The MCC Committee has elected former England and Glamorgan captain, Tony Lewis, as the 31st Honorary Life Vice-President of the Club.

This is the highest honour that the MCC Committee can bestow on any Member of the Club, and the election acknowledges the outstanding contribution he has made to cricket in general and MCC in particular, during a very long period.

As an undergraduate he was both a cricket and rugby blue, and since making his First-Class debut as a player for Glamorgan in 1955 at the age of 17, Lewis has been a central figure in English and Welsh cricket. He was the last man to captain England on Test debut and led Glamorgan to the County Championship title in 1969.

President of MCC, Phillip Hodson, said:

“Tony Lewis has been a superb ambassador and a major contributor to MCC for nearly half a century, and I am thrilled that he will continue his long-standing association with the Club as an Honorary Life Vice-President."