A.V. Bedser - A.V. Bedser 11-145 v India

Alec Bedser was a crucial, almost heroic, figure in the revival of English cricket in the immediate post-war period. He carried the pace attack for several years and is widely regarded as the best fast-medium bowler ever to play for England. He was selected to play against ...

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Nominate your Community Champion

MCC and The Cricketer are again joining forces to highlight the exceptional work being carried out across the country by volunteers in cricketing communities. The Cricket Community Champion Award is now in its third year. Its objective is to find the true heroes of club cric...

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Tours Experiences

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Picnic Hampers

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G.D. McGrath - G.D. McGrath 8-38 v England

Glenn McGrath reached the Lord's Honours Boards for the first time when he took the best individual figures for an overseas bowler at the Home of Cricket, during the summer of 1997. Overcast conditions had potentially forseen a torrid time for batsmen and once Mark Taylor el...

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I.J.L. Trott - I.J.L. Trott 184 v Pakistan

Jonathan Trott’s second spot on the Honours Boards within the summer of 2010 came in a world-record innings against Pakistan in 2010. The batsman shared an all-time best eight-wicket stand of 332 with Stuart Broad before Trott went on to score 184 overall. The former Warwic...

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1974: England beat India by the largest margin in a Lord's Test

India arrived in England for their 1974 tour as a team that was coming of age in international cricket. The ebullient captaincy of ‘Tiger’ Pataudi in the late 1960s together with the emergence of their four-pronged spin attack made them formidable opponents on home soil. Und...

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1972: Australia beat England in the first Men's ODI held at Lord's

The first ever One-Day International took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1971, a last-minute replacement for a washed out Ashes Test. It would be more than 18 months before any further ODI cricket took place, but this time the matches were part of the official sche...

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Wisden – MCC Cricket Photo of the Year

The Wisden – MCC Cricket Photograph of the Year 2019 is now CLOSED. Launched in 2010, the contest is open to all photographers, amateur or professional, from across the world. It remains free to enter, with the only stipulation that entries must have a cricketing theme and ...

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Lord's Public Ticket Ballot

The Lord’s 2024 International Ticket ballots for mcc members and the general public are now closed. Thank you to everyone who entered to watch England's men and women play at the Home of Cricket in 2024 - we'll be in touch with you shortly on the results and the next steps t...

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