1827: The first Oxford v Cambridge match takes place at Lord's

The BBC comedy Blackadder Goes Forth famously referred to the three great English universities: Oxford, Cambridge and Hull. Two of those notable seats of learning compete in one of the oldest regular fixtures at Lord’s. The history of cricket in Cambridge and Oxford dates ...

2009: Pakistan wins the Men’s and England wins the Women's World T20 Finals on the same day

T20 cricket went from unfamiliar new format to World Cup Final in just four years. The longer limited overs game had taken 12 years to reach the same stage of development. By the time the second men’s tournament was held in England in 2009, T20 matches had become an establis...

1947: Denis Compton and Bill Edrich put on 370 for England against South Africa

The first full post-war summer of cricket in 1946 was spoiled by wet weather. There followed one of the most bitterly cold winters in living memory and great misery as the realities of post-war austerity and continued rationing hit home. Meanwhile in Australia, Wally Hammond...

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1963: Colin Cowdrey bats with a broken arm for England against West Indies

1963 was an exciting year for cricket. The Gillette Cup brought new vitality to the county game and the West Indies were on tour, led for the first time in England by a black captain - Frank Worrell. Worrell’s first tour in the job, to Australia in 1960-61, had produced cric...

Sustainability Strategy

OF THE CHALLENGES FACING US TODAY, CLIMATE CHANGE IS AMONG THE MOST SIGNIFICANT, AND MCC IS VERY AWARE OF THE IMPACT CLIMATE CHANGE CAN HAVE ON CRICKET. Examples include the increase in the number of rain-affected matches, changes to how pitches are managed, damage to facili...

World Cup Finals Part 3: Australian Dominance

With the 2019 Cricket World Cup final at Lord's fast approaching, MCC Archivist Rob Curphey looks back at previous World Cups finals. World Cup Specialists The 1999 World Cup, now known as the ICC Cricket World Cup was primarily held in England but also visited Scotland...

Lord’s at full capacity for England v Pakistan Royal London ODI

MCC has today confirmed that the Royal London One-Day International between England and Pakistan at Lord’s on 10 July, will be part of the Government’s Events Research Programme (ERP) and has been granted permission to operate at full capacity for this match. The fixture fal...

L. Hutton - L. Hutton 196 v West Indies

Sir Leonard Hutton first made the Honours Boards when he scored a sublime 196 during England's 1939 Test match against West Indies. Regarded as one of England's greatest ever batsmen, Hutton scored his first century at Lord's two years after making his debut in 1937. Having...

W.J. Edrich - W.J. Edrich 189 v South Africa

Bill Edrich made the Lord's Honours Boards when he scored 189 during the 10-wicket victory over South Africa in 1947. The innings is part of a record at Lord's, as his stand of 370 along with Denis Compton - who scored 208 - is the highest partnership at the Ground to date. ...