jul 2003
Australia
126
24.4
England
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
27 Sep 2024
West Indies
146
39.5
England
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
1 Jul 2007
India
146
38.5
England
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
14 Jul 2022
England
153
31.1
South Africa
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
29 May 2017
Lord's Cricket Ground T20Is records
T20Is in this record book: 10, from Jun 2009 to Jul 2018.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
DPMD Jayawardene Sri Lanka
3
3
98
78
32.67
130.67
0
1
Younis Khan Pakistan
2
2
86
50
43.00
150.88
0
1
Yuvraj Singh India
2
2
84
67
42.00
161.54
0
1
Kamran Akmal Pakistan
3
3
83
41
27.67
123.88
0
0
RS Bopara England
2
2
83
46
41.50
116.90
0
0
Shoaib Malik Pakistan
3
3
82
30
41.00
117.14
0
0
KC Sangakkara Sri Lanka
3
3
82
64*
41.00
105.13
0
1
RN ten Doeschate Netherlands
3
3
74
38
37.00
137.04
0
0
LJ Wright England
2
2
72
71
36.00
128.57
0
1
ST Jayasuriya Sri Lanka
3
3
70
27
23.33
114.75
0
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
Shahid Afridi Pakistan
3
3
7
4/11
7.71
4.50
0
SL Malinga Sri Lanka
3
3
5
3/17
10.00
4.29
0
Saeed Ajmal Pakistan
3
3
5
3/20
14.80
6.17
0
AR Cusack Ireland
1
1
4
4/18
4.50
6.00
0
DJ Bravo West Indies
1
1
4
4/38
9.50
9.50
0
M Muralitharan Sri Lanka
3
3
4
2/28
15.25
5.55
0
Umar Gul Pakistan
3
3
4
2/34
19.25
7.33
0
Abdul Razzaq Pakistan
1
1
3
3/20
6.67
6.67
0
FH Edwards West Indies
1
1
3
3/24
8.00
6.00
0
KOK Williams West Indies
1
1
3
3/42
14.00
11.45
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
DPMD Jayawardene Sri Lanka
78
53
10
1
Ireland
14 Jun 2009
LJ Wright England
71
49
8
0
Netherlands
5 Jun 2009
Yuvraj Singh India
67
43
6
2
West Indies
12 Jun 2009
DJ Bravo West Indies
66*
36
4
3
India
12 Jun 2009
KC Sangakkara Sri Lanka
64*
52
7
0
Pakistan
21 Jun 2009
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
Shahid Afridi Pakistan
4/11
4
Netherlands
9 Jun 2009
AR Cusack Ireland
4/18
3
Sri Lanka
14 Jun 2009
DJ Bravo West Indies
4/38
4
India
12 Jun 2009
SL Malinga Sri Lanka
3/17
4
Pakistan
12 Jun 2009
Saeed Ajmal Pakistan
3/20
4
Netherlands
9 Jun 2009
Highest T20I Totals at Lord's
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
West Indies
199/4
20
ICC World XI
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
31 May 2018
Pakistan
175/5
20
Netherlands
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
9 Jun 2009
Netherlands
174/4
16.4
Nepal
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
29 Jul 2018
Netherlands
163/6
20
England
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
5 Jun 2009
England
162/5
20
Netherlands
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
5 Jun 2009
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Netherlands
93
17.3
Pakistan
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
9 Jun 2009
Lord's Cricket Ground ODIs (women) records
ODIs in this record book: 5, from Jul 2012 to Jul 2025.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
PG Raut India
2
2
146
86
73.00
66.36
0
2
H Kaur India
4
4
112
51
28.00
75.17
0
2
DB Sharma India
3
3
112
68*
112.00
73.68
0
1
M Raj India
2
2
111
94*
111.00
78.17
0
1
SJ Taylor England
3
3
105
45
35.00
72.92
0
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
A Shrubsole England
2
2
6
6/46
14.83
4.53
1
J Goswami India
3
3
6
3/23
16.83
3.37
0
S Ecclestone England
2
2
5
3/27
10.80
3.68
0
KL Cross England
1
1
4
4/26
6.50
2.60
0
Renuka Singh India
1
1
4
4/29
7.25
2.90
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
M Raj India
94*
111
6
0
England
1 Jul 2012
PG Raut India
86
115
4
1
England
23 Jul 2017
DB Sharma India
68*
106
7
0
England
24 Sep 2022
CM Edwards England
61
90
3
0
Australia
20 Aug 2013
PG Raut India
60
105
5
0
England
1 Jul 2012
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
A Shrubsole England
6/46
9.4
India
23 Jul 2017
KL Cross England
4/26
10
India
24 Sep 2022
Renuka Singh India
4/29
10
England
24 Sep 2022
JL Jonassen Australia
4/38
8.3
England
20 Aug 2013
A Das India
4/61
9.1
England
1 Jul 2012
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
India
230/5
49.3
England
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
1 Jul 2012
England
229
49.1
India
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
1 Jul 2012
England
228/7
50
India
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
23 Jul 2017
India
219
48.4
England
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
23 Jul 2017
Australia
203/8
50
England
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
20 Aug 2013
Lord's Cricket Ground T20Is (women) records
T20Is in this record book: 6, from Jul 2023 to Jul 2026.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
A Capsey England
4
4
122
46
30.50
131.18
0
0
BL Mooney Australia
3
3
118
64
39.33
122.92
0
1
EA Perry Australia
3
3
103
56
51.50
137.33
0
1
DN Wyatt England
4
4
99
65
24.75
147.76
0
1
NR Sciver-Brunt England
3
3
99
58*
49.50
108.79
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
LK Bell England
