L.J. Coldwell - L.J. Coldwell 6-85 v Pakistan

Len Coldwell took 22 Test wickets in his career, 9 of which came against Pakistan on his Test debut at Lord’s in June 1962. Coldwell was able to make clever use of his slower ball and with his fifth ball in Test cricket, bowled Imtiaz Ahmed. He then took another 5 wickets i...

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Ray Illingworth to ring the five-minute bell on Day 1

Ray Illingworth will ring the bell to signal five minutes before the start of play on Day One of the England v Australia Specsavers Test Match at Lord’s. Illingworth, who won the Ashes as England captain in the epic seven-match series of 1970-71 and retained them at home in ...

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T. Greenhough - T. Greenhough 5- 35 v India

In his second of only four Tests, Tommy Greenhough took his only five-wicket haul against India at Lord’s in 1959. In 31 balls he took five wickets for 12 runs, one of his victims being Nari Contractor. He would have obtained more wickets had the wicket-keeper Godfrey Evans...

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C.L. Fitzpatrick - C.L. Fitzpatrick 5-47 v England

Cathryn Fitzpatrick’s 5 for 47 was the first five wicket-haul in a women’s international at Lord’s, and the second appearance of a female on the Honours Boards after her teammate Lisa Keightley scored a century in Australia’s innings. Her performance with the ball helped wra...

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MCC Honorary Life Members

MCC has awarded Honorary Life Membership to hundreds of the finest cricketers and men and women associated with the game.

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MCC Fixtures

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The Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award 2024

The shortlist for the Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award 2024 has been announced today. The competition, run by the Cricket Society since 1970 and in partnership with MCC since 2009, is for books nominated by MCC and Cricket Society Members, and is highly regarde...

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CRICKET SOCIETY & MCC BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024

The Tour , written by Simon Wilde, has won the Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award 2024. Simon’s thematic history of England’s cricket tours since 1877 triumphed at the annual awards ceremony in the Long Room at Lord’s. Books about Bazball and England’s white ba...

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V.T. Trumper - V.T. Trumper 135* v England

The second Test of the five-match series in 1899 between England and Australia was the only one to yield a result, with Victor Trumper’s unbeaten 135 contributing to a crushing victory by ten wickets, achieved on the third afternoon at the Home of Cricket. England made 206 a...

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Stephen Fry to deliver the 2021 MCC Cowdrey Lecture

Stephen Fry, a lifelong cricket supporter and MCC Foundation Patron, will deliver the 2021 MCC Cowdrey Lecture at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Tuesday 16 November 2021. The prestigious Lecture, which embodies the Spirit of Cricket, will return after a hiatus in 2020 due to the C...

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