Back Marylebone-krieketklub Afrikaans نادى مارليبون للكريكت ARZ মেরিলেবোন ক্রিকেট ক্লাব Bengali/Bangla Marylebone Cricket Club Czech Marylebone Cricket Club German Μάρλεμπoν Κρίκετ Κλαμπ Greek Kriketa Klubo Marylebone Esperanto Marylebone Cricket Club Spanish Marylebone Cricket Club French मेरीलेबोन क्रिकेट क्लब Hindi
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| Team information | |
|---|---|
| City | St John's Wood, London, England |
| Founded | 1787 |
| Home ground | Lord's Cricket Ground |
| Official website | lords.org/mcc |
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London, England.[1] The club was the governing body of cricket from 1788 to 1989 and retains considerable global influence.
In 1788, the MCC took responsibility for the laws of cricket, issuing a revised version that year. Changes to these Laws are now determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC), but the copyright is still owned by MCC.[2] When the ICC was established in 1909, it was administered by the secretary of the MCC, and the president of the MCC automatically assumed the chairmanship of the ICC until 1989.[3][4]
For much of the 20th century, commencing with the 1903–04 tour of Australia and ending with the 1976–77 tour of India, MCC organised international tours on behalf of the England cricket team for playing Test matches. On these tours, the England team played under the auspices of MCC in non-international matches. In 1993, its administrative and governance functions were transferred to the ICC and the Test and County Cricket Board (TCCB).
MCC teams are essentially ad hoc because they have never taken part in any formal competition but have always held first-class status when playing against first-class opposition.
The current president of the club is Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury, former governor of the Bank of England, who succeeded Mark Nicholas on 1 October 2024.[5]
- ^ Pandita, Nirtika (5 August 2022). "The oldest Cricket Clubs in the world | The pride of sport and the spirit are still alive". www.buzztribe.news. Buzztribe News. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Laws of Cricket". MCC. 2016. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "1989 – present". History. International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "International Cricket Council". Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Mervyn King to replace Mark Nicholas as MCC president". ESPNcricinfo. 1 May 2024. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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