Taverners Cricket
It’s a team that doesn’t tend to take itself too seriously but is serious about raising vital funds for the charity and putting on a show in the process.
Since the fifties the Lord’s Taverners cricket XI have been delighting crowds across the UK and abroad with famous tours to Corfu and Hong Kong to name but a few. Fixtures local to home have included annual occasions at Cholmondely Castle, Arundel Castle and Goodwood House, as well as tricky matches against the Saracens rugby players who (it turns out) are nifty with the cricket bat and ball too!
Stars from the diverse worlds of sport and entertainment come together to make up our famous team. Whether it’s former England cricketers like Andy Caddick or Owais Shah, stars from the world of TV like Gordon Kennedy and Nick Hancock or former England rugby players Rob Andrew and George Chuter - our cricket XI is a crucial part of the fascinating Lord’s Taverners tapestry.
For information about the Lord’s Taverners Cricket XI, please email events@lordstaverners.org
Taverners XI 2026 Fixture List
Thursday 11 June - Taverners Women vs MCC Women, Highgate CC, London
Friday 26 June - Cholmondeley Castle, Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire
Sunday 28 June - Middle Stump Anniversary Game, Chertsey CC, Surrey
Monday 6 July - Cricket Media Club, North Middlesex CC, London
Thursday 16 July - Sticky Wicket, Old Wimbledonians CC, London
Wednesday 22 July - Matchroom Sport Cricket Sixes, East Hanningfield & Great Burstead CC, Essex
Friday 7 August - Duke of Norfolk's XI, Arundel Castle CC, Sussex
For more information about the Lord's Taverners Cricket XI, please email events@lordstaverners.org
Tavs XI v Lords and Commons
