England beat New Zealand by 115 runs in the first Test at Lord’s in June 2026, on a pitch the ICC later rated unsatisfactory.
England beat New Zealand by 115 runs in the first Test at Lord’s Cricket Ground in St John’s Wood, played from Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 June 2026. The match opened England’s international summer.
Lord’s belongs to the Marylebone Cricket Club, the guardian of the Laws, and it houses a museum of the game. Gus Atkinson took 12 wickets there on his debut in 2024, in James Anderson’s farewell match.
England made 140 and 226, New Zealand 113 and 138, and neither captain used a spinner. Harry Brook made 56 in the first innings, and Kyle Jamieson took five wickets.
Glenn Phillips counter-attacked on the fourth morning, and his 78 was the highest score of the match. Devon Conway, who made a double hundred on Test debut at the ground five years earlier, fell to a low catch at gully by Jacob Bethell.
Ollie Robinson, back in the England side after two and a half years, returned match figures of 7 for 77 and was player of the match. Atkinson took 5 for 30 in New Zealand’s second innings.
The ICC rated the pitch unsatisfactory and gave Lord’s one demerit point.