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Ray Illingworth to ring the five-minute bell on Day 1

Ray Illingworth to ring the five-minute bell on Day 1

Ray Illingworth will ring the bell to signal five minutes before the start of play on Day One of the England v Australia Specsavers Test Match at Lord’s. Illingworth, who won the Ashes as England captain in the epic seven-match series of 1970-71 and retained them at home in ...

MCC on Tour in Greece

MCC on Tour in Greece

A squad of MCC men’s players toured Greece last month, in another of the Club’s successful overseas tours that have taken place in 2023. It was the first time the Club had toured Greece since 2011 and a squad of 13 players, plus a Tour Manager and Umpire, travelled to Corfu ...

A.G. Steel 148 v Australia

A.G. Steel - A.G. Steel 148 v Australia

Allan Gibson Steel became the first player to score a Test century at Lord's and consequently the first batsman on the iconic Honours Boards when he hit 148 for England versus Australia in 1884. In the first ever Test match at the Home of Cricket, it was Australia who won th...

C.R. Woakes 6-17 v Ireland

C.R. Woakes - C.R. Woakes 6-17 v Ireland

Having already ensured his name was written into Lord’s folklore twice already, Chris Woakes sealed a third entry on to the Honours Board with a six-wicket haul against Ireland. On their first visit to the Home of Cricket in Test Matches, Ireland shocked England to bowl out ...

1864: W.G. Grace plays at Lord's for the first time

1864: W.G. Grace plays at Lord's for the first time

It would be easy to see the year 1864 as the starting point for modern cricket. MCC legalised over-arm bowling, the first edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack appeared and a young William Gilbert Grace, just three days beyond his 16 th birthday, made his first appearanc...

Lord's Legends XI: The Test match cricket simulator

Lord's Legends XI: The Test match cricket simulator

The world's best go Head to Head As we await cricket to return to grounds around the world, the MCC Heritage & Collections team has delved deep into their archives to simulate a series of Test matches between some of the greatest players to ever grace Lord’s. Based on each ...

Cowdrey Lecture

Cowdrey Lecture

IT IS NOT LONG TO GO UNTIL THE 2025 MCC COWDREY LECTURE, FEATURING MICHAEL VAUGHAN, JONATHAN AGNEW, PHIL TUFNELL, AND EBONY RAINFORD-BRENT. Don’t miss out on the action by streaming the event, which starts at 6.45pm on Thursday 3 April, on the Lord’s YouTube channel via the ...

1886: The Parsees are the first team from India to play at Lord's

1886: The Parsees are the first team from India to play at Lord's

The ground breaking tour by the Parsees was the first by any Indian side to play in England. The team was drawn from the highest echelons of Indian society and its players were considered ‘gentlemen’ according to the social division of English cricket at the time. While the ...

MCC announces three-year Cricket Strategy

MCC announces three-year Cricket Strategy

MCC has announced the launch of a three-year Cricket Strategy, aiming to link the Club's cricket objectives to its bold vision to aspire to be the finest cricket club in the world, working for the good of the game. Being the finest takes a true passion for excellence, a de...

2019: England's Ben Stokes is Man of the Match in the Men's World Cup Final

2019: England's Ben Stokes is Man of the Match in the Men's World Cup Final

Being editor of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack is surely one of the most challenging jobs in cricket. But in one respect preparations for the 2020 edition were probably easier than most. Looking back over the previous twelve months in cricket, the answer to most questions see...