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| ENGLAND VS. IRELAND AT LORD'S (ONE-OFF TEST) |
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- England's 85 is the fifth-lowest first innings total in Test history to result in a victory. England's 45 against Australia at Sydney in 1886-87 is the lowest.
- England's total is also the lowest at Lord's in the same circumstances surpassing Australia's 116 against England in 1887-88.
- England's total is their second shortest in their Test history with their 58 in 20.4 overs against New Zealand at Auckland in 2017-18 being the only shorter.
- England's total is their lowest against all opposition in the first innings of the Test in which they first met each other. Previously, their lowest was 148 against South Africa at Port Elizabeth in 1888-89.
- The Test saw the first occasion of both wicket-keepers recording pairs in the same Test.
- It was the second time after the India Test in 2018 of two players recording pairs in the same Test held at Lord's.
- The Test saw the twenty-ninth occasion of ten players recording a duck in the same Test.
- Joe Root became the fourth player (excluding wicket-keepers) to take four catches in an innings at Lord's. Marcus Trescothick did so twice whilst Allan Lamb and Gary Sobers also achieved the feat.
- Ireland's 38 is the seventh-lowest Test total and the lowest since New Zealand's 26 against England at Auckland in 1954-55 (which remains the lowest Test total).
- Ireland's total is also the lowest at Lord's antiquating the 42 (with one batsman absent) by India in 1974.
- Ireland's innings (15.4 overs) is also the shortest in the history of Test cricket in a completed innings. The previous shortest was Australia's 60 in 18.3 overs against England at Trent Bridge in 2015.
- Jack Leach's 92 is the sixth highest score by a nightwatchman in all Tests.
- It seems likely that Leach's score is the highest score by a nightwatchman which was more than a player's side made in their first innings of the same Test.
- Leach is the fourth batsman to reach 90 or more for England as a nightwatchman. None has yet reached a century with Alex Tudor's unbeaten 99 against New Zealand at Edgbaston in 1999 being the closest.
- The Ireland second innings saw the seventy-first occasion and eighth at Lord's of the opening bowlers sharing all ten wickets in the same innings. These figures exclude any innings where there has been a run out and does not necessarily mean that only two bowlers were used.
- Tim Murtagh's first innings 5 for 13 and Chris Woakes's second innings 6 for 17 are respectively the most economical figures at Lord's for a bowler taking five and six wickets in an innings.
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