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THE MCC MUSEUM IS ONE OF THE OLDEST SPORTING MUSEUMS IN THE WORLD, DEDICATED TO TRACING THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF CRICKET. The Collection was established in 1864 when Members were invited to donate items of interest to furnish the Pavilion. In 1953 HRH Duke of Edinburgh...

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1972: Troon win the first Village Cup Final

Surely every active cricketer dreams of playing at least once in their lives at Lord’s. It is a dream that few can realise, but since 1972 thousands of cricketers across the country begin their season with a genuine hope that this might be their year. The Village Cup was the...

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1998: The Women's Ashes are created in a ceremony in the Harris Garden

The women’s Ashes, created in 1998, is a hollow wooden ball, containing the ashes of a miniature bat signed by both the Australian and England teams and those of a copy of the Women's Cricket Association rules and constitution, burnt in a ceremony at Lord's. The ceremony was...

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21st MCC Cowdrey Lecture | Sir Andrew Strauss

sIR Andrew Strauss obe, the former England and Middlesex captain, and ECB’s former Director of Cricket, delivered the 21st MCC Cowdrey Lecture at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Wednesday 1 February 2023. MCC Members and special guests, including members of the Cowdrey family, were...

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Ajmal Shahzad appointed MCC Head Coach

MCC has today announced that Ajmal Shahzad has been appointed to the position of Head Coach at the Club. Shahzad, who played for England in all formats of the game as well as representing five different first-class counties, replaces Steve Kirby in the role, who left Lord’s ...

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The umpires

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MCC Cricket

Covid-19 Update Due to the ongoing restrictions on cricket as a result of Covid-19 and in the interests of safety of all our stakeholders, all MCC Out-Matches that are scheduled to take place in June and July 2020 have been cancelled. This decision is in line with the Englan...

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2019: Tim Murtagh takes 5-13 for Ireland against England

When Ireland arrived at Lord’s for their first ever Test match at the Home of Cricket, they couldn’t have had a better man to lead their bowling attack than Tim Murtagh. In a 19-year county career for Surrey and Middlesex, Murtagh had taken 291 first-class wickets on the Gro...

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Perform live at Lord's

Would you like the opportunity to perform in front of thousands of people at a major cricket match at Lord’s in 2019? We are offering all young people aged 25 and under a chance to showcase their talents during major matches throughout the 2019 season. This unique opportuni...

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2019: England beat New Zealand to win the Men's World Cup

England really should have had a head start when it came to World Cup cricket. The first ever limited overs tournament was the Gillette Cup, played in England in 1963, and it was the end of the decade before the rest of the world began to follow its example. Only 18 One-Day ...

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