My Lord's Story | Marcus Trescothick

Playing for England in a Test match at Lord’s was the biggest thing for me. Scoring five hundreds in five years at the Home of Cricket is something you’ll never forget. I’d say the most special was the Test hundred versus Sri Lanka in 2006, which would prove to be my last f...

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Book of the Year shortlist announced

The shortlist for the Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award 2023 has been announced today. The competition, run by the Cricket Society since 1970 and in partnership with MCC since 2009, is for books nominated by MCC and Cricket Society Members, and is highly regarde...

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Iconic image of Ben Stokes wins Wisden–MCC Photograph of the Year

providing a welcome splash of colour An image of Ben Stokes just after he hit the winning runs in the third Specsavers Test between England and Australia at Headingley, taken by Gareth Copley of Getty Images, has won the Wisden–MCC Photograph of the Year competition for 2019...

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1998: MCC votes to admit women as Members

For the first 211 years of its existence, MCC operated as a male only Club. The idea of admitting women as Members was discussed by the Committee in 1967, but it would be another three decades before sufficient support among existing Members could be generated. The catalyst ...

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Winners announced for Bowlers’ Headgear Competition

The England and Wales Cricket Board and MCC have today announced the winners of the Design Competition for Bowlers’ Headgear, and the creation of a working group from the leading three contestants to produce a bespoke design. The focus of such a design is aimed at advancing ...

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What to Bring

Covid-19 Update If you are visiting Lord’s for the England v Pakistan Royal London ODI on 10 July, please read the  Important Information  for all visitors. What to Bring Due to the unpredictable British weather, we suggest you are prepared for any eventuality.  Some seatin...

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From the Archives | England v New Zealand

Ahead of the beginning of the LV=Insurance Men's Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's, we take a look back at some classic test match encounters between the two sides at the Home of Cricket.  The Beginning  The first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's ...

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MCC statement on upcoming Champion County Match and World Cricket committee meeting in Sri Lanka

In light of the global outbreak of COVID-19 Coronavirus, MCC has taken the decision to cancel the Club’s upcoming visit to Sri Lanka later this month. The annual Champion County Match – MCC v Essex - at the Galle International Stadium was due to take place between 24 and 2...

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The pitch

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S.C. Ganguly - S.C. Ganguly 131 v England

On Thursday 20 June 1996 Sourav Ganguly strolled out onto the Lord’s outfield for his Test debut, by the Saturday of the match he had written his name into cricketing history. All batsmen dream of scoring a Test century growing up, but few manage to do it on their debut and ...

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