Run out

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1965: Geoffrey Boycott's 146 helps Yorkshire win the Gillette Cup

Geoff Boycott began the 1965 Gillette Cup Final batting carefully on a tricky pitch with an outfield slowed up by heavy overnight rain. It was slow going, and Boycott was not in the best of form. After two strong seasons and a brilliant first overseas tour with England the p...

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Timed Out

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Q&A with Fraser Stewart

We recently chatted with Lord's Indoor Cricket Centre Manager (and MCC Laws Manager) Fraser Stewart on the impact the Coronavirus pandemic may have on the game, and how the Lord's will adapt to the “new normal”. Your job title is Lord’s Indoor Cricket Centre Manager, though ...

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MCC v Surrey: Day Two Report

Surrey took control on Day Two of the Champion County fixture at the ICC Academy in Dubai, after an unbeaten stand of 245 between Ollie Pope and Jamie Smith. On the opening day MCC had posted 265 all out, before Surrey reached 20 without loss at stumps. The first session of...

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2002: India beat England in a dramatic NatWest Series Final

A target of 326 to win a 50-over One-Day International is nothing extraordinary today. But in 2002 such a run-chase seemed beyond all but the most inspired of batting line-ups. Only twice before had a team made over 300 in an ODI at Lord’s, and one of those had been in a 60-...

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T.M. Dilshan - T.M. Dilshan 193 v England

Tillakaratne Dilshan claimed a spot on the Lord’s Honours Boards for the very first time during the summer of 2011 when Sri Lanka visited the Home of Cricket against England. England had posted an impressive total of 486 all out during their first innings, which required Sri...

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I.V.A. Richards - I.V.A. Richards 138* v England

Sir Viv Richards hit one of the most memorable innings ever seen at Lord's, when he scored an unbeaten 138 during West Indies victory over England in the 1979 Cricket World Cup final. England won the toss and put West Indies into bat with the hope of skittling the side to se...

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Chief Executive Statement

An update from MCC Thank you for visiting our website. I hope you and your family are safe and well at this very difficult time. Lord’s has been closed now for a number of weeks and with April normally heralding the start of the season, I am writing to provide an update fro...

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D.C.S. Compton - D.C.S. Compton 116 v New Zealand

Denis Compton will always be remembered for the golden summer of 1947, when he plundered 3,816 first-class runs (including 753 in five Tests against South Africa) alongside the similarly prolific Bill Edrich and helped dispel the lasting gloom of Britain’s war years. Few cri...

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