Bell Ringers

The ringing of the five-minute bell at Lord’s by an international cricketer, administrator or well-known enthusiast of the sport is a recent tradition introduced in 2007. The bell, which is located outside the Bowlers’ Bar of the Lord’s Pavilion, is rung to signify the immin...

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Innings

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S.P.D. Smith - S.P.D. Smith 215 v England

Steve Smith hit his first Test Match double-century, and Australia’s third at Lord’s, as his innings of 215 helped the visitors to a crushing Ashes series victory over England in 2015. Smith, who had made his Test debut at Lord’s against Pakistan in 2010, was now a batting p...

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ICC World Test Championship Final

.   The ICC World Test Championship Final comes to Lord’s The Home of Cricket will host the ICC World Test Championship Final with first-time finalists South Africa set to battle it out against defending champions, Australia, starting on Wednesday 11 June. Hospitalit...

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World Cup Finals Part 2: The World Cup goes global

With the 2019 Cricket World Cup final at Lord's fast approaching, MCC Archivist Rob Curphey looks back at previous World Cups finals. At a meeting of ICC in 1984 it would be decided that the tournament would be hosted away from England for the first time, with India and Paki...

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Cricket to support Social Media Blackout

MCC and ECB along with all 18 First-Class Counties, the eight Women's Regional teams and the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the football community in taking part in a social media boycott from 15:00 BST on Friday 30 April to 23...

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1814: MCC beat Hertfordshire in the first match at this ground

The Marylebone Cricket Club was founded in 1787 by a group of gentlemen seeking a more peaceful and secluded area for their cricket. Thomas Lord’s new Ground at Dorset Fields was popular and successful, but the peace and seclusion didn’t last long. At turn of the 19 th cent...

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S.F. Barnes - S.F. Barnes 11-110 v South Africa

One of Sydney Barnes’ best bowling performances came at Lord’s against South Africa during the 1912 Triangular Tournament. During South Africa’s first innings, Barnes broke both ways and kept a perfect length, taking the first two wickets in the first four overs, and Barnes ...

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R.A.L. Massie - R.A.L. Massie 16-137 v England

Bob Massie reached the Lord’s Honours Boards by producing a bowling performance on his debut that will be remembered forever in the Home of Cricket folklore. His figures of 16-137 are not only still the best ever at Lord’s, but also the best by an Australian anywhere. It wa...

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Ed Smith to become next President of MCC

Ed Smith has been named as the next President of MCC. He will serve a 12-month term as President, taking up the post on 1 October 2025. His appointment was announced today by the current President, Lord King of Lothbury, at the Club’s Annual General Meeting held at Lord’s. ...

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