1963: The first Gillette Cup Final is held at Lord's

By the start of the 1960s the post-war boom in county cricket was long over. Although the 1950s had seen an England team dominant in Test Matches, at domestic level the game was increasingly seen as stagnant, over cautious and lacking in entertainment value. The competing le...

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MCC Foundation host National Hubs Finals at Lord’s

MCC Foundation hosted the grand final of its inaugural National Hub competition at Lord’s Cricket Ground yesterday. The event marked the conclusion of a 20-week long competition that has seen boys and girls aged 15 and under from 64 sites across the country competing against...

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The bat

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M.J. Horne - M.J. Horne 100 v England

Matt Horne’s Man of the Match performance for New Zealand at Lord’s in 1999, in which he scored a century, inspired the Kiwis to their first Test Match victory at the Home of Cricket in thirteen attempts. Horne’s solid six hour innings of 100 at the top of the New Zealand or...

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Our History

The Colours of MCC A distinguished club of almost 100 years standing I Zingari was the first and grandest of the wandering clubs to be founded in 1845. Of course many members of I Zingari would also have been members of MCC but it is doubtful if MCC - a distinguished club of...

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MCC statement on upcoming Champion County Match and World Cricket committee meeting in Sri Lanka

In light of the global outbreak of COVID-19 Coronavirus, MCC has taken the decision to cancel the Club’s upcoming visit to Sri Lanka later this month. The annual Champion County Match – MCC v Essex - at the Galle International Stadium was due to take place between 24 and 2...

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Shortlist announced for The Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award 2019

The 2019 Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award shortlist Has been announced today.  Contrasting forms of biography feature strongly with books about Moeen Ali, iconic commentators John Arlott and Jim Swanton, and English cricket itself included. Completing the list...

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D.B. Vengsarkar - D.B. Vengsarkar 157 v England

Dilip Vengsarkar hit his second Lord's century during India's seven-wicket defeat to England in the summer of 1982. Despite Kapil Dev's five-wicket haul, England posted a total of 433 after their first innings and then followed it up by bowling India out for just 128 with Ve...

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Fielders' absence; Substitutes

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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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