Binder, MCC principal committee minutes [1967-1968]. Includes an index to minutes inside volume, minutes of finance Sub-Committee meetings, minutes of general purpose Sub-Committee meetings, annual general meetings and reports on anniversary dinners.
Items include:
Details of a letter sent from W Wooller, secretary of Glamorgan County Cricket Club, tendering his resignation from the Cricket Sub-Committee over the decision not to send D B Close to the West Indies, as well as a notification to the committee that they had received plenty of correspondence against the committee's decision, 11 October 1967
Report on a meeting with the Chief Superintendent of Police to discuss the ground capacity and agree on proposals to reduce the capacity at Lord's Cricket Ground and make frequent appeals to the public not to invade the pitch, 22 November 1967
Agreement to write to the South African Cricket Association asking for assurances that no restrictions would be placed on the MCC team to tour South Africa in 1968-1969, 20 December 1967
Agreement to change Law 46 so that only the bowler be allowed to polish the ball and rub it on the ground provided it did not alter the shape of the ball or raise the seam, 20 December 1967
Change in Law 26 disallowing a bowler to straighten an over-extended arm before delivering the ball, 22 November 1967
Remarks on success of London Pre-Olympic Hockey Tournament held at Lord's Cricket Ground, 20 December 1967
Decision to remain with the BBC for television coverage of cricket despite interest from ITV, 20 December 1967
Copy of letter from C S Saxby of Allsop & Co. to S C Griffith, MCC Secretary, concerning the valuation of Lord's Cricket Ground, 24 November 1968
Decision to consider the production by ITN of a film showing highlights from the West Indies tour of 1967-1968, 10 January 1968
Minutes of special advisory Sub-Committee to discuss election of members, 8 February 1968
Discussion on who to replace the injured F J Titmus in the MCC team touring the West Indies and whether G A R Lock should be called up despite Lock being contracted to Western Australia Cricket Association, 21 February 1968
Notification by chairman on decision taken to adopt an incentive points scoring system for county cricket, at the joint meeting of the advisory county cricket committee and board of control, 21 February 1968
Acceptance of a proposal by Rayant Television Ltd to produce a colour film of the 200th Test match between England and Australia, 21 March 1968
Decision to call up G A R Lock to the MCC team to tour West Indies and the expression of regret by the Treasurer at the decision, 21 March 1968
Decision to give F J Titmus full payment for the West Indies tour despite leaving the tour early, 21 March 1968
Comments by MCC President on the success of the tour to West Indies of 1967-1968, 21 March 1968
Suggestions to call the new Stand "The Tavern Stand", 1 May 1968
Special general meeting to propose not more than 1,000 candidates for election per year, 1 May 1968
Agreement to announce an itinerary for the South African tour of 1968-1969, including a statement that the MCC would not be going to Rhodesia and they had sought advice from the Government, 22 May 1968
Decision to make L E G Ames manager for South African tour, 22 May 1968
Arrangements for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to attend the 1968 Test match vs. Australia at Lord's, 22 May 1968
Reaction to decision not to tour Rhodesia, including notification that 146 out of 147 letters had disagreed with the MCC's decision and three members had resigned over the decision, 12 June 1968
Sub-committee to consider MCC nominations for the MCC Council, 25 June 1968
Debate on the 'D'Oliveira affair' including proposals for a special general meeting as many members believed that no cricket should be played against South Africa and that the MCC should have obtained a decision on South Africa's stance towards D'Oliveira several months before the start of the tour, and Reverend David Sheppard's view that there should be a motion of no confidence in the committee for their handling of the issue, 12 September 1968
Question of D'Oliveira entering South Africa as a journalist, and agreement to send a message to South Africa outlining their position regarding D'Oliveira, 12 September 1968
Decision to call off the South African tour, including official statement given to the press, 24 September 1968
Approaches to organise tours to India and Pakistan to replace the South African tour, 24 September 1968
Sub-committee to consider the proposed draft constitution of the MCC Council, 2 October 1968
Constitution and rules for the MCC Council which instigated a new governing body of cricket, to incorporate members of the National Cricket Association and Test and County Cricket Board, 1968
Minutes of Sub-Committee to consider the drafting of the MCC statement for the special general meeting relating to the cancellation of the South African tour, 18 September and 7 October 1968
Second draft statement from the MCC committee regarding cancellation of South African tour, 16 October 1968
Minutes of secretariat organisation Sub-Committee, including outlines of duties of each member of secretariat, 4 November 1968
Report by secretary that 19 full members and three associate members had resigned over the 'D'Oliveira affair', 20 November 1968
Confirmation that MCC would tour Pakistan in 1968-1969 but not India, 18 December 1968
Question of whether Michael Parkinson be refused press facilities at Lord's Cricket Ground as a response to remarks made against MCC, with decision that it would be 'impracticable and undesirable' to do so, 18 December 1968