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Fixtures and Timings

Full Lord's 2025 fixture list

 

 
Thursday 29 May - Middlesex v Sussex Sharks (Vitality Blast)

Gates Open: 13.15

Hours of Play: Women 14:15-17:15, Men 18:15-21:00

Restaurant Service Times: 17:30-19:30

 
Thursday 5 June - Middlesex v Kent Spitfires (Vitality Blast)

Gates Open: 16.45

Hours of Play: Men 18:15-21:00

Restaurant Service Times: 17:30-19:30

 

Wednesday 11 June - Sunday 15 June - Australia v South Africa (ICC World Test Championship Final

Gates Open: 08.30

Hours of Play: 10.30 – 17.30 or after 90 overs or 18.00 whichever is later

Restaurant Service Times: Breakfast 09:00-10:45, Lunch 12:00-14:00, Tea 15:40-17:00

 

Thursday 19 June - Middlesex v Essex Eagles (Vitality Blast)

Gates Open: 16.45

Hours of Play: Men 18:15-21:00

Restaurant Service Times: 17:30-19:30

 
Thursday 10 July - Monday 14 July - ENGLAND v INDIA (Rothesay Men’s Test Series)

Gates Open: 9:00

Hours of Play: 11.00 – 18.00 or after 90 overs (Days 1 to 4). 

Restaurant Service Times: Breakfast 09:00-10:45 Lunch 12:00-14:00 Tea 15:40-17:00

 

Wednesday 16 July - Middlesex v Surrey (Vitality Blast)

Gates Open: 16.45

Hours of Play: 18.15 – 21.00 

Restaurant Service Times: Dinner 17:30-19:30

 

Saturday 19 July - ENGLAND WOMEN v INDIA WOMEN (Metro Bank ODI Series)

Gates Open: 09:15

Hours of Play: 11.00 – 18.45 [50 overs per side]

Restaurant Service Times: Lunch 13:00-15:00

 
Tuesday 5 August - LONDON SPIRIT v OVAL INVINCIBLES (The Hundred)

Gates Open: 13:15

Hours of Play: Match One 14.45 – 17.15 Match Two 18.30 – 21.00 (Provision for 30 mins extra time for each match)

Restaurant Service Times: Dinner 17:30-19:30

 

Thursday 14 August - LONDON SPIRIT v Trent Rockets (The Hundred)

Gates Open: 13:30

Hours of Play: Match One 15:00 – 17:30 Match Two 18.30 – 21.00 (Provision for 30 mins extra time for each match)

Restaurant Service Times: Dinner 17:30-19:30

 

Wednesday 20 August - LONDON SPIRIT v Northern Superchargers (The Hundred)

Gates Open: 13:30

Hours of Play: Match One 15:00 – 17:30 Match Two 18.30 – 21.00 (Provision for 30 mins extra time for each match)

Restaurant Service Times: Dinner 17:30-19:30

 

Saturday 23 August - LONDON SPIRIT v Southern Brave (The Hundred)

Gates Open: 13:00

Hours of Play: Match One 14:30 – 17:00 Match Two 18.00 – 20.30 (Provision for 30 mins extra time for each match)

Restaurant Service Times: Dinner 17:00-19:00

 

Sunday 31 August - THE HUNDRED MEN’S AND WOMEN’S FINAL

Gates Open: 12:45

Hours of Play: Match One 14:15 – 16:45 Match Two 18.00 – 20.45 (Provision for 30 mins extra time for each match)

Restaurant Service Times: Dinner 17:00-19:00

 
Thursday 4 September - ENGLAND MEN v SOUTH AFRICA MEN (Metro Bank ODI Series)

Gates Open: 11:00

Hours of Play: 13:00-20:30 (50 overs per side)

Restaurant Service Times: Brunch 11:00-13:00 Dinner 16:00-18:00

Dining Packages

 
Match Type - Test Match

Available packages
Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, Post-match snack and drinks throughout

