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1963: The first Gillette Cup Final is held at Lord's

1963: The first Gillette Cup Final is held at Lord's

By the start of the 1960s the post-war boom in county cricket was long over. Although the 1950s had seen an England team dominant in Test Matches, at domestic level the game was increasingly seen as stagnant, over cautious and lacking in entertainment value. The competing le...

MCC v Scotland A

MCC v Scotland A

MCC's first match day at Lord's in 2024 will take place on Friday 12 April when we host Scotland A. Watch Live:   MCC v Scotland A Lord’s Cricket Ground 50 overs per side Friday 12 April, 10.30am Umpires - Paul Smith and David Gower Scorer - Mark Shepherd...

C.T.B. Turner 10-63 v England

C.T.B. Turner - C.T.B. Turner 10-63 v England

Australian seamer Charlie Turner took 10 wickets in the match as Australia came out on top in a low scoring thriller at Lord’s in July of 1888. Pitch preparations had been severely hampered by heavy rain, and on the very definition of a sticky wicket Australia’s first inning...

G.O. Allen 10-78 v India

G.O. Allen - G.O. Allen 10-78 v India

In 1936, Sir George "Gubby" Allen took 10 wickets in a Test match for England against India – the only time he achieved such a feat in his Test career. He took 5 for 35 in India’s first innings, bowling with splendid steadiness and determination and getting more pace out of ...

T.E. Bailey 11-98 v West Indies

T.E. Bailey - T.E. Bailey 11-98 v West Indies

Against a strong West Indies batting line-up at Lord's in 1957, Trevor Bailey finished with match figures of 11-98, in an impressive display of quick bowling. His figures of 7-44 in the first innings against West Indies at Lord’s were his second-best in Test cricket; his onl...

The follow-on

The follow-on

A.M. Rahane 103 v England

A.M. Rahane - A.M. Rahane 103 v England

Ajinkya Rahane stroked his way onto the Lord's Honours Board with a stylish hundred on his Lord's debut in the 2nd Test of the England v India 2014 series. After India were put into bat by England, all eyes were on the talented Virat Kohli to see if he could write his name i...

I.V.A. Richards 138* v England

I.V.A. Richards - I.V.A. Richards 138* v England

Sir Viv Richards hit one of the most memorable innings ever seen at Lord's, when he scored an unbeaten 138 during West Indies victory over England in the 1979 Cricket World Cup final. England won the toss and put West Indies into bat with the hope of skittling the side to se...

L.J. Coldwell 6-85 v Pakistan

L.J. Coldwell - L.J. Coldwell 6-85 v Pakistan

Len Coldwell took 22 Test wickets in his career, 9 of which came against Pakistan on his Test debut at Lord’s in June 1962. Coldwell was able to make clever use of his slower ball and with his fifth ball in Test cricket, bowled Imtiaz Ahmed. He then took another 5 wickets i...

V.D.Philander 5-30 v England

V.D.Philander - V.D.Philander 5-30 v England

Vernon Philander secured his spot on the Lord’s Honours Boards when he took a five-wicket haul during England’s second innings in the summer of 2012. The South African bowler, part of an attack including Jacques Kallis, Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel, scored a half-century in h...