100 Greatest Milestones at Lord’s to be revealed

Following the launch of the Lord’s Father Time Wall, MCC WIll reveal the 100 Greatest Milestones in the history of Lord’s. The countdown begins with the first batch of milestones which can be viewed below . This will build up to the announcement of the first XI, starting on...

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Trevor Bayliss joins London Spirit as Interim Men’s Head Coach for The Hundred

Ahead of today’s Hundred Men’s Draft, London Spirit have announced the appointment of Trevor Bayliss as Interim Men’s Head Coach following the tragic passing of Shane Warne. Further planned tributes to Shane will be announced shortly as the game looks at ways to remember ...

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Paul Collingwood elected as Honorary Life Member

MCC has today announced the election of Paul Collingwood as an Honorary Life Member. The Club has bestowed this honour in recognition of his outstanding achievements in cricket. Collingwood, who rang the five-minute bell at Lord’s on day three of England’s Specsavers Test...

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Australia men’s captain joins MCC World Cricket committee in support of UNFCCC Sports for Climate Ac

Following MCC’s signing of the UNFCCC Sports for Climate Action Framework, the MCC World Cricket committee (WCC) recognised the importance of it for the world game and applauded the role of sportspeople like Pat Cummins in driving awareness of sustainability.      As a th...

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England and local cricket stars align for Lord's based team in The Hundred

England World Cup winning captains Eoin Morgan and Heather Knight have officially been selected for the London Spirit men’s and women’s teams respectively.  Joining Morgan on the men’s team will be talented Essex batsman Dan Lawrence and England Test opener Rory Burns. The p...

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Our History

The Colours of MCC A distinguished club of almost 100 years standing I Zingari was the first and grandest of the wandering clubs to be founded in 1845. Of course many members of I Zingari would also have been members of MCC but it is doubtful if MCC - a distinguished club of...

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Q&A with Jeff Cards

We recently chatted with MCC's Ground Superintendent Jeff Cards about his career at the Club, and his new role as COVID-19 Officer, As the Ground Superintendent at Lord’s, describe a typical day at work for MCC? One of the great things about this job is the variety in your ...

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MCC to use the term “batters” throughout the Laws of Cricket

MCC has today announced amendments to the Laws of Cricket to use the gender-neutral terms “batter” and “batters”, rather than “batsman” or “batsmen”. These changes have been approved by the MCC Committee , following initial discussion by the Club’s specialist Laws sub-commi...

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The Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award 2024

The shortlist for the Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award 2024 has been announced today. The competition, run by the Cricket Society since 1970 and in partnership with MCC since 2009, is for books nominated by MCC and Cricket Society Members, and is highly regarde...

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