MCC statement on bamboo bats

MCC has read with interest the research study from the University of Cambridge, which suggests that cricket bats made from bamboo offer a more suitable alternative to the traditional use of willow. Currently, Law 5.3.2 states that the blade of the bat must consist solely of ...

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1928: The Ashes Urn is presented to MCC

The Ashes Urn is 10.5 centimetres tall and weighs 124.8 grams. Nobody can be sure where it originally came from, or what is really inside it. But we can be certain what it represents. The idea of the Ashes originated with England’s first defeat by Australia on English soil,...

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Captain Tom 100 challenge launched at Lord's

Members of Captain Sir Tom’s family were at Lord’s today to mark the start of the Captain Tom 100 Challenge – a weekend of fundraising in honour of the former second world war veteran who famously raised £38.9million for the NHS at the start of the Coronavirus pandemic.  The...

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2014: Sachin Tendulkar captains MCC to victory in the bicentenary of Lord's match

Once more, a great anniversary at Lord’s was celebrated with a festival match between MCC and Rest of the World, featuring the very best players of the current era. It was in fact the third of three special matches scheduled to celebrate two centuries of cricket at the third...

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Disability Cricket Day set for Lord’s to host largest ever showcase of disability cricket on 25 June

MCC, ECB and Lord’s Taverners will host a Disability Cricket Day at Lord’s on Wednesday 25 June, which is set to be the biggest ever one-off showcase of disability cricket. The day will see England Men’s Mixed Disability team playing the third game of a seven-match Mixed Dis...

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Shane Warne Joins MCC World Cricket Committee

MCC has announced that Shane Warne has been appointed to its World Cricket committee.  Former Australia leg-spinner Warne, regarded as one of the greatest bowlers of all time, accepted the invitation to join the committee, which meets twice a year to discuss the most importa...

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1993: The MCC Foundation is established

The MCC Foundation is the Club’s charitable arm and was established in 1993 with the aim of transforming lives through cricket. The Foundation works both in the UK and overseas, offering coaching and facilities to enable young cricketers to access the game and optimise their...

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MCC Men's Regional T20 Finals Day

Match Details Semi-Final 1: 9.45 to 12.30 – MCC East Anglia v. MCC Home Counties   Umpires: Raf Patel & Duncan Forbes Scorers: Norman Bygrave & Peter Coleman Lunch: 12.30 to 12.50 (20 minutes) Semi-Final 2: 12.50 to 15.35 – MCC North West v. MCC North, North East ...

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