CRICKET SOCIETY AND MCC BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2025

Worrell, written by Simon Lister, has won the Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award for 2025. The biography of West Indian Sir Frank Worrell triumphed at the annual awards ceremony in the Long Room at Lord’s. Lister spoke about his fears that Worrell's legacy - ens...

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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...

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Mohammad Yousuf - Mohammad Yousuf 202 v England

Mohammad Yousuf made history at Lord's, when he became just the second Pakistan batsman to score a double-hundred at the Ground in 2006. Having witnessed Sir Alaistair Cook, Paul Collingwood and Ian Bell all score centuries to give England a first innings total of 528/9 decl...

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Lord's Legends XI

The greatest players on the Biggest stage Since hosting its first international match in 1884, Lord’s has seen cricket’s greatest players make the famous walk through the Long Room out to the middle. From epic Ashes encounters to high pressure World Cup drama, the legends of...

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Scoring runs

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MCC Community Cricket Heroes announced after search to find grassroots champions

The inaugural MCC Community Cricket Heroes have been announced following a nationwide search to find the unsung heroes of the grassroots game.  The campaign, run in conjunction with The Cricketer magazine, was launched in March to celebrate the grassroots game and the thou...

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MCC World Cricket committee statements

The MCC World Cricket committee met in Bengaluru, India on the 8 th and 9 th March 2019. David Richardson, outgoing Chief Executive Officer of the International Cricket Council, provided an update from ICC, and Alex Marshall, General Manager of the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit...

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International fixtures at Lord’s in 2025

MCC is delighted to confirm details of the four international fixtures that will be hosted at Lord's in 2025. England will play home games at Lord's against India's men's and women's teams, as well as South Africa men. As announced previously, the ICC World Test Championship...

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MCC Legacy Tour progresses

There has been mixed fortunes for MCC in their opening two fixtures of the ‘Legacy Tour’ of Nepal, with the side recording a win and a loss so far. With the players and staff having departed London on Friday, the thirteen-man squad arrived in Kathmandu on Saturday, and prepa...

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Mel Jones to ring the five-minute bell on Day 4

Mel Jones will ring the bell to signal five minutes until the start of play on day four of the Specsavers Test Match between England and Australia at Lord’s. The former Australian international, who played for her country between 1997 and 2005, has in recent years become a f...

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