Q&A with Tarah Cunynghame

We recently chatted with MCC's Head of Retail and Tours Tarah Cunynghame about her role and how the Club will adapt to the "new normal". As Head of Retail and Tours for MCC, what’s a usual day like at work? One of the great things about my job is that each day is different ...

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1934: Hedley Verity takes 14 wickets in a day for England against Australia

After two days’ play the omens for an England victory in the 1934 Lord’s Test were not particularly good. They hadn’t beaten Australia in a Test at Lord’s since 1896, and while they had posted a strong first innings total of 440 – Les Ames becoming the first wicket-keeper to...

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Latest Exhibitions from Lord's

Exhibitions Evolution of Women’s Cricket This major new exhibition is the first of its kind in the UK, examining the surprising and often overlooked history of women’s cricket. The result of three years’ research following MCC’s acquisition of the Women’s Cricket Association...

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Appendices

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P. Kumar - P. Kumar 5-106 v England

Praveen Kumar claimed his only five-wicket haul of his career during the 2011 Test v England to earn a spot on the iconic Lord’s Honours Boards. After India had won the toss and electing to field, the pressure was on for the India bowling department to deliver. However, des...

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A.R. Caddick - A.R. Caddick 5-16 v West Indies

The 100 th Test Match to be played at Lord’s turned out to be an exciting encounter, and Andrew Caddick’s five-wicket haul blew away the West Indian batting line-up to set up a fine victory for England who levelled the series. Caddick had taken one wicket in the first innin...

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N.H. Fairbrother - N.H. Fairbrother 113 v West Indies

Neil Fairbrother got his name up on the Lord’s Limited-overs honours boards by virtue of a man of the match performance versus West Indies in 1991. Coming into the 3 rd ODI at Lord’s England had already won the series and were 2-0 up. England won the toss and elected to fie...

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D. Gough - D. Gough 5-61 v Pakistan

Darren Gough had gone close on a number of occasions to sealing a place on the Lord’s Honours Board, but he finally claimed a five-wicket haul at the Home of Cricket in 2001 as England defeated Pakistan. The opening day was completely washed out, which proved significant as ...

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R.J. Burns - R.J. Burns 132 v New Zealand

England’s Rory Burns made his first century at Lord’s and with it, gained a place on the Honours Boards as he made three figures in the opening Test of the 2021 international summer against New Zealand. Opening batsman Burns, who had scored two previous Test centuries – one ...

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2014: Kumar Sangakkara scores Test and ODI centuries at Lord's within a fortnight

Kumar Sangakkara looked like becoming one of those great players who never made it onto the Test Honours Boards at Lord’s before striking 147 on his final Test appearance at the Ground in 2014. His last two Test Matches at Lord’s saw him play as a batsman only, but on his fi...

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