Spectacular award-winning section of iconic UK stadium gets new name in ‘exciting chapter’ for 200-year-old venue

PART of 1 of the UK's astir iconic sports stadiums has been fixed a caller name.

Lord's Cricket Ground dates backmost to 1814 erstwhile the venue was opened and is known arsenic the Home of Cricket.

Then successful 1999, the stunning media centre opened betwixt the Compton and Edrich Stands successful clip for the World Cup.

In a feat of revolutionary architectural design, the gathering outgo £5million and has abstraction for 118 journalists positive commentary boxes, TV studios and hospitality suites astatine either end.

And it has adjacent won a staggering 8 architectural awards - including the prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize successful 1999.

Previously sponsored by NatWest, Investec and J. P. Morgan, the media centre present has a caller name.

As of 2025, it is called the Barclays Media Centre.

Barclays already person partnerships successful some shot and tennis - arsenic the rubric sponsor of the Women's Super League and banking spouse of Wimbledon.

And present the British slope person moved into cricket with the woody with Marylebone Cricket Club, whose home is based astatine Lord's.

The celebrated crushed volition host much planetary cricket than immoderate different UK venue successful 2025 - followed by its archetypal women's Test lucifer adjacent year.

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This year's fixtures see the World Test Championship last betwixt South Africa and Australia successful June.

That is followed by England vs India successful a men's Test lucifer and the 2 nations facing disconnected successful a women's ODI successful July.

And successful September, Brendon McCullum's broadside look South Africa successful a ODI.

Barclays volition besides assistance Lord’s and the MCC make accessible and inclusive cricket for 10,000 young radical by 2028 acknowledgment to their donation to the MCC Foundation.