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MCC and The Cricketer Cricket Community Champion Award 2021

MCC are teaming up with The Cricketer Magazine again to reward one dedicated cricket club volunteer with the honour of ringing the bell at Lord’s, ahead of the Royal London One-Day International between England and Pakistan in July. The Cricket Community Champion Award is no...

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The 20th anniversary of the Media Centre

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the MEDIA Centre – which despite its short spell at Lord’s in comparison with the Pavilion and the stands at Lord’s, has risen to become one of the ground’s most prominent pieces of architecture.  The idea for the building of the Media Cen...

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Kumar Sangakkara takes office as MCC President

One of the all-time legends of cricket, Kumar Sangakkara, today takes up his role as President of Marylebone Cricket Club. The former Sri Lankan international is the first non-British President of MCC and will hold the post for one year. His nomination was announced by th...

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Stephen Fry to become next President of MCC

Stephen Fry has been named as the next President of MCC, with the appointment having been announced at today’s Annual General Meeting. His nomination was announced by current President Clare Connor at Lord’s and Fry will take up the post on 1 October 2022. Fry is a lifelong...

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Clare Connor CBE to become next President of MCC

Clare Connor CBE has been named as the next President of MCC, with the appointment having been announced at today’s Annual General Meeting. The former England captain will become the first female President in the Club’s 233-year history. Her nomination was announced by cu...

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Shane Warne Joins MCC World Cricket Committee

MCC has announced that Shane Warne has been appointed to its World Cricket committee.  Former Australia leg-spinner Warne, regarded as one of the greatest bowlers of all time, accepted the invitation to join the committee, which meets twice a year to discuss the most importa...

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From the Archives: Ireland at Lord’s

With the England v Ireland Test match almost upon us we look back at previous performances by Ireland teams at the Home of Cricket.  A representative team known as ‘All Ireland’ appeared for the first time at Lord’s on 17th May 1858, with the trip to Lord’s proving the highl...

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Summary of the 2019 MCC AGM

M.C.C. held its 232nd Annual General Meeting at Lord’s on Wednesday 1st May. Sangakkara set to become President The meeting opened with the announcement of former Sri Lanka international Kumar Sangakkara as the next President of M.C.C. A current member of M.C.C.’s World ...

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World Cup Finals Part 4: The Current Era

With the 2019 Cricket World Cup final at Lord's fast approaching, MCC Archivist Rob Curphey looks back at previous World Cups finals. 2015 The 2011 Cricket World Cup was hosted jointly between three countries; India, Sri Lanka and for the first time, Bangladesh. For th...

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