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The Hundred Finals to be played at Lord’s for the third time

MCC is thrilled to announce that Lord’s will be hosting The Hundred Men’s and Women’s Finals in 2023, as well as four of London Spirit’s group matches. The Hundred returns for its third edition in August and the finals, which both take place on Sunday 27 August, will remain ...

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G. Boycott - G. Boycott 106 v West Indies

Geoff Boycott’s 18-year Test career provided as many talking points as successes. In 1967 he was dropped for batting too slowly after making 246* against India at Headingley, in a match England won by 6 wickets. Ten years later he returned to the England side after a three-y...

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Lord’s at full capacity for England v Pakistan Royal London ODI

MCC has today confirmed that the Royal London One-Day International between England and Pakistan at Lord’s on 10 July, will be part of the Government’s Events Research Programme (ERP) and has been granted permission to operate at full capacity for this match. The fixture fal...

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S.J. Harmison - S.J. Harmison 5-43 v Australia

England’s 2005 Ashes triumph over Australia is regarded as one of the great series of all time, but early optimism for victory over the old enemy came to a halt at Lord’s, despite Steve Harmison’s excellent 5 for 43 in the visitors’ first innings. Harmison, operating from th...

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1964: Fred Trueman takes his fifth five-wicket haul at Lord's

The perfect fast-bowler’s combination of aggression and skill characterised Fred Trueman. Genuinely fast in his youth, as his career progressed, he learned to rely on movement off the pitch and in the air, becoming the first bowler to take 300 Test wickets in 1964. ‘Fiery Fr...

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Kapil Dev - Kapil Dev 5-125 v England

Kapil Dev made the legendary Honours Boards when he took five wickets during India’s defeat to England at Lord’s in 1982. Having won the toss and deciding to bat, England were soon 94-4 with Dev ripping through the hosts’ opening batsmen by taking all four wickets. A gutsy ...

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2016: Pakistan's Misbal-ul-Haq scores a maiden Lord's century aged 42

The reaction of most batsmen to reaching a Test Match century is usually quite predictable. A handshake with their batting partner, a raising of the bat to acknowledge the applause of the crowd and his teammates. When Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq reached his tenth Test hun...

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1884: England beat Australia in the first Lord's Test

The first Test Match to be held at Lord’s was the fourth to take place in England. The Oval got there first, hosting one-off matches in 1880 and 1882. In 1884, for the first time in England, a three-match series was scheduled between the teams and after the opening match at ...

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