MCC Committee confirms five-year extension to Oxford v Cambridge and Eton v Harrow fixtures

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has today announced that its Committee has agreed to a five-year extension of the period in which Lord’s Cricket Ground will host the fixtures between Oxford and Cambridge and Eton and Harrow, from 2024 onwards. The future of the fixtures will t...

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The wicket-keeper

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1963: The first Gillette Cup Final is held at Lord's

By the start of the 1960s the post-war boom in county cricket was long over. Although the 1950s had seen an England team dominant in Test Matches, at domestic level the game was increasingly seen as stagnant, over cautious and lacking in entertainment value. The competing le...

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1998: The new Grand Stand is completed

Like the Pavilion, the current Grand Stand at Lord’s is the third to stand on the site. The first was opened in 1867, its construction funded by a private syndicate of MCC Members from whom the Club bought the stand two years later. The stand was 175ft long by 30ft high, con...

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MCC complete overseas tour in Sierra Leone

MCC completed their final overseas tour of 2019 this week, as a thirteen-man squad returned to the UK having played eight matches in Sierra Leone. It was the first time that MCC had toured Sierra Leone since 2003 and the tour was an extremely challenging one for the Club’s s...

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A message from the Chief Executive of MCC regarding Covid-19

In light of the uncertainty we all face in our daily lives with the ongoing spread of the Covid-19 Coronavirus, I am writing to keep you informed of MCC’s current position and response to the situation, both with respect to activity and events at Lord’s and to the Club’s acti...

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Rob Lynch appointed as Director of Cricket & Operations at MCC

MCC has today announced that Rob Lynch will become the Club’s new Director of Cricket & Operations.  He will succeed Jamie Cox, who is leaving MCC after nearly three years in post to take up the role of Chief Executive at Somerset County Cricket Club.  Lynch is currently th...

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Free Kids Cricket Coaching

Date : August 1st and August 9th Location: Indoor Cricket Centre, Lord’s Cricket Ground We’re inviting kids aged between 8-13 to join us ahead of the thrilling Hundred matches at our Indoor Cricket Centre. We will be hosting a series of taster sessions – the perfect ...

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Level Up

Work Readiness Bootcamp Sessions will take place on 3-5 April Volunteering Shifts If you are invited on the programme and need to gain more experience through volunteering, then you will be asked your availability for volunteer shift for matches through the summer. Shifts ...

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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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