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Shane Warne Joins MCC World Cricket Committee

Shane Warne Joins MCC World Cricket Committee

MCC has announced that Shane Warne has been appointed to its World Cricket committee.  Former Australia leg-spinner Warne, regarded as one of the greatest bowlers of all time, accepted the invitation to join the committee, which meets twice a year to discuss the most importa...

1805: The first Eton v Harrow match takes place at Lord's

1805: The first Eton v Harrow match takes place at Lord's

The annual Eton v Harrow match is the longest-running regular fixture at Lord’s. The first match, in 1805, arose out of a challenge issued by the Harrow boys on 20 June 1805. It was four months and one day before the Battle of Trafalgar: “The gentlemen of Harrow School requ...

1787: Thomas Lord founds a cricket ground at Dorset Fields

1787: Thomas Lord founds a cricket ground at Dorset Fields

By 1787 the gentlemen of the White Conduit Club were in search of a new home. The club had been a social and sporting success, but their cricket ground, White Conduit Fields in Islington, was near one of the busy turnpikes leading north out of London - easy to get to but a l...

MCC Cowdrey Lecture 2021: Stephen Fry

MCC Cowdrey Lecture 2021: Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry, a lifelong cricket supporter and MCC Foundation Patron, spoke at the twentieth edition of the MCC Cowdrey Lecture at Lord’s on Tuesday 16 November 2021.  MCC Members and special guests were among the audience for the evening, while 8,500 viewers tuned into the l...

R.G.D. Willis 7-78 v Australia

R.G.D. Willis - R.G.D. Willis 7-78 v Australia

Bob Willis first made the Lord's Honours Boards when he took an excellent seven wickets for 78, during the 1977 Ashes series versus Australia. After England had posted a below average score of 216 in their first innings, Willis was required to take early wickets in their per...

2024 international fixtures announced

2024 international fixtures announced

Following the release of the international schedule by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today, we are pleased to confirm the dates for the four international fixtures to take place at Lord’s in 2024. Australia, Sri Lanka and West Indies’ men’s teams, and New Zealand...

C.J.L. Rogers 173 v England

C.J.L. Rogers - C.J.L. Rogers 173 v England

In his final series as a Test player, Chris Rogers made a career-best 173 as Australia defeated England by 405 runs at Lord’s in the 2015 Ashes series. Vastly experienced and prolific at domestic level, the opener looked set to become a one-cap wonder for Australia but follo...

T.A. Boult 5-85 v England

T.A. Boult - T.A. Boult 5-85 v England

Trent Boult got his name added on to the Honours Boards when he claimed a five-wicket haul for New Zealand versus England at Lord’s during the summer of 2015. After taking four wickets for 79 runs during England’s first innings, Boult continued to lead from the front for the...

Lord’s To Turn Red For The Ruth Strauss Foundation

Lord’s To Turn Red For The Ruth Strauss Foundation

On Thursday 15th August, Lord’s will be turning red for day two of the second Specsavers Ashes Test between England and Australia in aid of the Ruth Strauss Foundation. Lord’s Cricket Ground, England and Wales Cricket Board and MCC will be supporting the Ruth Strauss Found...

London Spirit team selected to play at Lord's next summer

London Spirit team selected to play at Lord's next summer

At The Hundred's inaugral draft, London Spirit welcomed 14 new players to the men’s team. Shane Warne went head-to-head with seven competing Head Coaches to select the very best players to represent the Lord’s based team in The Hundred next summer. Chosen from a 570-stron...