A.A.P. Atkinson - A.A.P. Atkinson 12-106 v West Indies

Gus Atkinson burst onto the scene at Lord’s by taking 12 for 106 in the rothesay test match between england and west indies. The Test was notable for being the final match in the international career of James Anderson, England’s leading wicket-taker, but it was Atkinson who ...

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World Cup Finals Part 3: Australian Dominance

With the 2019 Cricket World Cup final at Lord's fast approaching, MCC Archivist Rob Curphey looks back at previous World Cups finals. World Cup Specialists The 1999 World Cup, now known as the ICC Cricket World Cup was primarily held in England but also visited Scotland...

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Book of the Year winner announced

Australian writer Geoff Lemon was last night named the winner of The 2019 Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award, presented in a packed Long Room at Lord’s, for his book, Steve Smith’s Men: Behind Australian Cricket’s Fall.   Chair of Judges Robert Winder praised th...

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D.V.P. Wright - D.V.P. Wright 10-175 v South Africa

Doug Wright’s only ten-wicket haul came for England vs. South Africa at Lord’s in June 1947. In a game famous for the batting exploits of W J Edrich and D C S Compton, who put on a record partnership of 370 for the third-wicket, Wright, in one particularly successful spell o...

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1820: William Ward scores the first double-century in first-class cricket

William Ward is not a name familiar to most cricket fans these days, but he is one of those men whom we must thank for the existence of Lord’s today. By 1823, the Ground’s esteemed founder, Thomas Lord, was a 67 year-old man in search of a retirement plan. Cricket and his as...

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MCC Young Female Broadcaster of the Year competition with Sky Sports and Take Her Lead

MCC has launched a new competition to encourage and support the next generation of female cricket broadcasting talent.   Together with Sky Sports and leading cricket charity Take Her Lead, MCC’s Young Female Broadcaster of the Year initiative aims to increase opportunities...

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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...

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MCC complete historic return to Pakistan

MCC’s overseas tours are always designed to ensure that the development of cricket is paramount in the country that the Club are visiting, but the recent visit to Pakistan could potentially deliver an immeasurable benefit to a region that has been bereft of international cric...

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Vitality Blast

Euros Screening at the Home of Cricket On Thursday 20 June , prior to when Middlesex play Surrey in the T20 Vitality Blast, we will live screen the anticipated England v Denmark Euros fixture inside our new social space - The Green.  BANK HOLIDAY DISCOUNT It's time for ...

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