T. Richardson - T. Richardson 11-173 v Australia

Thomas Richardson was one of the finest fast bowlers of the late nineteenth century. Richardson’s match figures of 11-173 against Australia at Lord’s in 1896 were his second best in Test cricket; he finished the next Test at Old Trafford with 13-244. At Lord’s, in Australia...

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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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Book of the Year shortlist announced

The shortlist for the Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award 2023 has been announced today. The competition, run by the Cricket Society since 1970 and in partnership with MCC since 2009, is for books nominated by MCC and Cricket Society Members, and is highly regarde...

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2017: England's James Anderson takes his 500th Test wicket

Few bowlers have had as much success at Lord’s as James Anderson. In 23 Test Matches at the Ground, he has bowled 5,439 balls and taken 103 wickets at an average of 23.89, making him the leading Test wicket-taker at the Home of Cricket. One of those cricketers who just seems...

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K.C. Sangakkara - K.C. Sangakkara 147 v England

Kumar Sangakkara reached the Lord’s Honours Boards for the first time during the summer of 2014 vs England. The milestone was one that Sangakarra was desperate to achieve having failed in his previous three Test matches at Lord's to score a century on the famous Ground. The...

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MCC begin 2020 touring programme with trip to Argentina

MCC begin their overseas touring programme for 2020 later this week, when a thirteen-man squad departs for Argentina. The thirteen-day trip is the Club’s first visit to the South American country since 2013 and MCC will play a mixture of 50-over and T20 cricket on the tour. ...

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Batter's innings; Runners

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Enid Bakewell to ring five-minute bell at Lord's

Enid Bakewell will ring the bell to signal five minutes before the start of play on the opening day of the England v India LV= Insurance Test Match at Lord’s. Regarded as one of England’s great cricketers, and one of the most recognisable names in the women’s game, Bakewell ...

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MCC Law Change benefits Ben Stokes

England all-rounder Ben Stokes was the beneficiary of a Law change that MCC introduced in 2017 during the third Test Match between England and the West Indies in St Lucia. Batting fluently on 52, Stokes pulled a delivery from Alzarri Joseph back to the fast bowler, who held ...

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1922: Memorial Gates erected in memory of W.G. Grace

When the great cricketer WG Grace died in 1915 it was inevitable that MCC would wish to commemorate his remarkable life and long association with the Club. Grace’s rise to prominence fifty years earlier had ushered in cricket’s golden age and helped to cement Lord’s position...

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