Q&A with Jeff Cards

We recently chatted with MCC's Ground Superintendent Jeff Cards about his career at the Club, and his new role as COVID-19 Officer, As the Ground Superintendent at Lord’s, describe a typical day at work for MCC? One of the great things about this job is the variety in your ...

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1878: The Australians bowl out MCC twice in one day

Ten years after the Aboriginal tour of 1868, a full representative side at last set out from Australia to tour Britain. The Aboriginals had been viewed as a curiosity, their appearances entertainments rather than serious sporting contests. Few expected the 1878 side to be mu...

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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 ...

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Wisden – MCC Cricket Photo of the Year

The Wisden – MCC Cricket Photograph of the Year 2019 is now CLOSED. Launched in 2010, the contest is open to all photographers, amateur or professional, from across the world. It remains free to enter, with the only stipulation that entries must have a cricketing theme and ...

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A.D. Mathews - A.D. Mathews 102 v England

Angelo Mathews made the Lord’s Honours Boards for the first time when he hit 102 versus England in the summer of 2014. During Sri Lanka’s first innings of the match, Mathews had already seen team-mate Kumar Sangakarra make his first appearance on the Honours Boards and was d...

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Youngsters rub shoulders with greats following MCC World Cricket committee meeting

Members of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) World Cricket committee today took part in a Community event at Lord’s, following their biannual meeting to discuss some of the most important and pressing issues in the game. The committee, which is funded and administered by MCC...

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MCC announces latest cohort of Honorary Life Members ahead of international season at Lord’s

MCC is delighted to announce the latest cohort of Honorary Life Members. MCC awards Honorary Life Membership of the Club to some of the world’s finest cricketers and can today reveal the names of the latest men and women to have been bestowed with this privilege: Stuart Bro...

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R.C. Russell - R.C. Russell 124 v India

Jack Russell was often best remembered for his outstanding wicketkeeping, but one of his two Test centuries came in the second Test Match against India at Lord’s in 1996, a match that was eventually drawn. Russell had fell only six runs short of earning a place on the covete...

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