A.R.C. Fraser - A.R.C. Fraser 5-104 v India

Angus Fraser's first appearance on Lord's Honours Boards came when in England's 247-run victory over India in 1990. Having watched team-mate Graham Gooch score a record-breaking individual innings total of 333, Fraser and his fellow bowlers, entered the field hoping to withs...

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MCC World Cricket committee releases statements following meeting in Cape Town, South Africa

The MCC World Cricket committee (WCC) met in Cape Town last week, the first of two meetings taking place in 2024. The committee was generously hosted by the SA20 league and its commissioner and WCC committee member, Graeme Smith, at one of the competition’s final group gam...

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G.A. Gooch - G.A. Gooch 114 v India

Graham Gooch’s 114 against India at Lord’s in 1986 couldn’t prevent the visitors claiming their first victory at the Home of Cricket in Test matches. Gooch grafted hard for this century, spending nearly six hours at the crease in compiling his score, with twelve fours and a ...

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ICC World Test Championship Final 2025 comes to Lord’s

MCC is delighted to confirm the ICC World Test Championship Final will come to the Home of Cricket for the first time in the summer of 2025.  It will be the first of two international Test matches at Lord's next year and will be a showcase event to kick off the international...

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Bell Ringers

The ringing of the five-minute bell at Lord’s by an international cricketer, administrator or well-known enthusiast of the sport is a recent tradition introduced in 2007. The bell, which is located outside the Bowlers’ Bar of the Lord’s Pavilion, is rung to signify the immin...

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MCC launch Made in Oldstead premium picnics for Lord's

MCC has expanded its existing partnership with Michelin-starred chef Tommy Banks with a premium picnic offering for match days at Lord’s Cricket Ground provided by Made In Oldstead, Banks’ award-winning food box business, providing unique fine-dining experiences wherever you ...

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2009: Pakistan wins the Men’s and England wins the Women's World T20 Finals on the same day

T20 cricket went from unfamiliar new format to World Cup Final in just four years. The longer limited overs game had taken 12 years to reach the same stage of development. By the time the second men’s tournament was held in England in 2009, T20 matches had become an establis...

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The Lord's franchise: An update

We appreciate that many cricket supporters have several questions following the announcement on 31 January regarding the Lord’s franchise in The Hundred, London Spirit. We hope this webpage is helpful in answering some of these questions. This page covers the following: ...

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The over

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MCC Committee confirms five-year extension to Oxford v Cambridge and Eton v Harrow fixtures

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has today announced that its Committee has agreed to a five-year extension of the period in which Lord’s Cricket Ground will host the fixtures between Oxford and Cambridge and Eton and Harrow, from 2024 onwards. The future of the fixtures will t...

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