Karl McDermott begins role as Head Groundsman

Karl McDermott has this month begun the role of Head Groundsman at the prestigious Lord’s Cricket Ground. McDermott, who has joined Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) from Hampshire County Cricket Club, replaces Mick Hunt, who is retiring from the role at Lord’s after 49 seasons....

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Dennis Silk (1931-2019)

It was with sadness that MCC received the news, earlier today, of the death of Dennis Silk, C.B.E., J.P., who was an Honorary Life Vice-President of the Club.  Silk was elected to the MCC Committee on seven occasions, beginning in 1966, and went on to become President in 199...

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HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 1921-2021

Marylebone Cricket Club is greatly saddened by the death of His Royal highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. I have written today to Buckingham Palace to ask that our deepest sympathy and condolences be conveyed to our Patron Her Majesty The Queen and other members o...

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AGM Acknowledgement statement

The 234 th  Annual General Meeting of Marylebone Cricket Club was held online earlier today, Wednesday 12 May 2021. The meeting was conducted at Lord’s Cricket Ground, with 1,619 MCC Members attending the meeting via the internet. Voting on agenda items remains open until 1...

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Compton and Edrich Stands win Business of Cricket Award

MCC has secured the Best Development or New Facility award at this year’s Business of Cricket Awards (BOCAs), for the recently redeveloped Compton and Edrich stands at Lord’s. Judges praised the stands for their sustainability features which include being heated and cooled e...

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Historic first Women's Test match in 2026 at Lord's

MCC is delighted to announce that Lord's will host its first ever women's Test match in 2026, exactly 50 years since Rachael Heyhoe Flint first led out an England Women's team at the Ground. Today's news came as part of the announcement of a packed men's and women's season a...

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Innings

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London Spirit team selected to play at Lord's next summer

At The Hundred's inaugral draft, London Spirit welcomed 14 new players to the men’s team. Shane Warne went head-to-head with seven competing Head Coaches to select the very best players to represent the Lord’s based team in The Hundred next summer. Chosen from a 570-stron...

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Practice on the field

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Original Sacha Jafri artwork displayed at Lord’s

As part of MCC's partnership with The Ruth Strauss Foundation and the #RedforRuth day at Lord’s on Day Two of the LV= Insurance Men’s Test between England and South Africa, MCC is delighted that the original Sacha Jafri 2019 Cricket World Cup artwork is on show at Lord’s....

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