4
4
6
3/21
17.17
6.87
0
CE Dean England
4
4
6
2/29
18.33
7.33
0
FC Jonas New Zealand
1
1
4
4/22
5.50
5.50
0
S Molineux Australia
2
2
3
2/46
26.00
9.75
0
S Ecclestone England
4
4
3
1/22
35.67
7.05
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
DN Wyatt England
65
42
8
0
West Indies
24 Jun 2026
BL Mooney Australia
64
49
10
0
England
5 Jul 2026
NR Sciver-Brunt England
58*
53
5
0
Australia
5 Jul 2026
H Kaur India
56
27
6
3
Australia
28 Jun 2026
EA Perry Australia
56
38
8
0
India
28 Jun 2026
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
FC Jonas New Zealand
4/22
4
England
17 Jul 2024
LK Bell England
3/21
4
New Zealand
17 Jul 2024
N Mlaba South Africa
2/22
4
Bangladesh
28 Jun 2026
Nahida Akter Bangladesh
2/24
4
South Africa
28 Jun 2026
CE Dean England
2/29
4
New Zealand
17 Jul 2024
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
England
186/7
20
West Indies
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
24 Jun 2026
Australia
172/4
19
India
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
28 Jun 2026
India
170/4
20
Australia
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
28 Jun 2026
Australia
155/7
20
England
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
8 Jul 2023
England
155/7
20
New Zealand
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
17 Jul 2024
Team Results at Lord's
Team
Matches
Won
Lost
Drawn
Tied/NR
England
77
36
27
11
3
Australia
18
11
5
1
1
Pakistan
17
8
8
1
0
India
15
4
9
1
1
New Zealand
13
3
7
2
1
South Africa
12
6
5
1
0
Sri Lanka
11
5
2
4
0
West Indies
10
3
6
1
0
Ireland
4
0
4
0
0
Netherlands
3
1
1
0
1
Latest matches at Lord's Cricket Ground
Match
Date
Venue
Result
England v Pakistan
27 Aug 2026
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
England won by 194 runs
England v India
19 Jul 2026
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
England won by 27 runs
India v England
10 Jul 2026
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
India won by 270 runs
England v Australia
5 Jul 2026
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
Australia won by 7 wickets
India v Australia
28 Jun 2026
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
Australia won by 6 wickets
Bangladesh v South Africa
28 Jun 2026
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
South Africa won by 4 wickets
England v West Indies
24 Jun 2026
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
England won by 38 runs
England v New Zealand
4 Jun 2026
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
England won by 115 runs
South Africa v England
4 Sep 2025
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
South Africa won by 5 runs
India v England
19 Jul 2025
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
England won by 8 wickets (DLS)
Players and Totals Behind the Lord's Records
Root’s 2,203 Test runs at 51.23, with 8 hundreds, put him clear of Alastair Cook (AN Cook, England) on 1,937. The biggest Test innings is IJL Trott’s 226 for England against Bangladesh in May 2010; Steve Smith’s 215 for Australia in Jul 2015 is next. Anderson (116 wickets) and Stuart Broad (SCJ Broad, England, 113) lead the bowlers, and Anderson’s 7/42 against the West Indies in Sep 2017 is the finest Test analysis.
England’s 593/8 against South Africa in Jul 2008 tops the Test totals. The bottom of the list belongs to Ireland, all out for 38 on 24 Jul 2019.
ODI scoring hit new heights on 19 Jul 2026, when BM Duckett (England) struck 141 as England reached 387/3, before India answered with 360/7. In Jul 2022, RJW Topley (England) ripped through India with 6/24, still the top ODI bowling here.
Is the Lord's Cricket Ground pitch good for batting or bowling?
It rewards early batting and helps bowlers later. A men’s Test here opens at 336 on average and closes with a last innings worth 181, while ODI second innings average 222 against 260 first up. Recent ODI first innings have been bigger, at 292 across the last ten.
Is Lord's better for batting first or chasing?
Batting first, in men’s white-ball games. Sides posting a score first lead 24-13 over 50 overs and 6-3 over 20.
At Lord's, what is the average first innings score?
For men’s Tests it comes to 336. The men’s figure drops to 256 for ODIs and 156 for T20Is, with 194 the women’s ODI figure.
What is the highest score at Lord's Cricket Ground?
England’s 593/8 versus South Africa in Jul 2008 leads the team list, and IJL Trott’s 226 for England against Bangladesh in May 2010 leads the individual one. England’s 387/3 in the Jul 2026 ODI with India, powered by BM Duckett’s 141, is the one-day best.
What is the lowest total ever recorded at Lord's in this data?
Ireland’s 38 in a Test against England on 24 Jul 2019. South Africa’s 107 on 12 Jul 2003 is the lowest in ODIs.
What is the seating capacity of Lord's Cricket Ground?
Lord’s Cricket Ground holds about 31,100 spectators, going by its published capacity. Capacity can change after redevelopment or when temporary stands are added for big events.