MCC World Cricket committee statements

The MCC World Cricket committee (WCC) met recently via Conference Call. It was the first meeting of 2021, following the postponement of the physical meetings which were planned for 2020. The key discussion points of the meeting were as follows: Short-pitched bowling The ...

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Scoring runs

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The Home of Food Saturday

SATURDAY 9 SEPTEMBER – 10.00-19.30 Timings and extra experiences for Saturday are as follows:

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The Home of Food Sunday

Sunday 10 September – 10.00-18.30 Timings and extra experiences for Sunday are as follows:

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1926: The Father Time weathervane is gifted to MCC

Even among MCC’s most senior Members, few can claim to have seen more than 100 Test Matches at Lord’s. But one familiar face on the Ground has done just that. He first watched England beat West Indies by an innings and 58 runs in June 1928. He was at Lord’s for Don Bradman’s...

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L.C. Braund - L.C. Braund 104 v South Africa

Len Braund made his way on to the Honours Boards when he hit a century during the drawn three-day Test between England and South Africa at Lord’s in 1907. England elected to bat and were struggling with a score of 140-4 before Braund took his place at the crease. In an inni...

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G.S. Ballance - G.S. Ballance 104* v Sri Lanka

Gary Ballance made the most of picking the right ground for his maiden Test century when he finished unbeaten on 104* vs Sri Lanka in 2014 at Lord’s. The match had already seen centuries scored by Joe Root, Kumar Sangakkara and Angelo Mathews and Ballance, batting at three i...

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W.H. Lockwood - W.H. Lockwood 6-101 v Australia

William Henry Lockwood made his Test debut for England against Australia at Lord’s in 1903 and marked the occasion in some style, by taking six wickets for just 101 runs. In what was a drawn match, affected by rain, Lockwood showcased his talents by skittling the top order a...

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D.J. Brown - D.J. Brown 5-42 v Australia

David Brown took a five-wicket haul against Australia at Lord’s in what was the 200 th Test match between the two nations, in June 1964. Alongside the bowling of Barry Knight, Brown took 5 for 42 as the Australians were dismissed for 78 in the first innings, including the w...

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P.C.R. Tufnell - P.C.R. Tufnell 5-94 v Sri Lanka

Phil Tufnell claimed a place on the Lord’s Honours Boards when he took 5-94 during England’s Test v Sri Lanka in 1991. In what was his first Test at the Home of Cricket, Sri Lanka were chasing a mammoth total of 423 runs to win, Tufnell was called upon to disrupt the visitor...

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