International fixtures at Lord’s in 2025

MCC is delighted to confirm details of the four international fixtures that will be hosted at Lord's in 2025. England will play home games at Lord's against India's men's and women's teams, as well as South Africa men. As announced previously, the ICC World Test Championship...

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Writing Room Weddings

The elegantly furnished Writing Room is a beautiful setting for a smaller ceremony and wedding breakfast for up to 60 guests. A charming and intimate space, which overlooks the vast expanse of the beautifully kept main ground at Lord’s, the Writing Room is flooded with natur...

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1914: Lord's is used by the War Office for the accommodation of troops

The outbreak of the Great War in 1914 brought to an end cricket’s ‘golden age’, a period lasting a quarter of a century during which the game established itself beyond question as England’s pre-eminent sport. The spread of county cricket had made the game truly national, and...

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A. Shrubsole - A. Shrubsole 6-46 v India

Anya Shrubsole has been a member of the England women's team since 2008, but may be best remembered for her stunning bowling performance to help her side win the 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup Final at Lord’s. Her 6 for 46 is not only the best ever bowling figures by any player ...

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2015: England beat New Zealand in a Test that included 1,610 runs

New Zealand arrived in England in the spring of 2015 with a reputation as a difficult side to beat. In the previous 12 months. They had earned creditable draws in Test series away to West Indies and Pakistan and had rolled over Sri Lanka comfortably at home. Key batsman Kane...

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M.C. Cowdrey - M.C. Cowdrey 152 v West Indies

Colin Cowdrey was one of cricket’s great stylists and most revered gentlemen. Recognised as a prodigious talent while still at Tonbridge School, he made his Test debut at Brisbane aged just 21 and his final Test appearance came at the age of 42. He was the first cricketer to...

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1999: Neil Johnson scores 132 not out for Zimbabwe against Australia

Lord’s has not always been the happiest of grounds for Zimbabwe. Two Test visits to the Home of Cricket brought two heavy defeats by an innings, and two One-Day Internationals also saw them fall short. But their performance in the first of these, on what was Zimbabwe’s first...

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2009: Pakistan wins the Men’s and England wins the Women's World T20 Finals on the same day

T20 cricket went from unfamiliar new format to World Cup Final in just four years. The longer limited overs game had taken 12 years to reach the same stage of development. By the time the second men’s tournament was held in England in 2009, T20 matches had become an establis...

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THE CRICKET SOCIETY AND MCC BOOK OF THE YEARD AWARD 2025

The shortlist for the Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award 2025 has been announced today. The competition, run by The Cricket Society since 1970 and in partnership with MCC since 2009, is for books nominated by MCC and Cricket Society Members, and is highly regar...

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