The recent Test cricket excitement with stunning hat-tricks and close cheers raises some interesting stats and milestones. Here is a brief recap of some of the interesting facts relating to the Test hat-tricks, Lord’s history, low batting collapses, and treasured player overlaps.
How Many Players Have Been Part of More Than One Test Hat-Trick?
Players dismissed in two Test hat-tricks:
Tommy Ward (South Africa) – Victim of both innings of Jimmy Matthews’ double hat-trick in 1912, making a “king pair.”
Stuart MacGill (Australia) – Dismissed in hat-tricks by Darren Gough (1999, Sydney) and Jermaine Lawson (2003, Bridgetown).
Romesh Kaluwitharana (Sri Lanka) – Fell to Wasim Akram (1999, Lahore) and Abdul Razzaq (2000, Galle).
Justin Greaves (West Indies) – First wicket in both 2025 Test hat-tricks: Noman Ali (Multan) and Scott Boland (Kingston).
Bonus: Stuart Broad Part of Three Test Hat-Tricks
Took two hat-tricks:
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vs India (2011, Trent Bridge)
vs Sri Lanka (2014, Headingley)
Fell victim in one:
Peter Siddle’s birthday hat-trick (2010, Brisbane)
Was England’s 22-Run Win at Lord’s the Closest by Runs?
Yes. England’s nail-biting 22-run defeat of India at Lord’s in 2025 is the ground’s closest win by runs in its 149-Test history.
Earlier Closest Wins at Lord’s by Runs:
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45 runs – Australia vs England, 2023
51 runs – South Africa vs England, 2012
61 runs – Australia vs England, 1888
Significant Close Finishes at Lord’s
Two-wicket wins:
Pakistan vs England (1992)
England vs West Indies (2000)
Closest Draw:
England required only 6 runs remaining with one wicket to fall vs West Indies (1963), a match to remember.
Has a Team Ever Been 6 Down for Fewer Than 11 in Tests?
Yes, but previously only once.
West Indies bottomed out to 11 for 6 in Kingston in 2025.
The only poorer collapse was by Australia:
7 for 6 against England at Old Trafford in 1888 (in the follow-on).
Australia also struggled to 11 for 6 at The Oval in 1896.
Worst Series for Batters? No Individual Century, and Highest Score Under 75
The 1888 Ashes series and the recent 2025 West Indies vs England series are historically bad with the bat:
2025’s best score: Brandon King – 75 (Grenada)
1888 Ashes best: Bobby Abel – 70 (The Oval)
Test series that have failed to post a single century by either team
West Indies Escape All-Time Lowest Test Score by a Misfield- Following its collapse to 26 for 6, a misfield let West Indies off with equalling the record-low total of Test cricket.
New Zealand’s 26 vs England (1955, Auckland) – Nevertheless, their score is the second-lowest in history and lowest for West Indies, bettering their earlier worst – 47 vs England (2004, Sabina Park)
Most Test Runs by Players Born on the Same Day? June 2 Takes the Crown
June 2 is the highest-scoring birthday in men’s Test cricket:
Combined total: 38,282 Test runs
Key Contributors:
Steve Waugh – 10,927
Steven Smith – 10,477
Angelo Mathews – 8,214
Mark Waugh – 8,029
Others: Lindsay Weir, George Lohmann, Jayantha Silva
Runner-up: October 27 – 32,417 runs
Sangakkara, Warner, and Mark Taylor top that list.
Best Day for Test Bowlers? July 3 Heads the List
July 3: 1,104 Test wickets
Major bowlers:
Richard Hadlee – 431
Harbhajan Singh – 417
Ewen Chatfield – 132
Henry Olonga – 68
June 24 is second-best with 1,074 wickets
Stuart Broad tops the list with 604 wickets.
Who Played With Both Victor Trumper and Don Bradman?
Charles Kelleway is the sole player to have played Test cricket with both Victor Trumper and Don Bradman.
Made his debut together with Trumper in 1910-11
Recalled to play alongside Bradman in 1928-29 (his first Test)
That was the only occasion that Bradman was dropped.
Others:
Warren Bardsley played with Trumper and against Bradman, but never as teammates.
Jack Hobbs, Phil Mead, and Frank Woolley played against both of these legends.
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