India will kick off the first match of their three-Test series against England at Lord’s on Thursday. The historic ground has so far hosted 113 Tests, including one between Australia and South Africa in 1912. The following is a quick glance at the highs and lows:

HIGHEST TOTALS

Overall — 729/6 decl. by Aus, 1930

For Eng — 653/4 decl. vs Ind, 1990

For Ind — 454 vs Eng, 1990

LOWEST TOTALS

Overall — 42* by Ind, 1974

For Eng — 53 vs Aus, 1888; 134 vs Ind, 1936

*One batsman (injured) did not bat

CENTURIES

Overall — 196

For Eng — 106; Vs Ind — 17

For Ind — 9

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORES

Overall — 333 by Graham Gooch (Eng vs Ind, 1990)

For Ind — 184 (MH [Vinoo] Mankad, 1952)

LEADING RUN-GETTERS

Overall — Graham Gooch (2015 runs in 21 matches)

Vs Ind — Graham Gooch (588 runs in 3 matches)

For Ind — Dilip Vengsarkar (508 runs in 4 matches)

BEST BOWLING (IN AN INNINGS)

Overall — 8/34 by Ian Botham (Eng vs Pak, 1978)

Vs Ind — 7/49 by Alec Bedser, 1946

For Ind — 6/35 by L. Amar Singh, 1936

BEST BOWLING (IN A MATCH)

Overall — 16/137 by RAL Massie (Aus, 1972

For Eng — 15/104 by H. Verity vs Aus, 1934

Vs Ind — 11/145 by A. Bedser, 1946

For Ind — 8/168 by K. Dev, 1982

LEADING WICKET-TAKERS

Overall — 69 wkts in 15 matches by Ian Botham

Vs Ind — 15 wkts in 2 matches by Alec Bedser

For Ind — 17 wkts in 4 matches by Bishan Singh Bedi and Kapil Dev

MOST APPEARANCES

Overall — 21 matches (Graham Gooch)

Vs Ind — 4 matches (David Gower)

For Ind — 5 matches by Sunil Gavaskar