MCC v ESCA

MCC Schools take on ESCA in a 50 over match on Friday 8 September The MCC Schools players are primarily being selected from schools who played in MCC Out-Matches this summer. In the past the ESCA side comprised of players from the previous year’s Bunbury Festival. This will...

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R.J. Hadlee - R.J. Hadlee 6-80 v England

Sir Richard Hadlee took his best figures at Lord’s during the 1986 drawn Test between England and New Zealand. England batted first but Hadlee, just like in 1978 and in 1983, was on excellent form, removing Graham Gooch, Martyn Moxon and Bill Athey as the hosts found themsel...

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1934: Hedley Verity takes 14 wickets in a day for England against Australia

After two days’ play the omens for an England victory in the 1934 Lord’s Test were not particularly good. They hadn’t beaten Australia in a Test at Lord’s since 1896, and while they had posted a strong first innings total of 440 – Les Ames becoming the first wicket-keeper to...

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Appendices

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Q&A with Tarah Cunynghame

We recently chatted with MCC's Head of Retail and Tours Tarah Cunynghame about her role and how the Club will adapt to the "new normal". As Head of Retail and Tours for MCC, what’s a usual day like at work? One of the great things about my job is that each day is different ...

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P. Kumar - P. Kumar 5-106 v England

Praveen Kumar claimed his only five-wicket haul of his career during the 2011 Test v England to earn a spot on the iconic Lord’s Honours Boards. After India had won the toss and electing to field, the pressure was on for the India bowling department to deliver. However, des...

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BUCS Finals

Tuesday 2 July BUCS Men’s Finals Day – Oxford Brookes UCCE v Leeds/Bradford UCCE Toss:  10.00 Start:  10.30 Format:  50 overs – 30-minute break between innings Umpires:  Steve Utting and Simon Cooper Scorers:  David Ward (Oxford) and Steven Ward (Leeds/Bradford...

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A.F. Rae - A.F. Rae 106 v England

Allan Rae scored a sublime 106 in the second test at Lord’s in 1950 to get his name on the honour’s boards  when West Indies toured England. The left handed opening batsman set the tone for the West Indies with his 106 in the first innings which consisted of 15 fours. This ...

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K.A.J. Roach - K.A.J. Roach 5-72 v England

Kemar Roach claimed his name on to the iconic Honours Boards after a superb display with the ball versus England at Lord’s in the summer of 2017. After West Indies had been bowled out for 123, they needed an immediate response from their pace attack and Roach certainly deliv...

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J.B. Statham - J.B. Statham 11-97 v South Africa

Brian Statham’s best match analysis came against South Africa at Lord’s in 1960, taking 11 for 97. He bowled almost throughout South Africa’s first innings which lasted 3 hours and 5 minutes, keeping a perfect length and moving the ball either way off the ground to the batsm...

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