Binder, MCC principal committee minutes [1997-1998]. Includes transcripts of Annual General Meetings, transcripts of Special General Meetings and ballot forms with lists of candidates nominated for election to the membership of MCC, and lists of elected members.
Items include:
Confirmation by MCC Secretary that the resolution at the Special General Meeting to approve the construction of the Media Centre was carried, 26 February 1997
Agreement that voting for the introduction of Lady Members to the MCC would be undertaken at the Annual General Meeting for 1998, 26 February 1997
Decision by England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) that the England team would no longer wear MCC touring colours and insignia of St. George and the Dragon, 26 February 1997
Agreement to allow ladies into the Pavilion during the Women's International between England and South Africa, 26 February 1997
Decision to re-open the Tavern as a Public House, 26 February 1997
Report by Maurice de Rohan, chairman of the Media Centre working party, on the technical aspects of the Media Centre development, 16 April 1997
List of possible questions to be asked by members at the Annual General Meeting for 1997, February 1997
Chart showing the staff structure as of 1997
Decision to ban smoking from the Long Room on matchdays, 7 May 1997
Transcript of the Annual General Meeting for 1997 including approval of M E L Melluish as Treasurer until 30 September 1999 and David Hudd as Chairman of Finance until 30 September 2000
Approval of offering life membership to anyone on the waiting list between 29 August 1996 and 7 May 1997 provided they paid £10,000, 7 May 1997
Approval of increases in annual subscriptions and entrance fees, 7 May 1997
Transcript of a Special General Meeting to approve a change to Law 3 to allow Umpires to suspend play when they consider that conditions are so bad that it is dangerous to continue play which was carried, 7 May 1997
Report by Secretary on the 1999 World Cup Staging Agreement including confirmation from ECB that the 1999 World Cup Final would be held at Lord's, 11 June 1997
Agreement that MCC would allow a Cornhill Insurance logo mat at the Pavilion end of the ground, 11 June 1997
Minutes of special meeting of the committee to discuss MCC's rights to obtain its own contract for perimeter advertising independent of ECB, 2 September 1997
Confirmation of sale of 8 Grove End Road and 22c Elm Tree Road, 15 October 1997
Notification by the MCC President that a contract had been signed with Sports and Outdoor Media Limited for advertising despite the ECB's disapproval, 15 October 1997
Agreement to make Field Marshal The Lord Bramall an Honorary Life Vice President, 15 October 1997
Decision to invite M C Cowdrey to become a Trustee from October 1998, 15 October 1997
Agreement to invite D Bennett to become an Honorary Life Member, 15 October 1997
Discussion of using the Ashes Urn as the trophy at the end of an Ashes series, and decision by Secretary to write to the Australian Cricket Board offering a replica urn to be used in future, 15 October 1997
Paper on a proposal for a revised system for MCC members obtaining match tickets, 15 October 1997
Minutes of special meeting of the committee to discuss electing ladies to membership of MCC, 27 October 1997
Announcement by ECB that an England cricket team would not appear at the Commonwealth Games in 1998, 10 December 1997
Announcement that a memorial match for Diana, Princess of Wales would be played in July 1998 between MCC and The Rest of the World, 10 December 1997
Outline of procedure for special general meeting on changing the rules to allow women to become MCC members, 24 February 1998
Approval of nominations for M G Hughes and C J McDermott to become Honorary Life Members of MCC, 25 February 1998
Agreement that the membership consider a change to Law 42.9 in respect of high full pitch deliveries, 25 February 1998
Copy of note from M C Cowdrey to cricket committee members expressing his wish to eradicate harassing of the Umpires by the Captains in order to preserve fair play within the game, 25 February 1998
Report of the special general meeting held 24 February 1998 to approve lady membership in which members had voted against the resolution, 25 February 1998
Further discussion of the special general meeting held 24 February 1998 in which it was felt that MCC 'had come out of the situation badly' as members had voted against the resolution, 22 April 1998
Agreement to offer the winning Ashes team a trophy produced by Waterford Crystal which would be presented by the MCC President, as the Australian team were unable to take the original urn with them upon winning the 1997 series, 22 April 1998
Copy of memorandum to MCC committee on the re-organisation of MCC staff, 22 April 1998
Report on the administrative arrangements for the annual general meeting including reports of complaints from members because of the decision to charge them for entering Lord's during 1999 Cricket World Cup matches and an announcement by President A C D Ingleby-Mackenzie that A R Lewis would be his successor and serve for two years, 6 May 1998
Decision to send a questionnaire to the membership on the issue of ladies becoming MCC members, 10 June 1998
Agreement to elect M P Murray to Honorary Life Membership, 10 June 1998
Agreement by committee that a special general meeting would take place on 28 September 1998 to vote on lady members, 12 August 1998
List of requests from ECB for the Triangular Tournament in 1998, 12 August 1998
Minutes of meeting of committee to discuss whether Peter O'Toole should be elected to the membership, 28 September 1998
Copy of Test Match Ground Consortium Agreement established to negotiate with MCC on the staging of International and major matches, 28 September 1998.
