Minute Book, 1980-1982

Reference

MCC/SEC/1/22

Date:

1980-08-19 - 1982-08-03

Level of description

file

Extent

1 binder

Part of

MCC Committee Minutes (MCC/SEC/1)

Scope and Content

Binder, MCC principal committee minutes [1980-1982]. Includes reports on annual general meetings and lists of elected members.

Items include:

Report by Secretary on an invitation by the Bangladesh Cricket Control Board for an MCC tour to take place in 1980-1981, 19 August 1980
Agreement to make E R Dexter a member of the cricket Sub-Committee, 19 August 1980
Report on an incident involving members and the umpires in front of the Pavilion during the Centenary Test match between England and Australia, 16 October 1980
Copy of press statement issued in relation to incident involving MCC members, captains and the umpires, 1 September 1980
Draft note announcing that a special meeting of the MCC committee will be set up to discuss the incident, 1 September 1980
Decision to send a 'strong letter of rebuke' to the MCC member responsible for the incident, 23 October 1980
Report by secretary on the events of 30th August 1980 during the Centenary Test Match which led to the incident, 23 October 1980
Announcement that L T J Arlott had accepted the invitation to become an honorary life member of MCC, 23 October 1980
Confirmation that the World Cup would be played in 1983, 19 November 1980
Naming of MCC team to tour Bangladesh, 19 November 1980
Minutes of meeting of MCC working party to discuss proposals for normal play on Sundays during Test Matches, 4 December 1980
Minutes of meeting of subscriptions Sub-Committee, 2 February 1981
Agreement to purchase a 'Whale' rolling machine, 23 June 1981
Agreement to make a presentation to G Boycott to mark his 100th Test Match on 2 July 1981 if selected, 23 June 1981
Report by secretary on England vs. Australia Test Match at Lord's, 14 July 1981
Report by secretary of an incident at Lord's on 12 July 1981 involving Australian players including D Lillee who had been 'abusive and uncooperative' and practicing in the nets despite being told that they could not do so, 14 July 1981
Naming of MCC team to tour East and Central Africa, 18 August 1981
Agreement by MCC committee to support a system of re-organisation of cricket in the British Isles, including the representation of four MCC members on the cricket council alongside 7 for the TCCB and 7 for the NCA, 16 December 1981
Minutes of meeting of working party to discuss office development and future deficit budgeting, 4 March 1982
Discussion by committee into [rebel] tours of South Africa by an England XI, 17 March 1982
Naming of MCC team to play the champion county which did not include any of the individuals who played in the South African tour, 14 April 1982
Decision by MCC committee to allow G Boycott to play for MCC despite 'reported events in India', 14 April 1982
Mention by president of decision taken by Cricket Council to suspend those players who participated in the South African tour for three years from 15 April 1982, 5 May 1982
Further discussion of the decision to suspend the players who played in South Africa at the Annual General Meeting, 5 May 1982
Minutes of special general meeting to discuss entrance fees, subscriptions and associate membership to allow 2,000 associate members to be elected, 5 May 1982
Minutes of meeting of subscriptions working party, 2 June 1982
Minutes of meeting of special general meeting in which members voted against a resolution that members of the MCC committee are elected by a working party made up of members and the committee, 6 July 1982
Verbatim report of MCC special general meeting to approve two resolutions that every new member should pay an entrance fee equivalent to the Town Members' annual subscription and to make the Pavilion free for use of MCC, providing alternative accommodation for the TCCB and NCA in order to improve members' facilities, 3 August 1982.

Associations

Bangladesh Cricket Control Board
Edward Ralph Dexter
Leslie Thomas John Arlott
Geoffrey Boycott
Dennis Keith Lillee
Cricket Council
Test and County Cricket Board
National Cricket Association

Subject

MCC tours, Centenary Test Match, MCC in Bangladesh 1980-1981, Cricket World Cup 1983, Australia in England 1981, Cricket re-organisation, rebel tours, Relations between MCC and TCCB, Rolling Machines, Prudential World Cup

Conditions governing access

Open with some restrictions, see notes.

Language

English

Size

1 binder

Hierarchy browser

• MCC Committee Minutes (MCC/SEC/1)
  
  • Minute Book, 1980-1982 (MCC/SEC/1/22)