Binder, MCC principal committee minutes [1970-1972]. Includes an index to minutes inside volume, minutes of finance Sub-Committee meetings, minutes of general purpose Sub-Committee meetings, minutes of special advisory Sub-Committee meetings, annual general meetings and reports on anniversary dinners.
Items include:
Consideration by the committee whether to participate in The Lord Mayor's Show, 19 August 1970
Details of financial gains from the Rest of the World tour of England in 1970, 19 August 1970
Meeting of the Management Committee for the H S Altham Memorial Fund, 3 November 1970
Recommendation by MCC Cricket Council to the Test and County Cricket Board (TCCB) that the chairman should attend their Sub-Committee which appoints the Captain and Manager of MCC tours overseas, 11 November 1970
Minutes of special advisory Sub-Committee to discuss elections to the committee, 31 December 1970
Announcement that Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh would be visiting Lord's on 23 June 1971 during the Middlesex vs. India match, 13 January 1971
Notification of proposals by TCCB for a revised structure of first-class cricket, and to appoint a selection committee, 24 March 1971
Notification of a letter from the Australian Board of Control opposing to the front-foot rule which was to be approved by the MCC, 14 April 1971
Meeting of the management committee for the H S Altham Memorial Fund, 16 April 1971
Announcement by President that the Youth Cricket Association was disbanded in May 1970 with the funds from the organisation being transferred to the H S Altham Memorial Fund, 5 May 1971
Details of E Rutherford Young's fees in connection with a proposed construction of a hotel on the Practice Ground area, 12 May 1971
Meetings concerning the organisation of MCC, 25 August 1971
Minutes of a meeting of a working party to discuss charges for matches at Lord's, September 1971
Consideration of a suggestion that the MCC should set up a special Sub-Committee of representatives from the TCCB and NCA to review the administrative structure of cricket, 17 November 1971
Decision to give L Killick, MCC Night-watchman, a cheque for £100 as a reward for his "courageous behaviour" during an armed robbery at Lord's, 17 November 1971
Inquiry concerning the holding of a Pop Concert at Lord's in September 1972, 19 January 1972
Agreement to re-negotiate with Aerosigns advertising agency regarding advertising hoardings provided that the MCC receive a minimum of £10,000 for advertising rights, 16 February 1972
Agreement to allow Ladbrokes to work at Lord's to allow spectators to bet on matches, 16 February 1972
Invitation for Basil D'Oliveira to talk on the International Tours Sub-Committee about a recent visit to South Africa, 15 March 1972
Minutes of meeting to discuss the financial policy of the National Cricket Association, 13 April 1972
Approval of changes to the laws of cricket, including trial run-ups, position of square leg umpire and 20 overs in the last hour, 3 May 1972
Investigation by finance Sub-Committee into offering life membership, 21 June 1972
Decision to re-write the Laws of Cricket which would require six months, 21 June 1972
Agreement to pay G S Sobers a "benefit" for playing in the Rest of the World series in 1970 despite not being an England player, 19 July 1972
Comments on a meeting at New Scotland Yard in relation to Ladbrokes having a betting stand at Lord's, 19 July 1972
Comments on the Lord's Test Match [against Australia] for which the takings had become a world record, 19 July 1972
Decision to cancel an MCC fixture in Dublin due to political situation in Ireland, 19 July 1972
Agreement that despite the previous decision efforts should be made to try and send an MCC team to Ireland, 16 August 1972