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The Marylebone Cricket Club: The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) said on Thursday that it has awarded Honorary Life Memberships to Moeen Ali and Meg Lanning. The duo, who announced their retirement from international cricket in the last two years, have agreed to accept the Club’s offer of the coveted membership.

All-rounder Moeen made his Test debut at Lord’s in 2014 and in all, went on to play 68 Tests, 138 ODIs and 92 T20Is for England, amassing 6,678 runs and clinching 366 wickets across all three formats. He won the Ashes twice, as well as 50-over and T20 World Cups and has a Test hat-trick to his name. Moeen also holds the record for the fastest half-century in T20 cricket for England.

“It’s a tremendous honour to be awarded Honorary Life Membership of MCC. To be listed alongside so many cricketing greats is truly humbling. I’m really thankful to the Club for this, as being made an HLM is very special. I always enjoyed playing at Lord’s and it was an incredible feeling to walk out at such a historic venue,” said Moeen