MCC Tour to Thailand

MCC COMPLETED THEIR TOURING PROGRAMME FOR 2018 DURING NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER WHEN A 13-MAN SQUAD OF PLAYING MEMBERS FROM AROUND THE UNITED KINGDOM TOURED THAILAND. The twelve-day trip was the last of four overseas tours which have taken place this year, following trips to Bra...

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M.E. Trescothick - M.E. Trescothick 194 v Bangladesh

Marcus Trescothick scored his first century at Lord’s when he hit 194 versus Bangladesh in the summer of 2005. Bangladesh, competing in their first-ever Test at the Home of Cricket, were bowled out for 108, allowing Trescothick and his England team-mates to come out to bat d...

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MCC Foundation welcomes the return of recreational cricket

A Celebration of Cricket for All at Arundel The MCC Foundation celebrated the return of recreational cricket last week, hosting a triangular tournament between their Brighton, Eastbourne, and Waverley Cricket Hubs. The competition was held at the beautiful Arundel Castle Cr...

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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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Leg before wicket

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J.A. Snow - J.A. Snow 5-57 v Australia

John Snow earnt his second spot on the Honours Boards when he took 5-57 versus Australia at Lord's in 1972. In a match famous for Bob Massie's debut figures of 8-84 in England's first innings, Snow was tasked with replying in a similar manner for his side during the Ashes se...

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World Cup Finals Part 3: Australian Dominance

With the 2019 Cricket World Cup final at Lord's fast approaching, MCC Archivist Rob Curphey looks back at previous World Cups finals. World Cup Specialists The 1999 World Cup, now known as the ICC Cricket World Cup was primarily held in England but also visited Scotland...

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1979: Viv Richards is named Man of the Match in the men's World Cup Final

Having won the inaugural men’s World Cup tournament in 1975, West Indies went into the second tournament as strong favourites. In the past four years they had established themselves conclusively as the world’s pre-eminent cricket team. Before the days of one-day specialists,...

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Lord's 2019 Fixture List Confirmed

With one of the most eagerly anticipated cricketing summers in recent history on the horizon, the 2019 fixture list for Lord’s has today been released. Following the announcement of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup fixtures, and England’s Test Matches against Ireland and Austr...

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1999: MCC Women play their first match

When MCC changed its rules in 1998 to permit women to apply for membership, it didn’t mean an immediate change to the demographics of the Club. With a waiting list usually in excess of two decades in length, it would not be until 2018 that the first women were elected as ful...

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