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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1909: The Imperial Cricket Conference, now known as the International Cricket Council, is founded at

ICC, the governing body in world cricket is today the International Cricket Council and has its headquarters in Dubai. But its origins lay in a very different world at the height of the British Empire. It was at the end of South Africa’s first Test tour of England in 1907 th...

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1993: England beat New Zealand in the Women's World Cup Final

The fifth Women’s World Cup was the second to be held in England. It very nearly didn’t happen at all. Had it not been for a last minute grant of £90,000 from the Foundation for Sport and the Arts, the tournament would probably have been cancelled. With women’s cricket still...

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MCC Foundation announces Stephen Fry as Patron

The MCC Foundation is delighted to announce on World Mental Health Day the appointment of Stephen Fry as a Patron. Fry joins an illustrious line up of cricketing greats who already support the foundation, including Claire Taylor, Mike Brearley, Mike Atherton and Mike Gatting...

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The fielder

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MCC begin 2020 touring programme with trip to Argentina

MCC begin their overseas touring programme for 2020 later this week, when a thirteen-man squad departs for Argentina. The thirteen-day trip is the Club’s first visit to the South American country since 2013 and MCC will play a mixture of 50-over and T20 cricket on the tour. ...

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Planning permission granted for Compton and Edrich Stands

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has been granted full planning permission by Westminster City Council to construct two new three-tier stands to replace the existing Compton and Edrich Stands. The redevelopment of the stands at Lord’s Cricket Ground forms the second phase of th...

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MCC v Surrey: Day One Report

Essex’s Dan Lawrence hit the first 50 of the 2019 first-class season, as MCC finished on 265 all out at the end of Day One of the Champion County clash versus Surrey at the ICC Academy in Dubai. MCC won the toss and captain Stuart Broad put the team into bat with Warwickshir...

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Ed Joyce to ring the five-minute bell on Day 1

Ed Joyce will ring the bell to signal five minutes before the start of play on Day One of the historic England v Ireland Specsavers Test match at Lord’s on Wednesday. Born in Dublin to a cricketing family (two brothers and two sisters also played at the highest level), the...

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Paul Collingwood elected as Honorary Life Member

MCC has today announced the election of Paul Collingwood as an Honorary Life Member. The Club has bestowed this honour in recognition of his outstanding achievements in cricket. Collingwood, who rang the five-minute bell at Lord’s on day three of England’s Specsavers Test...

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