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The Cricket Society/MCC Book of the Year Award 2026

This year's The Cricket Society/MCC Book of the Year Award supper and presentation will take place in the Long Room at Lord’s on the evening of Tuesday, 7th April, 2026 from 6.00pm. Half the tickets available, at £65 each, are reserved for our members and guests (you may bring one guest) and can be secured by emailing Christine Hewitson at MCC – [email protected]  The evening will start with a welcome drink and two course meal. Chair of judges Robert Winder will survey the books considered and the short listed authors will be interviewed. The short list will be announced by the end of February. Simon Lister won the 2025 award for his book, Sir Frank Worrell: Worrell, The brief but brilliant life of a Caribbean pioneer.

The Cricket Society Awards 2025

Alec Stewart (pictured above) was the guest speaker at this year's Awards ceremony at the Union Jack Club, London on Thursday, 6th November, 2025. The ACE programme received the Ian Jackson Award for their contribution to cricket while Neil Robinson, Head of Heritage and Collections at MCC, received the Howard Milton Award for cricket scholarship. Please go to our Awards page for full details on all this year's winners and indeed past winners.

Jason Fenn is inducted into the Cricket Society Hall of Fame 

Jason has played 133 games for the Cricket Society scoring 6,393 runs at an average of 67.29 with 16 centuries. The presentation took place on the final Sunday of the Cricket Society XI’s season at Shepperton CC. Several of Jason’s family were present including two of his sons, Tom and Harry, both of whom played for the Society in the match.

Online (virtual) meetings

We are now offering online (virtual) meetings as well as physical ones, which can be joined live or watched on catch-up. Please go to our Events page for a list of upcoming events and to our Publications page to find past events.

Direct debit discount on membership from 1st January, 2026 

The Cricket Society will be offering a circa 10% discount to members who renew their membership using direct debit mandate from 1st January, 2026. The membership rates and the direct debit discount for 2026 will be set at our AGM in November. If you would like to switch to direct debit mandate then please contact the Membership Secretary.

New Membership Rates from 1st January, 2026

The new plans and rates will be as follows:

• Ordinary: £31.00p
• Ordinary (direct debit discount): £27.50p
• Ordinary (family) £54.00p
• Ordinary (family, direct debit discount): £49.00p
• Ordinary (overseas): £45.00p
• Ordinary (overseas, direct debit discount): £40.50p
• Digital: £25.00p
• Digital (direct debit discount): £22.50p
• Digital (family): £44.00p
• Digital (family, direct debit discount): £39.50p
• Digital (overseas): £37.00p
• Digital (overseas, direct debit discount): £33.00p
• Digital (full rate): available on request
• Associate: £36.00p