Rashid's rare feat in Lord's victory

Adil Rashid on Sunday became just the 14th player and first Englishman in 13 years to complete a Test match without bowling, batting, taking a catch or effecting a run out.

Rashid, who made £12,500 ($15,960, 13,977 euros) for his walk on role, was not called upon to weave his leg-spin magic in England's innings and 159-run win over India in the second Test at Lord's.

With the overcast conditions in both of India's innings ideal for swing bowling, Rashid was almost as much of a spectator as any member of the crowd at 'the home of cricket' as the tourists were dismissed for 107 and 130, with James Anderson, England's all-time leading Test wicket-taker, returning match figures of 9-43.

And when England batted, Rashid was still waiting as next man in when skipper Joe Root declared the home side's lone innings on 7-396.

With Rashid not a member of England's slip cordon, chances were unlikely to come his way either during his 12th Test.

Rashid's 'achievement' was far from unique in the 141-year history of Test cricket, with 13 previous instances of players having equally quiet games.

The last time it happened to an England cricketer was when off-spinner Gareth Batty was not called upon in an innings and 261-run hammering of Bangladesh at Lord's in 2005.

The irony was that Ed Smith, England's new national selector, found himself involved in a huge row with Yorkshire, the bowler's county, when he recalled Rashid to the Test squad ahead of the series opener at Edgbaston.

Yorkshire were furious because Rashid, 30, had signed a white-ball only county contract that meant he was only available to play limited-overs matches for them.

Rashid at least made scores of 13 and 16 at Edgbaston, while taking 3-40 in a match that England won by 31 runs.