Service Times
Breakfast: 09:00-10:45
Lunch 12:00-14:30
Tea: 15:40-17:00
Post-match snack: 18:00 onwards

 

Match Type - ODI

Available packages
Lunch, Evening Sharing Plates, Post-match snack and drinks throughout

Service Times
Lunch 12:00-14:00
Evening Sharing Plates: 16:00 -18:00
Post-match snack: 19:00 onwards
 

 
Match Type - Test Match

Available packages
Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, Post-match snack and drinks throughout

Service Times
Breakfast: 09:00-10:45
Lunch 12:00-14:00
Tea: 15:40-17:00
Post-match snack: 18:00 onwards

 

Match Type - ODI

Available packages
Brunch, Dinner, Post-match snack and drinks throughout

Service Times
Lunch 12:00-14:00
Dinner: 16:00 -18:00
Post-match snack: 19:00 onwards

 

Match Type - T20/THE HUNDRED

Available packages
With arrival and/or post-match snacks and drinks throughout

Service Times
Lunch: 13:00-15:00
(Post-match snack: 17:00 onwards)
Dinner: 17:00-19:00
(Post-match snack: 20:00 onwards)

 
Match Type - Test Match

Available packages
Lunch and Afternoon Tea

Service Times
Lunch 12:00-14:300
Tea: 15:40-17:00

 

Match Type - ODI

Available packages
Brunch and Dinner

Service Times
Brunch 11:00-13:00
Dinner: 16:00-18:00

 

Match Type - T20/THE HUNDRED

Available packages
Lunch or Dinner 

Service Times
Lunch: 13:30-15:30
Dinner: 17:30-19:30

 
Match Type - Test Match

Available packages
Breakfast
Lunch and Afternoon Tea 

Service Times
Breakfast: 09:00-10:45
Lunch: 12:00-14:30
Tea: 15:40-17:00
 

 

Match Type - ODI

Available packages
Brunch and Dinner

Service Times
Brunch 11:00-13:00
Dinner: 16:00-18:00

Match Type - Test Match

Available packages
Lunch and Afternoon Tea 

Service Times
Lunch: 12:00-14:30
Tea: 15:40-17:00
 

 

Match Type - ODI

Available  packages
Brunch

Service Times
Brunch 11:00-13:30

Match Type - Test Match

Available  packages
Lunch and Afternoon Tea 

Service Times
Lunch: 12:00-14:30
Tea: 15:40-17:00
 

 

Match Type - ODI

Available  packages
Brunch

Service Times
Brunch 11:00-13:30

Match Type - Test Match

Available  packages
Lunch and Afternoon Tea 

Service Times
Lunch: 12:00-14:30
Tea: 15:40-17:00
 

 

Match Type - ODI

Available  packages
Brunch and Dinner 

Service Times
Brunch 11:00-13:30
Dinner: 16:00-18:00

 

 

 

Booking Tickets and Dining

Yes, except for Other Match Days, as designated from time to time by the MCC Committee, when your Debenture Pass will entitle you to free entry to the Ground. Other Match Days could include, for example, the fifth days of Test Matches; Middlesex match days (except days of Middlesex Twenty 20 Matches), MCC match days and the finals of the Club, Village and Minor Counties competitions. 

Where attendance at Other Match Days is expected to be modest, if the Debenture areas are not open, free entry will be allowed to the Members’ Friends’ Enclosures. The MCC Committee retains the right either to designate further match days as, or to exclude previously designated match days from being Other Match Days at any time.

Debenture Tickets for the upcoming season are release every Janaury. The Debenture Team will be in contact via email to inform of specific dates and procedure for purchasing tickets. 

At the start of the Debenture Ticketing window, your Debenture Tickets for all of the upcoming season's matches are reserved onto your account. To confirm these tickets, please follow the instructions below. Any tickets that are not confirmed at the end of the Debenture Ticketing window will then be released for re-allocation as additional tickets. 

•    Please click this link to the Lord's Debenture Hub.
 
