Mervyn King takes office as MCC President

Mervyn King has today become President of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) with 1 October marking the start of his year in office. He was announced as successor to Mark Nicholas at the Club’s Annual General Meeting in May. Lord King is an economist who was Governor of the Bank ...

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Cricket Society & MCC Book of the Year Award 2021

Ashley Gray’s The Unforgiven, Mercenaries or Missionaries? The untold stories of the rebel West Indian cricketers who toured apartheid South Africa is the winner of the 2021 Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award.  Chair of judges Robert Winder commended the book f...

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International fixtures at Lord’s in 2025

MCC is delighted to confirm details of the four international fixtures that will be hosted at Lord's in 2025. England will play home games at Lord's against India's men's and women's teams, as well as South Africa men. As announced previously, the ICC World Test Championship...

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The Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award 2024

The shortlist for the Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award 2024 has been announced today. The competition, run by the Cricket Society since 1970 and in partnership with MCC since 2009, is for books nominated by MCC and Cricket Society Members, and is highly regarde...

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CRICKET SOCIETY & MCC BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024

The Tour , written by Simon Wilde, has won the Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award 2024. Simon’s thematic history of England’s cricket tours since 1877 triumphed at the annual awards ceremony in the Long Room at Lord’s. Books about Bazball and England’s white ba...

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Lord’s hosts record England women’s international crowd for England v India ODI

Today’s Royal London One Day International between England and India attracted large crowds breaking the home bilateral attendance record for an England Women fixture. The record, which excludes UK attendances for global events such as the ICC World Cup, comfortably surpasse...

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S.P.D. Smith - S.P.D. Smith 215 v England

Steve Smith hit his first Test Match double-century, and Australia’s third at Lord’s, as his innings of 215 helped the visitors to a crushing Ashes series victory over England in 2015. Smith, who had made his Test debut at Lord’s against Pakistan in 2010, was now a batting p...

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Mel Jones to ring the five-minute bell on Day 4

Mel Jones will ring the bell to signal five minutes until the start of play on day four of the Specsavers Test Match between England and Australia at Lord’s. The former Australian international, who played for her country between 1997 and 2005, has in recent years become a f...

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MCC Honorary Life Members

MCC has awarded Honorary Life Membership to hundreds of the finest cricketers and men and women associated with the game.

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