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G.A. Gooch - G.A. Gooch 183 v New Zealand

For the second time in the summer of 1986, Graham Gooch etched his name on to the Lord’s Honours Board with a century at the Home of Cricket. This time, New Zealand were the opponents and Gooch’s long and commanding innings, as Wisden described it, helped England to a draw. ...

1914: Lord's is used by the War Office for the accommodation of troops

The outbreak of the Great War in 1914 brought to an end cricket’s ‘golden age’, a period lasting a quarter of a century during which the game established itself beyond question as England’s pre-eminent sport. The spread of county cricket had made the game truly national, and...

Innings

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 ...

Ground Development

The Allen and Tavern stands The Warner Stand 2021-2024 The third phase of the development will concentrate on the East Gate area of the Ground This will involve creating an East Gate Building, incorporating office space, a new Lord’s Shop, as well as hospitality and cateri...

1998: MCC votes to admit women as Members

For the first 211 years of its existence, MCC operated as a male only Club. The idea of admitting women as Members was discussed by the Committee in 1967, but it would be another three decades before sufficient support among existing Members could be generated. The catalyst ...

2018: Alastair Cook plays his 26th Lord's Test

Sir Alastair Cook’s 26 Test Matches at Lord’s are a record at the Home of Cricket and the second highest total for a player’s appearances on a single ground in all Test cricket. Only Mahela Jayawardene’s 27 outings at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo, Sri Lanka ra...