Nepal to play MCC at Lord’s in 2016

Nepal will play at Lord’s for the first time in 2016 after securing a fixture against the MCC. It has also been confirmed that the MCC’s tour of Nepal will go ahead in November after the trip had been left in doubt following the earthquake earlier this year.

The date for Nepal’s match at Lord’s will be announced in the fixture lists towards the end of the year, but it will take place at some point in July. The fixture will help mark 200 years of relations between the UK and Nepal.

The MCC’s tour of the country will take place from 12-24 November following an inspection trip by John Stephenson, the MCC’s head of cricket, which determined that the tour could take place.

There have been significant links between MCC and Nepal over the years, which have included investment in helping develop the country’s cricket while Paras Khadka, the Nepal captain, was part of the MCC’s side for the Emirates T20 event in Dubai earlier this year.

Rajesh Magar and Naresh Budhayer also previously spent time with the MCC’s Young Cricketers program in 2013 and there are plans to extend this to be a more regular exchange of young players to aid Nepal’s development.