Mervyn King to become next President of MCC

Mervyn King has been named as the next President of MCC. He will serve a 12-month term as President, taking up the post on 1 October 2024. His appointment was announced by the current President, Mark Nicholas, at the Club’s Annual General Meeting held today. Lord King of Lo...

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Summary of the 2019 MCC AGM

M.C.C. held its 232nd Annual General Meeting at Lord’s on Wednesday 1st May. Sangakkara set to become President The meeting opened with the announcement of former Sri Lanka international Kumar Sangakkara as the next President of M.C.C. A current member of M.C.C.’s World ...

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MCC celebrate creation of Women’s Ashes at Lord’s ahead of England v Australia T20 clash

The creation of the Women’s Ashes wAS commemorated at a special event at Lord’s on Saturday ahead of the England v Australia Vitality Women’s T20 international at the Ground. The event marked the 25 th anniversary of the ceremony that took place in the Harris Garden at Lord...

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Historic first Women's Test match in 2026 at Lord's

MCC is delighted to announce that Lord's will host its first ever women's Test match in 2026, exactly 50 years since Rachael Heyhoe Flint first led out an England Women's team at the Ground. Today's news came as part of the announcement of a packed men's and women's season a...

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Lord's Legends XI: England v West Indies

Cricket has returned to our screens in recent weeks but at MCC, the Heritage & Collections team has once again delved deep into their archives to simulate a Test match between some of the greatest players to ever grace Lord’s. Based on each player’s profile and career statis...

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Kumar Sangakkara’s term as President of MCC to be extended

The Committee of MCC has today announced its intention to offer the Club’s President, Kumar Sangakkara, a further year in the role. The disruption to the global cricketing landscape caused by the outbreak of Covid-19 Coronavirus has led the Committee to recommend that Sangak...

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G.A. Gooch - G.A. Gooch 183 v New Zealand

For the second time in the summer of 1986, Graham Gooch etched his name on to the Lord’s Honours Board with a century at the Home of Cricket. This time, New Zealand were the opponents and Gooch’s long and commanding innings, as Wisden described it, helped England to a draw. ...

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Karl McDermott Appointed Head Groundsman at Lord's

MCC has today announced that Karl McDermott has been appointed as the new Head Groundsman at Lord’s. McDermott, who will join MCC from Hampshire County Cricket Club, will replace Mick Hunt, who is retiring from the role after 49 seasons. After beginning his career as Assist...

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2023 MCC Overseas Touring Programme concludes with trip to Kenya

In the final trip of the 2023 MCC Overseas Touring Programme, a squad of players will depart Lord’s for Kenya later this week for a two-week men’s tour of the African country. A strong squad of 13 players, plus a Tour Manager and Umpire, will travel to Nairobi as the Club be...

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