•    You will be prompted to log in with your Lord’s registered email address and password. If you have any difficulty logging in, please email or call the Debenture Team and we will happily assist.
 
•    Click on the “Reservations” tile, which will then take you to a list showing all of your Debenture Tickets.
 
•    Using the checkboxes on the left hand side of the list of fixtures, please select the matches that you wish to purchase your Debenture Tickets for. Once all chosen fixtures have been selected, please click “Click here to Confirm Reservations” on the right hand side at the top of the reservations list. 

*please note that fixtures are in alphabetical order, so please double check that you have selected the correct fixtures*
 
•    Should you not wish to purchase your full Debenture Seat allocation for the fixtures you have selected, simply click the bin icon to the right hand side of the seats you DO NOT wish to purchase.
 
•    Please carefully review your booking before selecting “PROCEED TO CHECKOUT.” Note that, while the delivery method will state “SENT TO THE LORD’S TICKET APP,” all tickets for Debenture Holders will be emailed as well as being accessible via the App. 
 
•    If you have E-Wallet Credit remaining in your account, this will automatically be allocated as the payment method. If your remaining E-Wallet credit does not cover the full cost of your booking, you will be prompted to pay the outstanding amount by card. Should you not wish to use this please click the “X” alongside “Deposit category: Debenture E-WalletSum.” 
 
•    Please confirm you have read the T&Cs and click “PAY.”
 
•    Please enter your card details and click “PAY NOW.”
 
•    You will shortly receive a confirmation email and VAT receipt outlining your booking in full. 

Yes, any Debenture Tickets that are not confirmed by the end of the Debenture Ticket window are released for re-allocation. To apply for additional tickets, please follow the instructions below, within the Debenture Ticket window. After the Debenture Ticket window, any remaining additional tickets can be booked by contacting the Debenture Team via 0207 616 8726 or Debentures@mcc.org.uk.

•    Please click this link to the Lord’s Debenture Hub and select the “ADDITIONAL TICKETS” tile. 
  
•    Click “ADD” which will take you to a list of Debenture match days.
 
•    Using the up and down arrows situated on the right hand side of the screen, please select the number of additional tickets you would like to request for each fixture. Once this is completed, click “ADD TO BASKET.”
 
•    Please carefully check your requests. Should you wish to make any changes, you can simply select “Edit tickets” situated at the bottom of the page, above the subtotal.
 
•    Please select “PROCEED TO CHECKOUT.”
 
•    Please confirm you have read the T&Cs and select “SUBMIT.”
 
•    You will shortly receive an email confirming the requests you have made. 

The Debenture Dining ballot opens for applications roughly 2-3 weeks after the conclusion of the Debenture Ticket window.

The Debenture Team will be in contact via email to inform of specific dates and procedures for entering the ballot.

Refund Policies 

A refund scheme applies to the four days of the First Test Match and Second Test Match, if 
play does not take place or is restricted on the Match Day for which the Ticket is valid, an 
automatic refund the price of the Ticket will be made following the Match Day to the credit 
or debit card used by the Purchaser to make the purchase of the Ticket(s), subject to there 
being:

(i) zero to 15 overs played on the Match Day – a full refund; or

(ii) 15.1 overs to 30 overs played on the Match Day – a 50% refund.

A refund scheme applies to the One-Day International, if play does not take place or is 
restricted on the Match Day for which a Ticket is valid, an automatic refund the price of the 
Ticket will be made following the Match Day to the credit or debit card used by the Purchaser
to make the purchase of the Ticket(s) subject to there being:

(i) zero to 15 overs played on the Match Day, with no result being obtained – a full 
refund; or 

(ii) 15.1 overs to 30 overs played on the Match Day, with no result being obtained, on 
the Match Day – 50% refund.

