MCC Law Change benefits Ben Stokes

England all-rounder Ben Stokes was the beneficiary of a Law change that MCC introduced in 2017 during the third Test Match between England and the West Indies in St Lucia. Batting fluently on 52, Stokes pulled a delivery from Alzarri Joseph back to the fast bowler, who held ...

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Lord's Public Ticket Ballot

The Lord’s 2024 International Ticket ballots for mcc members and the general public are now closed. Thank you to everyone who entered to watch England's men and women play at the Home of Cricket in 2024 - we'll be in touch with you shortly on the results and the next steps t...

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MCC's plans for commemorating Rachael Heyhoe Flint

MCC can confirm it is in the process of agreeing plans for commemorating former England captain and Honorary Life Member Rachael Heyhoe Flint at Lord’s, with further details to be announced in due course. Baroness Heyhoe Flint contributed a huge amount to the women’s game an...

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MCC to use the term “batters” throughout the Laws of Cricket

MCC has today announced amendments to the Laws of Cricket to use the gender-neutral terms “batter” and “batters”, rather than “batsman” or “batsmen”. These changes have been approved by the MCC Committee , following initial discussion by the Club’s specialist Laws sub-commi...

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1974: England beat India by the largest margin in a Lord's Test

India arrived in England for their 1974 tour as a team that was coming of age in international cricket. The ebullient captaincy of ‘Tiger’ Pataudi in the late 1960s together with the emergence of their four-pronged spin attack made them formidable opponents on home soil. Und...

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Karl McDermott Appointed Head Groundsman at Lord's

MCC has today announced that Karl McDermott has been appointed as the new Head Groundsman at Lord’s. McDermott, who will join MCC from Hampshire County Cricket Club, will replace Mick Hunt, who is retiring from the role after 49 seasons. After beginning his career as Assist...

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MCC update in relation to Covid-19

Safety is our priority Lord's is currently closed due to the National Lockdown restrictions imposed on England in early January 2021. Our teams will continue to work hard to be able to reopen various parts of the Club and Lord's Cricket Ground as the government regulations ...

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London Spirit sign international stars for Lord's stint

four more England players will represent london spirit in this year’s inaugural season of The Hundred with Mark Wood, Joe Denly, Freya Davies and Mason Crane all signing up for the Lord’s-based side. They will be joined by Australian star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell as well ...

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2019: Tim Murtagh takes 5-13 for Ireland against England

When Ireland arrived at Lord’s for their first ever Test match at the Home of Cricket, they couldn’t have had a better man to lead their bowling attack than Tim Murtagh. In a 19-year county career for Surrey and Middlesex, Murtagh had taken 291 first-class wickets on the Gro...

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