2004: Rachael Heyhoe Flint becomes the first woman to serve on MCC Committee

Cricket, in its long history, has seen many pioneers, but few as determined or as successful as Rachael Heyhoe Flint. As a player, her international career was longer than most, lasting from 1960 to 1982. She captained England for 10 years without losing a single Test Match....

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Debenture 3D Map

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Debenture Supplementary Offer Document

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London Spirit team selected to play at Lord's next summer

At The Hundred's inaugral draft, London Spirit welcomed 14 new players to the men’s team. Shane Warne went head-to-head with seven competing Head Coaches to select the very best players to represent the Lord’s based team in The Hundred next summer. Chosen from a 570-stron...

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MCC to use the term “batters” throughout the Laws of Cricket

MCC has today announced amendments to the Laws of Cricket to use the gender-neutral terms “batter” and “batters”, rather than “batsman” or “batsmen”. These changes have been approved by the MCC Committee , following initial discussion by the Club’s specialist Laws sub-commi...

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1899: Albert Trott hits a cricket ball over the Lord's Pavilion

Since the Pavilion at Lord’s opened in 1890, many of cricket’s biggest hitters have tried to hit the ball over its roof. Only one man has succeeded. Albert Edward Trott struck a ball from Monty Noble clear over the Pavilion roof while batting for MCC against the Australians ...

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Sustainability Strategy

OF THE CHALLENGES FACING US TODAY, CLIMATE CHANGE IS AMONG THE MOST SIGNIFICANT, AND MCC IS VERY AWARE OF THE IMPACT CLIMATE CHANGE CAN HAVE ON CRICKET. Examples include the increase in the number of rain-affected matches, changes to how pitches are managed, damage to facili...

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MCC Men's Day

MCC Men’s Day takes place at Lord’s on Friday 14 April, with two sets of Playing Members rewarded for their commitment to the Club by having the chance to play at the Home of Cricket. An MCC North team will take on MCC South in a declaration/timed game, which is due to begin...

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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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