Lord’s at full capacity for England v Pakistan Royal London ODI

MCC has today confirmed that the Royal London One-Day International between England and Pakistan at Lord’s on 10 July, will be part of the Government’s Events Research Programme (ERP) and has been granted permission to operate at full capacity for this match. The fixture fal...

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Diglot edition of Laws of Cricket added to lords.org

MCC is pleased to be hosting a Diglot edition of the Laws of Cricket, in English and Hindi, on our Laws of Cricket website. The Laws of Cricket are global, and we hope that this Diglot edition, which features the Laws text and Hindi translations side by side, line by line,...

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D. Gough - D. Gough 5-44 v Australia

Darren Gough took five wickets, including all of Australia’s top four, as England wrapped up a 3-0 ODI series victory in the lead up to the 1997 Ashes. Mark Waugh top scored for Australia with 95 as they were dismissed in the 50th over for 269. Gough proved not only England’...

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The fielder

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MCC completes its first “Legacy Tour” of Nepal

MCC recently completed its first “Legacy Tour” of Nepal, which included taking a strong squad to compete in both red and white-ball cricket in the country. As well as the matches played on the tour, the Club’s charitable arm – the MCC Foundation – launched an eight-month p...

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1926 - 2022

it was with great sadness that marylebone cricket club received the sombre news of the death of her majesty queen elizabeth ii. I have written today to Buckingham Palace to ask that our deepest sympathy and condolences be conveyed to His Majesty The King and other members of...

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1975: West Indies beat Australia to win the first Men's World Cup

From the first One-Day International to the first men’s Cricket World Cup was but a short step. Domestic limited overs cricket had begun with the Gillette Cup in England in 1963, but the first ODI took place eight years later in Melbourne; a last-minute replacement for a was...

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R. Illingworth - R. Illingworth 6-29 v India

Ray Illingworth’s best bowling performance in any innings of a Test match came against India at Lord’s in 1967. In India’s second innings, he came on with the tourists having made 18, and except for changing ends bowled until the match was completed. Illingworth took five f...

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G.A. Gooch - G.A. Gooch 174 v Sri Lanka

Twelve months on from Graham Gooch’s ‘Indian Summer’, his 174 against Sri Lanka at Lord’s in 1991 set up victory over the tourists in the one-match series, which followed a 2-2 draw in the five-match Test series with the West Indies. Gooch was captain of the side at the time...

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Lord’s and Tommy Banks announce perfect partnership

One of Britain’s most well-regarded and finest chefs, Tommy Banks, will be serving up a fine dining experience at Lord’s in 2021 when he becomes the opening chef of the new Edrich restaurant in a three-year partnership with MCC. The contemporary restaurant will open as part ...

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