Preparation and maintenance of the playing area

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New MCC Committee elected with more women now included

It was announced today that Vicky Griffiths, Chinmay Gupte, Nick Gandon and Will House have been elected to serve on the MCC Committee from 1st October 2019. The result follows the successful introduction of online voting, with 2,355 of the 6,314 Full and Senior Members who ...

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Start of play; cessation of play

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N. Hussain - N. Hussain 155 v India

In a Test Match besieged with England batting entries on the Lord’s Honours Board, Nasser Hussain’s 155 against India in 2002 was the catalyst for his side’s victory at the Home of Cricket. Hussain had made half-centuries in both innings of the Sri Lanka Test at Lord’s earli...

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MCC World Cricket committee calls for calm on non-strikers leaving their ground early

The MCC World Cricket committee (WCC) has unanimously agreed that the Law regarding the act of non-strikers leaving their ground early and subsequently being run out is not only correct and necessary but issued a ‘call for calm’ to the global game. Last month, MCC issued a ...

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1964: Fred Trueman takes his fifth five-wicket haul at Lord's

The perfect fast-bowler’s combination of aggression and skill characterised Fred Trueman. Genuinely fast in his youth, as his career progressed, he learned to rely on movement off the pitch and in the air, becoming the first bowler to take 300 Test wickets in 1964. ‘Fiery Fr...

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A.J. Strauss - A.J. Strauss 137 v West Indies

Andrew Strauss scored his second hundred at Lord’s of the summer to help England to victory over West Indies in 2004. The opener, playing in just his second test at the Home of Cricket, had already scored 112 versus New Zealand on Test debut two months before and continued t...

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Spirit of Cricket Award 2022

Have you seen a moment that typifies the Spirit of Cricket in 2022? Why not nominate it for the Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket Award? Each year, the award is given to a player, or group of players, that have epitomised the principles of playing hard but fair, a...

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Shaheen Afridi - Shaheen Afridi 6-35 v Bangladesh

Shaheen Afridi became the youngest cricketer to take an ODI five-wicket haul at Lord’s when he took 6-35 during Pakistan’s victory over Bangladesh in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup. In what was a break-through tournament for the 19-year-old, the fast bowler showed his potent...

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MCC clarifies boundary catch incident in Vitality Blast Final

MCC wishes to clarify the Law relating to catches near the boundary, following an incident in the Vitality Blast Final.  Somerset’s Will Smeed hit the ball towards the square leg boundary, where two Kent fielders converged, both trying to take the catch.  Jordan Cox held ont...

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