Binder, MCC principal committee minutes [1972-1975]. Includes reports on annual general meetings and meetings of MCC re-organisation Sub-Committee.
Items include:
Discussion on Ladbrokes operating a betting stand at Lord's during 1973, 21 November 1972
Consideration of sending an MCC team to tour East Africa, 21 November 1972
Minutes of special meeting of MCC committee to discuss whether to expel O J M Case from the club, 21 November 1972
Decision to allow O J M Case to continue as a member, 20 December 1972
Decision to invite Sir Donald Bradman to the UK to unveil his portrait that had been donated to the club, 18 April 1973
Minutes of special general meeting relating to the development of club property on Elm Tree Road and to incorporate new rules concerning the name of the club, membership, meetings and dissolution of the club, 2 May 1973
List of criteria for candidates to the post of secretary and assistant secretary of MCC, 7 August 1973
Appointment of J M Brearley as captain of MCC team to tour East Africa, 17 October 1973
Decision to divide the MCC Cricket Council into four representatives each from the TCCB, MCC and NCA including the chairman who would be president of MCC, 6 November 1973
Minutes of meeting of selection committee to appoint an assistant secretary with the decision that R M C Gillett and A R Lewis be approached despite not having applied, 7 November 1973
Naming of MCC team to tour East Africa in 1973-1974, 21 November 1973
Decision to appoint J A Bailey as Secretary of MCC, 20 February 1974
Appointment of R E Jones as assistant head coach of Lord's, 20 February 1974
Decision to appoint J G Lofting as Assistant Secretary of MCC, 20 March 1974
Announcement that Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh would be nominated as President for 1974-1975, 1 May 1974
Decision by committee to change Law 30 relating to leg byes, allowing the umpire to call a dead ball should the ball be deflected by the batsman and altering Law 26 relating to a no ball so that a ball will have been deemed thrown if the arm is straightened prior to the ball leaving the hand, 1 May 1974
Agreement for the Lord's Taverners to play a match on a Sunday during 1975 as part of their 25th anniversary celebrations, 19 June 1974
Comment by TCCB that they would like to be associated with MCC in respect of hospitality planned for the 1975 International Tournament [Cricket World Cup], 17 July 1974
Report on the covering of the wicket which had been affected by rain during the England vs. Pakistan Test match, 19 August 1974
Decision to dissolve the National Club Cricket Association, 20 November 1974
Agreement by Duke of Edinburgh to be at Lord's for various events during 1975 including the Cricket World Cup [Prudential Cup] final and presentation of the trophy, 15 January 1975
Comments on a matter concerning Geoffrey Boycott's wish to become a member of the MCC, 19 February 1975
Arrangements for Prudential Cup matches at Lord's, 14 May 1975
Discussion as to whether Ugandans should be allowed to represent East Africa during the Prudential Cup, 21 May 1975
Agreement to increase number of MCC members from 16,000 to 18,000 and increase entrance fee and subscription prices, 21 May 1975, Arrangements for the trophy presentation for the Prudential Cup, 17 June 1975
Discussion of who should present the Benson and Hedges Cup for 1975 in the absence of the president, 16 July 1975