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1934: Hedley Verity takes 14 wickets in a day for England against Australia

1934: Hedley Verity takes 14 wickets in a day for England against Australia

After two days’ play the omens for an England victory in the 1934 Lord’s Test were not particularly good. They hadn’t beaten Australia in a Test at Lord’s since 1896, and while they had posted a strong first innings total of 440 – Les Ames becoming the first wicket-keeper to...

H. Verity 15-104 v Australia

H. Verity - H. Verity 15-104 v Australia

No mention of Hedley Verity’s Test career would be complete without discussing his greatest triumph; taking 15-104 against Australia at Lord’s in 1934. He took 14 wickets for 80 on the final day, 6 of which in the final hour, to secure England’s only win against Australia at...

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...

1939: George Headley scores a century in both innings for West Indies

1939: George Headley scores a century in both innings for West Indies

There was always a strong possibility that West Indies 1939 tour of England would be disrupted. But the events most likely to cause this disruption were not the territorial ambitions of Nazi Germany but the machinations of the West Indies Cricket Board. The success of their ...

L.E.G. Ames 120 v Australia

L.E.G. Ames - L.E.G. Ames 120 v Australia

Les Ames scored his second century at Lord’s, when he hit 120 during the summer of 1934 in the Ashes clash versus Australia. The wicket-keeper’s innings lasted 262 minutes, facing 325 balls and scoring 14 fours as he and a century from Maurice Leyland helped England close th...

2009: England win their first Lord's Test against Australia in 75 years

2009: England win their first Lord's Test against Australia in 75 years

England’s 2005 Ashes triumph had given English cricket a long-awaited boost, but a 5-0 reverse down under in 2006-07 demonstrated that Australia remained powerful opponents. When Ricky Ponting’s men arrived in England again in 2009 they had every hope of relegating 2005 to d...

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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 ...

100 Greatest Milestones at Lord’s to be revealed

100 Greatest Milestones at Lord’s to be revealed

Following the launch of the Lord’s Father Time Wall, MCC WIll reveal the 100 Greatest Milestones in the history of Lord’s. The countdown begins with the first batch of milestones which can be viewed below . This will build up to the announcement of the first XI, starting on...

Iconic image of Ben Stokes wins Wisden–MCC Photograph of the Year

Iconic image of Ben Stokes wins Wisden–MCC Photograph of the Year

providing a welcome splash of colour An image of Ben Stokes just after he hit the winning runs in the third Specsavers Test between England and Australia at Headingley, taken by Gareth Copley of Getty Images, has won the Wisden–MCC Photograph of the Year competition for 2019...