1965: Geoffrey Boycott's 146 helps Yorkshire win the Gillette Cup

Geoff Boycott began the 1965 Gillette Cup Final batting carefully on a tricky pitch with an outfield slowed up by heavy overnight rain. It was slow going, and Boycott was not in the best of form. After two strong seasons and a brilliant first overseas tour with England the p...

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B.S. Bedi - B.S. Bedi 6-226 v England

Bishan Bedi's only appearance on the Lord's Honours Boards came during India's 1974 defeat to England. On a tough pitch for bowlers, England opened the batting and quickly made a mark on the match with Dennis Amiss' century helping to post a score of 337-2 before Bedi even c...

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M.J. North - M.J. North 6-55 v Pakistan

Marcus North added his name to the Honours Boards when he took 6-55 during the 2010 neutral Test between Australia and Pakistan. More regarded as a batsman than a bowler, North provided a surprise addition to the Honours Boards when his six wickets tore through Pakistan’s ba...

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D.C.S. Compton - D.C.S. Compton 116 v New Zealand

Denis Compton will always be remembered for the golden summer of 1947, when he plundered 3,816 first-class runs (including 753 in five Tests against South Africa) alongside the similarly prolific Bill Edrich and helped dispel the lasting gloom of Britain’s war years. Few cri...

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1922: Memorial Gates erected in memory of W.G. Grace

When the great cricketer WG Grace died in 1915 it was inevitable that MCC would wish to commemorate his remarkable life and long association with the Club. Grace’s rise to prominence fifty years earlier had ushered in cricket’s golden age and helped to cement Lord’s position...

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Bespoke Coaching Programs

Maximise your visit to Lord's by scheduling a Bespoke Coaching Program with our experienced team of MCC Cricket Coaches. These programs are aimed at Intermediate to Advanced Level Cricketers and are available for either groups (Clubs, Academies, Universities, Schools or Tour...

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My Lord's Story | Kapil Dev

How would I describe Lord’s? Lord’s is a place with tradition. The Honours Boards. The five-minute bell. The Long Room. For people like me who played in the street, it meant everything to come and play here. Lord’s is a name that you can’t wipe away from your memory. Wa...

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Men's Highlights

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C.T.B. Turner - C.T.B. Turner 10-63 v England

Australian seamer Charlie Turner took 10 wickets in the match as Australia came out on top in a low scoring thriller at Lord’s in July of 1888. Pitch preparations had been severely hampered by heavy rain, and on the very definition of a sticky wicket Australia’s first inning...

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1868: Aboriginal Cricketers are the first team from Australia to play at Lord's

The All-aboriginal team was the first Australian cricket team to tour the UK and the first visit by Indigenous Australians to gain widespread awareness in this country. The tour began in front of 7,000 people at the Oval and their displays of `traditional skills’, put on bef...

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