C.H. Lloyd - C.H. Lloyd 102 v Australia

Legendary West Indies captain Clive Lloyd scored a sparkling, match-winning century against Australia in the final of the inaugural men’s Cricket World Cup in 1975. Lloyd gained his place on the boards retrospectively when the Limited Overs Honours Boards were introduced in 2...

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L. Hutton - L. Hutton 150 v India

Len Hutton was not quite 18 when he made his debut for Yorkshire and quickly established himself at the top of the batting order. He made his Test debut for England just three days after his 21 st birthday (when he had shared an opening stand of 315 with Herbert Sutcliffe a...

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2001: Richie Benaud delivers the first MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture

Cricket’s rise as a popular sport in the 18 th century left little room for the spirit of the game. It was a vehicle for serious gambling and match-fixing, with intimidation and outright cheating far from unknown. But by the beginning of the 19 th century this was beginnin...

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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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Women and Girls

Opening the pathway in both professional and grassroots women’s cricket has been an important target area for MCC. The Club believes that combining an increase in the amount of women’s cricket played at Lord’s with efforts to increase girls participation in youth cricket sho...

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Gerald Corbett and Clare Connor unveil new Compton and Edrich stand plaques at Lord’s

MCC Chairman Gerald Corbett has today unveiled the new Edrich Stand plaque at Lord’s Cricket Ground, as his final official act on his last day as MCC Chairman. Former England cricketer Clare Connor unveiled the plaque of the adjacent redeveloped Compton Stand, one day ahead ...

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MCC Committee confirms five-year extension to Oxford v Cambridge and Eton v Harrow fixtures

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has today announced that its Committee has agreed to a five-year extension of the period in which Lord’s Cricket Ground will host the fixtures between Oxford and Cambridge and Eton and Harrow, from 2024 onwards. The future of the fixtures will t...

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The Hundred finals to be played at Lord’s for the second time

MCC can today announce it will again be hosting The Hundred men’s and women’s finals at Lord’s, as well as four of London Spirit’s group matches in 2022. The inaugural season of The Hundred last year was filled with drama, thrills and spills played out in front of record att...

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