I.T. Botham - I.T. Botham 11-140 v New Zealand

After previously going up on the Lord's Honours Boards for both batting and bowling accolades against Pakistan, Ian Botham sealed his spot on the Honours Boards once again in the same calendar year owing to his bowling figures of 11-140 versus New Zealand. After winning the ...

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K.F. Barrington - K.F. Barrington 148 v Pakistan

Although rarely mentioned these days among the ranks of England’s all-time great batsmen, Ken Barrington boasts a Test batting average second only to Herbert Sutcliffe among Englishmen. A naturally gifted strokeplayer during his early years at Surrey, being dropped by Englan...

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E.G. Arnold - E.G. Arnold 5-37 v South Africa

'Ted' Arnold only achieved one five-wicket haul in his career, and that came at Lord’s against the touring South Africans in 1907. During the South Africans’ first innings, Arnold bowled White, Sinclair and Kotze all for ducks; White and Sinclair were bowled with successive ...

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Verity's

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G.A. Gooch - G.A. Gooch 123 v West Indies

Graham Gooch’s fine England career saw him appear on the Test Honours Board at Lord’s six times for England and Once for MCC (and a further 2 times on the Limited-Overs Honours Boards!), but for a man that went on to become one of his country’s leading run-scorers, it was in ...

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Compton and Edrich stands pick up coveted award

The Compton and Edrich stands, that were opened in July 2021 and used fully during the 2022 season, have won a coveted Civic Trust Award.  The  Civic Trust Awards  judges commented that the stands were, “a great concept, which serves its purpose well and makes a very positiv...

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Original Sacha Jafri artwork displayed at Lord’s

As part of MCC's partnership with The Ruth Strauss Foundation and the #RedforRuth day at Lord’s on Day Two of the LV= Insurance Men’s Test between England and South Africa, MCC is delighted that the original Sacha Jafri 2019 Cricket World Cup artwork is on show at Lord’s....

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T.G. Southee - T.G. Southee 6-43 v England

Tim Southee sealed his second spot on the Lord’s Honours Boards with a five-wicket haul against England on the fourth day of the 2021 Test between the hosts and New Zealand. Southee, who took ten wickets in the 2013 Test between the sides at Lord’s, claimed England debutant ...

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The follow-on

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1950: West Indies win a Lord's Test for the first time

Cricket, lovely cricket! At Lord’s where I saw it. Not many cricket matches in history have inspired music, but the 1950 Lord’s Test between England and West Indies was one of them. The famous calypso by Lord Beginner (Egbert Moore) was written in its aftermath, as jubi...

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