AGM Acknowledgement statement

The 234 th  Annual General Meeting of Marylebone Cricket Club was held online earlier today, Wednesday 12 May 2021. The meeting was conducted at Lord’s Cricket Ground, with 1,619 MCC Members attending the meeting via the internet. Voting on agenda items remains open until 1...

MCC hands Covid-19 Vaccination Centre to St John’s Wood United Synagogue

The Covid-19 Vaccination Centre at Lord’s Cricket Ground will be operating for the final time today with the centre moving to St John’s Wood United Synagogue, as the Ground prepares for the return of spectators to attend cricket matches this summer. MCC collaborated with loc...

MCC statement on bamboo bats

MCC has read with interest the research study from the University of Cambridge, which suggests that cricket bats made from bamboo offer a more suitable alternative to the traditional use of willow. Currently, Law 5.3.2 states that the blade of the bat must consist solely of ...

MCC launches the ultimate Veuve Clicquot experience at Lord’s

MCC has today announced its long-term partnership with Moët Hennessy has been extended to December 2024. The company will continue to be the Official Champagne Supplier at Lord’s. Since 2005, Veuve Clicquot, one of Moët Hennessy’s leading champagne brands, has become synonym...

MCC's plans for commemorating Rachael Heyhoe Flint

MCC can confirm it is in the process of agreeing plans for commemorating former England captain and Honorary Life Member Rachael Heyhoe Flint at Lord’s, with further details to be announced in due course. Baroness Heyhoe Flint contributed a huge amount to the women’s game an...

Captain Tom 100 challenge launched at Lord's

Members of Captain Sir Tom’s family were at Lord’s today to mark the start of the Captain Tom 100 Challenge – a weekend of fundraising in honour of the former second world war veteran who famously raised £38.9million for the NHS at the start of the Coronavirus pandemic.  The...

Power Play: The Future of Women's Cricket

Cricket to support Social Media Blackout

MCC and ECB along with all 18 First-Class Counties, the eight Women's Regional teams and the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the football community in taking part in a social media boycott from 15:00 BST on Friday 30 April to 23...

Power Play: The future of women’s cricket

MCC WOMEN’S CRICKET day 2021 marked a memorable occasion, with mcc PLAYERS being the first to play 100-ball match on the main ground, concluding with a panel discussion on the women’s game. On Thursday 29 April, MCC players enjoyed their return to the Home of Cricket for ...

HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 1921-2021

Marylebone Cricket Club is greatly saddened by the death of His Royal highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. I have written today to Buckingham Palace to ask that our deepest sympathy and condolences be conveyed to our Patron Her Majesty The Queen and other members o...