6 players who have scored a hundred and claimed a 10-wicket haul at Lord's ft. Gus Atkinson
England fast bowler Gus Atkinson starred with the bat in the first innings of the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka at the iconic Lord's cricket stadium. Batting at No. 8, the right-handed smashed 118 off 115 balls as the hosts put up 427 in their first innings in 102 overs after being asked to bat first.
Atkinson was unbeaten on 74 at stumps on Day 1 of the second Test, headlined by Joe Root's 33rd Test ton. The lower-order batter cruised to his maiden Test hundred on Day 2 on Friday, August 30 to frustrate Sri Lanka's bowlers. The 26-year-old struck 14 fours and four sixes in his innings before being dismissed by Sri Lanka right-arm pacer Asitha Fernando.
Following his three-figure score in the ongoing clash against Sri Lanka, Atkinson joined the rare list of players who have scored a Test hundred and have also claimed a 10-wicket haul at Lord's. In this feature, we look at six cricketers who have achieved the marvelous feat. Not surprisingly, five names in the illustrious list are English cricketers.
#1 Sir Ian Botham
The legendary Ian Botham played 15 Test matches at Lord's, scoring 652 runs and claiming 69 wickets. In his very first Test match at the iconic venue, the legendary all-rounder scored 108 off 110 balls against Pakistan in June 1978. The first-innings knock featured 12 fours and a six. Botham then ran through Pakistan's batting in the second innings, registering superb figures of 8-34.
In the same year in August, the England legend claimed 11 wickets in a Test against New Zealand. Botham picked up 6-101 in the first innings of the Lord's Test and followed it up with 5-39 as the hosts won the game by seven wickets.
#2 Stuart Broad
Former England fast bowler Stuart Broad had decent batting potential, but he somehow could not make the best use of it. If we look at his Test batting record at Lord's, he played 28 matches and scored 973 runs at an average of 27.02. Broad's only Test ton came at this venue when he slammed 169 off 297 balls against Pakistan in August 2010. The knock featured 18 fours and a six.
Broad also claimed 11 wickets in the Lord's Test against West Indies in May 2012. The England right-arm pacer starred with 7-72 in the first innings and followed it up with 4-93 in the second. He was named Player of the Match as the hosts won the contest by five wickets.
#3 Chris Woakes
England's pace bowling all-rounder, Chris Woakes is currently featuring in his seventh Test match at Lord's. At the time of writing, he had scored 335 runs at the venue at an average of 47.85, apart from claiming 30 scalps at a brilliant average of 12.23.
The right-hander's maiden Test ton and only one so far was registered at Lord's against India in August 2018. He scored an unbeaten 137 off 177 balls in the first innings, striking 21 fours. Woakes, who also chipped in with four wickets, was named Player of the Match as England won the game by an innings and 159 runs.
With the ball, Woakes claimed 11 wickets in a Test at Lord's against Pakistan in July 2016, albeit in a losing cause. The right-arm pacer claimed 6-70 in the first innings and 5-32 in the second even as Pakistan won the Test by 75 runs.
#4 Gus Atkinson
Before scoring a ton in the ongoing Test against Sri Lanka, Atkinson had famously claimed a 10-wicket haul at Lord's on debut against West Indies in July 2024.
The England pacer ran through Windies' batting with figures of 7-45 in the first innings and followed it up with 5-61 in the second. Thanks to his heroics, the hosts ended up thumping the visitors by an innings and 114 runs.
#5 Gubby Allen
Former England all-rounder Gubby Allen featured in four Test matches at Lord's, scoring 211 runs at an average of 42.20 and claiming 16 wickets, averaging 20.68. The right-handed batter scored 122 against New Zealand in the first innings in June 1931, a knock which included 14 fours and a six.
With his pace bowling, Allen picked up 10 wickets in the Lord's Test against India in June 1936. He starred with 5-35 in the first innings and claimed 5-43 in the second. England won the low-scoring game by nine wickets.
#6 Keith Miller
Keith Miller is the only non-England player in the famed list. The Aussie legend played three Tests at Lord's in which he scored 270 runs at an average of 45. With the ball, he picked up 11 wickets, averaging 20.54.
The legendary all-rounder scored 109 in the second innings of the Lord's Test against England in June 1953. His knock featured 14 fours and a six as the match ended in a draw. Miller picked up 10 wickets against England at the same venue in June 1956. The pacer claimed 5-72 in the first innings and 5-80 in the second as Australia won the Test by 185 runs.