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1999: The new Media Centre is completed

In 1999 the Lord’s skyline acquired a dramatic addition in the shape of the new Media Centre. With the Ground scheduled to host the 1999 ICC Men’s World Cup Final, it was clear that the existing media facilities, concentrated in the Warner Stand and the north turret of the P...

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1868: Aboriginal Cricketers are the first team from Australia to play at Lord's

The All-aboriginal team was the first Australian cricket team to tour the UK and the first visit by Indigenous Australians to gain widespread awareness in this country. The tour began in front of 7,000 people at the Oval and their displays of `traditional skills’, put on bef...

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G.A. Gooch - G.A. Gooch 183 v New Zealand

For the second time in the summer of 1986, Graham Gooch etched his name on to the Lord’s Honours Board with a century at the Home of Cricket. This time, New Zealand were the opponents and Gooch’s long and commanding innings, as Wisden described it, helped England to a draw. ...

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G.A. Gooch - G.A. Gooch 174 v Sri Lanka

Twelve months on from Graham Gooch’s ‘Indian Summer’, his 174 against Sri Lanka at Lord’s in 1991 set up victory over the tourists in the one-match series, which followed a 2-2 draw in the five-match Test series with the West Indies. Gooch was captain of the side at the time...

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MCC Pilot Event Statement

MCC is aware that Warwickshire CCC will host the second LV= Insurance Test Match between England and New Zealand as a Government-led pilot event at Edgbaston, increasing capacity from the original 25% limit. We are fully supportive of the Government’s measures to get stadium...

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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 Foundation’s Afghan Refugee Project shortlisted for Sport Industry Awards

The MCC Foundation’s Afghan Refugee Project, supported by MCC, has been shortlisted for the Tessa Jowell Community Award for this year’s Sport Industry Awards.  The Foundation has been running a programme for Afghan Refugees since autumn last year when they arrived in the UK...

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San Miguel 0,0 to be served at Lord's

San Miguel has announced that their 0,0 beer will be served on draught at selected bars at Lord’s, from Sunday 19 June, in time for a summer season of cricket.  First available for guests attending the Vitality Blast Middlesex v Kent match, San Miguel 0,0 launches in line wi...

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UN Environment Report Launched at Lord’s

A new UN report looking into the impact that sport can have on nature was launched at Lord’s on Wednesday 2 November. The Sport For Nature report was commissioned by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and was led by researchers from Loughborough University. Wednesday’s l...

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