1953: Trevor Bailey and Willie Watson salvage a draw for England against Australia

Before Mike Atherton’s 10 hour and 43-minute vigil at Johannesburg, or Jack Leach’s valiant 1 not out at Headingley, the epitome of dogged, backs-to-the-wall English resistance was Trevor Bailey and Willie Watson at Lord’s in 1953. It was 20 years since England had won an As...

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1934: Hedley Verity takes 14 wickets in a day for England against Australia

After two days’ play the omens for an England victory in the 1934 Lord’s Test were not particularly good. They hadn’t beaten Australia in a Test at Lord’s since 1896, and while they had posted a strong first innings total of 440 – Les Ames becoming the first wicket-keeper to...

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1929: Middlesex's Gubby Allen takes all ten wickets in an innings

On the morning of 15 June 1929, fast bowling all-rounder George Oswald “Gubby” Allen was due to play at Lord’s for Middlesex against reigning champions Lancashire. He was late. After leaving university, Allen had taken a job in the City of London and played cricket on a stri...

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D.G. Bradman - D.G. Bradman 254 v England

Sir Donald Bradman scored his first century in his maiden test match at Lord's during the summer of 1930, when he hit 254 for Australia versus England. England had scored 425 all out in the first innings, but the magic of Bradman was yet to come and for the first time, Lord'...

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MCC reflect on a historic 2021 season at Lord's

Lord’s Cricket Ground got back to full operations during the 2021 season following a hiatus in 2020 due to Covid-19. The Home of Cricket witnessed big international clashes of India, New Zealand and Pakistan, Vitality Blast, County Championship, Bob Willis Trophy Final and t...

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Summary of the 2019 MCC AGM

M.C.C. held its 232nd Annual General Meeting at Lord’s on Wednesday 1st May. Sangakkara set to become President The meeting opened with the announcement of former Sri Lanka international Kumar Sangakkara as the next President of M.C.C. A current member of M.C.C.’s World ...

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MCC hands Covid-19 Vaccination Centre to St John’s Wood United Synagogue

The Covid-19 Vaccination Centre at Lord’s Cricket Ground will be operating for the final time today with the centre moving to St John’s Wood United Synagogue, as the Ground prepares for the return of spectators to attend cricket matches this summer. MCC collaborated with loc...

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Unfair play

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J.E. Root - J.E. Root 115* v New Zealand

Joe Root scored his SIXTh century at Lord’s to help steer England to a brilliant five wicket victory against World Test Champions New Zealand in the opening Test Match of the 2022 international season. In a match which swung one way and then another, it was a nerveless centu...

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Players to watch

The countdown is almost over! We’re less than 24 hours away from the return of the Vitality Blast at the Home of Cricket as Middlesex takes on Sussex Sharks in a high-octane season opener at Lord’s.  This Thursday promises twice the action and double the drama, with an excit...

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