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Eileen Ash (1911-2021)

Eileen Ash (1911-2021)

MCC is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Eileen Ash, aged 110. She was the oldest international cricketer ever to have lived and played Test cricket before and after the Second World War, having featured in seven Tests for England between 1937 and 1949. In 2011, the y...

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

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Cricket West Indies win Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket Award

Cricket West Indies win Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket Award

MCC, in conjunction with the BBC, is delighted to announce that Cricket West Indies has been awarded the 2020 Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket Award. Cricket West Indies were selected for their courage in sending both their Men’s and Women’s teams to tour England...

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...

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...

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...

Spirit of Cricket

Spirit of Cricket

The Cowdrey Lecture MCC’s Spirit of Cricket Day is an annual event which sees around 600 schoolchildren experience what it is like to star at the Home of Cricket.  The event is run in collaboration with Chance to Shine, the national cricketing charity which aims to spread th...