A refund scheme applies to the T20I Match, if play does not take place or is restricted on the 
Match Day for which a Ticket is valid, an automatic refund the price of the Ticket will be 
made following the Match Day to the credit or debit card used by the Purchaser to make the 
purchase of the Ticket(s) subject to there being:

(i) zero to 10 overs played on the Match Day, with no result being obtained – a full 
refund; or 

(iii) 10.1 overs to 20 overs played on the Match Day, with no result being obtained, on 
the Match Day – 50% refund.

Subject to demand and proximity to the fixture in question, the Debenture Team may be able to resell unwanted tickets.

If you are no longer able to use tickets that have been booked, please contact the Debenture Team via 0207 616 8726 or Debentures@mcc.org.uk.

Yes, we accept cancellations for dining bookings up to 14 days prior to each match day. To cancel your booking, please contact the Debenture Team via 0207 616 8726 or Debentures@mcc.org.uk.

Match Day FAQs

Lord's is the only international cricket venue in the world where spectators can bring alcohol into the ground.

For Vitality Blast matches, alcohol may only be brought into Lord's by MCC & Middlesex Members and their guests, as well as Debenture Holders and their guests.

For matches in The Hundred, ticket holders are not permitted to bring in any alcoholic drinks to the Ground (which is a variation to the MCC Ground Regulations). If you are an MCC Member or Debenture Holder you may still bring alcohol into the Ground but please enter via the Grace Gate.

For all other matches, spectators may bring alcoholic drinks into the Ground in one of the following descriptions and quantities:

(i) one bottle of wine or Champagne (max. 750ml); or (ii) two cans/bottles of beer/cider (max. 500ml each); or (iii) two cans of premixed aperitifs (max. 330ml each).

Bottles of spirits or fortified wines will not be allowed into the Ground or amounts of alcohol in excess of the above limits. No alcohol can be brought into Lord's upon readmission.

MCC reserves the right to confiscate any quantity of alcohol from any spectator.

Yes, you can bring your own food into the Ground for all matches.

It is also possible to order, one of our exclusive Made In Oldstead picnic hampers created by Michelin-starred chef Tommy Banks. Orders must be made at least 72 hours prior to the match day and you can collect it at the Ground on the day of your visit.

Find out more and order by clicking here.

The minimum standard of dress required to enter the Upper Mound Stand, and the Debenture areas of both the Compton Stand Balcony and Edrich Stand Balcony is smart casual. 

Jackets are not required, but gentlemen must wear collared shirts (even when a collared sweater or jacket is worn on top) at all times in the stand. Trousers and shorts must be tailored, although denim is acceptable.

Please note, flip-flops and torn, ripped or unclean clothing are not permitted.

Debenture Holders sitting in the Upper Mound Stand are encouraged to use the Bicentenary Gate on St. John’s Wood Road to enter the Ground. This Gate is for the exclusive use of Debenture Holders and Hospitality guests.

Debenture Holders sitting in the Upper Grand Stand are encouraged to use the Wellington Place Gate, located next to the North Gate. This Gate is for the exclusive use of Debenture Holders, MCC Members and Hospitality guests. Please note that it is unlikely that this gate will be in use for short format fixtures, such as Middlesex T20s or The Hundred. 

Debenture Holders sitting in the Compton and Edrich Stands are encouraged to use the Wellington Place Gate or Heyhoe Flint Gate, located on St. John’s Wood Road. Should this gate be busy, you may wish to consider using the Bicentenary Gate, located further down St. John’s Wood Road.

Please note that gate information specific to your seat(s) can be found on your match ticket(s).

We know that items can get misplaced from time to time and we will do our very best to reunite missing items with their rightful owner.
Please use the form below to report any items you have lost on your visit to Lord’s.


LOST PROPERTY


Please note, MCC retain lost property in most cases until the end of the match season, the only exception’s being bank cards which are destroyed if not claimed within three days of them being handed to us.
Foodstuffs / perishable items and those that cannot safely be stored will also be disposed of at the discretion of the Head Steward’s Office.


All items of property that remain unclaimed at the end of the cricket season will be disposed of and either passed to charity or recycled where possible.

