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

#5. 3rd Test, Windies' 1973 tour of England: August 27. Windies win by an innings and 226 runs

Spectators at Lord's following the epic clash

This one was in the Lord's records' list for a year, until England triumphed against India with a bigger margin. This is still one of the largest wins by a touring side in the venue, as Rohan Kanhai's side outclassed Illingworth's England completely, over a period of just three out of five possible days.

Batting first, the Windies side had three centurions in Kanhai, Gary Sobers, and BD Julien, as the visitors skyrocketed to 652 for 8. No one other than KW Fletcher (68 and 86) offered any resistance as the hosts surrendered the game meekly, posting scores of 233 and 193 in their follow-on. Keith Boyce picked up four wickets in each England innings, and was given ample support by Holder and Lance Gibbs.

The end of the match saw hundreds of victory-mad Windies fans soaring on to the pitch, celebrating the fall of the hosts, as seen from the picture above.