2002: India beat England in a dramatic NatWest Series Final

A target of 326 to win a 50-over One-Day International is nothing extraordinary today. But in 2002 such a run-chase seemed beyond all but the most inspired of batting line-ups. Only twice before had a team made over 300 in an ODI at Lord’s, and one of those had been in a 60-...

C.V. Grimmett - C.V. Grimmett 6-167 v England

Clarrie Grimmett’s pinpoint leg breaks claimed six English wickets in the second innings of the 1930 Lord’s test, helping Australia to a famous win and ultimately a series victory. Batting first, K.S. Duleep’s highest test score of 173 took England to 425 all out - seemingly...

MCC announces new Honorary Life Members

MCC is delighted to today announce 18 new Honorary Life Members. MCC awards Honorary Life Membership (HLM) of the Club to some of the world’s finest cricketers and is delighted to announce the names of the latest men and women to have been bestowed with this privilege: ...

World Cup Finals Part 1: The Prudential Cup Era

With the 2019 Cricket World Cup final at Lord's fast approaching, MCC Archivist Rob Curphey looks back at previous World Cups finals. The first World Cup final was held at Lord’s on 21 June 1975, the climax of a tournament which took place in England over two weeks in June 1...

The wicket-keeper

Full fixture list for 2025 at Lord’s announced including Finals Day in The Hundred

MCC has today published an exciting schedule of matches for 2025 at Lord’s Cricket Ground, with dates now being confirmed for all games this summer. Lord’s remains the venue of choice for The Hundred Finals Day, as announced today by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)...

Misbah-ul-Haq - Misbah-ul-Haq 114 v England

Misbah-ul-Haq became the oldest Test centurion for 82 years, and the oldest captain ever to make a Test hundred, when his 114 inspired Pakistan to a famous victory at Lord’s in 2016. The 42 year-old, playing his first Test in England, celebrated his century with ten press-up...

Middlesex & Sunrisers 2024 Lord's Fixtures confirmed

Following today’s announcement by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) of the domestic fixtures for 2024, we are pleased to be able to confirm several domestic matches on the Lord’s fixture list, in addition to the international calendar which has already been announced....

Lord's VIP

Enter Now On each of the first three days of the England v. Australia Specsavers Ashes Test Match, MCC will be upgrading two lucky ticket holders, giving them the chance to experience a truly  #LordsVIP  day out, including:* A private tour of the  J.P. Morgan Media Centre...

Appendices

Appendix D - Law 8 (The Wickets) Definitions and explanations of words or phrases not defined in the text of the Laws of Cricket.   A.1 The match A.1.1 The game is used in these Laws as a general term meaning the Game of Cricket. A.1.2 A match is a single encounte...