2000: England beat West Indies in the 100th Lord's Test

By the time the 100 th Test Match at Lord’s took place, West Indies were no longer the formidable team of the 1980s. But they still had Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose to share the new ball and a batting line-up boasting Brian Lara, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Jimmy Adams....

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How Philip Ring and his family have made Lord’s their second home

Becoming a Member of MCC is a special moment for lots of reasons, but when Philip Ring became a full Member of Marylebone Cricket Club in 2010, he said it was “the most special moment in my life.” A short time spent with Philip and you can see he is a super sports fan, with ...

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MCC to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee at Lord’s

MCC has today announced that the Club will be joining in with the nation’s celebrations for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next month, which falls over the same period as the first LV= Insurance men’s Test match between England and New Zealand at Lord’s. Lord’s will be a sea o...

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MCC announces squad to play Surrey in Champion County Match

MCC has today announced its full squad for the Champion County Match against Surrey, which takes place in Dubai next month. Stuart Broad will captain the side for the first-class four-day match, regarded as the traditional curtain-raiser to the English county season, which b...

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1972: Bob Massie takes match figures of 16-137 for Australia

Perhaps cricket’s greatest ‘one-hit wonder’, Perth-born Bob Massie hadn’t yet played a Test Match for Australia when he was picked for the 1972 tour of England. He made his Test debut at Lord’s having missed out on the first Test at Old Trafford, which England won by 89 runs...

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1987: Four players make centuries in MCC's bicentenary Test

When the teams were announced for MCC’s Bicentenary match in August 1987, it was clear that this was a game the top names in cricket wanted to play in. Almost all the greats were present and a capacity crowd there to see it, with the newly-opened Mound Stand resplendent in t...

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Construction Update: Access to Lord's

With the project to replace the Compton and Edrich stands at the Nursery Ground now underway, here’s a summary of what to expect at matches in September. Access to Lord's Entry for all spectators will be via the Grace Gate on St. John’s Wood Road only . There is no acces...

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M. Muralitharan - M. Muralitharan 5-34 v England

Sri Lanka legend Muttiah Muralitharan never managed to claim a five-wicket haul in Tests at Lord’s, but did manage to seal a spot on the Limited-Overs Honours Boards when he took 5-34 against England in 1998. In the final of the Emirates Triangular Tournament, England had wo...

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