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G.St.A. Sobers 150* v England

G.St.A. Sobers - G.St.A. Sobers 150* v England

Sir Garfield Sobers scored his final Test century with a superb unbeaten knock of 150* versus England at Lord's in 1973. With West Indies winning the toss and putting themselves into bat, Sobers arrived at the crease with the visitors already accumulating a score of 256-4. ...

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

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...

R.J. Hadlee  6-80 v England

R.J. Hadlee - R.J. Hadlee 6-80 v England

Sir Richard Hadlee took his best figures at Lord’s during the 1986 drawn Test between England and New Zealand. England batted first but Hadlee, just like in 1978 and in 1983, was on excellent form, removing Graham Gooch, Martyn Moxon and Bill Athey as the hosts found themsel...

A.F. Rae 106 v England

A.F. Rae - A.F. Rae 106 v England

Allan Rae scored a sublime 106 in the second test at Lord’s in 1950 to get his name on the honour’s boards  when West Indies toured England. The left handed opening batsman set the tone for the West Indies with his 106 in the first innings which consisted of 15 fours. This ...

K.A.J. Roach 5-72 v England

K.A.J. Roach - K.A.J. Roach 5-72 v England

Kemar Roach claimed his name on to the iconic Honours Boards after a superb display with the ball versus England at Lord’s in the summer of 2017. After West Indies had been bowled out for 123, they needed an immediate response from their pace attack and Roach certainly deliv...

BUCS Finals

BUCS Finals

Tuesday 2 July BUCS Men’s Finals Day – Oxford Brookes UCCE v Leeds/Bradford UCCE Toss:  10.00 Start:  10.30 Format:  50 overs – 30-minute break between innings Umpires:  Steve Utting and Simon Cooper Scorers:  David Ward (Oxford) and Steven Ward (Leeds/Bradford...

Cricket Society & MCC Book of the Year Award 2023

Cricket Society & MCC Book of the Year Award 2023

An Island’s Eleven, the Story of Sri Lankan Cricket by Nicholas Brookes has won the Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award for 2023. Books by former and current cricketers Wasim Akram, Moeen Ali and Geoffrey Boycott were among those shortlisted, with all six book...

Champion County Preview: MCC v Surrey

Champion County Preview: MCC v Surrey

The traditional curtain-raiser for the new domestic season begins this weekend as MCC take on Surrey at the ICC Academy in Dubai, in the annual Champion County Match. The four-day first-class match, which sees MCC play the winners of the previous year’s Specsavers County Cha...

M.H. Denness  118 v India

M.H. Denness - M.H. Denness 118 v India

A first Test century for the skipper, Mike Denness hit 118 against India at Lord’s in 1974, in one of only two Tests he played at the Home of Cricket, which both came that summer. England were already in a suitably strong position when Denness strode out to the crease at 337...

F.H. Edwards 5-45 v England

F.H. Edwards - F.H. Edwards 5-45 v England

Fidel Edwards secured a spot on the ODI Honours Boards, when he took 5-45 for West Indies during their defeat to England in 2007. After winning the toss and elected to field first, West Indies required Edwards and the remaining bowling attack to cause the hosts some issues w...