MCC members have been warned they may have to pay for a ticket to enter Lord’s for the first time when the ground hosts the World Cup next year with seats for the final expected to be priced at £350.

The £350 is an estimate based on discussions with the England & Wales Cricket Board and will be for members’ seats which are considered to be positioned in the best vantage points at Lord’s so will come under the category A price band. There will be much cheaper seats elsewhere when the England & Wales Cricket Board reveals its pricing with the launch of ticket sales for the whole tournament in June.

The club wrote to its members on Tuesday in a wide-ranging document entitled Focused on the Future, seen by Telegraph Sport, which also outlines plans to review the Champion County match which could be scrapped if it is felt too costly and no longer relevant in the modern era. It confirms plans to examine the use of drop in pitches at Lord’s and opening up the pavilion to non members and children during the new Twenty20 competition.

It is the World Cup that will come as the biggest shock to members. At previous global tournaments the club’s members have not had to pay for a ticket. But in the 20 years since the last World Cup in England, security and ticketing arrangements have become much more complex. Grounds want to know who is sitting in which seat and the exact numbers expected to turn up.