Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Awards 2020 and 2021

Duncan Hamilton and Christopher Sandford are the joint winners of the Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year 2020. 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 ...

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Pakistan beat Bangladesh but miss semi-finals

Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by 94 runs at Lord’s but it wasn’t enough to seal them a place in the semi-finals of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. Played in front of another energetic World Cup crowd in St John’s Wood, Pakistan won the toss and batted first but having amasse...

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1993: England beat New Zealand in the Women's World Cup Final

The fifth Women’s World Cup was the second to be held in England. It very nearly didn’t happen at all. Had it not been for a last minute grant of £90,000 from the Foundation for Sport and the Arts, the tournament would probably have been cancelled. With women’s cricket still...

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MCC Foundation

  ABOUT MCCF MCC has a strong track record of making a positive difference abroad, in particular through its support of Afghan Connection and the Foundation for Goodness in post-tsunami Sri Lanka. In July 2019, the Club announced it would undertake a series of “Legacy...

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World Cricket Connects

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2017: Anya Shrubsole takes match-winning 6-46 in the women's World Cup Final

Anya Shrubsole was clearly a bowler to watch from her earliest performances in the England team. Making her debut in both T20 and One-Day Internationals in 2008, she won the award for Most Promising Young Women’s Cricketer at the end of the season. Just over three years late...

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MCC World Cricket committee statements

The MCC World Cricket committee (WCC) met recently via Conference Call. It was the first meeting of 2021, following the postponement of the physical meetings which were planned for 2020. The key discussion points of the meeting were as follows: Short-pitched bowling The ...

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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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MCC World Cricket Committee Statements

The MCC World Cricket committee met at Lord’s on Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th August. ICC Chief Executive David Richardson, ICC General Manager – Strategic Communications Claire Furlong, ICC Head of Global Development William Glenwright, FICA Chief Operating Officer Tom Moffat...

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Shaheen Afridi - Shaheen Afridi 6-35 v Bangladesh

Shaheen Afridi became the youngest cricketer to take an ODI five-wicket haul at Lord’s when he took 6-35 during Pakistan’s victory over Bangladesh in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup. In what was a break-through tournament for the 19-year-old, the fast bowler showed his potent...

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