Every player who plays at this famous ground has that extra bit of incentive to perform. The names of batsmen scoring a century, and bowlers taking five or more wickets in an innings, or 10 or more wickets in a match, are inscribed on the 'Honours Boards' in the home and away dressing rooms.
Two great English all-rounders -- Sir Gubby Allen and Ian Botham -- have the distinction of appearing on both of these boards.
It is also the setting for the state-of-the-art MCC Indoor Cricket School, the unrivalled MCC Library and the world-famous MCC Museum -- where the Wisden Trophy and the Ashes urn are been kept.
Over a hundred international Test matches have been played at Lord's, the first in 1884, when England defeated Australia by an innings and five runs.
India played a total of 14 Tests at Lord's, but won only one of them, losing 10. They played their first match 75 years back in 1932 under the captaincy of C K Nayudu, a one-off Test, which they lost to the hosts by 158 runs.
The lone victory came in 1986, when they beat England by five wickets. It was also the last time India win a series in England.
Their most recent match at Lord's was in July 2002, and they were thrashed by a huge margin of 170 runs.
Image: England batsman Alastair Cook points to his name on the 'Honours Board'.
India in the United Kingdom 2007
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