MCC Foundation announces Michael Holding as Patron

The MCC Foundation is delighted to announce the appointment of West Indies legend and broadcaster Michael Holding as a new Patron. Throughout a professional career that spanned 15 years, Holding, nicknamed ‘Whispering Death”, carved out a reputation as one of the best fast b...

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S.A.R. Silva - S.A.R. Silva 102* v England

Amal de Silva reached the Lord’s Honours Boards when he hit 102 not out during Sri Lanka’s drawn Test match versus England in 1984. In Sri Lanka’s first-ever Test at the Home of Cricket, de Silva watched team-mates Sidath Wettimuny and Duleep Mendis score hundreds previously...

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1929: Middlesex's Gubby Allen takes all ten wickets in an innings

On the morning of 15 June 1929, fast bowling all-rounder George Oswald “Gubby” Allen was due to play at Lord’s for Middlesex against reigning champions Lancashire. He was late. After leaving university, Allen had taken a job in the City of London and played cricket on a stri...

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How to join MCC

The MCC has a bursary fund to assist promising prospective Candidates with entry on to the list of Candidates, where the cost is a prohibitive factor for them joining. If the cost of joining the waiting list is stopping you from applying to be a Candidate, please contact our...

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C. Washbrook - C. Washbrook 114 v West Indies

Although firmly established as a Lancashire regular by the mid-1930s and an England debutant in 1937, Cyril Washbrook had to wait until after the Second World War before holding down a regular place in the England batting order. A solid opening bat, Washbrook formed a formid...

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Isa Guha joins cricket stars and entertainers for MCC Cowdrey Lecture 2024, live from Lord’s

Over 600 guests will fill the Nursery Pavilion at Lord’s on Thursday 21 March to watch the first MCC Cowdrey Lecture in its history to have more than one keynote speaker. This year’s event will feature stars from BBC’s hugely popular cricket podcast, Tailenders , to bring a...

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2015: England beat New Zealand in a Test that included 1,610 runs

New Zealand arrived in England in the spring of 2015 with a reputation as a difficult side to beat. In the previous 12 months. They had earned creditable draws in Test series away to West Indies and Pakistan and had rolled over Sri Lanka comfortably at home. Key batsman Kane...

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Ajmal Shahzad appointed MCC Head Coach

MCC has today announced that Ajmal Shahzad has been appointed to the position of Head Coach at the Club. Shahzad, who played for England in all formats of the game as well as representing five different first-class counties, replaces Steve Kirby in the role, who left Lord’s ...

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1996: Dickie Bird umpires his fifteenth and final Lord's Test

Harold Dennis “Dickie” Bird umpired in 66 Test Matches over 23 years. His first Test coming at his home ground, Headingley, in 1973 and his last of all at his equally beloved Lord’s, when England played India in 1996. Trusted for his impeccably sound judgement, his calm and ...

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