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Steve Smith Breaks 100-Year-Old Record; Rewrites History Books During WTC Final 2025

Probuddha Bhattacharjee

Steve Smith In WTC 2025 Final vs South Africa [Source: AP Photos]Steve Smith In WTC 2025 Final vs South Africa [Source: AP Photos]

Steve Smith has been one of the greatest batters of modern times, especially in the longest format of the game. Despite having a very unorthodox technique, the right-handed batter has made a name for himself in the toughest format of the game. 

The Aussie maverick has been building a unique legacy of his for the first 15 years. During the ongoing WTC 2025 final at the Lord's Cricket Stadium, Smith once more etched his name in the history books.

Steve Smith Breaks A Record Of 100 Years

Notably, South Africa put Australia in trouble after putting them to bat in the ongoing WTC 2025 final. Steve Smith walked out into the middle after the early fall of the first two wickets.

Even under pressure and on such a big occasion, Smith seemed unfazed and went about his business in his traditional way. The stalwart led the repair work for his team and stood tall even when wickets were falling around him.

While going about his resilient knock, Smith went past the record of Warren Bardsley from Australia. He became the highest run scorer as a non-English batter at the Lord's. Notably, this record stood tall for about 100 years.

Most Runs By A Non-English Batter At The Lord's

Batter
Runs
Nationality
Steve Smith591*Australia
Warren Bardsely
575Australia
Sir Garfield Sobers
571West Indies

The Legacy Of Lord's

The Lord's is considered to be one of the most prestigious and iconic venues in cricket. Due to its rich history and the importance of the games it has hosted over the years, the cricketing fraternity loves to call it the 'Home of Cricket'.

The Lord's being one of the most prestigious grounds in England, most of the records here are being held by the English players. However when it comes to overseas players, there are a few exceptional indivuduals who have acheived extraordinary feats at the venue.

Who Is Warren Bardsley?

Notably, Steve Smith overtook Warren Bardsley to top this list. Warren Bardsley was a left-handed batter for Australia who was active from 1909-1926. He used to open the innings for the team. 

During his Test career, Bardsley scored 2,469 runs in 41 Test matches while averaging around 40.47. He also had 6 centuries and 14 half-centuries under his belt. Bardsley's record of most runs by a non-English batter at the Lord's stood talle for nearly 100 years.