K.F. Barrington - K.F. Barrington 148 v Pakistan

Although rarely mentioned these days among the ranks of England’s all-time great batsmen, Ken Barrington boasts a Test batting average second only to Herbert Sutcliffe among Englishmen. A naturally gifted strokeplayer during his early years at Surrey, being dropped by Englan...

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R. Illingworth - R. Illingworth 113 v West Indies

Ray Illingworth is best remembered for his victorious captaincy of England on their tour of Australia in 1970-71. He had been in and out of the England side as an off-spinning all-rounder for eleven years when he left his native Yorkshire to become Leicestershire captain in ...

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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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MCC cancels remainder of 2020 Overseas Touring Programme

MCC has today announced that the remainder of its Overseas Touring Programme for 2020 has been cancelled, due to the outbreak of Covid-19 Coronavirus. The Club had been due to visit the Czech Republic, Nepal, Spain and Uganda later this year, having already toured Argentin...

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MCC statement on Run-out at Non-Striker's End at Lord's

MCC this year announced amendments to the Laws of Cricket to move being run out at the non-striker's end, from Law 41 Unfair Play, to Law 38 Run Out. This change will formally come into effect from 1 October 2022.  This was done to clarify this matter and to place an onus...

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MCC Committee confirms five-year extension to Oxford v Cambridge and Eton v Harrow fixtures

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has today announced that its Committee has agreed to a five-year extension of the period in which Lord’s Cricket Ground will host the fixtures between Oxford and Cambridge and Eton and Harrow, from 2024 onwards. The future of the fixtures will t...

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1930: Donald Bradman scores 254 for Australia against England

When Don Bradman arrived on English shores for the first time in 1930 many pundits thought his technique would not cope with English wickets. By the end of that summer, how to get Bradman out was the most pressing problem in English cricket. The 254 he made on his first Test...

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MCC v Surrey: Day Three Report

MCC bounced back on Day Three of the Champion County fixture at the ICC Academy in Dubai, after a century from Warwickshire’s Dom Sibley helped them claw their way back in to the match. A 190 run opening stand by Will Rhodes and Sibley saw MCC finish the day on 221 for 1, tr...

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