R.J. Hadlee - R.J. Hadlee 5-93 v England

Sir Richard Hadlee claimed another spot on the Lord’s Honours Boards when he took five wickets for 93 runs during New Zealand’s tour of England in 1983. With England batting first, Hadlee quickly removed Chris Smith for a golden duck, but a century from David Gower settled t...

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1827: The first Oxford v Cambridge match takes place at Lord's

The BBC comedy Blackadder Goes Forth famously referred to the three great English universities: Oxford, Cambridge and Hull. Two of those notable seats of learning compete in one of the oldest regular fixtures at Lord’s. The history of cricket in Cambridge and Oxford dates ...

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The Long Room

Room Specifications The Long Room is an opulent setting for a dinner or luncheon, or even a drinks reception. The adjacent Long Room Bar is an ideal setting for your pre-lunch or dinner drinks reception. The Long Room, fronting the Pavilion, is a world-famous sight not onl...

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L. Hutton - L. Hutton 196 v West Indies

Sir Leonard Hutton first made the Honours Boards when he scored a sublime 196 during England's 1939 Test match against West Indies. Regarded as one of England's greatest ever batsmen, Hutton scored his first century at Lord's two years after making his debut in 1937. Having...

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Long Room Gallery

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Committee Dining Room Gallery

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MCC to resume overseas touring with Spirit of Cricket Tournament in Spain this month

MCC has today announced that it will be resuming its overseas touring programme later this month, by hosting a Spirit of Cricket Tournament at the Desert Springs Cricket Ground in Almería, Spain. The men’s T20 tournament will bring together four European countries to partici...

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1980: Middlesex win the County Championship and Gillette Cup double

Under Mike Brearley’s captaincy, Middlesex became the dominant force in county cricket in both long and short formats, winning the County Championship outright in 1976 and 1980, and sharing the title in 1977. They also won the Gillette Cup in both 1977 and 1980. The team’s s...

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From the Archives: The Final Final

As Lord’s looks forward to its last One-Day Cup final, and to coincide with the MCC Museum’s new display on cricket tournaments, MCC Archivist Rob CurphEy looks at the history of one-day finals at Lord’s. The idea for creating a knock-out competition for counties had been fi...

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Womens International

Family Offers Bring the whole family along to Lord's and introduce your young cricket enthusiasts to a day out at Lord's. Buy two adult tickets at full price and you'll receive two under 16 tickets for free.   A family of four can watch some spectacular action with af...

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