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J.M. Anderson 5-73 v Zimbabwe

J.M. Anderson - J.M. Anderson 5-73 v Zimbabwe

James Anderson arrived on the Test scene for England and became their first bowler to take a five-wicket haul on debut for eight years, as Zimbabwe were put to the fore in 2003 at Lord’s. England were asked to bat first in favourable bowling conditions but the pitch eased on...

Jamie Cox appointed as MCC Assistant Secretary (Cricket & Operations)

Jamie Cox appointed as MCC Assistant Secretary (Cricket & Operations)

MCC has today announced that Jamie Cox will become the Club’s new Assistant Secretary (Cricket & Operations) and will begin at Lord’s in September 2021. Cox will succeed John Stephenson, who is leaving MCC after 17 years but is staying on as General Manager for London Spirit...

Shortlist announced for The Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award 2019

Shortlist announced for The Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award 2019

The 2019 Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award shortlist Has been announced today.  Contrasting forms of biography feature strongly with books about Moeen Ali, iconic commentators John Arlott and Jim Swanton, and English cricket itself included. Completing the list...

Gerald Corbett and Clare Connor unveil new Compton and Edrich stand plaques at Lord’s

Gerald Corbett and Clare Connor unveil new Compton and Edrich stand plaques at Lord’s

MCC Chairman Gerald Corbett has today unveiled the new Edrich Stand plaque at Lord’s Cricket Ground, as his final official act on his last day as MCC Chairman. Former England cricketer Clare Connor unveiled the plaque of the adjacent redeveloped Compton Stand, one day ahead ...

F.S. Trueman 5-48 v Australia

F.S. Trueman - F.S. Trueman 5-48 v Australia

Fred Trueman’s final five-wicket haul at Lord’s came against Australia in 1964. Despite rain washing out the first two days, when Australia were put into bat by England captain Ted Dexter on Day 3, Trueman bowled with plenty of control and despite his lack of pace he ended t...

Morgan and Knight to captain London Spirit at Lord's

Morgan and Knight to captain London Spirit at Lord's

It has been announced today that England’s World Cup winning captains Heather Knight and Eoin Morgan will be leading London Spirit women’s and men’s teams respectively in The Hundred next year. Knight and Morgan will join the team based at Lord’s, where they both lifted the ...

G. Boycott 106 v West Indies

G. Boycott - G. Boycott 106 v West Indies

Geoff Boycott’s 18-year Test career provided as many talking points as successes. In 1967 he was dropped for batting too slowly after making 246* against India at Headingley, in a match England won by 6 wickets. Ten years later he returned to the England side after a three-y...

R.G.D. Willis 5-47 v Pakistan

R.G.D. Willis - R.G.D. Willis 5-47 v Pakistan

Bob Willis took 5-47 during Pakistan's visit to Lord's in 1978 to claim a second spot on the legendary Honours Boards. In a match many remember for Sir Ian Botham's 8-34 during Pakistan's second innings, if it wasn't for Willis' five-wicket haul in their first knock, the mat...

I.T. Botham 108 v Pakistan

I.T. Botham - I.T. Botham 108 v Pakistan

England’s crushing victory over Pakistan at Lord’s in 1978 was spearheaded by a dazzling century from Ian Botham in the first innings. After England had won the toss and elected to bat first, Pakistan’s attack impressed and reduced the hosts to 134 for 5. But a typical Botha...

1975: West Indies beat Australia to win the first Men's World Cup

1975: West Indies beat Australia to win the first Men's World Cup

From the first One-Day International to the first men’s Cricket World Cup was but a short step. Domestic limited overs cricket had begun with the Gillette Cup in England in 1963, but the first ODI took place eight years later in Melbourne; a last-minute replacement for a was...