1953: HRH The Duke of Edinburgh opens the Imperial Memorial Gallery now known as the MCC Museum

The MCC collections are the oldest sporting collection in the world, but for almost a century after their inception, few people beyond the Club’s membership were able to see them. From their beginning in 1864, the Club’s collections were only displayed in the Pavilion at Lor...

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MCC Committees

A private club with a public function MCC World Cricket Committee MCC Secretariat Established in April 2006, MCC’s World Cricket committee is an independent body comprised of current and former international cricketers and umpires from across the globe. Meeting twice yearl...

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History made as Lord's turns Red for Ruth

Lord’s turned red for day two of the second Specsavers Ashes Test in aid of the Ruth Strauss Foundation, raising £382,462 for the charity. The Ruth Strauss Foundation was set up by former England cricket captain, Andrew Strauss in honour of his wife Ruth, who died of a rare ...

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MCC to use the term “batters” throughout the Laws of Cricket

MCC has today announced amendments to the Laws of Cricket to use the gender-neutral terms “batter” and “batters”, rather than “batsman” or “batsmen”. These changes have been approved by the MCC Committee , following initial discussion by the Club’s specialist Laws sub-commi...

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L.E.G. Ames - L.E.G. Ames 137 v New Zealand

Les Ames secured his first place on the iconic Honours Boards when he hit 137 versus New Zealand in the summer of 1931 at Lord’s. The touring side had scored 224 in their first innings and after a dismal start to England’s reply, Ames found himself at the crease with a tally...

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Cricket Society & MCC Book of the Year Award 2023

An Island’s Eleven, the Story of Sri Lankan Cricket by Nicholas Brookes has won the Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award for 2023. Books by former and current cricketers Wasim Akram, Moeen Ali and Geoffrey Boycott were among those shortlisted, with all six book...

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MCC Foundation Big Give Christmas Challenge

MCC Foundation (MCCF) is today beginning its Big Give Christmas Challenge, in which all donations to the Foundation are doubled between now and 12pm on Tuesday 5 December. After reaching its target of £80,000 last year, MCCF has set the aim of raising £100,000 which it will ...

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MCC statement on upcoming Champion County Match and World Cricket committee meeting in Sri Lanka

In light of the global outbreak of COVID-19 Coronavirus, MCC has taken the decision to cancel the Club’s upcoming visit to Sri Lanka later this month. The annual Champion County Match – MCC v Essex - at the Galle International Stadium was due to take place between 24 and 2...

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