MCC statement on upcoming Champion County Match and World Cricket committee meeting in Sri Lanka

In light of the global outbreak of COVID-19 Coronavirus, MCC has taken the decision to cancel the Club’s upcoming visit to Sri Lanka later this month. The annual Champion County Match – MCC v Essex - at the Galle International Stadium was due to take place between 24 and 2...

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Barclays Media Centre

Since opening in 1999, the Barclays Media Centre has become one of the most iconic and recognisable buildings within sport. Its unique design won eight architectural awards, including the RIBA Stirling Prize for architecture – when it became the first sporting building to win...

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From the Archives | England v New Zealand

Ahead of the beginning of the LV=Insurance Men's Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's, we take a look back at some classic test match encounters between the two sides at the Home of Cricket.  The Beginning  The first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's ...

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A.A.P. Atkinson - A.A.P. Atkinson 12-106 v West Indies

Gus Atkinson burst onto the scene at Lord’s by taking 12 for 106 in the rothesay test match between england and west indies. The Test was notable for being the final match in the international career of James Anderson, England’s leading wicket-taker, but it was Atkinson who ...

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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 ...

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Spirit of Cricket Award 2022

Have you seen a moment that typifies the Spirit of Cricket in 2022? Why not nominate it for the Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket Award? Each year, the award is given to a player, or group of players, that have epitomised the principles of playing hard but fair, a...

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MCC Young Female Broadcaster of the Year Winners announced at Lord's

The winners and runners up of MCC's Young Female Broadcaster of the Year competition were announced last night at Lord’s at the England v New Zealand Vitality women's T20 International.    The inaugural competition, supported by  Sky Sports  and leading cricket charity  Take...

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Stuart Broad announced as MCC Champion County Captain

MCC has today announced that England and Nottinghamshire fast bowler Stuart Broad will captain the team in the annual Champion County Match, which takes place in Dubai next month. County Champions Surrey, who won Division One of the Specsavers County Championship last summer...

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The Hundred finals to be played at Lord’s for the second time

MCC can today announce it will again be hosting The Hundred men’s and women’s finals at Lord’s, as well as four of London Spirit’s group matches in 2022. The inaugural season of The Hundred last year was filled with drama, thrills and spills played out in front of record att...

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