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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Leg before wicket

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Lord's Dining Club

Next Chefs Gallery Ollie Dabbous, Co-founder and Executive Chef of Hide hosts the fourth and final event for 2020 on Wednesday 25 November. Chef Patron Dabbous opened Hide in 2018 to great critical acclaim and was awarded a Michelin star within just six months. This followed...

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Lord’s hosts record England women’s international crowd for England v India ODI

Today’s Royal London One Day International between England and India attracted large crowds breaking the home bilateral attendance record for an England Women fixture. The record, which excludes UK attendances for global events such as the ICC World Cup, comfortably surpasse...

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Lord's Full Fixture list confirmed

MCC is thrilled to confirm several additions to the fixture list for Lord’s for the upcoming 2021 season. There are a variety of regular fixtures confirmed for the summer, as well as some matches that will be played at the Home of Cricket for the very first time, both formin...

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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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A.M. Rahane - A.M. Rahane 103 v England

Ajinkya Rahane stroked his way onto the Lord's Honours Board with a stylish hundred on his Lord's debut in the 2nd Test of the England v India 2014 series. After India were put into bat by England, all eyes were on the talented Virat Kohli to see if he could write his name i...

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1977: First Indoor School at Lord's officially opened

Lord’s has witnessed more than 200 years of cricket. For more than a century, it has also been home to formal coaching programmes, helping develop the stars of tomorrow as well as offering practice facilities to those of today. It all began in 1901, when the Club found itsel...

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MCC women’s squad head to Germany for latest overseas tour

MCC has today continued its Overseas Touring Programme for 2023, with a women’s squad departing Lord’s for Germany. The Club has already toured both Belize and Austria this year, with men’s squads embarking on trips to both countries, and now a squad of 13 women’s players, p...

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C.J.L. Rogers - C.J.L. Rogers 173 v England

In his final series as a Test player, Chris Rogers made a career-best 173 as Australia defeated England by 405 runs at Lord’s in the 2015 Ashes series. Vastly experienced and prolific at domestic level, the opener looked set to become a one-cap wonder for Australia but follo...

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