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1998: Sachin Tendulkar scores 125 in W.G. Grace 150th Anniversary match

1998: Sachin Tendulkar scores 125 in W.G. Grace 150th Anniversary match

One of the greatest anomalies about the Lord’s Honours Boards is the absence from them of one of cricket’s greatest ever batsmen. In five Test appearances at Lord’s, Sachin Tendulkar never got past 37 and his average of 21.66 does scant justice to his huge talent and vast re...

2018: Alastair Cook plays his 26th Lord's Test

2018: Alastair Cook plays his 26th Lord's Test

Sir Alastair Cook’s 26 Test Matches at Lord’s are a record at the Home of Cricket and the second highest total for a player’s appearances on a single ground in all Test cricket. Only Mahela Jayawardene’s 27 outings at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo, Sri Lanka ra...

1968: The new Tavern Stand is completed

1968: The new Tavern Stand is completed

Thomas Lord knew when he opened his first cricket ground in 1787 that there were two main facilities – apart from the cricket - he needed to offer: a pavilion and a pub. They were the first two buildings on the Ground and the absence of a public house was one of the main rea...

2004: Surrey beat Middlesex in the first T20 match at Lord's

2004: Surrey beat Middlesex in the first T20 match at Lord's

By the turn of the millennium there was a growing feeling that county cricket was stagnating. The existing one-day competitions no longer seemed to possess the sense of occasion they once had, and a new kind of sports audience was thought to be developing, one accustomed to ...

MCC completes 2019 touring programme with visit to Sierra Leone

MCC completes 2019 touring programme with visit to Sierra Leone

MCC complete their overseas touring programme for 2019 later this week when a thirteen-man squad departs for Sierra Leone. The thirteen-day trip – which will see MCC play both 50-over and T20 cricket on the trip – is the first tour the Club has sent to Sierra Leone since 200...

Everyday heroes to ring the five-minute bell as MCC honour outstanding contributions

Everyday heroes to ring the five-minute bell as MCC honour outstanding contributions

MCC is proud to announce that during the first LV= Insurance Test Match between E ngland and New Zealand at Lord’s this week, it will be showing its appreciation of key workers and volunteers by asking them to ring the five-minute bell to signify the imminent start of play. ...

MCC Cowdrey Lecture sees England legend Stuart Broad join stars of popular cricket podcast, Tailende

MCC Cowdrey Lecture sees England legend Stuart Broad join stars of popular cricket podcast, Tailende

Jimmy Anderson, Greg James and Felix White will host an evening of cricket chat and discussion live from Lord's, bringing AN ENTERTAINING TWIST TO THE USUAL FORMAT. MCC President Mark Nicholas will lead a live Q&A with other cricketing stars from the men's and women's game t...

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#RedforRuth returns to Lord’s on 18 August

#RedforRuth returns to Lord’s on 18 August

On Thursday 18 August, Lord’s will once again turn #RedforRuth during Day Two of England’s LV=Insurance Test Match against South Africa, in support for the Ruth Strauss Foundation.  The charity was founded in memory of Sir Andrew Strauss’ wife, Ruth, who was diagnosed with a...