Appendices

Appendix D - Law 8 (The Wickets) Definitions and explanations of words or phrases not defined in the text of the Laws of Cricket.   A.1 The match A.1.1 The game is used in these Laws as a general term meaning the Game of Cricket. A.1.2 A match is a single encounte...

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The Hundred Finals to be played at Lord’s for the third time

MCC is thrilled to announce that Lord’s will be hosting The Hundred Men’s and Women’s Finals in 2023, as well as four of London Spirit’s group matches. The Hundred returns for its third edition in August and the finals, which both take place on Sunday 27 August, will remain ...

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan: One Year On

MCC has published its annual Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Report , providing an annual progress update on the initiatives outlined within the Club’s 2022 EDI Plan issued 12 months ago. The report sets out 2023 commitments to ensure that everyone is warmly welcome...

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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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Clare Connor, Justin Langer and Graeme Smith join MCC World Cricket committee

MCC has today announced the addition of three new Members to its World Cricket committee (WCC), which will be meeting next week in Dubai for the first time this year. Clare Connor, Justin Langer, and Graeme Smith have joined the WCC, which is an independent body comprised of...

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MCC World Cricket committee calls for calm on non-strikers leaving their ground early

The MCC World Cricket committee (WCC) has unanimously agreed that the Law regarding the act of non-strikers leaving their ground early and subsequently being run out is not only correct and necessary but issued a ‘call for calm’ to the global game. Last month, MCC issued a ...

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MCC World Cricket committee statement: “Game is at a crossroads with intervention required”

The MCC World Cricket committee (WCC), who recently met in Dubai, unanimously concluded that the game has reached an important crossroads, recommending urgent intervention from the game’s leaders to ensure international and franchise cricket can thrive together harmoniously. ...

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Book of the Year shortlist announced

The shortlist for the Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award 2023 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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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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