2004: Rachael Heyhoe Flint becomes the first woman to serve on MCC Committee

Cricket, in its long history, has seen many pioneers, but few as determined or as successful as Rachael Heyhoe Flint. As a player, her international career was longer than most, lasting from 1960 to 1982. She captained England for 10 years without losing a single Test Match....

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MCC Playing Members contribute to England Over 50s World Cup success

Seven MCC Playing Members were included in the England squad that won the International Masters Cricket Over-50s World Cup in Cape Town on Monday, with six featuring in the line-up that were victorious against home team South Africa in the final. David Snellgrove, who captai...

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World Cup Finals Part 2: The World Cup goes global

With the 2019 Cricket World Cup final at Lord's fast approaching, MCC Archivist Rob Curphey looks back at previous World Cups finals. At a meeting of ICC in 1984 it would be decided that the tournament would be hosted away from England for the first time, with India and Paki...

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1993: England beat New Zealand in the Women's World Cup Final

The fifth Women’s World Cup was the second to be held in England. It very nearly didn’t happen at all. Had it not been for a last minute grant of £90,000 from the Foundation for Sport and the Arts, the tournament would probably have been cancelled. With women’s cricket still...

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MCC Spirit of Cricket Day at Lord's

Nearly 400 schoolchildren visited the Home of Cricket on Monday 4 July as part of the annual Spirit of Cricket Day hosted by MCC, in partnership with Chance to Shine. Pupils from schools across the country took part in a number of activities across the day at Lord’s, which...

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MCC announce Heyhoe Flint Gate at Lord’s

MCC has today announced a newly named gate, the Heyhoe Flint Gate, at Lord’s Cricket Ground to honour the late Rachael Heyhoe Flint and her achievements in women’s cricket, both on and off the field. The announcement coincides with the 45 th anniversary of the first women’s...

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Nursery Pavilion

Your private suite, with exceptional views of the hallowed turf, is the perfect setting to experience a day at the Home of Cricket. From world- class cuisine, to a pitch walk with a cricketing legend, your day in our hospitality will be like no other. Alongside breakfast on...

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2009: Pakistan wins the Men’s and England wins the Women's World T20 Finals on the same day

T20 cricket went from unfamiliar new format to World Cup Final in just four years. The longer limited overs game had taken 12 years to reach the same stage of development. By the time the second men’s tournament was held in England in 2009, T20 matches had become an establis...

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