Free Kids Cricket Coaching

Date : August 1st and August 9th Location: Indoor Cricket Centre, Lord’s Cricket Ground We’re inviting kids aged between 8-13 to join us ahead of the thrilling Hundred matches at our Indoor Cricket Centre. We will be hosting a series of taster sessions – the perfect ...

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Match day hospitality enquire now

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1820: William Ward scores the first double-century in first-class cricket

William Ward is not a name familiar to most cricket fans these days, but he is one of those men whom we must thank for the existence of Lord’s today. By 1823, the Ground’s esteemed founder, Thomas Lord, was a 67 year-old man in search of a retirement plan. Cricket and his as...

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The wickets

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MCC launches Legacy Tour Programme in partnership with the MCC Foundation

Marylebone Cricket Club will embark on its first “Legacy Tour” later this week when the Club will take a strong squad to Nepal. As announced in the summer of 2018, MCC has introduced into its overseas touring programme a series of Legacy Tours, aimed at leaving a sustainable...

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MCC World Cricket Committee backs inclusion of Cricket in 2028 Olympic games

The MCC World Cricket committee (WCC) has today expressed its delight at the confirmation that cricket will be included in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The WCC has been a long-term advocate of the sport being included in the Games and following the recent announcem...

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Preamble to the Laws: Spirit of Cricket

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1980: Middlesex win the County Championship and Gillette Cup double

Under Mike Brearley’s captaincy, Middlesex became the dominant force in county cricket in both long and short formats, winning the County Championship outright in 1976 and 1980, and sharing the title in 1977. They also won the Gillette Cup in both 1977 and 1980. The team’s s...

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MCC World Cricket committee renews calls to speed up play after launching research project

The MCC World Cricket committee (WCC) has today renewed its calls for measures aimed at speeding up the pace of play, particularly in Test matches. After the topic was a key discussion point on the agenda at the WCC meeting earlier this year, held via conference call in Janu...

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Isa Guha to ring the five-minute bell on Day 5

Isa Guha will ring the bell on the fifth and final day of the Specsavers Test Match between England and Australia at Lord’s. Guha, an Honorary Life Member of MCC, is a former England international and is currently part of the BBC Test Match Special team commentating on the...

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