Evolution of Women’s Cricket Exhibition & Symposium

To celebrate our newest exhibition in the MCC Museum, Evolution of Women’s Cricket, we are hosting a special symposium event at Lord’s on International Women’s Day, Tuesday 8 March. Discover a fascinating insight into the inspirational and colourful history of women’s cric...

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MCC confirm result of global consultation into short-pitched bowling

MCC would like to update its position on the global consultation that launched last year relating to short-pitched deliveries, and if they are fit for the modern game. MCC can confirm that after extensive research in the area, the outcome is that there will not be a chang...

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D.A.J. Holford - D.A.J. Holford 105* v England

David Holford’s first and only test century came in his second appearance for the West Indies, putting on a huge 274-run partnership with his cousin Sir Garfield Sobers in a drawn 1966 encounter at Lord’s. West Indies were the first to bat, reaching an under par 269 as plent...

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Batter out of his/her ground

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The ball

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Bye and Leg bye

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Global Refugee Cricket Fund

  - Marylebone Cricket Club and MCC Foundation launch Global Refugee Cricket Fund in support of displaced persons - ECB donation of £100,000 to help immediately kickstart projects that use cricket to transform lives of refugees facing hardship and exclusion - Pitch ...

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1994: South Africa beat England in their first Lord's Test for 29 years

When South Africa toured England in 1965 there were already signs of their impending expulsion from international sporting competition. The broadcaster John Arlott, a passionate opponent of South Africa’s apartheid laws, refused to commentate on their games, while protesters...

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MCC World Cricket committee calls for calm on non-strikers leaving their ground early

The MCC World Cricket committee (WCC) has unanimously agreed that the Law regarding the act of non-strikers leaving their ground early and subsequently being run out is not only correct and necessary but issued a ‘call for calm’ to the global game. Last month, MCC issued a ...

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Pakistan beat South Africa in front of electric Lord's crowd

Pakistan kept their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup hopes alive with victory over South Africa in front of a partisan crowd at Lord’s. An inspired 89 from 59 balls from Haris Sohail, 69 from Babar Azam and scores of 44 each from openers Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman ensured Pakis...

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