Stuart Broad joins elite club of bowlers with 100th wicket in Lord’s

London 19th August : Englands speedy Stuart Broad has become only the second player to have taken 100 wickets in a Test match at Lords and joins long-time pace-bowling teammate James Anderson, who was present on the field to greet Stuart Broad in celebration.

The Proteas however were in control in the game in the first half, evicting the hosts with a pathetic 161 in 45 overs prior to lunch on the second day and scoring 289/7 to take an advantage of 124 runs.Broad with the record is now the fourth person to have taken 100 wickets in one venue, and is now part of an elite group with his teammate , as also Sri Lankan pair Muttiah Muralitharan and Rangana Herath.

Muralitharan has done it in three locations: Galle, Kandy and the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo according to ICC.This feat is a further accomplishment in the sport of Broad who is aiming for Glenn McGraths fifth position on the list of Test wicket-taking records all time.Broad, with 553 scalps is just 10 scalps away from surpassing his Australian counterpart and could easily surpass McGrath before the end of the current series.

If youre thinking of fast bowlers, Anderson (658 scalps as of now) is the only one to separate Broad on the highest level of the list after taking over the Australian.Cricketers to play 100 wickets of Test cricket at a single location Muttiah Muralitharan --- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Colombo -- 166 Muttiah Muralitharan -- Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy -- 117; James Anderson -- Lords, London -- 117 so far; Muttiah Muralitharan -Muttiah Muralitharan Galle International Stadium, Galle -11; Rangana Herath -- Galle International Stadium, Galle --102; Stuart Broad -- Lords, London - 100 so far.akm.