G.A. Gooch - G.A. Gooch 183 v New Zealand

For the second time in the summer of 1986, Graham Gooch etched his name on to the Lord’s Honours Board with a century at the Home of Cricket. This time, New Zealand were the opponents and Gooch’s long and commanding innings, as Wisden described it, helped England to a draw. ...

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Book of the Year winner announced

Australian writer Geoff Lemon was last night named the winner of The 2019 Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award, presented in a packed Long Room at Lord’s, for his book, Steve Smith’s Men: Behind Australian Cricket’s Fall.   Chair of Judges Robert Winder praised th...

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Perform live at Lord's

Would you like the opportunity to perform in front of thousands of people at a major cricket match at Lord’s in 2019? We are offering all young people aged 25 and under a chance to showcase their talents during major matches throughout the 2019 season. This unique opportuni...

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1928: The Ashes Urn is presented to MCC

The Ashes Urn is 10.5 centimetres tall and weighs 124.8 grams. Nobody can be sure where it originally came from, or what is really inside it. But we can be certain what it represents. The idea of the Ashes originated with England’s first defeat by Australia on English soil,...

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C.H. Lloyd - C.H. Lloyd 102 v Australia

Legendary West Indies captain Clive Lloyd scored a sparkling, match-winning century against Australia in the final of the inaugural men’s Cricket World Cup in 1975. Lloyd gained his place on the boards retrospectively when the Limited Overs Honours Boards were introduced in 2...

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J.E. Root - J.E. Root 143 v Sri Lanka

Joe Root reached his sixth Test century at Lord’s with a composed and measured innings on the first day of England’s second Test match against Sri Lanka. This century not only marked Root's sixth at Lord's but also tied him with Graham Gooch and Michael Vaughan for the most ...

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2009: England win their first Lord's Test against Australia in 75 years

England’s 2005 Ashes triumph had given English cricket a long-awaited boost, but a 5-0 reverse down under in 2006-07 demonstrated that Australia remained powerful opponents. When Ricky Ponting’s men arrived in England again in 2009 they had every hope of relegating 2005 to d...

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Cricket Society & MCC Book of the Year Award 2023

An Island’s Eleven, the Story of Sri Lankan Cricket by Nicholas Brookes has won the Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award for 2023. Books by former and current cricketers Wasim Akram, Moeen Ali and Geoffrey Boycott were among those shortlisted, with all six book...

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Appendices

Appendix D - Law 8 (The Wickets) Definitions and explanations of words or phrases not defined in the text of the Laws of Cricket.   A.1 The match A.1.1 The game is used in these Laws as a general term meaning the Game of Cricket. A.1.2 A match is a single encounte...

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