Sir Francis Eden Lacey, William Findlay

Reference

MCC/SEC/3/2

Date:

1884-11-10 - 1928-02-17

Level of description

file

Extent

1 folder

Part of

Secretaries Papers (MCC/SEC/3)

Scope and Content

Correspondence, memoranda, and newspaper cuttings relating to Sir Francis Eden Lacey and William Findlay, secretaries of MCC. Subjects include purchase of the freehold for 18 Elm Tree Road and agreement for Charles McCurdy MP to rent the property, question of whether MCC and First-Class Counties should pay Entertainment Tax, papers relating to the registration of the All England Lawn Tennis Club under the Companies Act, enquiries by the King as to the selection of Lord Tennyson to play in South Africa, amendments to rule 10 electing cricketing candidates as members of MCC, correspondence on an incident in the match between Oxford University and Somerset where a batsman had been invited to continue his innings by the fielding team despite the umpire's decision to give him out leg before wicket.

Associations

William Findlay
Sir Francis Eden Lacey
Charles Albert McCurdy
All England Lawn Tennis Club
Lionel Hallam Tennyson
Oxford University
Somerset County Cricket Club

Subject

Elm Tree Road, property, MCC Rules, laws of cricket

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

1 folder

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