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T.A. Boult 5-85 v England

T.A. Boult - T.A. Boult 5-85 v England

Trent Boult got his name added on to the Honours Boards when he claimed a five-wicket haul for New Zealand versus England at Lord’s during the summer of 2015. After taking four wickets for 79 runs during England’s first innings, Boult continued to lead from the front for the...

England captains remain at London Spirit

England captains remain at London Spirit

England skippers Heather Knight and Eoin Morgan have been confirmed as the respective captains of London Spirit for the second year of The Hundred. They will be joined by international stars Zak Crawley, Freya Davies, Dan Lawrence, Glenn Maxwell and Mark Wood who will all re...

1964: Fred Trueman takes his fifth five-wicket haul at Lord's

1964: Fred Trueman takes his fifth five-wicket haul at Lord's

The perfect fast-bowler’s combination of aggression and skill characterised Fred Trueman. Genuinely fast in his youth, as his career progressed, he learned to rely on movement off the pitch and in the air, becoming the first bowler to take 300 Test wickets in 1964. ‘Fiery Fr...

2014: Sachin Tendulkar captains MCC to victory in the bicentenary of Lord's match

2014: Sachin Tendulkar captains MCC to victory in the bicentenary of Lord's match

Once more, a great anniversary at Lord’s was celebrated with a festival match between MCC and Rest of the World, featuring the very best players of the current era. It was in fact the third of three special matches scheduled to celebrate two centuries of cricket at the third...

2019 England Fixtures at Lord's Confirmed

2019 England Fixtures at Lord's Confirmed

ECB has announced its Men’s Major Match schedule for 2019, which includes a historic first Test Match at Lord's for Ireland and an Ashes clash between England and Australia. England will welcome the Irish, who made their debut against Pakistan earlier this season, in a four-...

1934: Hedley Verity takes 14 wickets in a day for England against Australia

1934: Hedley Verity takes 14 wickets in a day for England against Australia

After two days’ play the omens for an England victory in the 1934 Lord’s Test were not particularly good. They hadn’t beaten Australia in a Test at Lord’s since 1896, and while they had posted a strong first innings total of 440 – Les Ames becoming the first wicket-keeper to...

I.A.R. Peebles 5-77 v New Zealand

I.A.R. Peebles - I.A.R. Peebles 5-77 v New Zealand

Ian Alexander Ross Peebles bowled with distinction during the England vs. New Zealand Series in 1931, particularly at Lord’s where he achieved the last of his career five-wicket hauls. Alongside the bowling of RWV Robins, Peebles bowled with such startling effect that the la...

MCC appoint new members to World Cricket committee

MCC appoint new members to World Cricket committee

MCC has today announced that Sir Alastair Cook and Ricky Skerritt have been appointed to the Club’s World Cricket committee. Cook and Skerritt have accepted the Club’s invitation to join the committee, which meets twice a year to discuss the most important issues in the game...

D.J. Brown 5-42 v Australia

D.J. Brown - D.J. Brown 5-42 v Australia

David Brown took a five-wicket haul against Australia at Lord’s in what was the 200 th Test match between the two nations, in June 1964. Alongside the bowling of Barry Knight, Brown took 5 for 42 as the Australians were dismissed for 78 in the first innings, including the w...

MCC tour to Argentina begins busy year of tours

MCC tour to Argentina begins busy year of tours

MCC recently returned from their opening overseas tour of 2020 as a thirteen-man squad arrived back from Argentina – the first MCC tour to the South American country since 2013. The Club played two 50-over matches, a 35-over match and five T20 fixtures, with the Argentina na...