India vs England 2014, 2nd Test at Lord’s: A statistical review of the Mecca of Cricket

India move on to Lord’s for the second Test of the 2014 tour against England following the stalemate at Trent Bridge. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at the key numbers at the Mecca of Cricket.

Other grounds — even Melbourne Cricket Ground — need introductions. Lord’s does not. The name suffices. The sheer thought of walking through the Long Room to bat brings goosebumps to youngsters. Everything about the ground — from the moment you enter Grace Gates — is made of dreams. There are bigger grounds; there are grounds that have seen more epic battles; but there has been no Lord’s.

Let us have a look at the numbers at Lord’s, then.

As one can see, there is not much of a difference between the numbers at Lord’s and the other English grounds. Let us, then, look back at some of the best performers at the historic ground.

Top run-scorers at Lord’s:

Highest scores at Lord’s:

Most wickets at Lord’s:

As is easily noticeable, James Anderson may turn out to be a major threat for the Indians.

Best bowling at Lord’s:

Highest team scores at Lord’s:

Lowest team scores at Lord’s:

Biggest partnerships at Lord’s:

(Abhishek Mukherjee is the Deputy Editor and Cricket Historian at CricketCountry. He blogs at http://ovshake.blogspot.in and can be followed on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/ovshake42)