G.M. Wood - G.M. Wood 114* v England

Graeme Wood of Australia got his name up on the Lord’s limited-overs honours boards by scoring a 114 Not Out against England in the 3 rd ODI of the 1985 series. Going into this match Australia had already won the ODI series. England skipper David Gower won the toss and put ...

B.A. Stokes - B.A. Stokes 6-22 v West Indies

Ben Stokes took a Test best 6-22 to claim a spot on the bowling Honours Boards for the first time in a dominating display with the ball versus West Indies in the summer of 2017. In the first Lord's Test match to start in September, Stokes, who hit the fastest Test century ev...

C. Kelleway - C. Kelleway 102 v South Africa

Charles Kelleway claimed his place on the Honours Boards with a century for Australia against South Africa in a Triangular Tournament during the 1912 English summer. After South Africa were dismissed for 263 in their first innings, opener Kelleway compiled a solid and steady...

C.G. Macartney - C.G. Macartney 133* v England

Having been dismissed for 99 in a Lord’s test match 14 years prior, Charles Macartney finally sealed his spot on the Honours Boards in 1926 with a second innings century that secured a draw for Australia. The Australians posted 383 batting first, which England comfortably su...

A.A.P. Atkinson - A.A.P. Atkinson 118 v Sri Lanka

Gus Atkinson's maiden century secured his place on the Lord's Honours Boards for both batting and bowling thanks to a remarkable batting performance against Sri Lanka. After claiming ten wickets on his Test debut against West indies in July, Atkinson continued his impressive...

Lord’s at full capacity for England v Pakistan Royal London ODI

MCC has today confirmed that the Royal London One-Day International between England and Pakistan at Lord’s on 10 July, will be part of the Government’s Events Research Programme (ERP) and has been granted permission to operate at full capacity for this match. The fixture fal...

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1982: Pakistan beat England to claim their first Lord's Test victory

Most new Test playing nations have to wait some time before they can claim a win away from home against more experienced opposition. This wasn’t true of Pakistan. On their very first tour of England in 1954 they forced a dramatic win in a low-scoring match at the Oval to dra...

MCC on Tour in Greece

A squad of MCC men’s players toured Greece last month, in another of the Club’s successful overseas tours that have taken place in 2023. It was the first time the Club had toured Greece since 2011 and a squad of 13 players, plus a Tour Manager and Umpire, travelled to Corfu ...