Michael Clarke given honorary MCC life membership
Tuesday 9 August 2016 12:35, UK
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has been awarded honorary life membership of the MCC.
The 35-year-old retired from international cricket after last year's Ashes defeat in England, having racked up 8,643 runs in 115 Tests.
He joins the MCC - Marylebone Cricket Club - to which his former Australia team-mates Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Ricky Ponting also belong as life members.
Clarke said: "This is a fantastic honour and I am delighted to become an MCC honorary life member.
"MCC is the most prestigious cricket club in the world and to be invited to become a member is a great privilege.
"Lord's has always been a very special place to play cricket and I've got some great memories of playing there so I'm really looking forward to coming back as a member of MCC."
The MCC is an active club that owns Lord's cricket ground and is considered the guardian of the laws of the game.