MCC shall not be liable for any injury whatsoever to any visitor, nor for any loss or damage to or theft of their respective property howsoever such injury, loss or damage may be caused, save for where the law provides otherwise.

We operate a scan-out system for all matches at Lord's which allows ticket-holders to leave and re-enter the Ground.

On leaving the Ground, you will need to scan your ticket out in order for it to be successfully rescanned upon your return. 

No alcohol can be brought into Lord's upon readmission.

The Ground gets very full on major match days and we suggest you avoid bringing large luggage items with you. You will need to keep your bags with you at your seat at all times. 

For the security of everyone, we search all bags coming into the Ground on major match days.

Debenture FAQs

Each Debenture will give its holder the right to purchase one ticket for each day of the following cricket matches held at Lord’s during the Ticket Rights Period. 

- each scheduled Test Match;
- each scheduled One-Day International;
- each scheduled International Twenty20 Match;
- each scheduled Middlesex Twenty20 Match; and 
- each scheduled The Hundred Match,

and any other scheduled cricket match designated as a Debenture Match by the MCC Committee. 

Structuring the Debentures as loans repayable after 75-years (as opposed to offering the Debentures for an equivalent non-repayable capital payment) has financial benefits for the Club. You should note that the loan will not attract any interest (or dividend).

This, combined with the 75-year term, means that the “real” value of the repayment of the loan will be severely eroded by the effects of inflation.

No. Making Debentures transferable would involve considerable extra expense to comply with the requirements of the Prospectus Regulation Rules of the FCA, which currently govern the offers of transferable securities to the public. 

All current Debenture Schemes Ticket Rights Periods are due to expire at the conclusion of the 2026 season. 

Assuming the Price for their Debentures has been paid in full, Debenture Holders will have priority in subscribing for any succeeding issues of Debentures on the terms then offered. As the loan element of the new Debentures will not be repaid at the end of the Ticket Rights Period, another payment for the succeeding issue of Debentures will be required at that time. 

No. The holding of a Debenture will not mean that the Debenture Holder is a Member of MCC. Applicants should also note that membership of any club associated with Debentures does not confer membership of MCC.

Discounts and Perks

Debenture Holders receive a 10% discount on all items* in the Lord’s Shop, both online and in-store. To redeem the discount online, please enter the code MCCDEB10 at checkout. To redeem the discount in-store, you will simply need to show your Debenture Pass. The online shop is linked below.

 

The Lord's Shop


*please note, for those Debenture Holders that are also MCC Members, this discount does not apply to MCC Member Products.

Debenture Holders receive a 30% discount on room hire rates at Lord’s, while corporate events will receive a 15% discount. The Home of Cricket offers an array of possibilities for meetings and events, including the grandeur of the Long Room, the elegance of the Writing Room and a range of outdoor summer event spaces, all of which can be viewed online at lords.org/events.

Tours of Lord’s give visitors the opportunity to go behind the scenes at the Home of Cricket and explore some of the most famous sights in sport. Debenture Holders receive a 25% discount off the advertised rate for The Lord’s Tour between October and March and are entitled to bring one guest at the same discounted rate (note: excludes Tour Experiences packages).

To book, contact the Tours office on 0207 616 8595 or email tours@mcc.org.uk

Debenture Holders are entitled to a 10% discount on all bookings in the Lord’s Indoor Cricket Centre, including children’s courses, net sessions, coaching, Hawk-Eye and PitchVision analysis, birthday parties and indoor corporate matches.

To book, contact the Lord’s Indoor Cricket Centre on 0207 616 8612 or email indoorcricketcentre@lords.org.

Lord’s has two squash courts which are available to book by Debenture Holders. The courts are open from 9.00 until 22.00 on weekdays and 9.00 until 17.00 on weekends, priced at £10 per player at peak times.

Bookings must be made by a Debenture Holder but guests are welcome. To make a booking, telephone 020 7616 8686 or email tennisandsquash@lords.org

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