Lord’s Cricket Ground in London is hosting the opening Test of the three-match series between England and New Zealand. This will be the 150th Test match to take place at the Home of Cricket. England’s opening game of the 2026–27 season began on Thursday, June 4. No other stadium in the world has previously hosted 150 or more Test matches. The Melbourne Cricket Ground, Sydney Cricket Ground, London’s Kennington Oval, and Manchester’s Old Trafford are the next cricket stadiums in the world to hold the most Test matches after Lord’s.
Old Trafford has hosted 86 Test matches, compared to 118, 114, and 108 at the MCG, SCG, and The Oval thus far. Before the ongoing first Test between England and New Zealand began, 51 of the 149 Test matches had ended in a tie, while 98 of the matches had delivered a result. At Lord’s, bowlers have taken 4,627 wickets while 143,786 runs have been scored.
Stadiums To Host Most Test Matches
Lord’s (London) – 150*
Melbourne Cricket Ground (Melbourne) – 118
Sydney Cricket Ground (Sydney) – 114
Kennington Oval (London) – 108
Old Trafford (Manchester) – 86
Most Test Runs At Lord’s
The list of batters with the most Test runs at Lord’s is led by former England captain and world No. 1 Test batsman Joe Root, who will bat at No. 4 for the hosts in the current first Test. In 42 innings across 23 Test matches, he has scored 2,166 runs. Graham Gooch (2,015), Alastair Cook (1,937), Andrew Strauss (1,562), and Alec Stewart (1,476) are the next top run scorers after Root.
Joe Root: 2166 runs in 24 matches
Graham Gooch: 2015 runs in 21 matches
Alastair Cook: 1937 runs in 26 matches
Andrew Strauss: 1562 runs in 18 matches
Alec Stewart: 1476 runs in 20 matches
Steven Smith of Australia holds the record for the most Test runs scored by a non-English player at Lord’s. Smith has scored 604 runs in his six Test matches played here thus far.
Most Test Wickets At Lord’s
Although Root leads the list of batters, former England pacer James Anderson holds the record for most wickets taken at Lord’s. From 2003 until 2024, Anderson played in 29 Test matches at Lord’s, where he dismissed 129 batsmen. Ian Botham (69) and Stuart Broad (113) are the next bowlers with the most wickets at Lord’s after Anderson.
James Anderson – 129 Wickets In 29 Matches
Stuart Broad – 113 Wickets In 28 Matches
Ian Botham – 69 Wickets In 15 Matches
Fred Trueman – 63 Wickets In 12 Matches
Bob Willis – 47 Wickets In 9 Matches
Richard Hadlee, a renowned all-rounder and former captain of New Zealand, has taken the most wickets among overseas bowlers in Test matches at Lord’s. Hadlee took 26 wickets while playing for the Kiwis against England in four Test matches at Lord’s.
