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Kumar Sangakkara takes office as MCC President

Kumar Sangakkara takes office as MCC President

One of the all-time legends of cricket, Kumar Sangakkara, today takes up his role as President of Marylebone Cricket Club. The former Sri Lankan international is the first non-British President of MCC and will hold the post for one year. His nomination was announced by th...

MCC begin 2022 overseas touring programme with men’s tours of Serbia and Romania

MCC begin 2022 overseas touring programme with men’s tours of Serbia and Romania

The latest tour in the MCC overseas touring programme begins this week, with the Club embarking on a men’s tour of Serbia, before a trip to Romania follows next week. Overseas tours are a crucial part of the Club’s commitment to the global game and after a hiatus due to the ...

1929: Middlesex's Gubby Allen takes all ten wickets in an innings

1929: Middlesex's Gubby Allen takes all ten wickets in an innings

On the morning of 15 June 1929, fast bowling all-rounder George Oswald “Gubby” Allen was due to play at Lord’s for Middlesex against reigning champions Lancashire. He was late. After leaving university, Allen had taken a job in the City of London and played cricket on a stri...

J.T. Hearne 5-76 v Australia

J.T. Hearne - J.T. Hearne 5-76 v Australia

In 1896, j.T Hearne took 56 Australian wickets against the tourists, and five of these came against Australia at Lord’s in June of the same year, which surprisingly was Hearne’s only Test match at Lord’s. Despite  not bowling during the first innings thanks to the superb per...

G.O. Allen 10-78 v India

G.O. Allen - G.O. Allen 10-78 v India

In 1936, Sir George "Gubby" Allen took 10 wickets in a Test match for England against India – the only time he achieved such a feat in his Test career. He took 5 for 35 in India’s first innings, bowling with splendid steadiness and determination and getting more pace out of ...

R. Tattersall 12-101 v South Africa

R. Tattersall - R. Tattersall 12-101 v South Africa

On a rain-affected wicket against South Africa at Lord’s in 1951, Tattersall took 12 wickets in a match that according to Wisden would be forever known as ‘Tattersall’s Match’. The wet conditions were perfect for Tattersall to exploit and in South Africa’s first innings, Tat...

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...

R.G.D. Willis 5-47 v Pakistan

R.G.D. Willis - R.G.D. Willis 5-47 v Pakistan

Bob Willis took 5-47 during Pakistan's visit to Lord's in 1978 to claim a second spot on the legendary Honours Boards. In a match many remember for Sir Ian Botham's 8-34 during Pakistan's second innings, if it wasn't for Willis' five-wicket haul in their first knock, the mat...

C.A. Walsh 10-117 v England

C.A. Walsh - C.A. Walsh 10-117 v England

Courtney Walsh made the Lord's Honours Boards during his last appearance at the Ground in West Indies' narrow defeat to England in 2000. After taking four wickets during England's first innings, Walsh returned with the ball in his hands with the hosts needing just 188 runs f...

MCC completes its first “Legacy Tour” of Nepal

MCC completes its first “Legacy Tour” of Nepal

MCC recently completed its first “Legacy Tour” of Nepal, which included taking a strong squad to compete in both red and white-ball cricket in the country. As well as the matches played on the tour, the Club’s charitable arm – the MCC Foundation – launched an eight-month p...