Cowdrey Lecture

IT IS NOT LONG TO GO UNTIL THE 2025 MCC COWDREY LECTURE, FEATURING MICHAEL VAUGHAN, JONATHAN AGNEW, PHIL TUFNELL, AND EBONY RAINFORD-BRENT. Don’t miss out on the action by streaming the event, which starts at 6.45pm on Thursday 3 April, on the Lord’s YouTube channel via the ...

MCC World Cricket committee releases statements following meeting in Cape Town, South Africa

The MCC World Cricket committee (WCC) met in Cape Town last week, the first of two meetings taking place in 2024. The committee was generously hosted by the SA20 league and its commissioner and WCC committee member, Graeme Smith, at one of the competition’s final group gam...

Lord’s to host Rachael Heyhoe Flint Final in 2022 | Fixtures Announced

We are delighted to confirm that the final of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy is coming to Lord’s for the first time.   In its third year, the popular domestic women’s regional 50-over competition, named after the late Baroness Heyhoe Flint, will reach its concluding match w...

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Smith and May elected as Honorary Life Members

It has been announced today that Graeme Smith and Tim May are the latest former international players to be awarded Honorary Life Membership of MCC. The Club has bestowed this honour in recognition of their outstanding achievements in cricket. Graeme Smith Smith became Sou...

A.R. Caddick - A.R. Caddick 5-101 v Australia

England’s defeat to Australia at Lord’s in 2001 was an almost chastening experience for the hosts, as the visitors went about their business of retaining the Ashes with a 4-1 series victory. However, Andrew Caddick sealed his second entry on the Honours Board with five first ...

G.P. Swann - G.P. Swann 5-44 v Australia

England were simply ruthless at Lord’s against Australia in 2013, and the bowling of Graeme Swann was key in dismissing the visitors for only 128 in their first innings, as England took a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series. Aided by a century from Ian Bell, England made 361 all ou...

M.M. Ali - M.M. Ali 10-112 v South Africa

Moeen Ali was on fine form during the Summer of 2017 when he ripped through South Africa's batting with match figures of 10-112 to give England a 211-run win in the first Test at Lord's. Taking four wickets for 59 runs during South Africa’s first innings, Ali continued his d...

M.D. Crowe - M.D. Crowe 106 v England

Martin Crowe's first appearance on the Lord's Honours Boards came in the summer of 1986 when he hit 106 versus England at Lord's. After England won the toss, the hosts managed to post a total of 307 for their first innings and in response, New Zealand lost two early wickets ...