MCC Foundation hosts National Hub Competition Finals at Lord's

Marylebone Cricket Club Foundation (MCCF) hosted the boys’ and girls’ finals of its annual National Hub Competition at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Saturday 29 July.  The event marked the conclusion of a 20-week long competition that has seen state-educated boys and girls aged 1...

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Jhulan Goswami, Heather Knight and Eoin Morgan join MCC World Cricket committee

Ahead of today’s MCC World Cricket committee (WCC) meeting at Lord’s, the Club has announced the addition of three new members as the committee prepares to meet at the Home of Cricket. Jhulan Goswami, Heather Knight and Eoin Morgan have all joined the WCC, which is an in...

World Cricket Connects to take place at Lord’s in July 2024

World Cricket Connects is a new invitation event for the most prominent thinkers, voices and influencers in the game. It will take place at Lord’s on Friday 5 July 2024.   This is a forum designed for the leading voices in the game to discuss the health of cricket, and consi...

A.A.P. Atkinson - A.A.P. Atkinson 12-106 v West Indies

Gus Atkinson burst onto the scene at Lord’s by taking 12 for 106 in the rothesay test match between england and west indies. The Test was notable for being the final match in the international career of James Anderson, England’s leading wicket-taker, but it was Atkinson who ...

Players to watch

The countdown is almost over! We’re less than 24 hours away from the return of the Vitality Blast at the Home of Cricket as Middlesex takes on Sussex Sharks in a high-octane season opener at Lord’s.  This Thursday promises twice the action and double the drama, with an excit...

W.E. Hollies - W.E. Hollies 5-133 v New Zealand

William Hollies obtained his only five-wicket haul against New Zealand in 1949. He took the wicket of Walter Hadlee, but was unable to dismiss Martin Donnelly, who reached a double century in the match. When Hollies bowled F B Smith in the match, he was the first England bo...

F.S. Trueman - F.S. Trueman 5-48 v Australia

Fred Trueman’s final five-wicket haul at Lord’s came against Australia in 1964. Despite rain washing out the first two days, when Australia were put into bat by England captain Ted Dexter on Day 3, Trueman bowled with plenty of control and despite his lack of pace he ended t...

A.R. Border - A.R. Border 196 v England

Allan Border made the Honours Boards during a man-of-the-match performance in his side's four-wicket victory over England in 196. The Australia captain won the toss and elected to field, seeing his side managing to condemn England to a score of 290. Batting at four, Border ...

C.L. Fitzpatrick - C.L. Fitzpatrick 5-47 v England

Cathryn Fitzpatrick’s 5 for 47 was the first five wicket-haul in a women’s international at Lord’s, and the second appearance of a female on the Honours Boards after her teammate Lisa Keightley scored a century in Australia’s innings. Her performance with the ball helped wra...