Equality for women and ODIs on Lord’s honours boards

On the board: Anya Shrubsole celebrates her 6-46 in the 2017 World Cup Final, a feat now included on the Lord’s limited-overs honours board (right)
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Will Macpherson27 February 2019

Lord’s are to recognise achievements in the women’s game and men’s limited-overs cricket on their iconic honours boards for the first time.

New panels have been erected in both the home and away dressing rooms as part of a spruce-up of the ground’s pavilion.

The boards have been documenting centuries and five-wicket hauls in men’s Test matches at the ground since 1884, but the new panels will reflect the equivalent achievements in limited-overs cricket, with the men’s and women’s games on the same board.

It means that Anya Shrubsole’s brilliant six for 46 for England against India in the 2017 Women’s World Cup Final will be recognised. Hers is one of three women’s ODI five-wicket hauls at the ground — another was by Shrubsole’s England team-mate Katherine Brunt — while there have been four women’s ODI centuries at Lord’s, including one each for England’s Claire Taylor, Caroline Atkins and Sarah Taylor.

The change also means a second chance for players who missed out on a Test century or five-wicket haul at Lord’s but did manage one in ODIs. These include former England captain Mike Atherton, who was infamously run out for 99 against Australia in 1993 but made 127 in an ODI against West Indies two years later. Former international captains like Clive Lloyd and Ricky Ponting as well as Chris Gayle, one of the finest white-ball players ever, will also feature on the new boards.

On the bowling side, Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan, who has taken more Test wickets than any other bowler (800), never made it on to the Test honour’s board but did take five for 34 against England in 1998, one of nine ODI five-fors on the ground. Brett Lee took two of those but did not manage it in Tests, while Joel Garner will also have his name on the new board.

T20 international achievements will also be recorded, although there has not yet been a century or five-wicket haul in the format at Lord’s. Nor have England women played a Test there.

MCC chief executive Guy Lavender said: “We are delighted to now be able to recognise the same achievements for one-day internationals as we have done for Tests. This is a landmark moment for Lord’s, with women’s cricket now documented in the dressing rooms. The honours boards are among the most popular attractions for the many visitors to the Home of Cricket. There is a huge amount of prestige for players to see their name inscribed in history, so it is appropriate for a new installation to take place ahead of what will be such a busy year of cricket at Lord’s.”

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