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Ground Development

The Allen and Tavern stands The Warner Stand 2021-2024 The third phase of the development will concentrate on the East Gate area of the Ground This will involve creating an East Gate Building, incorporating office space, a new Lord’s Shop, as well as hospitality and cateri...

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Get in Touch Address MCC Foundation Lord's Ground St John's Wood Road London NW8 8QN Phone 020 7616 8529  VAT number 319 1677 87 Charity Number 1019171 Our work is made possible by the generosity of cricket enthusiasts around the world. Find out more about th...

G.A. Gooch - G.A. Gooch 183 v New Zealand

For the second time in the summer of 1986, Graham Gooch etched his name on to the Lord’s Honours Board with a century at the Home of Cricket. This time, New Zealand were the opponents and Gooch’s long and commanding innings, as Wisden described it, helped England to a draw. ...

1914: Lord's is used by the War Office for the accommodation of troops

The outbreak of the Great War in 1914 brought to an end cricket’s ‘golden age’, a period lasting a quarter of a century during which the game established itself beyond question as England’s pre-eminent sport. The spread of county cricket had made the game truly national, and...

Innings

Lord's Dining Club

Next Chefs Gallery Ollie Dabbous, Co-founder and Executive Chef of Hide hosts the fourth and final event for 2020 on Wednesday 25 November. Chef Patron Dabbous opened Hide in 2018 to great critical acclaim and was awarded a Michelin star within just six months. This followed...

1884: England beat Australia in the first Lord's Test

The first Test Match to be held at Lord’s was the fourth to take place in England. The Oval got there first, hosting one-off matches in 1880 and 1882. In 1884, for the first time in England, a three-match series was scheduled between the teams and after the opening match at ...