MCC complete historic return to Pakistan

MCC’s overseas tours are always designed to ensure that the development of cricket is paramount in the country that the Club are visiting, but the recent visit to Pakistan could potentially deliver an immeasurable benefit to a region that has been bereft of international cric...

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Preparation and maintenance of the playing area

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S.K. Warne (1969 - 2022)

MCC is deeply saddened and shocked to hear of the passing of Shane Warne. Warne was an Honorary Life Member of MCC, a member of the Club’s World Cricket committee, and Head Coach of London Spirit Men, the Lord’s-based team in The Hundred. The former Australian leg-spinner w...

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From the Archives: Ireland at Lord’s

With the England v Ireland Test match almost upon us we look back at previous performances by Ireland teams at the Home of Cricket.  A representative team known as ‘All Ireland’ appeared for the first time at Lord’s on 17th May 1858, with the trip to Lord’s proving the highl...

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1999: The first women are awarded Honorary Life Membership of MCC

The change of MCC’s rules to permit women to apply for Membership offered two clear routes for female applicants - either to play a number of qualifying matches for the Club over a two-year period, or to endure approximately 20 years on the waiting list. But there were a num...

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1978: Ian Botham scores 108 and takes 8-34 for England against Pakistan

Most cricketers would consider it a great achievement to earn their name on the Lord’s Honours Boards but few have managed it on their first appearance. To do so twice on your first appearance at Lord’s, for both batting and bowling, seems like showing off, but much of Ian...

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D.W. Randall - D.W. Randall 126 v India

Derek Randall’s third Test match century came in England’s victory over India at Lord’s in 1982, as he struck 126 in the first innings of the match at the Home of Cricket. Randall had plenty of repair work to do in this innings after Kapil Dev had decimated the England top o...

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D.I. Gower - D.I. Gower 108 v New Zealand

David Gower saw his name inscribed on the Lord’s Honours Board for the first time in 1983, as he struck a graceful century against New Zealand at the Home of Cricket. The Kiwis had won the toss in the expectation of early wickets but despite Richard Hadlee dismissing opener ...

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J.M. Anderson - J.M. Anderson 5-42 v India

Four years on from his debut five-wicket haul and entry on the Lord’s Honours Board, James Anderson bowled beautifully to help England dismiss India in 2007 at the Home of Cricket. England had chosen to bat first in this match and made 298 all out, and Anderson will have bee...

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L.E.G. Ames - L.E.G. Ames 120 v Australia

Les Ames scored his second century at Lord’s, when he hit 120 during the summer of 1934 in the Ashes clash versus Australia. The wicket-keeper’s innings lasted 262 minutes, facing 325 balls and scoring 14 fours as he and a century from Maurice Leyland helped England close th...

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