Who We Work With

Collecting Policy MCC actively acquires items for the Museum, Library and Archive and welcomes approaches from those wishing primarily to donate but also, in certain circumstances, lend or sell items. The general themes of the collections are as follows: - Origin and early ...

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C.W.J. Athey - C.W.J. Athey 123 v Pakistan

Bill Athey’s only Test Match century, in his 23 outings for England, came in the second Test against Pakistan at Lord’s in 1987, a match that was drawn with only two days’ play possible. The teams had also drawn in the opening Test of the series at Old Trafford in another ma...

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A.R. Morris - A.R. Morris 105 v England

Left-handed opening batter Arthur Morris emerged as something of a prodigy in the early 1940s, becoming the first man to score hundreds in both innings of his First Class debut when he was just 18. The War robbed him of some of his formative years in the sport, but he earned...

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R.A.L. Massie - R.A.L. Massie 16-137 v England

Bob Massie reached the Lord’s Honours Boards by producing a bowling performance on his debut that will be remembered forever in the Home of Cricket folklore. His figures of 16-137 are not only still the best ever at Lord’s, but also the best by an Australian anywhere. It wa...

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1938: Wally Hammond scores 240 for England against Australia

In almost any other age, Walter Hammond would have been acknowledged as the greatest batsman of his generation. Nothing seemed more certain than that he would dominate cricket for a decade after he scored 905 Test runs at an average of 113.12 on England’s 1928-29 tour of Aus...

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2005: Australia's Glenn McGrath takes his 500th Test wicket

Glenn McGrath followed Sir Richard Hadlee in becoming the second visiting bowler to take a ‘five-for’ on three consecutive Test appearances at Lord’s. When you consider that he only played three Test Matches at the Home of Cricket, the achievement becomes even more impressiv...

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1953: HRH The Duke of Edinburgh opens the Imperial Memorial Gallery now known as the MCC Museum

The MCC collections are the oldest sporting collection in the world, but for almost a century after their inception, few people beyond the Club’s membership were able to see them. From their beginning in 1864, the Club’s collections were only displayed in the Pavilion at Lor...

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Womens International

Family Offers Bring the whole family along to Lord's and introduce your young cricket enthusiasts to a day out at Lord's. Buy two adult tickets at full price and you'll receive two under 16 tickets for free.   A family of four can watch some spectacular action with af...

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Coming to The Hundred at Lord's?

WE WILL HOST FIVE MATCH DAYS AT THE HUNDRED THIS SUMMER, INCLUDING FOUR LONDON SPIRIT GROUP STAGE FIXTURES AND THE FINAL.  The timings and dates for these five match days are as follows:  TUESday 5 AUGUST London Spirit v. Oval invincibles Women's match - 14.4...

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