Binder, MCC principal committee minutes [1975-1978]. Includes reports on annual general meetings, lists of elected members, and ballot forms of candidates for election to the membership.
Items include:
Announcement that E H King would be appointed as chairman of the Test and County Cricket Board (TCCB), 15 October 1975
Agreement that the Secretary should investigate the possibility of the England Ladies team playing at Lord's against Australia in August 1976, 14 January 1976
Announcement by the Secretary that Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh would be attending the Test match between England and West Indies at Lord's in 1976, 18 February 1976
Agreement to establish an Indoor Cricket School at Lord's, 18 February 1976
Recommendations on alterations to the structure of the Pavilion, 19 May 1976
Discussion of a special resolution proposed by L E Weidberg that the MCC should tour South Africa again as a cricket tour had been sent to East Africa, which was rejected by the members, 5 May 1976
Copy of the Treasurer's Report read by G O Allen at the annual general meeting, 1976
Tributes paid to G O Allen by the president C G A Paris on his retirement as treasurer, 5 May 1976
Minutes of the club-facilities Sub-Committee to discuss the construction of the Indoor School, 16 June 1976
Decision to appoint J G W Davies as new Treasurer, 14 July 1976
Decision to apply to the Sports Council for a grant to help MCC fund the Indoor School, 18 August 1976
Invitation by Bangladesh Cricket Board for MCC to send a team to Bangladesh for a tour in 1976-1977, 20 October 1976
MCC team selection to tour Bangladesh, 15 December 1976
Report by president that MCC tour to Bangladesh had been successful, 19 January 1977
Report by president that he and the Secretary had been invited to take part in the official celebrations of the 100th Test Match between England and Australia in Melbourne, 19 January 1977
Agreement to release papers concerning the Bodyline series to the BBC, 16 February 1977
Recommendation by TCCB that the title of touring teams leaving Britain should be changed from MCC, 20 April 1977
Draft of financial report for 1976-1977, 4 May 1977
Verbal report on the Emergency Executive Meeting of the Cricket Council including the discussion of 'the reported signing up of 35 world's leading players to take part in a cricket circus in Australia in the winter of 1977-1978' [World Series Cricket], 31 May 1977
Presentation of goblets to the players and the umpires who participated in the Jubilee Test Match, 31 May 1977
Notification by E W Swanton to the committee that the Indoor School would not be completed until the middle of July 1977, 31 May 1977
Announcement by the president that he had spoken to Kerry Packer regarding the 'Cricket Circus', 29 June 1977
Agreement to use MCC colours for future touring teams, 2 August 1977
Report by president that a writ had been issued by Kerry Packer against the International Cricket Conference (ICC) and TCCB and that he and Secretary of the MCC had been named as defendants, 24 August 1977
Agreement by TCCB at TCCB meeting to recommend that future touring parties be known as England Touring Party instead of MCC, 24 August 1977
Recommendation that Michael Kempster should become an honorary life member of the MCC for the work he did on the court case representing the ICC and TCCB against Kerry Packer, 16 November 1977
Appointment of Colonel [Geoffrey] Rowe as Assistant Secretary (Administration), 18 January 1978
Notification by president that ICC would not appeal against the Packer ruling, 15 February 1978
Decision by ICC to hold a World Cup in June 1979 in Britain, 15 February 1978
Report by secretary that Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh would be attending the Test Match between England and Pakistan in June 1978, 15 February 1978
Note on amendments to club rules including appointment of Treasurer and Chairman of Finance for five years approved by members, and to grant members engaged in school cricket concessionary subscriptions, 5 May 1978
Decision not to allow South Africa to be re-admitted to the ICC despite progress being made with regards to 'multi-racial' cricket, 16 May 1978