Bicentenary Celebration match

This article is about the match in 2014. For the 1987 match in honour of the bicentennial of Marylebone Cricket Club, see MCC Bicentenary match.

Bicentenary Celebration Match
Rest of the
World XI 		Marylebone
Cricket Club
293/7 296/3
50 overs 45.5 overs
Date5 July 2014
VenueLord's, London
Player of the matchAaron Finch (MCC)
Umpires

The Bicentenary Celebration match was a 50-over exhibition cricket match played on 5 July 2014 at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, to mark the 200th anniversary of the ground, which was first used in 1814 and is considered the "home of cricket".[1][2] The match was contested by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), for whom Lord's is their home ground, and a Rest of the World team.[3] The MCC team won the match by seven wickets, with Aaron Finch being named man of the match for his score of 181*.[4][5]

A previous 200th anniversary celebration match took place at Lord's in 1987, also between MCC and the Rest of the World, on the occasion of the bicentenary of Marylebone Cricket Club.[6]

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  3. ^ "MCC v Rest of the World – 5 July". Lord's. 5 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Cricket – MCC vs RoW: Finch shines among stars in Lord's bicentenary". Deccan Chronicle. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Lord's bicentenary: Finch hits 181 in MCC win". Go Cricket. 5 July 2014. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  6. ^ Mukherjee, Abhishek (20 August 2014). "MCC Bicentennial match: Gavaskar signs off with a hundred at Lord's". Cricket Country. Retrieved 17 September 2021.