Cricket at its Home: Top 5 Test-match victories at Lord's, London

#4 1st Test, South Africa's 1994 tour of England: July 24. South Africa win by 356 runs

It's our own Gary Kirsten, donning that hat over there

South Africa were at a point where they had just recently returned to International Cricket following the apartheid-ban lifted from the side, and in 1994 they toured to England. In the first game, they were made to bat first, and thanks to Keppler Wessels (105) and Gary Kirsten (72), they scored 357 in the first innings. England could not produce a similar impact in the second innings, getting bowled out for 180 runs as Allan Donald became wrecker-in-chief with five wickets.

South Africa did well in their second turn as well, eventually declaring at 278 for 8, Gary Kirsten (44) top-scoring for the side. England needed 455 runs to win but a very disciplined effort by the Protean bowlers meant that they folded for just 99 runs, giving the opponents a 356-run win.

This was also one of the very rare occasions where a touring side won at Lord's, and so the victory was all the more special. South Africa thus showed signs of being on the right path while in their comeback to International Cricket. Of course, this was much before the likes of Hansi Cronje and Herschelle Gibbs were caught for match-fixing and related crimes.