Ticket Sale and Distribution Conditions

Warning: Unauthorised Ticket Sales. Genuine tickets for major matches at Lord's are obtainable only from MCC or its authorised agents. The Club hereby gives notice of its policy to identify tickets being illegally re-sold or transferred to unauthorised agents or other third parties. Holders of such tickets, which may be stolen, shall be refused admittance to the Ground or removed from the Ground and interviewed by the Metropolitan Police.

1. Tickets for use by members of the General Public will, in the event of an oversubscription, be allocated by ballots held on Wednesday 9th January 2008. The ballots will held in respect of each major match day. The purpose of the ballots is to distribute all available tickets amongst as large a number of applicants as possible. Applicants should be aware that success in each ballot is not guaranteed. All applicants must agree to adhere to the Conditions for the Sale of Tickets as printed herein.

2. For inclusion in the ballots, applications for tickets must be made using the official Application Form, either by post or via the Club’s website, by Tuesday 8th January 2008. No applicant may apply for more tickets than the number specified on the Application Form. An applicant who wishes his or her tickets to be allocated next to those of another applicant, must ensure all forms are returned to MCC in the same envelope with a brief covering note.

3. Postal applicants must submit a separate payment in respect of each Application Form. A booking fee is payable, which is £5 for each payment by Cheque, or £3 for each other payment. However, no fee is payable in respect of bookings made via the internet.

4. Postal applicants must pay by Credit or Debit Card, or submit an Open Cheque endorsed to an upper limit equal to the value of the tickets requested, including the booking fee. Any Application Form which has been incorrectly completed will be unsuccessful and returned. If an applicant attempts to pay by a Credit or Debit Card which is subsequently cancelled, the MCC Ticket Office must be immediately advised of the new details of the Credit or Debit Card in order to avoid any delay in processing the application.

5. After the completion of the ballots, tickets will be allocated to successful applicants. For administrative reasons, applicants are asked not to enquire before Thursday 1st April 2008, as to the precise outcome of their applications. Application Forms which are received after the ballots have been held will be dealt with in strict order of receipt.

6. A ticket must not be re-sold or transferred, save that if more than one ticket is allocated to an applicant, those tickets may be used only by the applicant and the person or persons intending to accompany such applicant to Lord’s. An applicant may transfer or re-sell a ticket at face value to a person who intends to accompany him or her, but no person shall re-sell or attempt to re-sell any ticket or tickets for an amount of money greater than the value printed on each ticket. All applicants and the persons intending to accompany them must fully understand that their tickets are otherwise strictly non-transferable and that such tickets may not, under any circumstances, be auctioned, offered for sale or re-sale in any manner whatsoever or used in contravention of these Conditions.

7. Any ticket which is allocated to any person shall not be used for commercial hospitality by any person or company trading for that purpose; and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing the holder of such a ticket shall not, as part of a hospitality package or for any other reason, purvey, advertise, auction, or otherwise offer for sale, or use as a competition prize, the ticket or tickets allocated to that person without the written permission of the Secretary & Chief Executive of MCC.

8. A duplicate ticket, issued as a replacement for any ticket which has been stolen, lost or temporarily mislaid, will be issued by MCC only on production of a written statement by the person who originally purchased the ticket. If stolen, it is imperative that the theft is reported to the Police in order that a crime number can be allocated. This number is to be quoted on your written statement for duplicate tickets. An administrative charge of £5 will be made for each duplicate ticket.

9. Any ticket acquired in breach of these Conditions shall be null and void. MCC shall be entitled to confiscate or invalidate any ticket or tickets which are offered for sale or acquired in contravention of these Conditions. All tickets are sold subject to the MCC General Ground Regulations which are hereby incorporated into these Conditions. Additional copies are displayed at all entrances to the Ground, around Lord’s and are available from MCC on request to the Secretary & Chief Executive.

10. For major matches, a Refund Scheme applies subject to the provisions of the MCC General Ground Regulations. Full details are also printed on the tickets. Refunds cannot be made in any other circumstances, or for any other match. Tickets will not be accepted back for exchange or resale except under very exceptional circumstances. However, if the original applicant has to return tickets to MCC the Club will attempt to re-sell such tickets and a charge of £5 per ticket will be deducted by MCC from the proceeds of such sales. Public Stand tickets returned in this manner will not be offered for sale by MCC until all remaining tickets for the relevant day, available for allocation under these Conditions, have been issued. Under no circumstances will MCC guarantee the resale of any returned tickets. It must be noted that tickets may be returned only by the original applicant.

11.The Conditions for the Sale of Tickets constitute the Conditions under which tickets are allocated to First Class County Cricket Club members and members of the General Public. Any person who fails to comply with these Conditions shall be refused admittance to or ejected from the Ground and will be denied the ability to purchase tickets for future matches at Lord’s.

K. Bradshaw, Secretary & Chief Executive, MCC