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| Eton v Harrow | |
|---|---|
| Annual event since | 1805 |
| Current champion | Harrow |
| Wins, draws and total years not played | |
| Eton | 60 |
| Harrow | 58 |
| Drawn matches | 68 |
| Total years not played | 5 |
| Last year not played | 2020 |
The Eton v Harrow cricket match is an annual match between public school rivals Eton College and Harrow School. It is one of the longest-running annual sporting fixtures in the world and is the last annual school cricket match still to be played at Lord's. In February 2022, the MCC announced that from 2023 onwards the fixture would no longer be held at the ground.[1] It would be replaced by the finals of boys’ and girls’ schools competitions, as stated by MCC to be more inclusive.[2] However, in September, 2022, following opposition from a section of its membership, the club decided that the match would be held at Lord's in 2023 to allow time for further consultation.[3] In March, 2023 it was announced that the fixture would continue to be played at Lord's until at least 2027, following which there would be a review and a possible vote in 2028 on whether the match should remain at Lord's.[4]
- ^ Daily Telegraph, "Time-honoured matches given out at Lord's", 16 February 2022, page 3.
- ^ [1], The Telegraph, 29 June 2022
- ^ Daily Telegraph, "MCC gives in to Eton-Harrow rebellion", 27 September 2022, sport section page 1.
- ^ "Eton v Harrow and Oxford v Cambridge to stay at Lord's after MCC compromise", BBC, 15 March 2023, Retrieved 16 March 2023.