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1987: Gordon Greenidge's century for MCC earns him a place on the home honours board

In almost a century and a half of Test cricket at Lord’s, only one man has scored a hundred for both home and away teams and had their name inscribed in the Honours Boards in both dressing rooms. That the man is Gordon Greenidge should perhaps be no great surprise. While Gre...

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1987: Four players make centuries in MCC's bicentenary Test

When the teams were announced for MCC’s Bicentenary match in August 1987, it was clear that this was a game the top names in cricket wanted to play in. Almost all the greats were present and a capacity crowd there to see it, with the newly-opened Mound Stand resplendent in t...

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Wisden – MCC Cricket Photo of the Year

The Wisden – MCC Cricket Photograph of the Year 2019 is now CLOSED. Launched in 2010, the contest is open to all photographers, amateur or professional, from across the world. It remains free to enter, with the only stipulation that entries must have a cricketing theme and ...

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Evolution of Women’s Cricket Exhibition & Symposium

To celebrate our newest exhibition in the MCC Museum, Evolution of Women’s Cricket, we are hosting a special symposium event at Lord’s on International Women’s Day, Tuesday 8 March. Discover a fascinating insight into the inspirational and colourful history of women’s cric...

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Lord's Tavern

A British pub with a cricket flavour Getting Here Situated next to the famous Grace Gates, the historic Lord’s Tavern has been greeting locals and visitors to Lord’s alike for over 100 years. Our range of beers and delicious pub food draw inspiration from the world of cricke...

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MCC Foundation hosts National Hub Competition Finals at Lord's

Marylebone Cricket Club Foundation (MCCF) hosted the boys’ and girls’ finals of its annual National Hub Competition at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Saturday 29 July.  The event marked the conclusion of a 20-week long competition that has seen state-educated boys and girls aged 1...

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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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Father Time

The Father Time weather-vane, which has become such a well-known Lord’s symbol, was a gift to MCC from Sir Herbert Baker, the architect of the second Grand Stand, which was completed in 1926. It was a complete surprise to the MCC Committee , no member of whom had any prior ...

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Oxford v Cambridge

The University Match was first played at Lord’s back in 1827, two years before the famous Boat Race. This fixture will consist of a men’s and a women’s match, both 20 overs per side with coloured kit and a pink ball. Match Details Match 1 Oxford Women v Cambridge Women...

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