Marylebone Cricket Club news from Cricinfo

Durham to begin title defence against Essex

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:44:44 GMT

Durham will launch their bid for a third consecutive County Championship title by taking on the newly-promoted Essex at Chester-le-Street

MCC boss denies plans to sell Lord's name

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:45:52 GMT

Keith Bradshaw, the MCC's chief executive, has denied a report in the Times that he is considering selling the naming rights to Lord's

Test championship gains support at ICC-MCC meeting

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:11:23 GMT

MCC looks abroad as it signs Abu Dhabi deal

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:49:12 GMT

The MCC has signed a three-year deal with Abu Dhabi Cricket Club which could see the club play high-profile matches in the emirate

England drop plans for day-night Test

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 08:42:13 GMT

The ECB's proposed plan to host the first floodlit Test next year has been ditched after two counties refused to experiment with the pink ball

Barclay named as new MCC president

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:00:10 GMT

The former Sussex captain, John Barclay, has been named as the new President of MCC, and will take over from his predecessor, Derek Underwood

Bangladesh agree to day-night Test in England

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:11:52 GMT

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has agreed to appear in the first ever day-night Test during the team's tour of England in May-June next year

Fleming joins ECB board of directors

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:41:42 GMT

Matthew Fleming, the former Kent and England allrounder, has been appointed as MCC's representative on the ECB board of directors, replacing Keith Bradshaw who stood down in May

Test cricket could die out warns MCC

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:29:23 GMT

Steve Waugh has joined the MCC cricket committee in calling for a World Championship of Tests to stop the longer form of the game from spluttering into extinction

Adam Gilchrist's Cowdrey Lecture, 2009

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:30:16 GMT

The full transcript of Adam Gilchrist's Cowdrey Lecture, at Lord's, 2009

MCC chief questions ECB's P20 plans

Fri, 29 May 2009 09:40:53 GMT

Keith Bradshaw, the chief executive of the MCC, has said investors are not turned on by the ECB's P20 league

John Barclay named as MCC president

Thu, 14 May 2009 04:51:59 GMT

The former Sussex captain John Barclay has been nominated as the next president of Marylebone Cricket Club

Taufel gives backing to pink ball

Wed, 13 May 2009 14:57:19 GMT

The Australian Test umpire, Simon Taufel, believes the pink ball being trialled by MCC could have a future in the game after watching it in action during a match at Lord's on Wednesday

England hopefuls fall to Aussies

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:08:46 GMT

Michael Vaughan's much-anticipated start to the season fizzled out for 12 as England's prospective No. 3 candidates were given a torrid time at Lord's

Rain forces Vaughan to wait

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:13:22 GMT

Michael Vaughan was once again left kicking his heels in the Lord's changing room as rain prevented any play on the third day of the season-opener between MCC and Durham

Blackwell hopes for fresh start after early ton

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:03:32 GMT

Ian Blackwell couldn't have moved any further during the winter, uprooting his career from Somerset in the south west and transplanting into to the defending county champions, Durham, up in the north-east corner of England

England hopefuls made to wait

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:45:45 GMT

Even for the of the hardy souls huddled up against the April chill inside Lord's there was very little to give away that this was the start of a crucial summer for English cricket

Vaughan and Bell aim to impress

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:47:19 GMT

The English domestic season begins at Lord's on Thursday as MCC take on Durham, the county champions, and this year the contest is given an extra edge as a number of candidates for the No.3 Test spot go head to head

Vaughan handed early chance to impress

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:52:22 GMT

Michael Vaughan has been given a timely opportunity to impress the selectors ahead of this summer's Ashes, after being picked for MCC against the Champion County, Durham

MCC squad heads to Kathmandu

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:32:49 GMT

An MCC squad has set out for Kathmandu for a two-week tour of Nepal during which they will play five games and hold three coaching sessions with local cricketers