The Lord’s Cricket Ground. It’s one venue every player dreams of playing cricket at.
And when an opportunity comes, they look to make the most of it. After all, a great performance at Lord’s will be a super special achievement.
And the venue makes sure to recognise it by etching it on its honours boards. That’s why the Lord’s Honours Boards hold a lot of significance.
So what exactly is the Lord’s Honours Board?
The Lord’s Honours Boards celebrate the excellent performances recorded by players at the venue. And it covers Test and limited-overs matches.
While limited-overs cricket was a recent addition in 2019, Test cricket honours date back to July 1884, when Lord’s hosted its first Test match.
Since then, many English and overseas players have left a mark on the Lord’s Honours Boards.
Interestingly, there are two honours boards – one for batting and the other for bowling. In all, four boards are present at the venue – two each in the home and away dressing rooms.
What’s the criteria to make it to the honours board?
It’s simple. Players either need to score a century or take a five-wicket haul or a ten-wicket haul.
Any one of these achievements will see their name etched forever on the honours boards. Those with centuries will end up on the batting honours boards, while those with a five-for or a ten-for will occupy a place on the bowling boards.
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Who was the first player to enter the Lord’s Honours Boards?
Edmund Peate was the first player to etch his name on the Lord’s Honours Boards. He picked up 6 for 85 for England against Australia in July 1884.
Peate was soon joined by Australia’s Joey Palmer (6/111) and his fellow George Ulyett (7/36) on the bowling chart in the same match. Allan Steel, meanwhile, was the first centurion, with a score of 148 for England in the same Test.
How many players feature on both the batting and bowling boards?
As many as eleven players have had the distinction of featuring on both boards. Eight of them are from England, while three are overseas cricketers.
Players to have their names on the batting and bowling honours boards at Lord’s:
Gubby Allen (England)
Ray Illingworth (England)
Ian Botham (England)
Andrew Flintoff (England)
Stuart Broad (England)
Ben Stokes (England)
Chris Woakes (England)
Gus Atkinson (England)
Keith Miller (Australia)
Vinoo Mankad (India)
Garry Sobers (West Indies)
Six of these players have scored a century and taken a five-wicket and ten-wicket haul each at Lord’s. Find out them here.
How many Indian players feature on Lord’s Honours Boards?
As of July 2025, 24 Indian players have made a mark on the Lord’s Honours Boards placed in the away dressing room.
Indian Players on Lord’s Batting Honours Board:
Vinoo Mankad
Gundappa Viwanath
Dilip Vengsarkar
Mohammad Azharuddin
Ravi Shastri
Sourav Ganguly
Ajit Agarkar
Rahul Dravid
Ajinkya Rahane
KL Rahul
Indian Players on Lord’s Bowling Honours Board:
Mohammad Nissar
Amar Singh
Mohinder Amarnath
Vinoo Mankad
Ramakant Desai
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar
Bishan Singh Bedi
Kapil Dev
Chetan Sharma
Venkatesh Prasad
RP Singh
Praveen Kumar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Ishant Sharma
Jasprit Bumrah
Surprisingly, Sachin Tendulkar never made it to the honours board. He is among a few legends to miss out on the honour.
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