1788: MCC issues a Code of Laws for Cricket

The first generally accepted code of Laws for cricket was issued in 1744. Prior to that, rules were generally agreed by the participants in advance of a given match, such as those agreed by the Duke of Richmond and Mr Brodrick in 1727. Neither these, nor the later Laws, offe...

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MCC World Cricket committee statement: “Game is at a crossroads with intervention required”

The MCC World Cricket committee (WCC), who recently met in Dubai, unanimously concluded that the game has reached an important crossroads, recommending urgent intervention from the game’s leaders to ensure international and franchise cricket can thrive together harmoniously. ...

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Bruce Carnegie-Brown and Clare Connor take office at MCC as Chairman and President respectively

Bruce Carnegie-Brown has today taken office as the new Club Chairman of MCC following his approval by Members at the 2021 Annual General Meeting in May this year. He will be the sixth MCC Chairman. Carnegie-Brown, who is currently Chairman of Lloyd’s of London and Vice Chair...

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Middlesex & Sunrisers 2024 Lord's Fixtures confirmed

Following today’s announcement by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) of the domestic fixtures for 2024, we are pleased to be able to confirm several domestic matches on the Lord’s fixture list, in addition to the international calendar which has already been announced....

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2025 Ballot Information

The Lord’s ballot for 2025 England international match days is now closed. Results shall be notified via email to all entrants by Monday 25 November. Any remaining tickets shall be made available for purchase in the general sale starting at 10.00 on Wednesday 4 December. Pl...

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I.T. Botham - I.T. Botham 8-34 v Pakistan

Sir Ian Botham took an astonishing eight wickets for just 34 runs conceded to guide England to a comfortable victory over Pakistan in the summer of 1978. After scoring a century in England's first innings to help them secure a total of 364, Botham was wicket-less for Pakista...

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MCC World Cricket committee statements

The MCC World Cricket committee met at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Sunday 11 th  and Monday 12 th  August 2019. The main outcomes of the meeting are as follows: Test cricket The MCC World Cricket committee (WCC) discussed the state, and future, of Test cricket, which accordin...

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MCC World Cricket committee renews calls to speed up play after launching research project

The MCC World Cricket committee (WCC) has today renewed its calls for measures aimed at speeding up the pace of play, particularly in Test matches. After the topic was a key discussion point on the agenda at the WCC meeting earlier this year, held via conference call in Janu...

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