Adam Collins discusses the significance of an iconic Lord’s structure which gave a lie to the belief that the MCC was just a ‘stuffy old members’ club’

Tony awards: Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, and MCC president Tony Lewis with the World Cup trophy at the opening ceremony in 1999 at Lord’s

Iconic symbol: MCC embraced modernity with the media centre

The opening ceremony of the 1999 World Cup is well remembered but for all the wrong reasons. Plagued by dreadful mid-May weather, illconsidered fireworks only succeeded in filling the seating bowl with s...