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G.A. Gooch 136 v Australia

G.A. Gooch - G.A. Gooch 136 v Australia

Graham Gooch’s fine England career saw him appear on the Test Honours Board at Lord’s six times for England and once for MCC against the Rest of the World. He also twice made the Limited-Overs Honours Boards to take his tally to 9 appearances  -  an all time record at the Ho...

England v Australia | Day 2

England v Australia | Day 2

Australia bowled England out at Lord’s as the second Specsavers Test Match of the Ashes Series got underway in front of a full house decked in red in support of the Ruth Strauss Foundation. After a washout on day one, England were inserted by Australia, who won the toss and ...

D.B. Vengsarkar 103 v England

D.B. Vengsarkar - D.B. Vengsarkar 103 v England

Dilip Vengsarkar's love affair of Lord's began in the summer of 1979 when he scored 103 during the drawn Test between England and India. The 'Lord of Lord's' first century at the Home of Cricket was one of importance for his country in a Test where India were very much appea...

World Cup Finals Part 2: The World Cup goes global

World Cup Finals Part 2: The World Cup goes global

With the 2019 Cricket World Cup final at Lord's fast approaching, MCC Archivist Rob Curphey looks back at previous World Cups finals. At a meeting of ICC in 1984 it would be decided that the tournament would be hosted away from England for the first time, with India and Paki...

Perform live at Lord's

Perform live at Lord's

Would you like the opportunity to perform in front of thousands of people at a major cricket match at Lord’s in 2019? We are offering all young people aged 25 and under a chance to showcase their talents during major matches throughout the 2019 season. This unique opportuni...

1950: West Indies win a Lord's Test for the first time

1950: West Indies win a Lord's Test for the first time

Cricket, lovely cricket! At Lord’s where I saw it. Not many cricket matches in history have inspired music, but the 1950 Lord’s Test between England and West Indies was one of them. The famous calypso by Lord Beginner (Egbert Moore) was written in its aftermath, as jubi...

2015: England beat New Zealand in a Test that included 1,610 runs

2015: England beat New Zealand in a Test that included 1,610 runs

New Zealand arrived in England in the spring of 2015 with a reputation as a difficult side to beat. In the previous 12 months. They had earned creditable draws in Test series away to West Indies and Pakistan and had rolled over Sri Lanka comfortably at home. Key batsman Kane...

1939: George Headley scores a century in both innings for West Indies

1939: George Headley scores a century in both innings for West Indies

There was always a strong possibility that West Indies 1939 tour of England would be disrupted. But the events most likely to cause this disruption were not the territorial ambitions of Nazi Germany but the machinations of the West Indies Cricket Board. The success of their ...

C.H. Gayle 132* v England

C.H. Gayle - C.H. Gayle 132* v England

Chris Gayle made the ODI Honours Boards when he hit an unbeaten knock of 132* in a thrilling contest versus England at Lord's. The explosive opening batsman had already taken three wickets in the match for West Indies, as England could only manage a total of 285/7 after thei...

2009: England win their first Lord's Test against Australia in 75 years

2009: England win their first Lord's Test against Australia in 75 years

England’s 2005 Ashes triumph had given English cricket a long-awaited boost, but a 5-0 reverse down under in 2006-07 demonstrated that Australia remained powerful opponents. When Ricky Ponting’s men arrived in England again in 2009 they had every hope of relegating 2005 to d...