Lord’s To Turn Red For The Ruth Strauss Foundation

On Thursday 15th August, Lord’s will be turning red for day two of the second Specsavers Ashes Test between England and Australia in aid of the Ruth Strauss Foundation. Lord’s Cricket Ground, England and Wales Cricket Board and MCC will be supporting the Ruth Strauss Found...

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Redevelopment at Lord’s enhances world-class experience at the Home of Cricket

MCC and ISG break ground as construction for the £52m redevelopment commences at Lord’s Cricket Ground. The milestone marks the start of a two-year redevelopment of the Compton and Edrich stands, increasing the capacity of the ground by 2,600. As part of MCC’s Masterplan f...

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New outfield experience launches at Lord’s: Sight Screen Cinema

MCC has announced its new in-Ground experience Sight Screen Cinema – a unique outdoor cinema screening taking place at one of the world’s most historic sports grounds. Lord’s has been playing host to cricket for over 200 years but this new venture will see MCC open up the ...

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Lord’s to host ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Final in 2026

Lord’s will once again take centre stage in women’s cricket as it has been confirmed as the host venue for the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. MCC will welcome the two finalists on Sunday 5 July, rounding off a month-long global celebration of the women’s game. ...

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Holiday Courses

May Half-Term Courses Dates: 26th - 31st May 2025 For ages 6 to 13 Keep your young cricketers active and inspired during the May half-term with our exciting cricket courses, tailored for ages 6 to 13. These sessions are designed to enhance core skills like batting, bowling,...

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Preparation and maintenance of the playing area

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1976: The first Women's ODI is held at Lord's

There was a time, still within living memory, when the Pavilion at Lord’s had very much the atmosphere of an exclusive gentlemen’s club. There were no women Members of MCC and on match days even female staff members were expected to avoid popular areas like the Long Room. Th...

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2009: Pakistan wins the Men’s and England wins the Women's World T20 Finals on the same day

T20 cricket went from unfamiliar new format to World Cup Final in just four years. The longer limited overs game had taken 12 years to reach the same stage of development. By the time the second men’s tournament was held in England in 2009, T20 matches had become an establis...

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2001: Richie Benaud delivers the first MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture

Cricket’s rise as a popular sport in the 18 th century left little room for the spirit of the game. It was a vehicle for serious gambling and match-fixing, with intimidation and outright cheating far from unknown. But by the beginning of the 19 th century this was beginnin...

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2005: Australia's Glenn McGrath takes his 500th Test wicket

Glenn McGrath followed Sir Richard Hadlee in becoming the second visiting bowler to take a ‘five-for’ on three consecutive Test appearances at Lord’s. When you consider that he only played three Test Matches at the Home of Cricket, the achievement becomes even more impressiv...

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