Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has announced the launch of a four-year Cricket Strategy for 2026 to 2029.

The new strategy aims to connect the Club’s cricketing objectives to its vision of being the finest cricket club in the world, working for the good of the game.

It sets out the ambitions of MCC to use its standing within the game to achieve these objectives and puts cricket at the heart of what the Club does.

Under five separate pillars, comprising 20 areas of focus, the Cricket Strategy sets out MCC’s objectives for the next four years.

The five strategic pillars, and subsequent areas of focus, are:

 1. Players Proud to Represent MCC

• MCC Men’s Cricket

• MCC Women’s Cricket

• MCC Members’ Tours

• MCC Young Cricketers’ Programme

  2. First Rate Facilities

• Main Ground and Nursery Ground

• Indoor Cricket Centre (The Lord’s Performance Centre)

• Wormsley Cricket Ground

• Player Experience

  3. Partner of Choice

• London Spirit, TeamCo and the Tech Titans Consortium

• Middlesex County Cricket Club

• MCC Foundation

• Commercial Opportunities within the Cricket Department

   4. Growing Cricket

• The Road to Lord’s

• The Recreational Match Programme

• Disability Cricket

• Research and Development

    5. Influencing World Cricket

• The Laws and Spirit of Cricket

• World Cricket Connects

• Governing Bodies, Franchises and Key Stakeholders

• International Cricket Council

The Cricket Strategy document has been sent to MCC Members today and is available to download from the Lord’s website.

Eoin Morgan, Chair of MCC Cricket committee, said: "Having been in post as Chair of the MCC Cricket committee since last October, it has been a privilege to work closely with the team at MCC to help shape the Cricket Strategy. The Club's vision, of being the finest cricket club in the world, working for the good of the game, is well represented in these plans and I am positive that this will not only ensure MCC's evolving role in the game, but have a positive impact on cricket on a global scale."

Rob Lynch, Director of Cricket and Operations, said:

“This is a modern and up-to-date Cricket Strategy for the Club. It is a balance between understanding the history and heritage at MCC, and evolving with the changing nature of the game.

“We firmly believe we have a crucial and unique role to play within the game, both domestically and around the world.

“This document represents the culmination of a huge amount of work for the Club’s Cricket committee and our staff, and we look forward to executing the plans over the next four years”.

To download the Cricket Strategy, please click here.