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Your Associate Membership

A summary of what Associate membership to MCC entails in 2026

Annual Subscriptions

Please find below a list of the Associate Member annual subscriptions for 2026. Annual subscriptions are subject to increase each year.

Inner Town - Those who have a residential or business address within 40 radial miles of Hyde Park Corner

 £417

Outer Town - Those who have no residential or business address within 40 radial miles of Hyde Park Corner

£358

Country - Those who have no residential or business address within 100 radial miles of Hyde Park Corner

£238

Under-30 - Date of birth after 1 January 1996

£238

School Staff - Those who are, or have been involved in the management of school cricket at representative level

£238

Abroad List - Those who do not possess any residential addresses within the British Isles, and who will not be entitled to watch any cricket matches at Lord’s without making an additional payment.

£96

MATCH RIGHTS

Associate Members have the right to be admitted to the Ground, Pavilion and Members' Friends' Enclosures, on their membership pass, on some major match days. Below is a list of the international match day access from the past five years:


2026

 TBC

2025
Days 3, 4 & 5 of the ICC World Test Championship Final
Days 4 & 5 of England v India Men's Test Match
England v India Women's One-Day International 
England v South Africa Men's One-Day International
All Vitality Blast Matches
All The Hundred Matches
2024
Days 3, 4 & 5 of England v West Indies Men's Test Match
England v New Zealand Women's T20 International 
Days 4 & 5 of England v Sri Lanka Men's Test Match
All Vitality Blast Matches
All The Hundred Matches
2023
All days of the England v Ireland Men's Test Match 
Days 4 & 5 of the England v Australia Men's Test Match
England v Australia Women's T20 International 
England v New Zealand One-Day International
All Vitality Blast Matches
All The Hundred Matches
2022
Days 3, 4 & 5 of England v New Zealand Men's Test Match
Days 4 & 5 of the England v South Africa Men's Test Match
All Vitality Blast Matches
All The Hundred Matches

RIGHTS & PRIVILEGES

Associate Members have access to all the rights and privileges of MCC membership, including but not limited to the below:

  • Admission to the Ground, Pavilion and Members’ Friends’ Enclosures, on some major match days.

  • The right to purchase tickets for guests in the Members’ Areas, on some international match days.

  • To right to wear the Club colours.

  • Early access to Public Stand Tickets.

  • Sign up to the Club's Societies & Sports.



FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS


Upon your election, you will be required to pay your 2026 Annual subscription and the balance of your Associate Member Entrance Fee. The Entrance Fee is only payable in the first year as a Associate Member. For following years, you only need to pay your annual subscription. 

For example, if your name was placed on the list of Inner Town Members, with the subscription of £417, and the balance of your Associate Member Entrance Fee is £380, the total amount you will have to pay is £797.


Associate membership is optional. Candidates retain their position on the waiting list for Full membership, irrespective of whether they accept Associate membership.


There is no means within the Club Rules to defer your offer of membership. If you choose to not accept this offer of membership, your name will remain on the waiting list for Full membership. Please be advised Associate membership is only offered once while on the waiting list for Full membership. If you do not take up your offer, you will not receive another opportunity to take up Associate membership.


Not necessarily. Your supporters can be any Full (or Senior) Member who has known you for at least three years. Supporters are contacted by email in the first instance, so we recommend advising your supporters as such.


Match Days 
Associate Members need only show their yellow Membership Pass to gain entry to the Ground and Pavilion on certain match days. These match days are decided each year by the committee. 

Non-Match Days 
On non-match days, as an MCC Member, you and your guests are welcome to come to Lord's, subject to Ground Closure (within opening hours). We ask that all Members make an enquiry via the online form below to avoid disappointment in the case of pre-booked functions which may limit ground access. 
Benefits of your membership on non-match days: 
- Access to the Pavilion for you and up to four guests 
- Complimentary tea and coffee in the Bowlers' Bar on Monday-Friday, subject to availability based on pre-booked functions (also operates as an honesty bar) 
- Free entry into the MCC Museum for you and your guests 
- Access to the Library for you and your guests without making an appointment 
- MCC Shop will open on request - Booking the Lord's Tennis Court and Squash Courts


For International Matches (e.g. Test Matches, ODIs) Members are able to purchase Rover tickets for their guests to sit in the Members’ Friends’ Enclosures, namely the Warner, Allen & Tavern Stands. Associate Members can only purchase Rover tickets on the days they can use their membership pass. Guests are only permitted into the Pavilion on certain match days and numbers are limited by the Special Regulations confirmed by the Membership & General Purposes committee each year.
Assoicate Members have the right to attend all Recreational & Domestic Match Days at Lord’s but there are some limitations on International Match Days The only exception to this may be events run by the ICC such as World Cups or the World Test Championship. Member attendance for these events will be confirmed in ahead of the start of the season.


MCC EXTRAS

MCC Extras is the Club’s benefits programme for our Members. The programme provides a wide variety of unique experiences, affiliate offers and tailored products, exclusive to MCC Members. These include discounts for certain hotels, restaurants, clothing and various experiences.