1787: Thomas Lord founds a cricket ground at Dorset Fields

By 1787 the gentlemen of the White Conduit Club were in search of a new home. The club had been a social and sporting success, but their cricket ground, White Conduit Fields in Islington, was near one of the busy turnpikes leading north out of London - easy to get to but a l...

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Enid Bakewell to ring five-minute bell at Lord's

Enid Bakewell will ring the bell to signal five minutes before the start of play on the opening day of the England v India LV= Insurance Test Match at Lord’s. Regarded as one of England’s great cricketers, and one of the most recognisable names in the women’s game, Bakewell ...

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MCC v Multan Sultans | Match Report

MCC triumphed in the final match of their tour of Pakistan, defeating Multan Sultans of the Pakistan Super League by 72 runs in a T20 fixture at Aitchison College, Lahore. Half-centuries from Ravi Bopara and Kumar Sangakkara helped MCC to a total of 184 for 4 before Imran ...

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Veuve Clicquot Suite

CELEBRATE THE CHAMPAGNE MOMENTS IN ALL THEIR GLORY AT LORD’S Most recently we have witnessed two dramatic Cricket World Cup victories for England, with the women's team lifting the trophy in front of a full house, and the men's champagne super-over, creating history as 'the ...

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Warne and Keightley named head coaches for The Hundred team

Shane Warne and Lisa Keightley have been appointed as the men’s and women’s head coaches respectively for the London based team, which will comprise of MCC, Middlesex, Essex and Northamptonshire ahead of the inaugural season of The Hundred. Legendary Australia leg-spinner Wa...

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Stephen Fry launches MCC campaign to reward Community Cricket Heroes

MCC President Stephen Fry, today officially launched a new campaign to celebrate grassroots cricket and find the country’s 11 greatest unsung cricketing heroes. MCC’s Community Cricket Heroes campaign will invite the public and the cricket community from across the UK to p...

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Ticket T&Cs

Warning - Unauthorised Ticket Sales Genuine tickets for matches at Lord's are obtainable only from MCC or its authorised agents. The Club hereby gives notice of its policy to identify tickets being illegally re-sold or transferred to unauthorised agents or other third par...

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MCC announces next Ground improvements for Lord's

MCC is pleased to announce that London-based practice WilkinsonEyre has been appointed as architect for the redevelopment of the Tavern and Allen stands at Lord’s. The project is the latest in the programme of facilities upgrades at the Home of Cricket, as MCC continues to i...

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