1994: South Africa beat England in their first Lord's Test for 29 years

When South Africa toured England in 1965 there were already signs of their impending expulsion from international sporting competition. The broadcaster John Arlott, a passionate opponent of South Africa’s apartheid laws, refused to commentate on their games, while protesters...

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1986: Richard Hadlee takes a third five-wicket haul in consecutive Lord's Tests

Perhaps New Zealand’s greatest ever cricketer, Sir Richard Hadlee was one of the great all-rounders in an age of great all-rounders and arguably the greatest bowler among them, renowned for nagging accuracy on the off stump at a sometimes genuinely fast pace. No one who saw ...

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1974: England beat India by the largest margin in a Lord's Test

India arrived in England for their 1974 tour as a team that was coming of age in international cricket. The ebullient captaincy of ‘Tiger’ Pataudi in the late 1960s together with the emergence of their four-pronged spin attack made them formidable opponents on home soil. Und...

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1926: The Father Time weathervane is gifted to MCC

Even among MCC’s most senior Members, few can claim to have seen more than 100 Test Matches at Lord’s. But one familiar face on the Ground has done just that. He first watched England beat West Indies by an innings and 58 runs in June 1928. He was at Lord’s for Don Bradman’s...

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1909: The Imperial Cricket Conference, now known as the International Cricket Council, is founded at

ICC, the governing body in world cricket is today the International Cricket Council and has its headquarters in Dubai. But its origins lay in a very different world at the height of the British Empire. It was at the end of South Africa’s first Test tour of England in 1907 th...

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Inside Lord's

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MCC Women's Day

MCC Women's Day is a celebration of Women’s club cricket across the UK. MCC are playing the two finalists of the ECB National Club Cup - St Cross Symondians and Dorridge CC. In the middle of the day, there is a showcase of softball cricket, with eight softball teams (two fro...

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Beyond the Boundary

Go ‘Beyond the Boundary’ at Lord’s Cricket Ground You will be able to recreate one of the most famous walks in sport – from the dressing rooms, through the Long Room and on to the outfield, where the cricketer will share some of their greatest moments and experiences of play...

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Players' Dining Room (Hosted)

Hosted Experiences Following the success of the Players' Dining Room experience, we are pleased to launch an exciting new option, whereby a former cricketer will host the event, and share their memories of playing at Lord’s.  Find out more by clicking here . ENJOY A GUIDE...

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The Hat-Trick

THE HAT-TRICK TOUR IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO MEET A CRICKET LEGEND, HANDLE PRECIOUS OBJECTS AND ARTEFACTS EAT IN THE PLAYERS' DINING ROOM AND WALK ON THE LORD'S HALLOWED TURF  Your Hat-Trick Tour of Lord’s will start with meeting a cricketing legend who will be with y...

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