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1945: Keith Miller scores two centuries in the 'Victory Tests'

The “Golden Nugget”, as Keith Miller was known, was one of the leading all-rounders of the 1940s and 1950s. 170 wickets at 22.97 in 55 Tests for Australia combined with 2,958 runs at 36.97 give a clear indication of Miller’s capacity with bat and ball. He formed a lethal new...

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MCC welcomes inclusion of Women’s Cricket at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

MCC welcomes the decision by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) to include women’s T20 cricket at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022. In March, MCC World Cricket committee expressed unanimous backing for the inclusion of women’s cricket in the 2022 Commonwealt...

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MCC v Surrey: Day Two Report

Surrey took control on Day Two of the Champion County fixture at the ICC Academy in Dubai, after an unbeaten stand of 245 between Ollie Pope and Jamie Smith. On the opening day MCC had posted 265 all out, before Surrey reached 20 without loss at stumps. The first session of...

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MCC announce squad to tour Pakistan

MCC have today confirmed their squad which will tour Pakistan next month. The Club are sending a strong twelve-man squad to Lahore next month to play a series of matches, with MCC President Kumar Sangakkara captaining the side. The concept of an MCC tour to the country has ...

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Middlesex & Sunrisers 2024 Lord's Fixtures confirmed

Following today’s announcement by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) of the domestic fixtures for 2024, we are pleased to be able to confirm several domestic matches on the Lord’s fixture list, in addition to the international calendar which has already been announced....

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1963: The first Gillette Cup Final is held at Lord's

By the start of the 1960s the post-war boom in county cricket was long over. Although the 1950s had seen an England team dominant in Test Matches, at domestic level the game was increasingly seen as stagnant, over cautious and lacking in entertainment value. The competing le...

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Clare Connor CBE to become next President of MCC

Clare Connor CBE has been named as the next President of MCC, with the appointment having been announced at today’s Annual General Meeting. The former England captain will become the first female President in the Club’s 233-year history. Her nomination was announced by cu...

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From the Archives | England v New Zealand

Ahead of the beginning of the LV=Insurance Men's Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's, we take a look back at some classic test match encounters between the two sides at the Home of Cricket.  The Beginning  The first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's ...

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World Cricket Connects to take place at Lord’s in July 2024

World Cricket Connects is a new invitation event for the most prominent thinkers, voices and influencers in the game. It will take place at Lord’s on Friday 5 July 2024.   This is a forum designed for the leading voices in the game to discuss the health of cricket, and consi...

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