Pitch reports for matches played at Lord's. Includes reports on the following matches played in 1985: MCC vs. Essex, Middlesex vs. Worcestershire (County Championship), Middlesex vs. Kent (County Championship), Middlesex vs. Gloucestershire (John Player League), Middlesex vs. Essex (Benson and Hedges Cup), Middlesex vs. Surrey (Benson and Hedges Cup), Middlesex vs. Glamorgan (John Player League), MCC vs. Australia, Middlesex vs. Sussex (County Championship), Middlesex vs. Sussex (John Player League), England vs. Australia (Texaco Trophy), Middlesex vs. Derbyshire (John Player League), Middlesex vs. Derbyshire (County Championship), Middlesex vs. Leicestershire (County Championship), Middlesex vs. Leicestershire (John Player League), England vs. Australia (Test Match), Oxford vs. Cambridge, Middlesex vs. Nottinghamshire (County Championship), Middlesex vs. Somerset (John Player League), Middlesex vs. Somerset (County Championship), Essex vs. Leicestershire (Benson and Hedges Cup Final), Middlesex vs. Lancashire (John Player League), Middlesex vs. Gloucestershire (County Championship), Middlesex vs. Australia, Middlesex vs. Surrey (County Championship), Middlesex vs. Surrey (John Player League), Essex vs. Nottinghamshire (NatWest Trophy Final), Middlesex vs. Essex (County Championship). The reports are signed by the umpires and the MCC Head Groundsman, M J Hunt. The file also contains a table of reports on county pitches for first-class matches across England and Wales in 1985, table of pitches used by MCC in 1985, report on the covering used for the Middlesex vs. Essex Benson and Hedges Cup match on 16 May 1985.
