Eagar exhibition: 33 Years and 50 Lord's Tests

Date released: 27 June 2005

The MCC Museum is hosting a major exhibition of work by the world’s best-known cricket photographer - Patrick Eagar.

The exhibition - “33 Years and 50 Lord's Tests through the Lens of Patrick Eagar” - features a personal selection of Patrick’s work. During his career - which has spanned more than 290 Tests, almost 40 overseas tours and at least half a million negatives - he has captured, as the exhibition shows, many of the most memorable moments in cricket history.

This exhibition (sponsored by MICE Group plc) focuses on Patrick's work at 'the home of cricket' - in all its many guises - and features more than 80 images of Lord’s. From Ian Botham batting towards 108 against Pakistan in the second Test of 1978, Michael Atherton being run out on 99 against Australia in 1993 to Dickie Bird’s emotional final Test appearance as an umpire in 1996, the unstinting quality of Patrick’s work always captures the occasion.

MCC’s curator Adam Chadwick said:
Working with Patrick has been a real pleasure. His dedication has resulted in an exhibition and catalogue that are both captivating and a wonderful testament to the style he has developed over the years.

The exhibition will be open to the public throughout the summer. Entry to the Museum on matchdays (which also includes the World Cup and Ashes urn and a wealth of items from cricketers old and new) costs £3 for adults, and just £1 for U-16s and Senior Citizens. On non-matchdays, entry costs £5.

Alternatively, the exhibition can be seen as part of a comprehensive behind-the-scenes Tour of Lord's, which costs £8 for adults, £6 for concessions and £5 for children. (For details, please contact the Tours of Lord's office on 020 7616 8595.)

Other initiatives from MCC's Arts & Library committee include a new book (by Stephen Fay) on Tom Graveney’s year-long Presidency of the Club and a new film, "21st Century Lord’s", commissioned from Sunset & Vine.