2014: Kumar Sangakkara scores Test and ODI centuries at Lord's within a fortnight

Kumar Sangakkara looked like becoming one of those great players who never made it onto the Test Honours Boards at Lord’s before striking 147 on his final Test appearance at the Ground in 2014. His last two Test Matches at Lord’s saw him play as a batsman only, but on his fi...

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1996: Dickie Bird umpires his fifteenth and final Lord's Test

Harold Dennis “Dickie” Bird umpired in 66 Test Matches over 23 years. His first Test coming at his home ground, Headingley, in 1973 and his last of all at his equally beloved Lord’s, when England played India in 1996. Trusted for his impeccably sound judgement, his calm and ...

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D.L. Underwood - D.L. Underwood 13-71 v Pakistan

Derek Underwood's second appearance on the Lord's Honours Board see him finish with superb match figures of 13-71 during England's drawn Test versus Pakistan. With Pakistan opting to bat first, Underwood took full control with the ball in his hand, taking five wickets for 20...

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2019 MCC Cowdrey Lecture

the 2019 MCC Cowdrey Lecture will be live streamed on lords.org on Tuesday, 28 th May 2019 (from 18:30).  In a cricket season, which includes both the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup and an Ashes series, former England captain Mike Brearley will deliver the Lecture having led h...

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MCC update on plans to commemorate Rachael Heyhoe Flint

MCC is pleased to issue an update on the new Heyhoe Flint Gate at Lord’s Cricket Ground, announced last year to honour the late Baroness Rachael Heyhoe Flint, a true pioneer of women’s cricket. The Club can now confirm that, subject to planning permission, the East Gate, on ...

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T.G. Southee - T.G. Southee 6-43 v England

Tim Southee sealed his second spot on the Lord’s Honours Boards with a five-wicket haul against England on the fourth day of the 2021 Test between the hosts and New Zealand. Southee, who took ten wickets in the 2013 Test between the sides at Lord’s, claimed England debutant ...

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Players' conduct

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Shakib Al Hasan steps down from MCC World Cricket Committee

In line with the International Cricket Council (ICC) decision to ban Shakib Al Hasan from all cricket for two years, with one year of that suspended MCC can today confirm that Al Hasan has stepped down from his involvement with the MCC World Cricket committee.  Al Hasan has ...

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Isa Guha to ring the five-minute bell on Day 5

Isa Guha will ring the bell on the fifth and final day of the Specsavers Test Match between England and Australia at Lord’s. Guha, an Honorary Life Member of MCC, is a former England international and is currently part of the BBC Test Match Special team commentating on the...

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MCC Foundation host National Hubs Finals at Lord’s

MCC Foundation hosted the grand final of its inaugural National Hub competition at Lord’s Cricket Ground yesterday. The event marked the conclusion of a 20-week long competition that has seen boys and girls aged 15 and under from 64 sites across the country competing against...

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