Cricket News

MCC have not put forward a bid to be part of one of the new IPL franchises after deciding their role lies in a "broader relationship" with the tournament

The MCC has confirmed it has explored possibility of joining a consortium bidding to buy an IPL franchise

MCC will use pink balls in all their games ahead of the historic match against Durham in Abu Dhabi

As the scramble intensifies to claim a share of the game's new revenue streams, the prospect of all parties securing an equal say in their destiny is fast receding

The MCC has selected a blend of youthful promise, Test experience and county stalwarts for the traditional season opener against the County Champions.

Ireland's women will face double world-champions England as well as New Zealand in a quadrangular tournament to be held in England in July

The county champions, Durham, will play against MCC in the world's first floodlit four-day game in Abu Dhabi next March, after it was confirmed that the traditional opening fixture of the English season would be shifted from Lord's to the Zayed Internatio

Matt Merchant from Old Trafford has been named the 2009 Groundsman of the Year by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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