They are the moments when the applause makes Lord's bacon and egg club colours ripple across the ties and jackets in the members' pavilion; Lord's version of the Mexican wave.
Father Time looks on in impartial approval and, after a tiddly Nursery lunch, inhabitants of the Mound Stand sway with satisfaction, despite it being a member of the opposition who has achieved.
The Herald will have live updates of day one at Lord's from 10pm
Seventeen New Zealanders (19 if you include Andrew Caddick and Clarrie Grimmett) have scored a century or taken a five-wicket bag in a test at what many still consider the home of the sport. With the 17th New Zealand-England test at Lord's starting tonight, Andrew Alderson outlines the individual achievements, and a number of the protagonists describe what it meant.
