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D.G. Cork 7-54 v West Indies

D.G. Cork - D.G. Cork 7-54 v West Indies

Dominic Cork made the Lord’s Honours Boards for the first time when he took 7/43 – the best figures by an Englishman on Test debut – during the summer of 1995. With West Indies needing 296 to secure victory in what had already been an entertaining Test match, Cork showed why...

Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Awards 2020 and 2021

Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Awards 2020 and 2021

Duncan Hamilton and Christopher Sandford are the joint winners of the Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year 2020. The competition, run by the Cricket Society since 1970 and in partnership with MCC since 2009, is for books nominated by MCC and Cricket Society Members, and ...

Women's Cricket Evolution

Women's Cricket Evolution

women have played the game for just as long as men... Cricket has traditionally been seen as a “male” sport, despite the fact that women have played the game for just as long as men. In 1963, England captain Len Hutton famously said during a charity match against a women’s ...

Isa Guha joins cricket stars and entertainers for MCC Cowdrey Lecture 2024, live from Lord’s

Isa Guha joins cricket stars and entertainers for MCC Cowdrey Lecture 2024, live from Lord’s

Over 600 guests will fill the Nursery Pavilion at Lord’s on Thursday 21 March to watch the first MCC Cowdrey Lecture in its history to have more than one keynote speaker. This year’s event will feature stars from BBC’s hugely popular cricket podcast, Tailenders , to bring a...

J.H. Hampshire 107 v West Indies

J.H. Hampshire - J.H. Hampshire 107 v West Indies

John Hampshire’s brief Test career got off to a flying start with a debut hundred at Lord’s against West Indies. Hampshire was one of three Yorkshire cricketers to make centuries in the match, along with Geoff Boycott and Ray Illingworth. A fourth, Phil Sharpe, came close wi...

J.E. Root 103 v Sri Lanka

J.E. Root - J.E. Root 103 v Sri Lanka

Joe Root's second innings century against Sri Lanka secured his place on the Lord's Honours Boards for a record-equalling eighth time. After scoring a century in the first innings, Root's 111-ball hundred meant he became just the fourth batter in history to score a century i...

MCC World Cricket committee renews calls to speed up play after launching research project

MCC World Cricket committee renews calls to speed up play after launching research project

The MCC World Cricket committee (WCC) has today renewed its calls for measures aimed at speeding up the pace of play, particularly in Test matches. After the topic was a key discussion point on the agenda at the WCC meeting earlier this year, held via conference call in Janu...

J.H. Edrich 175 v Australia

J.H. Edrich - J.H. Edrich 175 v Australia

John Edrich’s final Test century of his 77 match career came in the Ashes Test of 1975, as he struck 175 against Australia at Lord’s. Edrich made his seventh hundred against Australia, a number only exceeded at the time by the likes of Sir Jack Hobbs, Wally Hammond and Herbe...

P.D. Collingwood 186 v Pakistan

P.D. Collingwood - P.D. Collingwood 186 v Pakistan

Paul Collingwood scored his first century at Lord’s when he hit 186 versus Pakistan in 2006. Batting at five, the Durham all-rounder combined some trademark solid defence alongside some superb shots in an innings that included an impressive total of 23 fours. Collingwood’s ...

1996: Dickie Bird umpires his fifteenth and final Lord's Test

1996: Dickie Bird umpires his fifteenth and final Lord's Test

Harold Dennis “Dickie” Bird umpired in 66 Test Matches over 23 years. His first Test coming at his home ground, Headingley, in 1973 and his last of all at his equally beloved Lord’s, when England played India in 1996. Trusted for his impeccably sound judgement, his calm and ...