Cricket News

The England & Wales Cricket Board could be forced to put next summer's disputed West Indies Test back out to tender

West Indies are set to become the first touring team since the 1998 Sri Lankans to miss out on a Test at Lord's

Keith Bradshaw, the MCC chief executive, has said there won't be any reduction in the amount of international cricket staged at Lord's during the Olympic summer in 2012

MCC has awarded five former and current players Honorary Life Membership in recognition of their cricketing achievements. In an Ashes year, it's an Anglo-Australian list featuring Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Michael Vaughan, Mark Butcher and Graeme Hick.

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).

The International Cricket Council will consider relocating its headquarters from Dubai to its former base in London

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 draw scheduled to be held at Lord's on Tuesday has been postponed after the ICC told organisers that it would violate a contractual obligation

Ricky Ponting believes the Ashes schedule was changed deliberately to avoid England hosting the first game at Lord's

The first Test under lights may be held in May next year when England open the summer against Bangladesh in May at Lord's according to a report in the Sunday Telegraph

Lord's could be the first ground to stage a floodlit Test as early as 2010

The MCC has been granted five-year planning permission to install floodlights at Lord's

Jan Kaplický, the Czech architect who designed the futuristic media centre at Lord's, has died aged 71

The MCC's ambitious plans for a £200 million redevelopment project at Lord's could be under threat, after the England & Wales Cricket Board revealed they are considering a new staging agreement

Ambitious plans for the redevelopment of Lord's mean the projected costs continue to rise

The MCC will unveil its £200m plans for Lord's during next summer's second Ashes Test against Australia, with plans that include the redevelopment of a number of ageing stands

The MCC has submitted a planning application to Westminster City Council for six floodlights at Lord's to be installed at the start of each season from 2009 for five years

Lord's could stage neutral Test matches to assist the MCC in fund raising as it plans to spend up to £200 million to redevelop the ground ahead of its bicentenary in 2014

The ICC has confirmed that its annual meeting will be moved from Lord's for the first time in its 99-year history and relocated to Dubai