Book of the Year winner announced

Australian writer Geoff Lemon was last night named the winner of The 2019 Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award, presented in a packed Long Room at Lord’s, for his book, Steve Smith’s Men: Behind Australian Cricket’s Fall.   Chair of Judges Robert Winder praised th...

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Kapil Dev - Kapil Dev 5-125 v England

Kapil Dev made the legendary Honours Boards when he took five wickets during India’s defeat to England at Lord’s in 1982. Having won the toss and deciding to bat, England were soon 94-4 with Dev ripping through the hosts’ opening batsmen by taking all four wickets. A gutsy ...

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B. Lee - B. Lee 5-49 v England

Brett Lee secured a five-wicket haul during Australia’s seven-wicket victory over England in an ODI at Lord’s during the summer of 2009. Despite his reputation as one of the best fast bowlers to have ever played the game, Lee never managed a Test five-wicket haul at Lord’s, ...

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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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Obstructing the field

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J.M. Bairstow - J.M. Bairstow 167* v Sri Lanka

Jonny Bairstow made the Lord’s Honours Boards for the very first time in 2016, with a superb unbeaten score of 167. After electing to bat, England started the opening the innings, they lost four early wickets and were on 84/4 and looking for Bairstow to rebuild the innings a...

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Portrait unveiling at Lord’s celebrates life and work of Guy Bailey

A portrait painted by artist Helen Wilson Roe of Dr Guy Bailey OBE, the civil rights activist, was unveiled in the MCC Museum at Lord’s this week, to coincide with Black History Month. The ceremony was attended by Bailey himself and former England bowler Devon Malcolm, as we...

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MCC Foundation Host National Hub Competition Finals at Lord’s

Marylebone Cricket Club Foundation (MCCF) hosted the boys’ and girls’ finals of its annual National Hub Competition at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Saturday 30 July. The event marked the conclusion of a 20-week long competition that has seen boys and girls aged 15 and under from...

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C.H. Lloyd - C.H. Lloyd 102 v Australia

Legendary West Indies captain Clive Lloyd scored a sparkling, match-winning century against Australia in the final of the inaugural men’s Cricket World Cup in 1975. Lloyd gained his place on the boards retrospectively when the Limited Overs Honours Boards were introduced in 2...

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