B.K.V. Prasad - B.K.V. Prasad 5-76 v England

Venkatesh Prasad got his name up on the Lord’s honours boards after taking 5-76 in the second test of India’s tour of England in 1996. After being put into bat, England looked well on track with Graham Thorpe falling short of a hundred on 89 and a brilliant 124 off 261 balls...

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S.R. Watson - S.R. Watson 5-40 v Pakistan

Shane Watson claimed a spot on the Honours Boards when he took 5-40 during the neutral Test between Australia and Pakistan in the summer of 2010. With Australia scoring 253 all out in their first innings, all-rounder Watson proved troublesome for the Pakistan batsmen, with a...

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T.J. Murtagh - T.J. Murtagh 5-13 v England

Fifteen years after making his debut at the Home of Cricket, Tim Murtagh sensationally claimed a place on the Honours Board with five wickets for Ireland. All five wickets came in the first session of their inaugural Test Match against England at Lord’s. After England’s ICC...

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1987: Gordon Greenidge's century for MCC earns him a place on the home honours board

In almost a century and a half of Test cricket at Lord’s, only one man has scored a hundred for both home and away teams and had their name inscribed in the Honours Boards in both dressing rooms. That the man is Gordon Greenidge should perhaps be no great surprise. While Gre...

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1950: West Indies win a Lord's Test for the first time

Cricket, lovely cricket! At Lord’s where I saw it. Not many cricket matches in history have inspired music, but the 1950 Lord’s Test between England and West Indies was one of them. The famous calypso by Lord Beginner (Egbert Moore) was written in its aftermath, as jubi...

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Lord's Legends XI: England v West Indies

Cricket has returned to our screens in recent weeks but at MCC, the Heritage & Collections team has once again delved deep into their archives to simulate a Test match between some of the greatest players to ever grace Lord’s. Based on each player’s profile and career statis...

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Shane Warne to ring the five-minute bell on Day 3

Shane Warne will have the honour of ringing the five-minute bell on Day Three of the Specsavers Test Match between England and Australia at Lord’s. Warne, who was announced as Head Coach of the Lord’s-based team in the Hundred competition next year, is one of the all-time ...

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G.R. Marsh - G.R. Marsh 111* v England

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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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Mark Nicholas to become next President of MCC

Mark Nicholas has been named as the next President of MCC. He will serve a 12-month term as President, taking up the post on 1 October 2023. His appointment was announced by the current President , Stephen Fry, at the Club’s Annual General Meeting held earlier today.  Mark...

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