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1820: William Ward scores the first double-century in first-class cricket

William Ward is not a name familiar to most cricket fans these days, but he is one of those men whom we must thank for the existence of Lord’s today. By 1823, the Ground’s esteemed founder, Thomas Lord, was a 67 year-old man in search of a retirement plan. Cricket and his as...

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MCC Cowdrey Lecture 2021: Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry, a lifelong cricket supporter and MCC Foundation Patron, spoke at the twentieth edition of the MCC Cowdrey Lecture at Lord’s on Tuesday 16 November 2021.  MCC Members and special guests were among the audience for the evening, while 8,500 viewers tuned into the l...

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J.C. Woodcock (1926 - 2021)

Everyone at MCC was deeply saddened to learn of the death of the Club’s senior Honorary Life Vice-President John Woodcock. John was the doyen of cricket writers. His lengthy and illustrious career included over three decades as Cricket Correspondent at The Times and six ye...

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England v Australia | Day 5

A thrilling Test match ended in a draw despite England’s best efforts in the second match of the Specsavers Ashes Series at Lord’s. Ben Stokes’ scintillating century had set the hosts up for a tilt at victory and despite the concerted effort of a bowling attack that included...

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Tours & Museum

What will I see? 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.  Today MCC Muse...

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MCC World Cricket committee statements

The MCC World Cricket committee met in Bengaluru, India on the 8 th and 9 th March 2019. David Richardson, outgoing Chief Executive Officer of the International Cricket Council, provided an update from ICC, and Alex Marshall, General Manager of the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit...

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Lord's Full Fixture list confirmed

MCC is thrilled to confirm several additions to the fixture list for Lord’s for the upcoming 2021 season. There are a variety of regular fixtures confirmed for the summer, as well as some matches that will be played at the Home of Cricket for the very first time, both formin...

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MCC clarification on Vitality Blast Finals Day 2022

Following a number of queries regarding the final delivery during the VITALITY Blast final on Saturday 16 JULY, MCC has released the following clarification: The match was concluded when the ball was deemed to be dead by the umpire, after the batters had completed one bye fr...

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Rob Lynch appointed as Director of Cricket & Operations at MCC

MCC has today announced that Rob Lynch will become the Club’s new Director of Cricket & Operations.  He will succeed Jamie Cox, who is leaving MCC after nearly three years in post to take up the role of Chief Executive at Somerset County Cricket Club.  Lynch is currently th...

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