Bound volume, MCC cricket Sub-Committee minutes [1959-1962]. Includes minutes of the grounds and fixtures Sub-Committee, minutes of the cricket Sub-Committee, minutes of the Sub-Committee for the MCC India, Pakistan and Ceylon 1961-1962 Tour, minutes of the Sub-Committee for the MCC New Zealand Tour 1960-1961, minutes of the MCC selection Sub-Committee, minutes of the Sub-Committee on the re-organisation of the professional staff at Lord's, notes on first-class umpires meeting, notes on first-class county captains meeting, minutes of MCC Australasian Tour 1962-1963 Sub-Committee, minutes of the county knock out competition Sub-Committee, correspondence.
Items include:
Agreement current pitch covers are obsolete and new innovative ones are needed, 26 November 1959
Punishment for bowlers who drag their feet, 26 November 1959
Possible producers of pitch covers, 5 January 1960
Finalised experimental note on punishments for bowlers dragging their feet, 25 January 1960
Discussion on whether West Indies should be referred to the Imperial Cricket Conference for infringing Law 46 Note 4, 23 March 1960
Discussion on supporting Australian Board of Control suggestion to change wording of Law 46 Note 4, 11 April 1960
Proposal that Richie Benaud be offered to play matches for the MCC to become a member, rejected, 20 April 1960
Discussion on the bowling action of South African bowler Geoffrey Griffin, 7 June 1960
Discussion on whether to accept Australian Board of Control's suggested amendments to Law 26, 6 October 1960
Discussion on the machinery for "clearing" English bowlers and debating questions raised by Australian Board of Control, 21 October 1960
Report into re-organisation of professional staff at Lord's to improve cricket progress and recruiting youths, 23 February 1961
Debate with county captains on how to improve the tempo of county cricket, 2 March 1961
Agreed statement from county captains on their determination to provide exciting cricket in upcoming county championship, 2 March 1961
Discussion on the quality of Test Match pitches at Lord's, 12 July 1961
Letter from Sports Turf Research Institute giving report on state of the Lord's pitch, 21 September 1961
Mention of MCC proposal to Imperial Cricket Council regarding the Law 14, the follow on rule, waiting for other countries response, 1 November 1961
Consideration of interim report of 1961 cricket enquiry committee, 4 December 1961
Acceptance of proposal from Derbyshire County Cricket Club to amend the caught rule so that if any part of fieldsman touches the boundary whilst catching the ball it shall be not out, 4 December 1961
Proposed change of rule regarding the selection of Test Match umpires, 22 January 1962
Redraft on what constitutes a fair bowling delivery, 19 June 1962