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1939: George Headley scores a century in both innings for West Indies

1939: George Headley scores a century in both innings for West Indies

There was always a strong possibility that West Indies 1939 tour of England would be disrupted. But the events most likely to cause this disruption were not the territorial ambitions of Nazi Germany but the machinations of the West Indies Cricket Board. The success of their ...

F.H. Edwards 5-45 v England

F.H. Edwards - F.H. Edwards 5-45 v England

Fidel Edwards secured a spot on the ODI Honours Boards, when he took 5-45 for West Indies during their defeat to England in 2007. After winning the toss and elected to field first, West Indies required Edwards and the remaining bowling attack to cause the hosts some issues w...

1976: The first Women's ODI is held at Lord's

1976: The first Women's ODI is held at Lord's

There was a time, still within living memory, when the Pavilion at Lord’s had very much the atmosphere of an exclusive gentlemen’s club. There were no women Members of MCC and on match days even female staff members were expected to avoid popular areas like the Long Room. Th...

F.S. Trueman 6-31 v Pakistan

F.S. Trueman - F.S. Trueman 6-31 v Pakistan

Fred Trueman’s second five-wicket haul at Lord’s came in 1962 against Pakistan. Alongside L J Coldwell, who was making clever use of his slower ball, Trueman was bowling at his liveliest on a pitch which helped him, causing the Pakistan team to go into lunch on Day 1 on 76-6...

R.A.L. Massie 16-137 v England

R.A.L. Massie - R.A.L. Massie 16-137 v England

Bob Massie reached the Lord’s Honours Boards by producing a bowling performance on his debut that will be remembered forever in the Home of Cricket folklore. His figures of 16-137 are not only still the best ever at Lord’s, but also the best by an Australian anywhere. It wa...

D.B. Vengsarkar 103 v England

D.B. Vengsarkar - D.B. Vengsarkar 103 v England

Dilip Vengsarkar's love affair of Lord's began in the summer of 1979 when he scored 103 during the drawn Test between England and India. The 'Lord of Lord's' first century at the Home of Cricket was one of importance for his country in a Test where India were very much appea...

Mohsin Khan 200 v England

Mohsin Khan - Mohsin Khan 200 v England

Mohsin Khan became the first Pakistan batsman to hit a double-century at Lord's, when he scored 200 during his country’s victory over England in 1982. In what was Pakistan’s first-ever taste of success at Lord’s, Khan’s opening innings score set the perfect foundation for hi...

D.L. Amiss 137 v India

D.L. Amiss - D.L. Amiss 137 v India

Dennis Amiss hit the first ODI century at Lord’s during the 1975 Prudential World Cup match against India. In the very first match of the inaugural Cricket World Cup, opener Amiss’ historic innings contained 18 fours, facing only 147 balls to help England to a total of 333/4...

Destination Sport Group become MCC’s new travel partner

Destination Sport Group become MCC’s new travel partner

Destination Sport Group are pleased to announce a multi-year partnership with MCC to support the Club with all aspects of travel. As part of the relationship, Destination Sport Travel – the UK’s leading team and business travel solution for elite sports organisations – will ...

Cricket to support Social Media Blackout

Cricket to support Social Media Blackout

MCC and ECB along with all 18 First-Class Counties, the eight Women's Regional teams and the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the football community in taking part in a social media boycott from 15:00 BST on Friday 30 April to 23...