Friday, June 9, 2023

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MCC World Cricket Committee statement – “Game is at a crossroads with intervention required”

Photo Credit: Marylebone Cricket Club THE MCC WORLD CRICKET COMMITTEE (WCC), WHO RECENTLY MET IN DUBAI, UNANIMOUSLY CONCLUDED THAT THE GAME HAS REACHED AN IMPORTANT CROSSROADS, RECOMMENDING URGENT INTERVENTION FROM THE GAME’S LEADERS TO ENSURE INTERNATIONAL AND FRANCHISE CRICKET CAN...

MCC World Cricket Committee calls for calm on non-strikers leaving their ground early

Photo Credit: Marylebone Cricket Club THE MCC WORLD CRICKET COMMITTEE (WCC) HAS UNANIMOUSLY AGREED THAT THE LAW REGARDING THE ACT OF NON-STRIKERS LEAVING THEIR GROUND EARLY AND SUBSEQUENTLY BEING RUN OUT IS NOT ONLY CORRECT AND NECESSARY BUT ISSUED A...

Sir Andrew Strauss OBE to deliver the MCC Cowdrey lecture

Photo Credit: ECB FORMER ENGLAND AND MIDDLESEX CAPTAIN SIR ANDREW STRAUSS OBE, WHO FOUNDED THE RUTH STRAUSS FOUNDATION IN MEMORY OF HIS LATE WIFE, WILL DELIVER THE MCC COWDREY LECTURE AT LORD’S CRICKET GROUND ON WEDNESDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2023. The MCC Cowdrey Lecture, in...

MCC: Compton and Edrich Stands win Business of Cricket Award

Photo Credit: Marylebone Cricket Club MCC HAS SECURED THE BEST DEVELOPMENT OR NEW FACILITY AWARD AT THIS YEAR’S BUSINESS OF CRICKET AWARDS (BOCAS), FOR THE RECENTLY REDEVELOPED COMPTON AND EDRICH STANDS AT LORD’S. Judges praised the stands for their sustainability features...

Memory Lane – How the ICC Men’s T20 World Cups have been won

Photo Credit: ICC The first ICC Men’s T20 World Cup may have only lasted 13 days 2007 – India become inaugural winners after final over heroics against Pakistan The first ICC Men’s T20 World Cup may have only lasted 13 days but...

MCC Cowdrey Lecture 2021 – Stephen Fry

Photo Credit: Marylebone Cricket Club STEPHEN FRY, A LIFELONG CRICKET SUPPORTER AND MCC FOUNDATION PATRON, SPOKE AT THE TWENTIETH EDITION OF THE MCC COWDREY LECTURE AT LORD’S ON TUESDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2021.  MCC Members and special guests were among the audience for...

MCC reflect on a historic 2021 season at Lord’s

Photo Credit: Marylebone Cricket Club LORD’S CRICKET GROUND GOT BACK TO FULL OPERATIONS DURING THE 2021 SEASON FOLLOWING A HIATUS IN 2020 DUE TO COVID-19. The Home of Cricket witnessed big international clashes of India, New Zealand and Pakistan, Vitality Blast,...

Clare Connor, former England Women’s Captain and current ECB Managing Director of Women’s Cricket on starting her tenure as MCC President

Photo Credit: Twitter Profile Photo of @ConnorCricket “I am truly honoured to be MCC President and would like to thank Kumar Sangakkara for putting his faith in me to deliver this enormously important role, for the good of the sport...

Bruce Carnegie-Brown, Chairman, Lloyd’s of London on stepping into the role of MCC Chairman

Photo Credit: LinkedIn profile photo of Bruce Carnegie-Brown "I look forward to working with the Club’s Members to ensure that the Home of Cricket continues to provide a world class venue and warm welcome to players and visitors from around...

Bruce Carnegie-Brown and Clare Connor take office at MCC as Chairman and President respectively

Photo Credit: Marylebone Cricket Club BRUCE CARNEGIE-BROWN HAS TODAY TAKEN OFFICE AS THE NEW CLUB CHAIRMAN OF MCC FOLLOWING HIS APPROVAL BY MEMBERS AT THE 2021 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING IN MAY THIS YEAR. HE WILL BE THE SIXTH MCC CHAIRMAN. Carnegie-Brown, who...

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Photo Credit: Pakistan Cricket Board 17-year-old Anoosha Nasir is making waves with her exceptional skills and stellar performances. Her recent...

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ECB: Trio appointed to England Men’s scouting team

Photo Credit: England & Wales Cricket Board The England and Wales Cricket Board has appointed James Foster, Richard Scott and Owais Shah to the England...

PCA: Franklin and Montgomery voted May winners

Photo Credit: Professional Cricketers' Association South East Stars and Nottinghamshire standouts win May’s PCA Player of the Month awards. Phoebe Franklin of the South East Stars...

CWI: McKenzie says time at Academy steps in right direction

Photo Credit: Cricket West Indies Opener Kirk McKenzie believes the time spent at the West Indies Academy helped tremendously with his performances for West Indies...
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