B.F. Butcher - B.F. Butcher 133 v England

Basil Butcher earned his place on the Honours Boards with a match saving 133 for the West Indies against England in June 1963 - the first test century by a Guyanese at Lord’s. Carrying a slender four-run lead from the first innings, the West Indian batting line up was blown ...

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C.W.J. Athey - C.W.J. Athey 123 v Pakistan

Bill Athey’s only Test Match century, in his 23 outings for England, came in the second Test against Pakistan at Lord’s in 1987, a match that was drawn with only two days’ play possible. The teams had also drawn in the opening Test of the series at Old Trafford in another ma...

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Afternoon Tea

In the iconic Long Room Soak up views over the Lord’s outfield from the Long Room while enjoying a selection of hand crafted treats. For a spot of extra indulgence, why not add a glass of champagne? Guests enjoy access to the Long Room within the Pavilion, with commanding ...

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Lord’s to turn #RedForRuth again this August

On Friday 13 August, Lord’s will once again turn red for the Ruth Strauss Foundation’s annual #RedforRuth day. Test Series title partner  LV= Insurance  has kindly dedicated the entire Second LV= Insurance Test Match between England and India to the charity, helping raise aw...

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1788: MCC issues a Code of Laws for Cricket

The first generally accepted code of Laws for cricket was issued in 1744. Prior to that, rules were generally agreed by the participants in advance of a given match, such as those agreed by the Duke of Richmond and Mr Brodrick in 1727. Neither these, nor the later Laws, offe...

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Nursery Pavilion

AN EXPANSIVE EVENT SPACE, THE NURSERY PAVILION OVERLOOKS THE LORD’S NURSERY GROUND, WHERE INTERNATIONAL CRICKETERS WARM UP BEFORE A MATCH. The space is flooded with natural light from full height windows and offers a massive 1,000 square metres of event space, which can be p...

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2019 MCC Cowdrey Lecture

the 2019 MCC Cowdrey Lecture will be live streamed on lords.org on Tuesday, 28 th May 2019 (from 18:30).  In a cricket season, which includes both the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup and an Ashes series, former England captain Mike Brearley will deliver the Lecture having led h...

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Global Refugee Cricket Fund

  - Marylebone Cricket Club and MCC Foundation launch Global Refugee Cricket Fund in support of displaced persons - ECB donation of £100,000 to help immediately kickstart projects that use cricket to transform lives of refugees facing hardship and exclusion - Pitch ...

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MCC Fixtures

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Mohammad Yousuf - Mohammad Yousuf 202 v England

Mohammad Yousuf made history at Lord's, when he became just the second Pakistan batsman to score a double-hundred at the Ground in 2006. Having witnessed Sir Alaistair Cook, Paul Collingwood and Ian Bell all score centuries to give England a first innings total of 528/9 decl...

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