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2005: Australia's Glenn McGrath takes his 500th Test wicket

Glenn McGrath followed Sir Richard Hadlee in becoming the second visiting bowler to take a ‘five-for’ on three consecutive Test appearances at Lord’s. When you consider that he only played three Test Matches at the Home of Cricket, the achievement becomes even more impressiv...

100 Greatest Milestones at Lord’s to be revealed

Following the launch of the Lord’s Father Time Wall, MCC WIll reveal the 100 Greatest Milestones in the history of Lord’s. The countdown begins with the first batch of milestones which can be viewed below . This will build up to the announcement of the first XI, starting on...

2023 international fixtures announced

Lord’s will be hosting four international fixtures in 2023, as announced today by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). Australia, Ireland and New Zealand will all visit the Home of Cricket to face England next year, including matches that form part of both the men’s an...

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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...

England v Ireland | Day 3

England skittled Ireland for the seventh lowest Test total ever recorded, and the lowest since 1955, as the hosts strolled to victory on day three of the Specsavers Test Match at Lord’s. Chris Woakes, who already has two entries to his name on the Honours Board at the Hom...

Ray Illingworth to ring the five-minute bell on Day 1

Ray Illingworth will ring the bell to signal five minutes before the start of play on Day One of the England v Australia Specsavers Test Match at Lord’s. Illingworth, who won the Ashes as England captain in the epic seven-match series of 1970-71 and retained them at home in ...

Deepti Sharma to ring five-minute bell on Day Four

Deepti Sharma will ring the five-minute bell at Lord’s on day four of the LV= Insurance Test Match between England and India. The Indian international all-rounder has now played over 100 times for her country in white-ball cricket. Sharma made her One-Day International debut...