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...

Sustainability Strategy

OF THE CHALLENGES FACING US TODAY, CLIMATE CHANGE IS AMONG THE MOST SIGNIFICANT, AND MCC IS VERY AWARE OF THE IMPACT CLIMATE CHANGE CAN HAVE ON CRICKET. Examples include the increase in the number of rain-affected matches, changes to how pitches are managed, damage to facili...

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

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...

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...

BBC Music Introducing partner with The Hundred on live music

The Hundred, the new 100-ball cricket competition which will arrive at Lord’s later this summer, today announced a new collaboration with BBC Music Introducing to bring live music back to grounds across the country   The partnership will see sport and entertainment collide a...

Craft and Arts Collection

An exclusive behind the scenes look at the displayed collections and handling of objects in the MCC Museum. The experience will begin with a visit to three of the Pavilion’s ‘Grand Rooms’ – the Members’ Writing Room, the Committee Room, and the Long Room to see some of the M...