MCC Bicentenary match


The MCC Bicentenary match was a five-day first-class cricket exhibition match held at Lord's Cricket Ground in London from 20 to 25 August 1987. The match was in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Marylebone Cricket Club, which had been founded in 1787, and was contested between an MCC team captained by Mike Gatting, and a "Rest of the World" team captained by Allan Border. It featured many notable international players: with the exception of Clive Rice of South Africa, 21 of the 22 players had played Test cricket prior to the match.

Teams

Marylebone Cricket ClubRest of the World

  • Match

The match was drawn after no play was possible on the final day due to rain.
Notable performances in the match included centuries from Graham Gooch, Mike Gatting and Gordon Greenidge for MCC and Sunil Gavaskar for the Rest of the World, as well as Roger Harper's run out of Gooch. Although the match did not have Test status, individual performances were recorded on the Lord's honours boards.