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It is held annually during the
English summer and is delivered by pre-eminent cricketing personalities. The event is an invite only affair, with high-profile cricketing personalities, représentatives of cricketing boards and journalists in attendance. The format of the event is simple: the Cowdrey
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Cricket, Code of conduct, ball tampering incident of Newlands, Women's Cricket, Player penalties and punishments.
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Lecture followed by an informal discussion/question-answer session with a panel of distinguished personalities.
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Brendon McCullum part 2 - Becoming Test captain & New
Zealand cricket | 2016 Cowdrey Lecture
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Spirit of
Cricket, the Mankad dismissal, what makes a good captain, the Cricket World Cup 2019
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are the only non cricketing personalities to have ever delivered a
Cowdrey lecture.
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Brendon McCullum part 3 - The death of Phil Hughes | 2016 Cowdrey
Lecture
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No known recording. Manuscript available on the Lord's official website.
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Brendon McCullum on respecting the opposition | 2016 Cowdrey
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The event was first hosted in 2001, following the death of its
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Brendon McCullum on running out Murali | 2016 Cowdrey
Lecture
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His struggles to introduce neutral umpires in cricket
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Brendon McCullum on retirement | 2016 Cowdrey
Lecture
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Cowdrey
Lecturers, chronologically since inception.
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1019:, retirement, becoming test captain, the death of
762:, impact of sports on politics, Spirit of Cricket
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1957:University Centres of Cricketing Excellence
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508:
446:
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28:
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1456:"MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture"
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1253:The event was cancelled in 2020 due to
1015:Respecting the opposition, running out
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1514:"SANGAKKARA AND THE SPIRIT OF CRICKET"
466:, is an annual event organised by the
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464:MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture
18:MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture
7:
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853:, socio-cultural impact of cricket.
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1612:from the original on 7 January 2021
1428:International Cricket Council (ICC)
849:The history of Sri Lankan cricket,
489:and subsequently adding it as the
356:World Cricket League Africa Region
25:
1648:from the original on 18 July 2017
1576:from the original on 14 July 2017
1025:Mark Nicholas, Kumar Sangakkara,
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505:List of all lectures till date
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401:History of cricket (1776–1800)
396:History of cricket (1751–1775)
391:History of cricket (1726–1750)
331:ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
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1942:Middlesex County Cricket Club
301:ICC Men's Test Team Rankings
296:ICC World Test Championship
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1927:London's gentlemen's clubs
708:Christopher Martin-Jenkins
462:, also referred to as the
411:History of women's cricket
386:History of cricket to 1725
366:Cricket at the Asian Games
351:East Africa Premier League
290:International competitions
321:ICC Women's T20 World Cup
311:Women's Cricket World Cup
1433:ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
126:Limited overs (domestic)
1993:Marylebone Cricket Club
1978:Annual events in London
1799:Marylebone Cricket Club
1744:"Cowdrey Lecture | MCC"
468:Marylebone Cricket Club
361:Cricket at the Olympics
316:ICC Men's T20 World Cup
1983:British lecture series
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144:Twenty20 International
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521:Country of Lecturer
326:ICC Champions Trophy
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989:Mahela Jayawardene
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