Binder, MCC principal committee minutes [2000-2002]. Includes ballot forms with lists of candidates nominated for election to the membership of MCC.
Items include:
An agreement between Oxford and Cambridge universities, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and MCC to reduce the Varsity match to a one day game at Lord's, 18 October 2000
Agreement to invite D R W Silk to become an Honorary Life Vice President of MCC, 18 October 2000
Discussion by committee of the MCC's public role and the club's contribution to cricket, 18 October 2000
Decision by committee not to rename the library as the 'E W Swanton Library' but instead approve that the reading room in the library be named in memory of E W Swanton, 13 December 2000
Agreement to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as the Club's auditors replacing Saffery Champness, 13 December 2000
Agreement to appoint Sir Michael Jenkins as a Trustee from October 2001 and to appoint the President of MCC Robert Scott Alexander, Baron Alexander of Weedon as club chairman of MCC, 21 February 2001
Announcement that Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh would be present at Lord's for the England vs. Australia Test Match in July 2001, 21 February 2001
Agreement by committee to look at the possibility of links with International Cricket Council (ICC) over umpiring, 21 February 2001
Copy of income and expenditure account for MCC for three months ending 31 March 2001, 18 April 2001
Note to members on special regulations relating to admitting guests to the Pavilion for MCC and Varsity matches, 20 June 2001
Agreement that MCC would be one of 22 partners alongside ECB, Team England, all First Class Counties and the Professional Cricketer's Association which would share the revenue for online rights for cricket, 15 August 2001
Agreement that the MCC Secretary should discuss with the Australian Cricket Board the possibility of the original Ashes urn being exhibited in Australia, 24 October 2001
Agreement by committee not to take further action against A J R Sadler as he had been released from prison in Romania, 24 October 2001
Agreement to invite J C Woodcock to be an Honorary Life Vice President, with Robert Scott Alexander, Baron Alexander of Weedon being invited to become an Honorary Life Member, 24 October 2001
Copy of prices for annual subscriptions including separate fees for living within 20 miles of Hyde Park Corner, 24 October 2001
Reports on presentations by Malcolm Speed, chief executive of ICC and Tim Lamb, ECB Chief Executive with Brian Havill, ECB Finance Director to the committee, 12 December 2001
Announcement that there would be no Jubilee match at Lord's in 2002 despite requests by MCC, 20 February 2002
List of proposed dates for MCC committee receptions in 2002, 20 February 2002
Lists of MCC Spirit of Cricket Regional Events and an overview of the format for the events, 20 February 2002
Discussion by committee of the structure review working party report by Sir Scott Baker, 25 March 2002
Discussion by the committee on the possibility of an ECB 20 overs competition including whether or not a final would be held at Lord's, 17 April 2002
Announcement that Sir Timothy Rice would be the President for the year 2002-2003, 8 May 2002
Decision to suspend G S Grant, member of MCC, for five years for falsifying the birth dates of his two sons so they could gain earlier full membership, 4 September 2002
Agreement to elect M A Atherton and M W Gatting as Honorary Cricket Members, 4 September 2002
Agreement by committee that they should try to stage the final of the first 20 Over competition at Lord's, 4 September 2002
Agreement to elect A R C Fraser to Honorary Cricket Membership and elect C E L Ambrose and C A Walsh to Honorary Life Membership subject to approval from the West Indies Board, 4 September 2002
Decision by MCC committee to vote for David Morgan to be chairman of ECB, 4 September 2002
Agreement that the Ashes Urn would be sent to Australia in winter 2002 to be put on display in Melbourne and Sydney, 4 September 2002.
