Looking Back: Cricket at Christmas

As Christmas is just around the corner MCC Archivist Rob Curphey looks back at some interesting cricketing Christmas connections. Cricket at Christmas England did win a Test match once on Christmas Day, in 1972 against India, where on the fifth day of the match in Delhi, ca...

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Transforming lives in the community

Afghan refugees receive warm welcome at Lord's The Foundation has been delighted to trial a brand-new programme offering weekly cricket sessions and hot meals to Afghan refugees currently housed in a nearby hotel. It has been a significant achievement to put together this pro...

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Covid-19 Vaccination Centre opens at Lord's

MCC AND HEALTHCARE CENTRAL LONDON HAVE CREATED A COVID-19 VACCINATION CENTRE AT LORD’S CRICKET GROUND IN SUPPORT OF THE VACCINE ROLLOUT, WITH THE FIRST MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY RECEIVING INJECTIONS TODAY. Only those with an invitation from their GP to attend Lord's ...

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My Lord's Story | Marcus Trescothick

Playing for England in a Test match at Lord’s was the biggest thing for me. Scoring five hundreds in five years at the Home of Cricket is something you’ll never forget. I’d say the most special was the Test hundred versus Sri Lanka in 2006, which would prove to be my last f...

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Waqar Younis - Waqar Younis 5-91 v England

Waqar Younis' only appearance on the Lord's Honours Boards came when he took 5-91 in Pakistan's two-wicket victory over England in 1992. England won the toss and elected to bat first, with the Lord's crowd getting to witness Younis' talents for the very first time with the b...

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Farokh Engineer to ring the five minute bell on Day 3

Farokh Engineer will ring the bell to signal five minutes before the start of play on the third day of the LV= Insurance Test Match between England and India at Lord’s. The former India and Lancashire wicketkeeper played 46 Test matches for his country, scoring over 2,600 ru...

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#RedforRuth returns to Lord’s on 18 August

On Thursday 18 August, Lord’s will once again turn #RedforRuth during Day Two of England’s LV=Insurance Test Match against South Africa, in support for the Ruth Strauss Foundation.  The charity was founded in memory of Sir Andrew Strauss’ wife, Ruth, who was diagnosed with a...

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Blast is back at Lord’s as Middlesex fixtures announced

Middlesex’s Vitality Blast fixtures have today been confirmed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), with four of their South Group fixtures scheduled for Lord’s in 2021. The group stages of this year’s competition take place throughout June and July, before the quart...

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