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A.J. Bell 6-99 v England

A.J. Bell - A.J. Bell 6-99 v England

Alexander John Bell put his name up on the honours boards at Lord’s by picking up 6 wickets for 99 runs in the second test when South Africa toured England in 1929. The right arm medium pacer helped South Africa restrict England to 302 in the first innings after they elected...

R.T. Ponting 111 v England

R.T. Ponting - R.T. Ponting 111 v England

Ricky Ponting scored his only international century at Lord's during the 2005 ODI series between Australia and England. Electing to field first, Ponting watched his Australian bowlers take control of the second ODI of the series with Brett Lee taking five wickets to help con...

1890: Thomas Verity's new Pavilion is completed

1890: Thomas Verity's new Pavilion is completed

The Lord’s Pavilion was designed by architect Thomas Verity and built over the winter of 1889-90 at a cost of £21,000. Verity was one of the leading architects of the late Victorian period, renowned in particular for his theatre work, having designed among others the Royalty...

2012: Lord's hosts the Olympic Archery tournament

2012: Lord's hosts the Olympic Archery tournament

Cricket has only featured once in the Olympics - at Paris in 1900 when the amateur team Dorset Wanderers defeated a Parisian XI in a one-off match. But cricket grounds themselves do have a closer involvement with Olympic history. Most notably, the Melbourne Cricket Ground se...

T.W. Graveney 141 v India

T.W. Graveney - T.W. Graveney 141 v India

The apparently effortless style of Tom Graveney’s batting enchanted a generation of cricket watchers. Alan Ross described him as ‘a player of yacht-like character, beautiful in calm seas’. So complete was his range of strokeplay that Neville Cardus wrote that if the whole ar...

Afternoon Tea

Afternoon Tea

In the iconic Long Room Soak up views over the Lord’s outfield from the Long Room while enjoying a selection of hand crafted treats. For a spot of extra indulgence, why not add a glass of champagne? Guests enjoy access to the Long Room within the Pavilion, with commanding ...

MCC Clarification on Scotland v Australia Men's T20I Incident.

MCC Clarification on Scotland v Australia Men's T20I Incident.

During Scotland’s T20 international against Australia on Thursday there was an incident that caused a large amount of interest, and confusion, online. Scotland bowler Mark Watt delivered the ball from well behind the stumps, to Australia batter Josh Inglis. Inglis backed awa...

Q&A with Jamie Clifford

Q&A with Jamie Clifford

As cricket looks to navigate the Coronavirus outbreak, we chatted with MCC Assistant Secretary (Membership & Operations) Jamie Clifford about how his team is adapting to Covid-19 and the biggest challenges facing MCC. As Assistant Secretary (Membership & Operations), what...

1987: The new Mound Stand is completed

1987: The new Mound Stand is completed

After an almost 20 year gap following the construction of the Tavern Stand in the 1960s, MCC looked to celebrate its Bicentenary in 1987 with its most ambitious building project yet. The original Mound Stand had been built on the site of the old tennis court in 1899 and was ...

Redevelopment at Lord’s enhances world-class experience at the Home of Cricket

Redevelopment at Lord’s enhances world-class experience at the Home of Cricket

MCC and ISG break ground as construction for the £52m redevelopment commences at Lord’s Cricket Ground. The milestone marks the start of a two-year redevelopment of the Compton and Edrich stands, increasing the capacity of the ground by 2,600. As part of MCC’s Masterplan f...