Ricky Ponting awarded life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club

Ricky Ponting was awarded life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) on Friday during a tribute to the Australian legend’s illustrious career. Former Australia captain Ponting was given the honour when establishing himself mutually of the most effective batsmen within the history of the game by grading over twenty six,000 runs altogether kinds of the sport and averaging fifty one.85 in 168 check matches.

The 39-year-old, United Nations agency retired from all kinds of cricket in Gregorian calendar month last year, hit forty one check centuries, vie in 375 one-day internationals and won 3 World Cups with Australia.

Ponting is that the thirty third Australian to receive the honour, connexion the likes of Dennis Lillee, Allan Border and John Glenn McGrath on a desirable list of former international cricketers.

MCC Head of Cricket John businessman conferred Ponting along with his membership pass and tie throughout a recent visit to Lord’s, the world-famous London ground closely-held by MCC and thought to be the house of cricket.

Speaking to Lords.org, Ponting said: “It’s fantastic to incline unearned Life Membership of MCC. I’ve devoted my life to taking part in cricket and it’s nice to be recognised by a club as proud as MCC. currently I’ll be able to return and sit amongst the Members and revel in a match game which can be a pleasant factor to try and do.”

Honorary Life Membership is awarded by the MCC Committee to people in recognition of the service they need given to the cricket and comes close the sport. There square measure currently over three hundred unearned Life Members of MCC out of a complete full Membership of eighteen,000.