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A.M.E. Roberts 10-123 v England

A.M.E. Roberts - A.M.E. Roberts 10-123 v England

SIR Andy Roberts made the iconic Lord's Honours Boards when he took match figures of 10-123 for West Indies in 1976. With England batting first in the Test, Roberts was given the responsibility with the ball in his hands and duly ripped into the hosts' batting line-up. He t...

Tyson packs a punch as MCC coach is snapped up for Vipers stint

Tyson packs a punch as MCC coach is snapped up for Vipers stint

Whilst almost every member of staff at MCC can claim to have been close to the action at some point or other during their time at the Club, not many can say they have played professionally – but Rebecca Tyson bucks that trend after recently making her debut for Southern Viper...

Wisden and MCC announce major new award

Wisden and MCC announce major new award

Wisden and MCC have commissioned a new trophy, awarded to the calendar year’s outstanding individual Test performance, by a man or a woman. The elegant silver trophy, bearing the familiar engraving by Eric Ravilious, follows on from the original Wisden Trophy, which was awar...

1972: Bob Massie takes match figures of 16-137 for Australia

1972: Bob Massie takes match figures of 16-137 for Australia

Perhaps cricket’s greatest ‘one-hit wonder’, Perth-born Bob Massie hadn’t yet played a Test Match for Australia when he was picked for the 1972 tour of England. He made his Test debut at Lord’s having missed out on the first Test at Old Trafford, which England won by 89 runs...

2017: The New Warner Stand is opened by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

2017: The New Warner Stand is opened by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

Prior to the building of the first Warner stand, all accommodation for spectators at Lord’s was identified by a letter of the alphabet. Running in order clockwise around the Ground, beginning with ‘A’ enclosure at the north end of the Pavilion. ‘A’ enclosure amounted to no m...

MCC hosts CGI Young Dreamers Convention for local students

MCC hosts CGI Young Dreamers Convention for local students

CGI in the UK  hosted the CGI Young Dreamers Convention on 30 June 2022 at Lord’s, in collaboration with MCC. This STEM event was designed for schools in Redbridge; bringing together CGI clients and members to work in partnership with London Enterprise Adviser Network (LEAN...

A.M. Fernando 5-102 v England

A.M. Fernando - A.M. Fernando 5-102 v England

Asistha Fernando became the first Sri Lankan player to write his name on the Honours Board since 2014 - and first bowler in a Test since 1991 - thanks to a five wicket-haul against England in the summer of 2024. Having put England into bat on Day One, Fernando picked up his ...

Shaheen Afridi 6-35 v Bangladesh

Shaheen Afridi - Shaheen Afridi 6-35 v Bangladesh

Shaheen Afridi became the youngest cricketer to take an ODI five-wicket haul at Lord’s when he took 6-35 during Pakistan’s victory over Bangladesh in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup. In what was a break-through tournament for the 19-year-old, the fast bowler showed his potent...

Women and Girls

Women and Girls

Opening the pathway in both professional and grassroots women’s cricket has been an important target area for MCC. The Club believes that combining an increase in the amount of women’s cricket played at Lord’s with efforts to increase girls participation in youth cricket sho...

B. Mitchell 164* v England

B. Mitchell - B. Mitchell 164* v England

An absolute stalwart of the South African team of the 1930s and 40s – he played every Test his country took part in between 1929 and 1949 – opener Bruce Mitchell was the key man in the Springboks’ first win in England. Having won the toss and batted first at Lord’s, the visi...