The wickets

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Dead ball

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MCC Foundation welcomes the return of recreational cricket

A Celebration of Cricket for All at Arundel The MCC Foundation celebrated the return of recreational cricket last week, hosting a triangular tournament between their Brighton, Eastbourne, and Waverley Cricket Hubs. The competition was held at the beautiful Arundel Castle Cr...

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A.N. Cook - A.N. Cook 162 v New Zealand

SIR Alastair Cook’s final Lord’s century set-up a fine victory over New Zealand during a hard-fought five days in 2015. New Zealand were leading by 134 runs in the run-up to Cook’s innings and with England losing early wickets in their second innings, the onus was on the hos...

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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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R.J. Hadlee - R.J. Hadlee 6-80 v England

Sir Richard Hadlee took his best figures at Lord’s during the 1986 drawn Test between England and New Zealand. England batted first but Hadlee, just like in 1978 and in 1983, was on excellent form, removing Graham Gooch, Martyn Moxon and Bill Athey as the hosts found themsel...

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MCC begin 2022 overseas touring programme with men’s tours of Serbia and Romania

The latest tour in the MCC overseas touring programme begins this week, with the Club embarking on a men’s tour of Serbia, before a trip to Romania follows next week. Overseas tours are a crucial part of the Club’s commitment to the global game and after a hiatus due to the ...

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S. Chanderpaul - S. Chanderpaul 128* v England

Shivnarine Chanderpaul made the Honours Boards, when he scored 128* during West Indies defeat to England in 2004. After England had posted a mammoth total of 568 in the first innings, West Indies’ task of victory or even a draw seemed even more slim when they lost their open...

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1909: The Imperial Cricket Conference, now known as the International Cricket Council, is founded at

ICC, the governing body in world cricket is today the International Cricket Council and has its headquarters in Dubai. But its origins lay in a very different world at the height of the British Empire. It was at the end of South Africa’s first Test tour of England in 1907 th...

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Father Time

The Father Time weather-vane, which has become such a well-known Lord’s symbol, was a gift to MCC from Sir Herbert Baker, the architect of the second Grand Stand, which was completed in 1926. It was a complete surprise to the MCC Committee , no member of whom had any prior ...

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