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MCC Foundation announces Michael Holding as Patron

MCC Foundation announces Michael Holding as Patron

The MCC Foundation is delighted to announce the appointment of West Indies legend and broadcaster Michael Holding as a new Patron. Throughout a professional career that spanned 15 years, Holding, nicknamed ‘Whispering Death”, carved out a reputation as one of the best fast b...

J.E. Root 143 v Sri Lanka

J.E. Root - J.E. Root 143 v Sri Lanka

Joe Root reached his sixth Test century at Lord’s with a composed and measured innings on the first day of England’s second Test match against Sri Lanka. This century not only marked Root's sixth at Lord's but also tied him with Graham Gooch and Michael Vaughan for the most ...

1984: Gordon Greenidge scores 214* to help West Indies beat England

1984: Gordon Greenidge scores 214* to help West Indies beat England

West Indies fans termed it the 'blackwash' summer. The year that Clive Lloyd’s West Indies confirmed their status as one of the greatest teams ever to have played the game.. Looking back, it seems hard to credit that England ever thought they might have a chance. True, they ...

T.G. Evans 104 v India

T.G. Evans - T.G. Evans 104 v India

One of the finest wicket-keepers to have graced the game, Godfrey Evans was a mainstay for Kent and England behind the stumps from just after the Second World War to the end of the 1950s. Such was his mastery of the art that he was still giving immaculate displays in exhibit...

M.J. Horne 100 v England

M.J. Horne - M.J. Horne 100 v England

Matt Horne’s Man of the Match performance for New Zealand at Lord’s in 1999, in which he scored a century, inspired the Kiwis to their first Test Match victory at the Home of Cricket in thirteen attempts. Horne’s solid six hour innings of 100 at the top of the New Zealand or...

C. Kelleway 102 v South Africa

C. Kelleway - C. Kelleway 102 v South Africa

Charles Kelleway claimed his place on the Honours Boards with a century for Australia against South Africa in a Triangular Tournament during the 1912 English summer. After South Africa were dismissed for 263 in their first innings, opener Kelleway compiled a solid and steady...

1982: Pakistan beat England to claim their first Lord's Test victory

1982: Pakistan beat England to claim their first Lord's Test victory

Most new Test playing nations have to wait some time before they can claim a win away from home against more experienced opposition. This wasn’t true of Pakistan. On their very first tour of England in 1954 they forced a dramatic win in a low-scoring match at the Oval to dra...

A. Shrubsole 6-46 v India

A. Shrubsole - A. Shrubsole 6-46 v India

Anya Shrubsole has been a member of the England women's team since 2008, but may be best remembered for her stunning bowling performance to help her side win the 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup Final at Lord’s. Her 6 for 46 is not only the best ever bowling figures by any player ...

M.W. Gatting 179 v Rest of the World

M.W. Gatting - M.W. Gatting 179 v Rest of the World

Mike Gatting’s fine 179 was one of the star turns of the one-off Test match between MCC and a Rest of the World XI in 1987, played to commemorate the MCC’s bicentenary. After MCC won the toss and chose to bat first, Graham Gooch struck an excellent century before Gatting rea...

From the Archives: The World Cup at Lord's

From the Archives: The World Cup at Lord's

As the fifth men’s World Cup is now upon us, MCC Archivist Rob Curphey looks back at previous World Cups in England, and the ten World Cup matches that were held at Lord’s. 1999 Visit the MCC Museum Visitors to the MCC Museum over the summer will be able to see a number o...