The Lord's franchise: An update

We appreciate that many cricket supporters have several questions following the announcement on 31 January regarding the Lord’s franchise in The Hundred, London Spirit. We hope this webpage is helpful in answering some of these questions. This page covers the following: ...

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Boundaries

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Book of the Year shortlist announced

The shortlist for the Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award 2023 has been announced today. 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 is highly regarde...

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Your Associate Membership

RIGHTS & PRIVILEGES Associate Members have access to all the rights and privileges of MCC membership, including but not limited to the below:​​ Admission to the Ground, Pavilion and Members’ Friends’ Enclosures, on some major match days.​ The right to purchase tickets ...

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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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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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Portrait unveiling at Lord’s celebrates life and work of Guy Bailey

A portrait painted by artist Helen Wilson Roe of Dr Guy Bailey OBE, the civil rights activist, was unveiled in the MCC Museum at Lord’s this week, to coincide with Black History Month. The ceremony was attended by Bailey himself and former England bowler Devon Malcolm, as we...

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L. Hutton - L. Hutton 196 v West Indies

Sir Leonard Hutton first made the Honours Boards when he scored a sublime 196 during England's 1939 Test match against West Indies. Regarded as one of England's greatest ever batsmen, Hutton scored his first century at Lord's two years after making his debut in 1937. Having...

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From the Archives: Ireland at Lord’s

With the England v Ireland Test match almost upon us we look back at previous performances by Ireland teams at the Home of Cricket.  A representative team known as ‘All Ireland’ appeared for the first time at Lord’s on 17th May 1858, with the trip to Lord’s proving the highl...

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W.H. Copson - W.H. Copson 5-85 v West Indies

William Henry Copson’s Test debut came against West Indies at Lord’s, which in an all-too brief Test career, proved to be where he achieved his only five-wicket haul. According to Wisden, Copson ‘bowled keenly and if a trifle short of a length, always commanded respect’. Hi...

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