1953: HRH The Duke of Edinburgh opens the Imperial Memorial Gallery now known as the MCC Museum

The MCC collections are the oldest sporting collection in the world, but for almost a century after their inception, few people beyond the Club’s membership were able to see them. From their beginning in 1864, the Club’s collections were only displayed in the Pavilion at Lor...

Twitter Q&A with Kumar Sangakkara

Club President Kumar Sangakkara today hosted a live Q&A on MCC's new twitter channel and answered questions about the Club, his career and the future of cricket.  @knightaNzR Hey sanga what are the most challenging things you’re facing with this position? And how do you ...

1864: W.G. Grace plays at Lord's for the first time

It would be easy to see the year 1864 as the starting point for modern cricket. MCC legalised over-arm bowling, the first edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack appeared and a young William Gilbert Grace, just three days beyond his 16 th birthday, made his first appearanc...

Scoring runs

MCC v Surrey: Day Three Report

MCC bounced back on Day Three of the Champion County fixture at the ICC Academy in Dubai, after a century from Warwickshire’s Dom Sibley helped them claw their way back in to the match. A 190 run opening stand by Will Rhodes and Sibley saw MCC finish the day on 221 for 1, tr...

Timed Out

1952: Vinoo Mankad scores 184 and takes 5-196 for India against England

India arrived at Lord’s for the second Test of their 1952 series in something approaching a state of shock. England had inflicted a crushing defeat on them at Headingley, reducing them to 0 for 4 at the start of their second innings, but at Lord’s India were boosted by the r...

1979: Viv Richards is named Man of the Match in the men's World Cup Final

Having won the inaugural men’s World Cup tournament in 1975, West Indies went into the second tournament as strong favourites. In the past four years they had established themselves conclusively as the world’s pre-eminent cricket team. Before the days of one-day specialists,...

1972: Bob Massie takes match figures of 16-137 for Australia

Perhaps cricket’s greatest ‘one-hit wonder’, Perth-born Bob Massie hadn’t yet played a Test Match for Australia when he was picked for the 1972 tour of England. He made his Test debut at Lord’s having missed out on the first Test at Old Trafford, which England won by 89 runs...

Lord's Virtual Tour

Can't make it to Lord's? Explore Lord's like never before with our brand new virtual tour, accessible from anywhere in the world. Walk in the footsteps of cricket legends as you journey through iconic spaces like the changing rooms, the Long Room and the Barclays Media Centr...