1999: MCC Women play their first match

When MCC changed its rules in 1998 to permit women to apply for membership, it didn’t mean an immediate change to the demographics of the Club. With a waiting list usually in excess of two decades in length, it would not be until 2018 that the first women were elected as ful...

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Isa Guha joins cricket stars and entertainers for MCC Cowdrey Lecture 2024, live from Lord’s

Over 600 guests will fill the Nursery Pavilion at Lord’s on Thursday 21 March to watch the first MCC Cowdrey Lecture in its history to have more than one keynote speaker. This year’s event will feature stars from BBC’s hugely popular cricket podcast, Tailenders , to bring a...

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Isa Guha to ring the five-minute bell on Day 5

Isa Guha will ring the bell on the fifth and final day of the Specsavers Test Match between England and Australia at Lord’s. Guha, an Honorary Life Member of MCC, is a former England international and is currently part of the BBC Test Match Special team commentating on the...

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Eileen Ash (1911-2021)

MCC is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Eileen Ash, aged 110. She was the oldest international cricketer ever to have lived and played Test cricket before and after the Second World War, having featured in seven Tests for England between 1937 and 1949. In 2011, the y...

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MCC Foundation to Fund Nine New Hubs in 2020

The MCC Foundation will open nine new Hubs providing free coaching to state-educated 11-15 year olds in 2020, focusing on increasing opportunities in inner city areas and for girls. Following a successful programme in 2019, where 1,900 young cricketers benefitted from ten we...

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Appendices

Appendix D - Law 8 (The Wickets) Definitions and explanations of words or phrases not defined in the text of the Laws of Cricket.   A.1 The match A.1.1 The game is used in these Laws as a general term meaning the Game of Cricket. A.1.2 A match is a single encounte...

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Lord's 2020 Fixtures Announced

The Lord’s fixtures for 2020, released today, set out the full list of games for next year’s exciting summer of action. These dates follow the earlier announcement of England’s matches at the Home of Cricket: Test Matches against West Indies and Pakistan, respectively, a...

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London Spirit team selected to play at Lord's next summer

At The Hundred's inaugral draft, London Spirit welcomed 14 new players to the men’s team. Shane Warne went head-to-head with seven competing Head Coaches to select the very best players to represent the Lord’s based team in The Hundred next summer. Chosen from a 570-stron...

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Heyhoe Flint Gate officially unveiled at Lord's

MCC officially unveiled the Heyhoe Flint Gate at Lord’s Cricket Ground today on the first morning of the England v South Africa Men’s Test Match to honour the life of Baroness Rachael Heyhoe Flint and her contribution to cricket. The East Gate was replaced and renamed the He...

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