1947: Denis Compton and Bill Edrich put on 370 for England against South Africa

The first full post-war summer of cricket in 1946 was spoiled by wet weather. There followed one of the most bitterly cold winters in living memory and great misery as the realities of post-war austerity and continued rationing hit home. Meanwhile in Australia, Wally Hammond...

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England's Black Cricketers | A photographic exhibition by Tom Shaw

England’s Black Cricketers exhibition is currently on display at the MCC Museum at Lord’s Cricket Ground. It contains portraits of each black cricketer to have played for England including Mark Alleyne, Jofra Archer, Joey Benjamin, Mark Butcher, Roland Butcher, Norman Cowa...

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MCC update on plans to commemorate Rachael Heyhoe Flint

MCC is pleased to issue an update on the new Heyhoe Flint Gate at Lord’s Cricket Ground, announced last year to honour the late Baroness Rachael Heyhoe Flint, a true pioneer of women’s cricket. The Club can now confirm that, subject to planning permission, the East Gate, on ...

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Rob Lynch appointed as Director of Cricket & Operations at MCC

MCC has today announced that Rob Lynch will become the Club’s new Director of Cricket & Operations.  He will succeed Jamie Cox, who is leaving MCC after nearly three years in post to take up the role of Chief Executive at Somerset County Cricket Club.  Lynch is currently th...

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R.W.V. Robins - R.W.V. Robins 6-32 v West Indies

Walter Robins’ best bowling performance at Test level came against the West Indies at Lord's in 1933. In West Indies’ first innings, Robins took 6 wickets for 32 runs, his sharp turning leg breaks and googlies proving too much for the tourists. His victims included the capt...

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S.C.J. Broad - S.C.J. Broad 11-165 v West Indies

Stuart Broad claimed an eleven-wicket haul for the first time at Lord’s in the summer of 2012, when he took 11-165 v West Indies to earn a third spot on the Honours Boards. In the opening series of the summer, West Indies were put into bat by England which proved to be the r...

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MCCF on film

Who we are and what we do     Anna's Story (#IDSDP 2025)     Take Her Lead & MCCF     Leicester Hub 2025     Belfast Hub 2025     North Wales Girls Hub 2025     Coaching Scholarship Programme     England's Saqib Mahmood on MCCF     Gu...

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MCC v Surrey: Day Four Report

The traditional curtain raiser of the domestic first-class season, played between MCC and 2018 Specsavers County Champions Surrey, has ended in a rain-affected draw. Although only 19 overs were bowled on the final day, Surrey had managed to claim three wickets before weather...

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K.A.J. Roach - K.A.J. Roach 5-72 v England

Kemar Roach claimed his name on to the iconic Honours Boards after a superb display with the ball versus England at Lord’s in the summer of 2017. After West Indies had been bowled out for 123, they needed an immediate response from their pace attack and Roach certainly deliv...

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